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Engineering is at a crossroads. This includes its practice in the workplace—and how it’s taught in the classroom. New technologies like artificial intelligence (AI), nanofabrication, and the internet of things (IoT) have shifted the engineering landscape.

This is THE opportunity to bring a strong lineup of the right voices from academia and industry together to come up with actionable outcomes to implement during this, the most fluid state of education in centuries. Schools are at a crossroads, let’s give them a roadmap.

This industry-wide web series is designed to guide schools to prepare engineering and technology students for The Fourth Industrial Revolution. The goal is to reach a consensus on improvements to curricula, work-based experiences, policies, and practices. This historic event promises to be productive and engaging.

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Workforce for Industry 4.0 Summit

Overarching Objective of the Industry 4.0 Summit:

The industry and academia must develop a consensus for recommendations for changes/improvements needed in curricula, work-based experiences, policies, and practices to prepare the engineering and manufacturing workforce for Industry 4.0.

Approach:

The Corporate Member Council (CMC) of ASEE is organizing this Summit on April 25 – 26, 2022, at the Omni Shoreham Hotel, Washington DC, to share thoughts and observations on the state of engineering education and engineering and technical workforce for the next decades.

Rationale for the Summit:

The emergence of Industry 4.0 in recent years has accelerated the need for rapid and quantum changes in the preparation of engineers and technical workforce for the new work environment.

Relation to Prior Effort:

This Summit will be Phase V. Mobilizing the Community for Change, as the next step of ASEE’s seminal multi-phase study Transforming Undergraduate Education in Engineering (TUEE). Phases I – IV were funded by the National Science Foundation.

Intended Outcome:

It is hoped that this Summit will lead to the establishment of networks, consortia, and mutual interest partnerships among academic institutions and enterprises to reform engineering and technical education to meet the industry’s specific needs.

Summit Series Dates and Details

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April 25-26, 2022: Omni Shoreham, Washington, DC

Omni Shoreham Hotel
2500 Calvert Street
Washington, DC
April 25-26, 2022

MONDAY, APRIL 25, 2022

8:15AM	Networking Breakfast
8:45AM — 9:15AM	Welcome and Opening Remarks Welcome: Norman L. Fortenberry Executive Director ASEE Opening Speaker: Victor McCrary Vice Chair National Science Board Vice President for Research and Graduate Programs University of the District of Columbia
9:30AM	*Transforming Engineering Education Beyond TUEE to the Workforce for Industry 4.0* Introduction: Jackie El Sayed ASEE Speaker: Don Millard National Science Foundation
9:45AM — 11:45AM	*Leveraging new Partnerships and Work/Learn Pathways for Workforce Development* Invited Presenters: • Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana • Amazon Web Services • Autodesk Respondents: • Ragu Athinarayanan (Title) Purdue University • Ken Ball (Title) George Mason University • JB Holston Chief Executive Officer Greater Washington Alliance Facilitated Q&A with panelists and audience (15 minutes)
11:00AM — 11:15AM	Break & Mingle
11:15AM — 12:30PM	*Networking Breakout – Scale-up Industry-Education Collaboration* Rapporteur: Dan Sayre Past Chair CMC Question: How can industry leaders and educators scale up efforts to strengthen relationships, fortify workforce development and expand collaborations? Attendees will participate in their choice of breakout room: • Expanding Industry-Education Engagement Caroline Cao Titulaire Chaire Industrie du Futur • Planning to Build Collaborative Networks Lockheed Martin • Implementation of I4.0 Curriculum & Pedagogy Karen Wosczyna Birch National Center for Next Generation Manufacturing NSF COE • Redefining the Roles of Engineering & Technical Education Jeff Abell GM
12:30PM — 1:30PM	Luncheon Introduction: Adrienne Minerick Michigan Technological University President ASEE Speaker: Daryll Pines President University of Maryland
1:30PM — 2:45PM	*Academic & Industrial Collaboration to Prepare the Engineering and Technical Workforce* Moderator: Jacqueline El-Sayed ASEE Panelists: • Lee Lambert Chancellor Pima Community College • Roger Tadajewski CEO National Coalition of Certification Center • Sharon L. Walker Dean of Engineering Drexel University • Cat Merrill, Director of Programs Ruda Cardinal President of the Board of Directors JobPath
2:45PM — 3:00PM	Break
3:00PM — 4:00PM	*Quality of Engineering and Technical Workforce: Role of Funding Agencies and Influencers in Improving and Enhancing Education and Training Programs* Panelists: • Vinod Lohani Program Director NSF • Michael Milligan Executive Director and CEO ABET Department of Defense • Juliana Guaqueta Skills Transformation Advisor Coursera
4:00PM — 4:30PM	Closing Remarks
4:30PM — 5:00PM	Break
5:00PM	Conversation with Policy Makers and Networking Reception Moderator: Adrienne Minerick President ASEE Invited: Tim Kaine Senator (D-VA)

