Agenda

Dorothy Stanley currently serves as IEEE Standards Association (IEEE SA) President. She has served on the IEEE SA Board of Governors and in numerous IEEE SA governance roles. She is past Chair of the IEEE 802.11 Working Group, having served as Chair and Vice Chair of the IEEE 802.11 Working Group from 2014-2024. She has been involved in wireless LAN product strategy and standards activities, leading and participating in IEEE 802.11, Wi-Fi Alliance, Wireless Broadband Alliance, and Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) standards developments. Her work in standards and industry interoperability has supported Wi-Fi industry innovation to enable solutions that provide significant consumer and economic value in the global marketplace. 

Dorothy is a Fellow at Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE). Prior to joining (now HPE) Aruba Networks in 2005, Dorothy was a Consulting Member of the Technical Staff at Agere Systems and a Distinguished Member of the Technical Staff at Lucent Technologies and AT&T Bell Laboratories. 

Purva Rajkotia is the Policy and the Connectivity and Telecom Practice Lead at IEEE Standards Association (IEEE SA). Prior to IEEE, Purva held leadership positions with Qualcomm, Samsung, and Disney in various capacities. Purva also held leadership positions in various standards organizations such as IEEE, ITU, 3GPP, 3GPP2, CENELEC, etc. He has authored more than 100 patents granted by the USPTO (US Patent Office) and other worldwide patent organizations. He obtained his MSEE degree from the Georgia Institute of Technology and his MBA from CSU.

Dr. Carl Gahnberg is the Senior Director of Policy Development and Research at the Internet Society, where he focuses on issues related to Internet governance. In this role, he contributes to the organization’s global policy development, research, and its partnerships with international and regional organizations, engaging with global policy makers and non-governmental stakeholders on key Internet issues.
 
He holds a PhD in International Relations from the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva, as well as Bachelor Degrees in Political Science and Economics from Lund University.

Karen Mulberry is Senior Manager of Technology Policy at the IEEE Standards Association (IEEE SA) where she manages strategic public and government affairs programs and engagements within and across the organization. Karen has been involved in shaping policy development, identifying strategic initiatives, and providing technical standards through leadership at the intersection of technology, standards, regulation, and policy throughout her career. She holds a BS in Organizational Behavior from the University of San Francisco and an MBA from the University of Phoenix.