Program

SusTech 2026 Preliminary Program Outline

Day 1 – April 19 (Sunday) 12-7pm
12:00-05:00 pm	Registration
08:00 am-04:00 pm	Workshop I (“The Agri-Food System in a Circular Economy“)
02:00-06:00 pm	Online Student Poster Contest
06:00-07:30 pm	Opening Reception

Sustainability Forum time line

Day 2 – April 20 (Monday) 8am-5pm
Sustainability Forum – “Implementation & Impact”
Set Up
8:00 am	Opening Remarks
8:10-8:45 am	Keynote IEEE and Sustainability Maike Luiken
	Short Break
9:00-9:45 am	IEEE Planet Positive 2030 Communities Program
	Short Break
10:00-11:15 am	Panel IEEE Planet Positive 2030 – Generating Impact: Standards and Industry Connections Moderator: Maike Luiken
	Short Break
11:30 am-Noon	Special Session – SCOOP Enrique Castro Leon
Noon-1:00 pm	Lunch Break
1:00-1:45 pm	Keynote-Water
	Short Break
2:00-2:45 pm	Keynote-Transportation
	Short Break
3:00-4:00 pm	Panel Education for Sustainability Linkletter, Ramesh, Paduntin, TryEngineering
	Short Break
4:15-5:00 pm	Keynote TBA
5:00 pm	End Forum
6:00 pm	Evening Networking Reception/Event (OC YP/WIE)

SusTech 2026 conference sessions daily time line

Day 3 – April 21 (Tuesday) 8am-6pm
Conference Day 1
Setup
8-8:45am	Opening Remarks and Keynote 1 – TBA
	Short Break
9:00am	Papers Sessions
9-10:30am	6	6	6
	Short Break
10:45am-Noon	Panel 1-Enabling Successful Sustainability
Noon	Lunch Break
1-1:45pm	Keynote 2 – Structural Monitoring – Kerop Janoyan
	Short Break
2pm	Papers Sessions
2-3:30pm	6	6	6
	Short Break
3:45-4:30pm	Panel 2-SSIT Standards
	Short Break
4:45pm	Papers Session
4:45-6:15pm	6	6	6
	Short Break
6:15pm	Wrap Up
7-9:00pm	Conference Dinner Keynote: Simay Akar, IEEE HTB IEEE MOVE 10th Anniversary Student Poster Awards SusTech 2027

Day 4 – April 22 (Wednesday) 8am-6pm [Earth Day]
Conference Day 2
Setup
8-8:45am	Opening Remarks and Keynote 3 – Advanced Motor Technologies for All Electric Transportation Systems
	Short Break
9am	Papers Session
9-10:30am	6	6	6
	Short Break
10:45am	Panel 3 – Transportation
Noon	Lunch Break
1-1:45pm	Keynote 4 – Urban Ecology – Eric Strauss
	Short Break
2pm	Papers Session
2-3:30pm	6	6	6
	Short Break
3:45pm	Papers Session
3:45-5:15pm	6	6	6
5:15pm	End