7:00PM

Day 1 Concludes

TUESDAY, APRIL 26, 2022

8:00AM	Networking Breakfast
8:30AM — 9:00AM	Welcome Keynote Introduction: • Dora Smith SIEMENS Chair CMC • Barbara Humpton CEO SIEMENS USA
9:00AM — 10:15AM	Thinking bigger: Preparing the Workforce to Meet Societal & Corporate Responsibilities Speakers: • John Dyck CEO CESMII • Walid Ali Director, Artificial Intelligence Microsoft • BP (invited) Respondents: • Rudi Ngnepi Global Director, Digital Sales Enablement Platform NI • John Wiedner Dean, College of Engineering and Applied Science University of Cincinnati • Lemelson Foundation (invited) Facilitated Q&A with panelists and audience (15 minutes)
10:15AM — 11:15AM	A Town Hall Towards Action: Developing Education 4.0 Roadmaps Breakout Session Co-Chairs will lead networking rooms Question: What partnerships can be formed to accelerate engineering education reform? Attendees will participate in their choice of breakout room: Moderated Working Sessions: Sharing, Forming, and Endorsing – Communities of Action: • Engineering Technology Reforms to Meet Workforce Demands – Room A Shawn Thompson VP, Engineering PCB Piezotronics • Rethinking the Role of Accreditation, Certification – Room B Richard Hope Chief Technical Officer AECOM • Mindset Matters: Influencing the Cultures of Education and Industry – Room C Adrienne Minerick Director, ADVANCE Michigan Tech President ASEE • Applying Industry 4.0 Technologies to Drive Engineering Education 4.0 – Room D Oscar Barton Dean, Clarence M. Mitchell, Jr. School of Engineering Morgan State University
11:15AM — 12:00PM	Driving the Agenda to Build an Industry 4.0 Workforce – Reflections, Connections and Actions Rapporteur: Jackie El-Sayed Chief Academic Officer ASEE Reports from sessions or breakout room leaders As the highlights are presented, participants will be asked to reflect on the highlights and create an initial action plan they can take back to their institutions, along with a list of Summit contacts they’ve made that are like-minded. Participants will be provided with a one-page worksheet to guide the process and provide a framework. We will utilize an app for voting and final data aggregation and analysis.
12:00PM — 1:00PM	Closing Luncheon – synthesis and call to action Closing Speaker: Greg Washington President George Mason University

Friday, February 4, 2022

Host: Dan Sayre, New World Associates, Committee & Program Chair

OPENING STATEMENT (10 MIN.)

PRESENTER

ATE
Celeste Carter, Ph.D.
Program Director

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SESSION 1 (20 MIN.)
Industry Perspective on I 4.0 for Technicians	Technician Workforce Challenges Facing the Nation
PRESENTER (INTRODUCTION)	MODERATOR

National Center for Next Generation Manufacturing, CT Karen Wosczyna-Birch, Ph.D. PI/Executive Director Community Colleges’ College of Technology, CT	National Center for Next Generation Manufacturing, CT Karen Wosczyna-Birch, Ph.D. PI/Executive Director Community Colleges’ College of Technology, CT
PRESENTER

(Affiliation TK) (Industry speaker TK) (Title TK)

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SESSION 2 (40 MIN.)
ATE National Centers Focus on I 4.0	Panel Questions – Relating Their Technologies to I 4.0 and 5 min Q & A
PRESENTERS	MODERATORS

National Center for Next Generation Manufacturing, CT Karen Wosczyna-Birch, Ph.D PI/Executive Director Community Colleges’ College of Technology, CT	Online Instructional Resources for Materials Science Technology Education (MatEdU) Mel Cossette Executive Director and Principal Investigator

Micro Nano Technology Education National Center, Pasadena City College, CA Jared Ashcroft, Ph.D. PI/Executive Director	Future of Work, CORD, TX and FL Marilyn Barger Senior Education Advisor

National Center for Autonomous Technologies, MN Jonathan Beck PI/Executive Director

Future of Work, CORD, TX and FL Marilyn Barger Senior Education Advisor
MODERATOR

ATE Celeste Carter, Ph.D. Program Director

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SESSION 3 (15 MIN.)
Informed Chat on Community Colleges and ATE Influence on I 4.0 and Q/A
PRESENTERS	MODERATOR

ATE Celeste Carter, Ph.D. Program Director	New World Associates Dan Sayre President ASEE Corporate Member Council Chair

National Center for Next Generation Manufacturing, CT Karen Wosczyna-Birch, Ph.D PI/Executive Director Community Colleges’ College of Technology, CT

Future of Work, CORD, TX and FL Marilyn Barger Senior Education Advisor

Online Instructional Resources for Materials Science Technology Education (MatEdU) Mel Cossette Executive Director and Principal Investigator

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CLOSING COMMENTS (5 MIN.)

