2025 IEEE Region 8 Nordic Students and Young Professionals Congress

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This event is one of five regional Student & Young Professional congresses organized across Region 8 in 2025. It brings together IEEE Student Members and Young Professionals from Nordic and nearby sections—including Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Iceland, and Poland—offering workshops, technical sessions, soft-skill training, networking, cultural and social programing within a regional context.

More: https://www.nordicsyp2025.com/


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  Location

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  Registration


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  • T. Ševčenkos g. 16
  • Vilnius, Lithuania
  • Lithuania 03111
  • Building: Corner Hotel
  • Room Number: Echo
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  • Chair of the congress is Eldar Šabanovič eldar.sabanovic@vilniustech.lt

  • Co-sponsored by Go Vilnius, Vilnius Gediminas technical university

  Speakers

Stephanie Bidon of IEEE AESS

Topic:

AESS Activities and Opportunities

Dovile Kurpyte-Lipnicke of IEEE Lithuania Section WIE AG, YP AG

Topic:

Meet & Connect


Samarth Deo of IEEE HuAC

Topic:

Driving Social Impact Through Technology

Georgios Papadimitriou of IEEE HuAC

Topic:

Driving Social Impact Through Technology


Lucija Brezočnik of IEEE HuAC

Topic:

Driving Social Impact Through Technology

Jani Dugonik of IEEE R8 WIE

Topic:

Building Your Personal Brand as a Women Engineer


Vildana Hrnjic of IEEE R8 WIE

Topic:

Building Your Personal Brand as a Women Engineer

Khaldoun Taktak of IEEE R8 SAC

Topic:

Beyond Technical: Building Essential Soft Skills


Mohamed Ali Zormati of IEEE R8 SAC

Topic:

Beyond Technical: Building Essential Soft Skills

Vildana Hrnjic of IEEE R8 SAC

Topic:

Beyond Technical: Building Essential Soft Skills


Dr. Georgios K. Ouzounis of Atlas AI

Topic:

Eyes on Earth: Harnessing AI to Understand Our Changing Planet

Sameh Betamony of IEEE R8 YP

Topic:

Elevate Your Path: IEEE R8 Young Professionals


Khaldoun Taktak of IEEE R8 SAC

Topic:

Effective SB Management

Mohamed Ali Zormati of IEEE R8 SAC

Topic:

Effective SB Management


Fredrik Aarrestad of Kongsberg NanoAvionics

Topic:

Panel discussion: Smart. Air. Space.

Dr. Georgios K. Ouzounis of Atlas AI

Topic:

Panel discussion: Smart. Air. Space.


Gurjot Singh Gaba of Linköping University

Topic:

Panel discussion: Smart. Air. Space.

Miglė Vintimilla Borja of IT logika

Topic:

Panel discussion: Smart. Air. Space.


Inga Jankūnaitė of Oro navigacija

Topic:

The Future of Aviation: Technological Transformation of Oro navigacija

Vildana Hrnjic of R8 Entrepreneurship Committee

Topic:

Elevate your Pitch


Vildana Hrnjic of IEEE R8 SAC

Topic:

Effective SB Management




Agenda

Preliminary agenda, it may change, you will find updated version in nordicsyp2015.com

Septermber 19:

  • 08:00 - Participant Arrival & Registration

  • 13:00 - Opening Ceremony

  • 13:45 - Keynote Session: Stephanie Bidon - "AESS Activities and Opportunities"

  • 14:25 - Kick-off session: Meet & Connect

  • 15:00 - Coffee Break

  • 15:30 - Company visits: Kongsberg NanoAvionics, BAA Training

  • 18:30 - Break - Free Time

  • 19:30 - Multicultural Evening

Septermber 20:

  • 09:00 - City Tour (Starting from Corner Hotel, 9:30 Ausros Gate) Vilnius Oldtown Tour with professional guide

  • 10:00 - Panel Discussion 1: IEEE Impact in Society

  • 12:30 - Lunch

  • Workshops 1: 

    • IEEE R8 WIE: Jani Dugonik, Vildana Hrnjic - "Building Your Personal Brand as a Women Engineer".

    • IEEE HuAC: Samarth Deo, Georgios Papadimitriou and Lucija Brezočnik - "Driving Social Impact Through Technology" (Part I).

    • IEEE R8 SAC: Khaldoun Taktak, Mohamed Ali Zormati, Vildana Hrnjic - "Beyond Technical: Building Essential Soft Skills"

  • 14:15 - Keynote Dr. Georgios K. Ouzounis - "Eyes on Earth: Harnessing AI to Understand Our Changing Planet"

  • 15:00 - Group Photo with T-shirts and Coffee Break

  • 15:30 - Workshops 2:

    • IEEE R8 YP: Sameh Betamony - "Elevate Your Path: IEEE R8 Young Professionals" (mandatory for YP officers)

    • IEEE HuAC: Samarth Deo, Georgios Papadimitriou and Lucija Brezočnik - "Driving Social Impact Through Technology" (Part II).

    • IEEE R8 SAC: Khaldoun Taktak, Mohamed Ali Zormati, Vildana Hrnjic - "Effective SB Management" (mandatory for SB officers)

  • 16:15 - Panel Discussion: "Smart. Air. Space.". Panelists:

    • Fredrik Aarrestad - NanoAvionika

    • Dr. Georgios K. Ouzounis - AI Research at Atlas AI

    • Gurjot Singh Gaba - Linköping University

    • Linas Gelažanskas - IT Logika

  • 17:15 - Plenary: Inga Jankūnaitė - Oro navigacija "The Future of Aviation: Technological Transformation of Oro navigacija"

  • 17:45 - Free Time 

  • 20:00 - Gala Dinner

Septermber 21:

  • 09:00 - Plenary Session: Vildana Hrnjic (R8 Entrepreneurship Committee) - "Elevate your Pitch"

  • 10:00 - Closing Ceremony (Corner Hotel Terra)

  • 11:00 - Closed

  • 15:00 - OPTIONAL: Touristic Aviation Tour (paragliding)


  Media

Openning Ceremony - Presenting sponsors Openning Ceremony - Presenting sponsors 1.11 MiB
GALA Dinner GALA Dinner 1.45 MiB
AESS Stephanie Bidon Keynote AESS Stephanie Bidon Keynote 951.03 KiB
Company Visit - Kongsberg NanoAvionics Company Visit - Kongsberg NanoAvionics 1.26 MiB
Multicultural Evening Multicultural Evening 1.30 MiB
City Tour Group Photo City Tour Group Photo 983.84 KiB
Official Main Group Photo Official Main Group Photo 1.48 MiB
Panel Discussion Panel Discussion 886.08 KiB