2025 SLC Program

November 7 – 9

Whether you’re looking to improve your Chapter, develop your professional and technical skills, find your next career step, network with HKN members from around the world, or all of the above, the SLC is the place to be! Save your spot today! Also don’t forget to upload your resume during registration to be a part of our resume book! Take a look, below, at the program outline and stay tuned for full session and workshop details.

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  • 2:00 P.M. – 7:00 P.M. Registration Open
  • 3:00 P.M. – 6:00 P.M. Workshops
  • 7:00 P.M. – 9:00 P.M. Welcome Dinner in the Rogel Ballroom
  • 9:00 P.M. – 10:30 P.M. After Party hosted by IEEE Young Professionals
  • 7:30 A.M. – 8:30 A.M. Breakfast
  • 8:30 A.M. – 8:45 A.M. Welcome
  • 8:45 A.M. – 9:40 A.M. Session Block #1:
    • Spoiler Alert: No One Has It All Figured Out
    • Rising to the Challenge: Empowering Modern Power Grids to Withstand Extreme Events – with Payman Dehghnanian from IEEE Industry Application Society
    • Geoscience and Remote Sensing and Our Word – with Sidharth Misra from IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society
  • 9:50 A.M. – 10:40 A.M. Session Block #2:
    • Building Something for Somebody. Being a Young Entrepreneur in the Age of AI – with Elliot Soloway from IEEE Computer Society
    • Graduate School Panel
    • Leading as an Engineer: From Technical Contributor to Influencer – with Ria Ghosh from John Deere
    • What’s Going on in Washington – With IEEE-USA’s Russ Harrison
  • 10:45 A.M. – 12:30 P.M. Dedicated Recruitment Fair Hours
  • 12:30 P.M. – 1:45 P.M. Lunch & Group Photo
  • 1:50 P.M. – 2:40 P.M. Sessions Block #3:
    • Engineering Intelligence: AI, Computing, and the Future of Innovation
    • Engineering Your Future: Leadership, Innovation, and Impact
  • 2:50 P.M. – 3:40 P.M. Session Block #4:
    • Comsoc Connector – with Tara McNally from IEEE ComSoc
  • 3:45 P.M. – 5:30 P.M. Recruitment Fair Session #2
  • 5:30 P.M. – 7:00 P.M. Buses to the Michigan Stadium
  • 7:00 P.M. – 9:00 P.M. Dinner and Awards Banquet at the Michigan Stadium
  • 9:00 A.M. – 9:50 A.M. Continental Breakfast
  • 10:00 A.M. – 12:00 P.M. Region Meetings
    • Regions 1 & 2
    • Regions 3 & 4
    • Regions 5 & 6
    • Regions 7, 8, 9 & 10
  • 2:30 P.M. Departure

“Thank you for the IEEE-HKN Student Leadership Conference. As a future leader of IEEE-HKN, I can attest to how this conference has benefitted me as a student, IEEE-HKN member, and also how it will benefit future IEEE-HKN members from all that I have taken away from this experience.”

– HKN student SLC attendee

“I really appreciate this opportunity to attend the Student Leadership Conference! It’s given me a chance to network with other IEEE-HKN students, plus hear from IEEE-HKN leadership and attend interesting breakout workshops. Thank you for making this possible!”

– HKN student SLC attendee

"The SLC experience is something every IEEE-HKN member should be able to have at least once in his or her university years. It's the moment when you realize there's someone else out there who feels part of a community exactly like you do. Someone with whom to share interests, educational background unless benefits of being part of that community.”

– Chapter Officer, Mu Nu Chapter at Politecnico di Torino

"On behalf of the Delta Epsilon Chapter of IEEE-HKN, I’d like to thank you for this conference. As a previously dormant Chapter, the opportunity to be at a conference of this magnitude is very beneficial for us. I hope you understand how much we truly appreciate this opportunity."

– HKN student SLC attendee

"The IEEE HKN Conference is a great opportunity to not only learn about new and emerging tech in the fields of engineering, but is a great way to connect with leaders and experts in their respective fields. The recruitment fair also provides a ton of opportunities to meet with recruiters and discover potential jobs or graduate school programs that might not have been available before.”

– HKN student SLC attendee

"It is a must. Leadership team needs to see how other chapters are doing things. It is also a great networking opportunity and a great bonding opportunity with your advisor."

– HKN student SLC attendee

“Meeting people from other chapters allows you to feel more connected to the organization and understand your place in a large network”

– HKN student SLC attendee