PRESENTER

New World Associates
Dan Sayre
President

ASEE Corporate Member Council
Chair

Friday, November 12, 2021: Call for Action for Engineering Education Reforms

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12:00 – 12:30PM	12:30PM – 1:00PM	1:00PM – 1:30PM
PRESENTER	PRESENTER	PRESENTER

National Science Foundation Don Millard, Ph.D. Deputy Division Director, Engineering Education and Centers Division	Purdue University Gary Bertoline, Ph.D. Sr. VP, Purdue Online & Learning Innovation	New World Associates Dan Sayre President ASEE Corporate Member Council Chair

Friday, September 10, 2021: Alternative Pathways, Platforms, and Policies: Educating Engineers and the Skilled Technical Workforce

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Host: Dan Sayre, New World Associates, Committee & Program Chair

12:00 – 12:45 PM		12:45 – 1:15 PM		1:15- 1:30 PM Recap and Sneak Peak
PRESENTER	MODERATOR	PRESENTER	MODERATOR	MODERATOR

Credly Pete Janzow VP Business Development	Center for Next Generation Manufacturing Karen Wosczyna-Birch Executive Director	WorkCred Roy Swift, Ph.D. Executive Director	National Instruments Rudi Ngnepi Global Director, Digital Sales	Siemens Shannon O’Donnell Strategy Lead

Friday, March 12, 2021, Noon EDT: A Town Hall Towards Action: Developing Education 4.0 Road-maps

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Host: University of Detroit Mercy – David Pistrui, Ph.D., Committee & Program Chair

12:00 – 12:45 PM		12:45 – 1:15 PM		1:15- 1:30 PM Recap and Sneak Peak
PRESENTER	MODERATOR	PRESENTER	MODERATOR	MODERATOR

Campbell University Jenna Carpenter, Ph.D. Dean of Engineering	Grifols Therapeutics Jennifer Culp Vice President of Manufacturing	Morgan State University Oscar Barton, Ph.D. Dean of Engineering	Siemens Felicia Boyd Global Head of University Relations	University of Nebraska Ron Bonnstetter, Ph.D. Emeritus Professor of Secondary Science Education — TTI Performance Systems, Ltd Senior Vice President of Research and Development and CEO

Friday, January 29, 2021 Noon EDT: Industry 4.0 Education, Policies, Perspectives and Pandemics

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Host: University of Detroit Mercy – David Pistrui, Ph.D., Committee & Program Chair

12:00 – 12:30 PM			12:30PM – 1:15 PM		1:15 PM – 1:30 PM Recap & Sneak Peek
PRESENTER	PRESENTER	MODERATOR	PRESENTER	MODERATOR	MODERATOR

Bosch, USA Carolina de Aribba VP Human Resources, Talent & Organizational Development	Bosch, USA Kavita Phadke Director, COE, Organization Associate Development	Ivy Tech Community College Kara Monroe, Ph.D. Provost & Senior VP	Boeing Michael Richey, Ph.D. Chief Learning Scientist & Assoicate Technical Research Fellow	University of Texas, Dallas Stephanie Adams, Ph.D. Dean, Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science	MathWorks PJ Boardman Director, Education Marketing

Friday, November 20, 2020 Noon EDT: Accelerating Engineering Education Reform to Meet the Demands of the Talent Pipeline

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Hosted by David Pistrui, Ph.D.

Introduction by Sheryl Sorby, President, ASEE Board of Directors

12:00 – 12:30 PM		12:30 – 1:15 PM		1:15- 1:30 PM Recap and Sneak Peak
MODERATOR	PRESENTER	MODERATOR	PRESENTER	MODERATOR

Purdue Online – Polytechnic Institute Mark Schuver Director	Kelly Engineering Jorge Puente VP of Engineering	Volgenau School of Engineering at George Mason University Kenneth Ball, Ph.D. Dean	Lockheed Martin Jeff Wilcox Vice President, Digital Futures	Automation Alley Tom Kelly Executive Director and CEO