Name: Social Event
Start: 2026-09-25T20:00:00-05:00
End: 2026-09-25T23:30:00-05:00
Location: Explanada San Francisco

Central Agenda | Deans Track presented by GEDC | Doctoral Students | IFEES / GEDC Meetings | Peace Engineering | Symposium Assessment | Undergraduate Students
Complete Agenda

September 2026
Registration

September 24 @ 7:00 am - 5:00 pm UTC-5

Hall Grau Centro de Convenciones Cartagena de Indias, Cartagena, Colombia

Central agenda (Cartagena)
Session 4. Workshop. HackTerritory: Situated Engineering

September 24 @ 8:00 am - 10:00 am UTC-5

Room 301 Centro de Convenciones Cartagena de Indias, Cartagena, Colombia

Undergrate students track (Cartagena)

Juan Esteban Barrero 🇨🇴
Oral Presentation Sessions Engineering Education

September 24 @ 8:00 am - 10:00 am UTC-5

Room 301, Room 302 A, Room 302 B, Room 303 A, Room 303 B, Secretaría general Centro de Convenciones Cartagena de Indias, Cartagena, Colombia

Central agenda (Cartagena)
GEDC Townhall

September 24 @ 8:00 am - 10:00 am UTC-5

Room 201 Centro de Convenciones Cartagena de Indias, Cartagena, Colombia

IFEES / GEDC meetings (Cartagena)
Technical Visit

September 24 @ 8:00 am - 10:30 am UTC-5

Sociedad Portuaria de Cartagena Sociedad Portuaria de Cartagena, Cartagena, Colombia

Doctoral students track (Cartagena)

08:00: Transfer from Centro de Convenciones to Sociedad Portuaria de Cartagena By invitation
Visit to Exhibition and Academic Showcase

September 24 @ 10:00 am - 10:30 am UTC-5

Hall de exposiciones Centro de Convenciones Cartagena de Indias, Cartagena, Colombia

Central agenda (Cartagena)
GEDC Assembly

September 24 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am UTC-5

Room 201 Centro de Convenciones Cartagena de Indias, Cartagena, Colombia

IFEES / GEDC meetings (Cartagena)

By invitation
Panel. AI’s impact on the Workforce: Opportunities and Challenges 🗣️

September 24 @ 10:30 am - 12:00 pm UTC-5

Barahona 3+4 Room Centro de Convenciones Cartagena de Indias, Cartagena, Colombia

Central agenda (Cartagena)

María E. Gavilán Alfonso 🇺🇸, Tania Bueno 🇧🇷, César Gaitán 🇨🇴, Carlos Moncada 🇨🇴 Moderator: Aryanne Quintal 🇨🇦, Adriana Páez 🇨🇴 📺 Subs: 🇪🇸 / 🇬🇧 🎧 M. Audio: 🇪🇸 […]
Workshop. GreenMetric and University Sustainability

September 24 @ 10:30 am - 12:00 pm UTC-5

Room 302 A Centro de Convenciones Cartagena de Indias, Cartagena, Colombia

Central agenda (Cartagena)

Teresa Sánchez 🇪🇨
Keynote. Opportunities for Academic Internationalization, Employability and Professional Development in Australia

September 24 @ 10:30 am - 12:00 pm UTC-5

Barahona 2 Room Centro de Convenciones Cartagena de Indias, Cartagena, Colombia

Central agenda (Cartagena)

Frank Cross 🇦🇺
Workshop. Aligning Doctoral Education with Energy Transition Needs

September 24 @ 10:30 am - 12:00 pm UTC-5

Arsenal Room Centro de Convenciones Cartagena de Indias, Cartagena, Colombia

Central agenda (Cartagena)

Camilo Younes 🇨🇴
Session 5. Workshop. Critical Thinking in the Age of AI

September 24 @ 10:30 am - 12:00 pm UTC-5

Room 301 Centro de Convenciones Cartagena de Indias, Cartagena, Colombia

Undergrate students track (Cartagena)

Luis Contreras 🇲🇽
Panel. Women, Science and Engineering: Legacy, Leadership and Transformation

September 24 @ 10:30 am - 12:30 pm UTC-5

Barahona 1 Room Centro de Convenciones Cartagena de Indias, Cartagena, Colombia

Central agenda (Cartagena)

Loreto Valenzuela 🇨🇱, Soma Chakrabarti 🇮🇳, Olga Rodríguez 🇨🇴, Yann Cristal 🇦🇷, Julio César Saldarriaga Molina 🇨🇴 Moderator: Rafael Méndez 🇨🇴
Workshop. Strengthening Engineering Ecosystems Through Collaboration: Insights from the Global Engineering Capability Review and Industry-Academia Programmes 🗣️

