IEEE Leadership Summit 2025 – AESS Track
The IEEE Leadership Summit 2025, held from 14th to 16th November 2025 at Symbiosis Institute of Technology, Hyderabad, was a flagship multi-society IEEE event aimed at nurturing leadership, innovation, and professional excellence among students and young professionals. The summit brought together an eminent panel of IEEE leaders, industry experts, academic professionals, and researchers from India and across the globe.
The summit featured distinguished speakers including Dr. Antonio Luque, Mr. Sanjay Sehgal, Prof. Ana Garcia Armada, Prof. Ranga Rao, Mr. Bala Prasad Peddiar, Prof. Rajanikanth Alavala, Prof. Sunil George, Prof. Venu Gopal, Dr. Lakshminarayana, Mr. Arun Tanskali, Dr. Sudeendra, Dr. Puneet Mishra, Dr. Abhishek Appaji M, Mr. M. Sai Prashanth, Dr. Bhudeb Chakravarti, Ms. Srilasya Punna, Mr. Tezan, Dr. Padma Sai, Mr. Sourav Bera, Mr. Sai Krishna, Mr. Uthej Kalathiya, Mr. Ritish, Mr. Kashyap Addepally, Mr. Anees Ahmed, Mr. Anjaneyulu D, Ms. Navina Gurrani, Dr. Sravan Banda, Mr. Suren Kumar Uppal, and Ms. Sanjana M, among others.
The AESS Track formed an integral thematic component of the summit, representing aerospace and electronic systems perspectives within the broader leadership framework. While no exclusive speaker session was conducted under AESS, the society contributed through interdisciplinary engagement, systems-thinking discussions, and exposure to domains such as aerospace systems, defense technologies, navigation, and autonomous systems.
Participants actively engaged in collaborative workshops, leadership activities, technical competitions, expert talks, and a 12-hour hackathon, gaining insights into real-world challenges that demand integrated engineering solutions and leadership capabilities—core principles aligned with the IEEE AESS philosophy. The summit emphasized ethical leadership, innovation ecosystems, industry–academia collaboration, and global IEEE networking.
By integrating multiple IEEE societies, including AESS, the event enabled participants to appreciate cross-domain problem solving and leadership beyond individual technical silos, thereby strengthening IEEE community engagement, encouraging professional growth, and aligning with IEEE’s mission of advancing technology for humanity.
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- Symbiosis Institute of Technology Hyderabad
- Survey Number 292, Off Bangalore Highway
- Hyderabad, Telengana
- India 509217
Agenda
Day 1 – 14 November 2025
Inaugural Ceremony, IEEE leadership vision, and inter-society networking (including AESS)
Day 2 – 15 November 2025
Leadership workshops, competitions, cross-domain interactions, and systems-focused hackathon
Day 3 – 16 November 2025
Innovation showcases, mentorship sessions, valedictory ceremony, and certificate distribution