Meet the 2026 IES President-Elect and VP Candidates Forum
IEEE IES President Milos Manic invites to join the 2026 IEEE IES President-Elect Candidates Forum, held live at IECON 2025, Madrid, Spain. The forum will be livestreamed on IES LinkedIn, YouTube and Facebook channels. This forum will also include position statements from the candidates for VP positions.
- Where: At the IECON 2025, Madrid, Spain (Tapices room), live and streamed real-time
- When: 14 October 2025 at 19:30 CET (17:30 UTC), following the IECON Welcome Reception
- Modality: In person and livestreamed to all our membership on IES LinkedIn, YouTube, Facebook channels.
Tentative agenda:
19:30 – 20:00 — Vice-President Candidates position statements
Opening by the IES President, Milos Manic (forum and candidates introduction)
Position statements by the VP candidates (in person or pre-recorded).
20:00 – 21:00 — 2026 IEEE IES President-Elect Candidates Forum
2026 IEEE IES President Elect forum (moderated by the IES President, Milos Manic), will start with candidates’ position statements, followed by Q&A (questions will not be shared with the panelists prior). Responses will be limited to 2 mins and questions from the audience will not be accommodated.
Candidates for 2026 IEEE IES President-Elect
- Huijun Gao – Region 10 – Fellow
- Makoto Iwasaki – Region 10 – Fellow
The listing order of the IEEE IES candidates are listed alphabetically by Surname, and indicates no preference.
Candidates for Vice-President positions
VP for Conference Activities
- Luis Gomes – Region 8 – Senior Member
- Sheldon Williamson – Region 7 – Fellow
VP for Technical Activities
- Paulo Leitão – Region 8 – Senior Member
- Roberto Oboe – Region 8 – Fellow
VP for Planning & Development
- Hiroshi Fujimoto – Region 10 – Fellow
- Marek Jasinski – Region 8 – Senior Member
Secretary
- Jan Haase – Region 8 – Senior Member
- Lucia Lo Bello – Region 8 – Senior Member