September 24 @ 10:30 am - 12:30 pm UTC-5

Secretaría general Centro de Convenciones Cartagena de Indias, Cartagena, Colombia

Central agenda (Cartagena)

Cordelia Burch 🇬🇧, Stefania Pappalardo 🇬🇧 📺 Subs: 🇪🇸 / 🇬🇧 🎧 M. Audio: 🇪🇸 🇬🇧 🇩🇪 🇫🇷 🇵🇹 (Need headphones)
Technical Paper Presentations. Infrastructure and Territory | Agroindustry and Food

September 24 @ 11:00 am - 1:00 pm UTC-5

Jorge Cruz Pombo Hall Universidad de Cartagena Campus Piedra de Bolívar, Cartagena, Colombia

Doctoral students track (Cartagena)
GEDC Executive Committee

September 24 @ 11:30 am - 12:30 pm UTC-5

Room 201 Centro de Convenciones Cartagena de Indias, Cartagena, Colombia

IFEES / GEDC meetings (Cartagena)

By invitation
Panel. The Impact of IA: A View from Ibero-America 🗣️

September 24 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm UTC-5

Barahona 3+4 Room Centro de Convenciones Cartagena de Indias, Cartagena, Colombia

Central agenda (Cartagena)

Roberto Giordano 🇦🇷, Jorge Farías 🇨🇱, Karina Cruz 🇲🇽, María Soledad Segarra 🇪🇨, Jesús Frayle 🇪🇸 Moderator: Aryanne Quintal 🇨🇦, Adriana Páez 🇨🇴 📺 Subs: 🇪🇸 / 🇬🇧 🎧 M. […]
Panel. Beyond the Campus: Digital Innovation and Territorial Transformation in Higher Education

September 24 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm UTC-5

Arsenal Room Centro de Convenciones Cartagena de Indias, Cartagena, Colombia

Central agenda (Cartagena)

Arcesio Castro Agudelo 🇨🇴, Diego Hernández 🇨🇴 Moderator: Adriana Castillo 🇲🇽
Lunch

September 24 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm UTC-5

Claustro de las Ánimas Centro de Convenciones Cartagena de Indias, Cartagena, Colombia

Central agenda (Cartagena)
Visit to Exhibition and Academic Showcase

September 24 @ 2:00 pm - 2:30 pm UTC-5

Hall de exposiciones Centro de Convenciones Cartagena de Indias, Cartagena, Colombia

Central agenda (Cartagena)
Plenary Session. ACOFI’s Chapter of Engineering Doctoral Programs

September 24 @ 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm UTC-5

Jorge Cruz Pombo Hall Universidad de Cartagena Campus Piedra de Bolívar, Cartagena, Colombia

Doctoral students track (Cartagena)

By invitation
Workshop. Beyond Great Faculty: Creating Systems for Quality Education

September 24 @ 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm UTC-5

Room 301 Centro de Convenciones Cartagena de Indias, Cartagena, Colombia

Central agenda (Cartagena)

Eileen Webb 🇺🇸
IFEES Townhall

September 24 @ 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm UTC-5

Room 201 Centro de Convenciones Cartagena de Indias, Cartagena, Colombia

IFEES / GEDC meetings (Cartagena)
Workshop. Inspiring the Next Generation of Engineers: K-12 Outreach, Engineering Socializers, and Hands-On Innovation in Latin America and the Caribbean

September 24 @ 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm UTC-5

Room 302 A Centro de Convenciones Cartagena de Indias, Cartagena, Colombia

Central agenda (Cartagena)

Homero Murzi 🇺🇸, Jose Texier 🇺🇸, María Larrondo-Petrie 🇺🇸
Workshop. Microaggressions in Academia 🗣️

September 24 @ 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm UTC-5

Secretaría general Centro de Convenciones Cartagena de Indias, Cartagena, Colombia

Central agenda (Cartagena)

Paloma Díaz 🇪🇸 📺 Subs: 🇪🇸 / 🇬🇧 🎧 M. Audio: 🇪🇸 🇬🇧 🇩🇪 🇫🇷 🇵🇹 (Need headphones)
Workshop. Impact Ecosystems through Community-Engaged Learning: EPICS at Purdue and EPICS in IEEE

September 24 @ 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm UTC-5

Arsenal Room Centro de Convenciones Cartagena de Indias, Cartagena, Colombia

Central agenda (Cartagena)

Pedro Wightman 🇺🇸, Mauricio Pardo 🇨🇴
Partners Lecture Series. AI-Driven Skill Transformation as Critical Path to Success

