Events for April 24, 2026

On April 24, 2026, the Living Earth Initiative, International Institute for BioSensing, Biomimetics International, IEEE Twin Cities Sensor Council Chapter brings together an extraordinary group of thinkers, builders, and changemakers to explore a different narrative—one rooted in hope, alignment, and action. From the Music of the Spheres to the Rhythm of Cities, from global citizen engagement to circular systems and digital water, this gathering is designed as a living symphony—where ideas don’t just resonate, they connect, flow, and evolve. Time Speaker Talk Title 10:00 - 11:00 Mei Lin Fung (Vice Chair of the UN AI for Good Impact Steering Committee and Co-Founder of the People-Centered Internet) The Music of the Spheres: Tuning Our Collective Heart Spark as Biosensors for Spaceship Earth 11:15 - 12:00 Michael Sheldrick (Chief Policy, Impact and Government Relations Officer at Global Citizen) The Global Chorus: Raising Voices for a Living Planet 12:00 - 13:00 Lunch Break 13:00 - 13:45 Robin Evans-Agnew, RN, PhD (Professor, UWT SNHCL) Singing in the rain: Nursing and just relations for the Rights of Water 13:45 - 14:30 Thomas Fisher (Director GeoCommunities, director of the Minnesota Design Center, and Dayton Hudson Chair in Urban Design in the College of Design at the University of Minnesota) The Rhythm of Cities 14:30 - 15:15 Michael Wright (CEO Biomimetics International) Digital Water the New Currents of Life 15:15 - 16:00 Björgvin Sævarsson (CEO Yorth Group) Orchestrating Circularity in the Real World: Infrastructure, Governance, and the Work of Coordination [] Co-sponsored by: International Institute for Biosensing, Biomimetics International Speaker(s): Mei Lin , Mike, Robin, Tom, Michael, BJ Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/551988

IEEE VTS Chicago members are invited to attend this guest lecture in Prof. Alvin Chin's causal inference class from Dr. Ishansh Gupta of BMW Group who will be talking about Causal Machine Learning in Automotive Supply Chain. Please connect with the Zoom link in the registration area. Speaker(s): Ishansh Gupta, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/556439

J. Robert Oppenheimer was brilliant, arrogant, proud, charismatic — and a national hero. Under his leadership during World War II, the United States succeeded in becoming the first nation to harness the power of nuclear energy to create the ultimate weapon of mass destruction — the atomic bomb. But after the bomb brought the war to an end, in spite of his renown and his enormous achievement, America turned on him, humiliated him, and cast him aside. The question this film asks is, “Why?” AMERICAN EXPERIENCE presents The Trials of J. Robert Oppenheimer, featuring Academy Award-nominated actor David Strathairn (Good Night and Good Luck, The Bourne Ultimatum) as Robert Oppenheimer. From multiple Emmy Award-winning producer David Grubin (RFK, LBJ, Abraham and Mary Lincoln: A House Divided), The Trials of J. Robert Oppenheimer features interviews with the scientist’s former colleagues and eminent scholars to present a complex and revealing portrait of one of the most important and controversial scientists of the twentieth century. The two-hour film traces the course of Oppenheimer’s life: his rarefied childhood, his troubled adolescence, his emergence as one of America’s leading nuclear physicists, his leadership of the Los Alamos laboratory, and his tragic humiliation. { note: originally broadcast as part of American Experience , Running Time: 1 hr 45 min } AFTER the documentary - we can have a brief discussion session. NOTE: You must supply your own soda pop and popcorn! :-) Trivia may also follow, so bring your Jeopardy hats too! Agenda: 7:00 PM - Welcome and Introductions, Chapter business update; (on your own) Pizza, Popcorn and Soda Pop 7:05 PM - Documentary 8:45 PM - End of Documentary; Start of Q & A; Group Discussion 8:59 PM - Wrap Up ALL times are in EST/EDT (UTC-4 or UTC-5) depending upon local day light savings times in when effect Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/551376