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 A Comprehensive Engineering Conference<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

IEEE MetroCon 2023 will include nine parallel and technical powerful tracks! Attendees have the opportunity to rapidly grasp the technical and societal implications of some of the most promising and innovative new developments and ideas emerging from the engineering disciplines. Each track has been organized into well-coordinated morning and afternoon sessions designed to achieve maximum exposure for attendees in minimum time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Keynote<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Quantum and AI Fact vs. Fiction (and a little speculation)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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William Hurley (whurley)
CEO Strangeworks<\/p>\n\n\n\n

whurley is founder and CEO of Strangeworks, a quantum computing startup that makes the power of quantum computing easily accessible and available to all. He is an Eisenhower Fellow, Innovator in Residence for the Legatum Center for Development and Entrepreneurship at the Sloan School of Management at MIT, A Senior Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), Chairman of the Quantum Computing Standards Workgroup at the IEEE, the first Ambassador to CERN and Society, a regular contributor to TechCrunch on the topic of Quantum Computing, and the co-author of “Quantum Computing For Babies\u201d and “Quantum Computing for Dummies”. Prior to starting Strangeworks he was a Managing Director at Goldman Sachs [NYSE: GS]. He came to Goldman Sachs via the acquisition of his second startup, Honest Dollar. Prior to Honest Dollar whurley founded Chaotic Moon Studios which was acquired by Accenture [NYSE: ACN].<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Plenary<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Securing the Software Supply Chain for our Future as Professionals \u2013 Readiness and Interoperability<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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