September 24 @ 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm UTC-5

Room 302 B Centro de Convenciones Cartagena de Indias, Cartagena, Colombia

Central agenda (Cartagena)

Maximilian Dommermuth, Bosch Rexroth 🇩🇪
Partners Lecture Series. The Global Impact Cycle: Connecting Education, Industry, and Science Communication with SAE International

September 24 @ 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm UTC-5

Room 303 A Centro de Convenciones Cartagena de Indias, Cartagena, Colombia

Central agenda (Cartagena)

Camila Eskew, ITSM Group 🇺🇸
Partners Lecture Series. Building New Pathways: How Credentials Are Reshaping Higher Education and Workforce Alignment

September 24 @ 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm UTC-5

Room 301 Centro de Convenciones Cartagena de Indias, Cartagena, Colombia

Central agenda (Cartagena)

Melanie Díaz 🇺🇸, Zachary Gries 🇺🇸
IFEES Assembly

September 24 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm UTC-5

Room 201 Centro de Convenciones Cartagena de Indias, Cartagena, Colombia

IFEES / GEDC meetings (Cartagena)

By invitation
Workshop. Quadruple Helix Model of Engineering Innovation-Base Economic Growth 🗣️

September 24 @ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm UTC-5

Secretaría general Centro de Convenciones Cartagena de Indias, Cartagena, Colombia

Central agenda (Cartagena)

Zoran Cekic 🇷🇸 📺 Subs: 🇪🇸 / 🇬🇧 🎧 M. Audio: 🇪🇸 🇬🇧 🇩🇪 🇫🇷 🇵🇹 (Need headphones)
Workshop. Explain to Learn: Active Learning Through Examples and AI

September 24 @ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm UTC-5

Arsenal Room Centro de Convenciones Cartagena de Indias, Cartagena, Colombia

Central agenda (Cartagena)

Camilo Vieira 🇨🇴
Workshop. Artificial intelligence to Transform Inclusive STEM Education in Engineering

September 24 @ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm UTC-5

Room 302 A Centro de Convenciones Cartagena de Indias, Cartagena, Colombia

Central agenda (Cartagena)

Juan Sánchez 🇨🇴
Focus Group. AI Literacy, Implementation, and Certification

September 24 @ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm UTC-5

Room 303 B Centro de Convenciones Cartagena de Indias, Cartagena, Colombia

Central agenda (Cartagena)

Gaby Arellano-Bello 🇺🇸
Partners Lecture Series. ALEKS and Artificial Intelligence: Transforming the Teaching of Mathematics

September 24 @ 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm UTC-5

Room 303 A Centro de Convenciones Cartagena de Indias, Cartagena, Colombia

Central agenda (Cartagena)

Denis Aguilar 🇺🇸, Libardo Chavarro 🇺🇸
Partners Lecture Series. Engineering With Purpose: International Certifications to Transform Engineering Education and Professional Practice

September 24 @ 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm UTC-5

Room 302 B Centro de Convenciones Cartagena de Indias, Cartagena, Colombia

Central agenda (Cartagena)

John Jiménez 🇨🇴
Partners Lecture Series. Human-Centered Generative AI for Continuous Improvement: Practical Tools for Program-Level Assessment

September 24 @ 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm UTC-5

Room 301 Centro de Convenciones Cartagena de Indias, Cartagena, Colombia

Central agenda (Cartagena)

Robyn Hall 🇺🇸, Catalina Plúa 🇺🇸
IFEES Executive Committee

September 24 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm UTC-5

Room 201 Centro de Convenciones Cartagena de Indias, Cartagena, Colombia

IFEES / GEDC meetings (Cartagena)

By invitation
Visit to Exhibition and Academic Showcase

September 24 @ 5:30 pm - 6:00 pm UTC-5

Hall de exposiciones Centro de Convenciones Cartagena de Indias, Cartagena, Colombia

Central agenda (Cartagena)
Special Poster Session 2

September 24 @ 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm UTC-5

Gran Salón Barahona Centro de Convenciones Cartagena de Indias, Cartagena, Colombia

Central agenda (Cartagena)

Undergraduate Student Projects
IFEES Awards

September 24 @ 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm UTC-5

IFEES / GEDC meetings (Cartagena)

By invitation
Oral Presentation Sessions Engineering Education

September 25 @ 8:00 am - 10:00 am UTC-5

Room 301, Room 302 A, Room 302 B, Room 303 A, Room 303 B, Secretaría general Centro de Convenciones Cartagena de Indias, Cartagena, Colombia

