Speaker Request Process
Organizers (e.g., local chapters, conferences) can select from the below approved DLs.
Fill out the DL Speaker Request Form with proposed dates and topic(s) required.
Current Distinguished Lecturers
Mary Ellen Randall
2026 IEEE President. IEEE Fellow.
- Founder and CEO of Ascot Technologies, Inc.
- Founded the IEEE MOVE program.
- 30+ years of industrial experience, including 22 years with IBM.
Expertise: Management of enterprise software development; Project Management; Software and Hardware Development and Integration.
Antonio Flores-Galea
- Over 25 years as telecommunications and electronics engineer
- Technology Advisor for the European Commission
- Professor of AI at Francisco de Vitoria University, Spain
- CEO of GIA Institute
- Keynote speaker and published author in the US and Spain.
Expertise: Technology and innovation applied to business and industrial processes
Jill Gostin
2026 IEEE President-Elect
- Recently retired Principal Research Scientist at Georgia Tech Research Institute
- Served in leadership roles, program manager of large programs, and Principal Investigator.
- Past IEEE Vice President, past Region Director
- Served on the Boards of the IEEE Computer Society, the Aerospace and Electronics Systems Society, and the Sensors Council
Expertise: Project management, re-entering the workforce, transitioning to leadership, constructive criticism, overcoming challenge
Dr. Jeewika Ranaweera
- Engineer, inventor, and IEEE Senior Member with over 20 years of Silicon Valley experience
- Co-chair of IEEE Metaverse initiative
- Champion of diversity in AI
- Fluent in English and Spanish
Expertise: Insights at the cutting edge of engineering, innovation, and societal impact.
Barry Tilton
- Technology evangelist and technical leader the remote sensing and space industry for over 40 years
- Technical Lead and Chief Engineer for Digital Engineering Transformation at KBR Inc.
- 40-year IEEE Member, Current President of IEEE-USA
- Member of HKN and VP of Industry Relations for AESS
- Professional Engineer, patent pending for detection of very small orbital debris
Expertise: Developmental research, flight test, optics, signatures and phenomenology and digital integration
