NOTE
Unless stated otherwise, all presentations are free and open to member and non-member professionals, faculty, staff, and students. However, there is a fee to cover for the meal if you are planning to join us for dinner. Our evening meetings are usually on the 3rd Wednesdays of the months September to June, except December.
Meeting Agenda
Professional networking starts at 5:30 p.m.
Dinner (optional) starts at 6 p.m.
Meeting starts at 7 p.m.
Meeting ends at 8 or 8:30 p.m. depending on the Q&A session
We will be meeting in-person. However, if you must attend virtually, you are welcome to use this Zoom connection.
Below contains the tentative dates for the meetings. Please revisit to view the upcoming meetings.
September 18, 2024
Electric Vehicle and Cybersecurity Concerns
by Dave Teumin
In person at HOPS Fogelsville located at 7921 Main St., Fogelsville, PA 18051
(click here for driving directions)
Parking is available behind the restaurant and additional parking at the Fire Department nearby.
October 16, 2024
AI & You – What Can AI Do For Your Business Today?
How Thread Bioscience is using AI for Medical Device Innovation
by Brian Feldman, Chief Innovation Officer at Thread Bioscience
Location: In person at NCC Fowler Center FAB Lab located at 511 E. Third St., Bethlehem, PA 18015
(click here for driving directions)
November 20, 2024
for an on-line presentation of
Intelligent Virtual Assistant using AI based semantics
by Joe Herne, EVP, Mary Hassell, Major Account Manager, & Keith Malbrue, Strategic Advisor at YourAnswer
In person at the Kutztown University Old Main building - Room 25
(click here for driving directions)
December 2024
Holidays break - No Meeting
January 15, 2025
for an on-line presentation of
Deepfake: Technological Manifestations, Societal, Moral & Legal Implications
by Dr. Sundar Vedantham
Ex–Director of Software Development from lntel
Location: In person in the Trexler Room at DeSales University Center & Bookstore
(Click here for Driving Directions)
February 19, 2025
Cyber Resiliency, Network Automation and Future Proofing
with
Todd Beakey, Strategic Account Executive at NetBrain Technologies
Pete Perez, Founder at ITUS Cloud
Lorenzo Squellati, North American Sales Director at Backbox
In person in the Trexler Room at DeSales University Center & Bookstore
(Click here for Driving Directions)
March 19, 2025
The 2025 Technology Leaders Forum
Facilitated by Thiep Pham with
Brian Feldman: Chief Innovation Officer, Thread Bioscience, Inc
Paul Gosselin: Brand Developer, Author, and Angel Investor
Koskas Hatalis, Ph.D.: Founder of GoCharlie
Sundar Vedantham, Ph.D.: served as Director of Software Development at Intel
Sundar's book titled Thought Experiments is available online to help anyone from high school students onwards understand complex ideas embedded in fields like Mathematics, Computer Science, Physics, Ethics, Democracy and Medicine.
In-person in Room 4430 at Ben Franklin Technology Partners
Our host, Angelo J. Valletta, President and Chief Executive Officer for Ben Franklin Technology Partners, had his book “7 Rs of Leadership and Life” recently published by Newman Springs
Located at: 116 Research Drive, Bethlehem, PA 18105
(Click here for Driving Directions)
or remote via Zoom
April 9, 2025
Amazon Mechatronics Lab tour at LCCC
by Dennis Houser
Preregistration and $20 fee will include Panera lunchbox is required
Location: Lehigh Carbon Community College
in the Academic Resource Building "5" (Enter thru CENTER DOOR ONLY) - Room ARC 103
PARK IN LOT "C"
Link to Campus Map
May 21, 2025
Tour of OmniTech Automation
by Fred Hafer, Owner of OMNITECH Automation
Location: OMNITECH Automation, Inc,15040 Kutztown Rd, Kutztown
Click here for directions
June 18, 2025
The 2025 Annual AITP Lehigh Valley Chapter Celebration and Planning meeting
(AITP members and invited guests only)
In person at: HOPS Fogelsville located at 7921 Main St., Fogelsville, PA 18051
(click here for driving directions)
Parking is available behind the restaurant and additional parking at the Fire
Department nearby.
In person only
July & August
Summer Break -- No meetings