All events will be held in the Statler Ballroom
Sunday, November 2, Evening
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5:30 – 6 p.m.
Welcome Reception
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6 – 7 p.m.
Presentation
Corey Ryan Earle, Lecturer and Historian, Cornell University
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7 – 8 :30 p.m.
Dinner
Monday, November 3
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7:45 – 8:45
Breakfast
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8:45 – 9 a.m.
Welcome
Alan Zehnder, Senior Associate Dean for Undergraduate Programs
Introduced by H. Oliver Gao, Director of Systems Engineering
Setting the Stage for the Summit
Clifford Whitcomb, Executive Director, Systems Engineering
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9 – 9:30 a.m.
Morning Presentation
Adam Benjamin, Analyst/Portfolio Manager, Fidelity Investments
Semiconductors and the Transition to Systems Driven by AI Compute Demands
Driven by the immense compute demands of AI, the semiconductor industry is undergoing a major paradigm shift—moving away from standalone chip design toward full-stack, systems-level integration (combining software, custom silicon, networking, memory, power, and cooling).
Watch “Semiconductors and the Transition to Systems Driven by AI Compute Demands.“
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9:30 – 10 a.m.
Sustainable Systems Guest Speaker
C. Lindsay Anderson, Professor and Department Chair, Biological and Environmental Engineering, Cornell University
The Interdisciplinary Challenge of Sustainable Energy Systems
Addressing grid decarbonization requires collaboration across climate science, power systems, chemical engineering, risk analysis, economics, data science, and policy.
Watch “The Interdisciplinary Challenge of Sustainable Energy Systems.”
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10 – 10:30 a.m.
Health Systems Guest Speaker
Yazdi Bagli, EVP – IT and Enterprise Business Services, Kaiser Permanente
Systems Thinking in Health Care
Corporate environments default to linear thinking- breaking complex problems into individual components and optimizing each separately, which often creates bottlenecks and system failures. To shift to a positive loop, healthcare organizations must align around patient-centric goals through three key strategies.
Watch “Sytems Thinking in Health Care.”
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10:30 – 11 a.m.
SEMI Systems Guest Speaker
Kashyap Yellai, Science Director for Innovative Research, Semiconductor Research Corporation
Semiconductors as a System of Systems: Uniting Disciplines for Tomorrow’s Technologies.
Meeting global demand requires an interdisciplinary workforce of over 110,000+ skilled professionals. This presentation outlines the MAPT Roadmap 2.0, which utilizes a Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSA) matrix to attract, train, and retain talent.
Watch “Semiconductors as a System of Systems: Uniting Disciplines for Tomorrow’s Technologies.”
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11 – 11:30 a.m.
Cornell Systems Student Lightning Talks
Systems Ph.D. and Postdoctoral students
A select group of students will showcase their research, ideas, or experiences in short, 3–5-minute “Lightning Talks.”
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11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Lunch and Guest Speaker
Federica Robinson-Bryant, Founder, Denotion Research Group—Systems At Any Age
Facilitating the Tap-in: Building Better Systems Together
Systems thinkers are challenged to act as translators, mediators, and integrators who illuminate opportunities for cross-disciplinary collaboration to build resilient, human-centered systems.
Watch “Facilitating the Tap-in: Building Better Systems Together.”
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1 – 2 p.m.
Theme 1—Professional Workforce Session
Moderator
Kurt Kuhn (Boeing)
Panelists
- Juan Amenabar, Leidos
- Kate Bagnell, Lockheed Martin
- Maurice Dantzler, Cummins
- Micheal Green, NORDTECH
- Alexsandra Markin-Khusid, MITRE
- Abir Ray, Expression
- Austin Renwick, Boeing
- Zachary Zydron, ASML
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2 – 3 p.m
Theme 2—Educational Curriculum Session
Moderator
Graeme Troxell (Colorado State University)
Panelists
- Jeff Anderson, Boeing
- Jim Cale, Colorado State University
- David Flanigan, Johns Hopkins University
- Hiroki Sayama, Binghamton University
- David Schneider, Cornell University
- Jeffery Williams, University of Alabama
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3 – 4 p.m.
Theme 3—K–12 Curriculum (SySTEAM) Session
Moderator
Caitlyn Singam, INCOSE
Roundtable—SySTEAM members
- Wendy Elliott, MIT
- Tom Pennell, Cornell NanoScale Science and Technology Facility (CNF)
- David Syracuse, TST Boces, New Visions Engineering
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4 – 4:30 p.m
Break
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4:30 – 5:30 p.m.
Concurrent Breakout Focus Groups
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Theme 1: Professional Workforce
- Facilitator: Kurt Kuhn
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Theme 2: Educational Curriculum
- Facilitator: Graeme Troxell
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Theme 3: K–12 Curriculum (SySTEAM)
- Facilitator: Caitlyn Singam
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5:30 – 6 p.m.
Break
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6 – 7 p.m.
Systems Celebration: Awards and Evening Presentation
- Distinguished Systems Engineer Award
- Guest Speaker: Jeff Loren, BS ENGR ’75
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7 – 8:30 p.m.
Dinner
Tuesday, November 4
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7:45 – 8:45 a.m.
Breakfast
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8:45 – 9 a.m.
Welcome
Clifford Whitcomb, Executive Director, Systems Engineering
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9 – 10 a.m.
Concurrent Breakout Focus Groups
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Theme 1: Professional Workforce
- Facilitator: Kurt Kuhn
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Theme 2: Educational Curriculum
- Facilitator: Graeme Troxell
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Theme 3: K–12 Curriculum (SySTEAM)
- Facilitator: Caitlyn Singam
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10 – 10:30 a.m.
Presentation of Summary Findings
Theme 1: Professional Workforce
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10:30 – 11 a.m.
Presentation of Summary Findings
Theme 2: Educational Curriculum
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11 – 11:30 a.m.
Presentation of Summary Findings
Theme 3: K–12 Curriculum (SySTEAM)
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11:30 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Break
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12 – 1:30 p.m.
Lunch and XRP Robot Demo
David Schneider, Professor of Practice and Director of M.Eng. Programs, Systems Engineering, Cornell University
Jonathan Jaramillo, Lecturer, Systems Engineering, Cornell University
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1:30 – 3 p.m.
Summit Findings and Next Steps