Central agenda (Cartagena)
Papers. Action Research: Sharing Ideas, Connecting Knowledge to Continue Generating Impact

September 25 @ 8:00 am - 10:00 am UTC-5

Barahona 1 Room Centro de Convenciones Cartagena de Indias, Cartagena, Colombia

Undergrate students track (Cartagena)

Moderator: Luz Marina Patiño 🇨🇴
Papers. Award-Winning Thesis Presentations from Colombia and Iberoamerica 2025 – 2026

September 25 @ 8:00 am - 10:00 am UTC-5

Arsenal Room Centro de Convenciones Cartagena de Indias, Cartagena, Colombia

Doctoral students track (Cartagena)

Nidia Fretes 🇦🇷, David Enrique Martínez Brewer 🇨🇴, Hernando González Acevedo 🇨🇴
Panel. Beyond the Earthquake: Preparedness, Response, and Challenges for Building a Resilient Country 🗣️

September 25 @ 8:00 am - 10:00 am UTC-5

Barahona 3+4 Room Centro de Convenciones Cartagena de Indias, Cartagena, Colombia

Central agenda (Cartagena)

Rubén Ochoa 🇨🇴, Felipe Figueroa 🇨🇴 Moderator: Angélica Aldana 🇨🇴 📺 Subs: 🇪🇸 / 🇬🇧 🎧 M. Audio: 🇪🇸 🇬🇧 🇩🇪 🇫🇷 🇵🇹 (Need headphones)
Visit to Exhibition and Academic Showcase

September 25 @ 10:00 am - 10:15 am UTC-5

Hall de exposiciones Centro de Convenciones Cartagena de Indias, Cartagena, Colombia

Central agenda (Cartagena)
Panel. IFEES 20th Anniversary Commemoration – Tribute to Former Presidents 🗣️

September 25 @ 10:15 am - 11:30 am UTC-5

Barahona 3+4 Room Centro de Convenciones Cartagena de Indias, Cartagena, Colombia

Central agenda (Cartagena)

Ramiro Jordan 🇺🇸, Luis Sánchez 🇪🇸, Stephanie Farrell 🇺🇸 Moderator: Uriel Cukierman 🇦🇷 📺 Subs: 🇪🇸 / 🇬🇧 🎧 M. Audio: 🇪🇸 🇬🇧 🇩🇪 🇫🇷 🇵🇹 (Need headphones)
Panel. The Role of Engineering Societies in Shaping the Future of Global Engineering Education and Practice 🗣️

September 25 @ 11:30 am - 12:30 pm UTC-5

Barahona 3+4 Room Centro de Convenciones Cartagena de Indias, Cartagena, Colombia

Central agenda (Cartagena)

Agnieszka Miguel 🇺🇸, Geraldine Gooding 🇺🇸, Angélica Burbano 🇨🇴, Nathan Kathir 🇺🇸, Pedro Wightman 🇺🇸 Moderator: Humberto Gómez 🇨🇴 📺 Subs: 🇪🇸 / 🇬🇧 🎧 M. Audio: 🇪🇸 🇬🇧 🇩🇪 […]
Panel. Engineering that Transforms. The Cold Side of Artificial Intelligence 🗣️

September 25 @ 12:30 pm - 1:15 pm UTC-5

Barahona 3+4 Room Centro de Convenciones Cartagena de Indias, Cartagena, Colombia

Central agenda (Cartagena)

Stephanie Fernández 🇺🇸, Ramiro Jordan 🇺🇸 Moderator: Julián Arellana 🇨🇴 📺 Subs: 🇪🇸 / 🇬🇧 🎧 M. Audio: 🇪🇸 🇬🇧 🇩🇪 🇫🇷 🇵🇹 (Need headphones)
Closing. Closing Ceremony WEEF (IFEES & GEDC) 2026 🗣️

September 25 @ 1:15 pm - 2:00 pm UTC-5

Barahona 3+4 Room Centro de Convenciones Cartagena de Indias, Cartagena, Colombia

Central agenda (Cartagena)

WEEF 2027 announcement Closing Remarks: Paloma Díaz 🇪🇸, Tania Bueno 🇧🇷, Julián Arellana 🇨🇴, Hans J. Hoyer 🇺🇸 📺 Subs: 🇪🇸 / 🇬🇧 🎧 M. Audio: 🇪🇸 🇬🇧 🇩🇪 🇫🇷 […]
Social Event

September 25 @ 8:00 pm - 11:30 pm UTC-5

Explanada San Francisco Centro de Convenciones Cartagena de Indias, Cartagena, Colombia

Central agenda (Cartagena)

September 2026