Maike Luiken

Imagine the future we can build together.

Strong Sustainability by Design – Prioritizing Ecosystem and Human Flourishing with Technology-Based Solutions.

This is the vision driving the work of IEEE Planet Positive 2030, an initiative created and supported by the IEEE Standards Association that brings together a global, diverse, open community of experts to help chart a path for all people to achieve a flourishing future for 2030 and beyond.

This presentation will discuss the IEEE Planet Positive 2030 Initiative and some of its achievements, outputs and plans forward; for example standards development.

Biography:

Maike Luiken, PhD, SMIEEE, IEEE-HKN, FEIC, FCAE

Maike is Vice President (Public Outreach and Visibility) of IEEE Society on Social Implications of Technology (SSIT) and a member of the IEEE Standard Association (SA) Board of Governors. She chairs the IEEE Planet Positive 2030 Initiative, the IEEE P7800^TM Standards Working Group: Recommended Practice for Addressing Sustainability, Environmental Stewardship and Climate Change Challenges in Professional Practice, the Green Hydrogen and the Accelerating Deployment of Advanced Nuclear Power Generation IEEE SA Industry Connections Activities. She is a co-chair, IEEE Future Directions SusTech Initiative.

Maike is a longtime advocate for sustainable development and for the deployment and use of technology that is ‘sustainable by design’ to achieve a long-term healthy planetary biosphere. Her areas of interest and expertise span diverse technical areas from ICT, energy, and water to advanced manufacturing.

She is managing director, R&D, at a start-up company, Carbovate Development Corp., and Adjunct Research Professor, Western University, Canada.