ACM Distinguished Speakers Porgram:  talks by and with technology leaders and innovators

The Mission of the Distinguished Speakers Program


The DSP Committee is responsible for the oversight of the DSP, including reviewing its scope, procedures, and policies to improve the effectiveness of the program.
  • Laura Parker (Committee Chair)
  • M Balakrishnan, I.I.T. Delhi (Representative from ACM India Council)
  • Kathy Baxter, Google
  • Pradip Bose, IBM (Representative from SIG Governing Board)
  • Tracy Camp, Colorado School of Mines
  • Rodolfo Castello, ITESM
  • Bill Curtis-Davidson, IBM
  • Fabrizio Gagliardi (Chair, ACM Europe Council)
  • Shikoh Gitau, Google Research, Nairobi
  • Michael Jenkin, York University
  • Alexandra Mack, Pitney Bowes
  • Evangelos Milios, Dalhousie University
  • Gabby Silberman, Owl Computing Technologies
ACM headquarters liaison to the committee: Cynthia Ryan
Featured Speaker


Claudia Bauzer Medeiros
University of Campinas (Unicamp)

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