Sava centre, Belgrade, Serbia & Montenegro, Serbia & Montenegro, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/434033

The Workshop on “Why Standards Matter: How IEEE Standards Drive Industry Advancement and Foster Entrepreneurial Success” will be co-located with the IEEE Conference on Standards for Communications and Networking (CSCN 2024), and TELFOR events (sponsored by IEEE and IEEE Region 8) on Wednesday, November 25th in Belgrade, Serbia. Time and Venue: The Workshop will be co-located with the (https://cscn2024.ieee-cscn.org/), and TELFOR events (sponsored by IEEE and IEEE Region 8) on Monday, November 25th in Belgrade, Serbia. Event link: https://cscn2024.ieee-cscn.org/workshop/standards List of Organisers Co-chairs: - Dr Mona Ghassemian (IEEE Region 8 Standards Coordination (R8 SC) Chair) - Prof Periklis Chatzimisios (IEEE CSCN 2024 General co-Chair) - Dr Glenn Parsons (IEEE 7 Standards Coordination Chair) - Dr Srikanth Chandrasekaran, Senior Director and Foundational Technologies Practice Lead (IEEE-SA) Organising committee: Dr Tuncer Baykas and Dr Albena Mihovska (R8 SC Committee) Aleksandar Nešković, Chair of TELFOR Steering Committee and Mladen Koprivica, Chair of TELFOR Organizing Committee. Co-sponsored by: Region 8, Region 7, R10 and IEEE SA Agenda: Workshop programme Opening remarks (9:00-9:30) - Region 7 & 8, IEEE SA, Local section representatives Part 1 (9:30-13:00 local time) 1. "Introduction to standards and Standardisation procedures" · Speaker: Srikanth Chandrasekaran, Sr. Director and Foundational Technologies Practice Lead (IEEE-SA) 2. Interactive Session on "Mars Space Colony game: Change the World, Influencing and Creating Standards" · Instructor: James Irvine, University of Strathclyde, Scotland Part 2 (14:00-17:00) 1. "Overview of engaging and developing standards within IEEE Standards Association" · Speaker: David Law, IEEE-SA Standards Board Chair, IEEE 802.3 Ethernet WG Chair (Hewlett Packard, UK) 2. "Time Sensitive Networking (TSN) technologies and standardisation" · Speaker: Glenn Parsons, IEEE 802.1 WG Chair (Ericsson Canada/IEEE R7 SC) 3. "The importance of standards in the area of AI & Ethics" · Speaker: Ali Hessami, Lead AI Ethics Assessor, (IEEE P7000 project lead/ Vegasystems, UK) 4. "The role of standards for enabling sustainable innovation role of standards in the area of Climate Change" · Speaker: : Irene Kitsara , Director of European Standardization Initiatives, IEEE Technology Centre GmbH, Austria 5. Round table discussion on "Standards Enabling Innovation for Industry and Entrepreneurship" · Moderator: Mona Ghassemian, (Huawei UK/IEEE R8 SC) Panelists: All the Speakers Sava centre, Belgrade, Serbia & Montenegro, Serbia & Montenegro, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/434033