IEEE Entrepreneurship Hall of Fame - IEEE Entrepreneurship

Impact Award Winners

Recognized for making a significant impact on their innovation ecosystem and a distinguishing contribution to their country or region.

Founder | D-Olivette

Marwa Samih Soudi

Co-Founder | Ideasgym

Hugo Placido da Silva

Co-Founder | PLUX-Wireless Biosignals, S.A.

Founder | Live Love Recycle

Samantha Snabes

Co-Founder | re:3D

Past Program Chairs

Thank you to our Program Chairs for advancing IEEE Entrepreneurship and its impacts all over the world!

Ken Stauffer

Chair | 2015, 2016, 2020, 2021
Co-founder, IEEE Entrepreneurship Serial Entrepreneur
IEEE Senior Life Member
US Coast Guard Veteran

Chair | 2017
Managing Partner, RevUp Capital
Co-Founder, Betaspring

samantha Snabes

Chair | 2018, 2019
Co-founder, re:3D
Serial Entrepreneur
Officer, Mississippi Air Guard
NASA Johnson Space Center Alum

Chair | 2022, 2023, 2024
General Partner, REDDS Capital
Co-Founder, SciosHub

Mohamed El Dallal

Chair | 2025, 2026
Founder, PodMedia Network
Co-Founder, Techne Summit