IEEE Southwest Missouri Section October 2026 Meeting
We are meeting Thursday, October 22, 2026 from noon to 1pm in the E-Factory Building in downtown Springfield, MO. (The expected room is listed below, actual room within the E-Factory) may change depending on availability. This meeting will be held on the fourth Thursday of October to allow more to attend the Springfield Engineer's Day Celebration on October 15th. This month, Faraz Akhtar will be presenting "AI Meets ERP Security: Securing SAP Systems with Joule". Please see an introduction to Faraz Akhtar below.
Faraz Akhtar is a Senior Manager at EY specializing in enterprise security, governance, risk, and compliance. With over 15 years of experience, he has led SAP security and GRC programs on large-scale ERP implementations for Fortune 500 clients. With hands-on experience in AI agents and AI-enabled automation for security and compliance, he brings a practitioner’s perspective on how AI is reshaping security and access governance in SAP environments. He holds a master’s degree in cybersecurity from the Georgia Institute of Technology, along with CRISC, ISC2, SAP GRC, and ITIL certifications.
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- 405 N Jefferson Ave
- Springfield, Missouri
- United States 65897
- Building: Robert W. Plaster Free Enterprise Center
- Room Number: PCTR 2010
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todun-ayo@ieee.org
- Co-sponsored by Dr. Theresa Odun-Ayo
- Starts 14 October 2026 10:00 PM UTC
- Ends 22 October 2026 05:00 AM UTC
- No Admission Charge