“IMECE and Engineering a Resilient Future” with Dr. Calvin Mackie and Dr. Akin Keskin

“Addressing the Engineering Talent Gap Using a Local-First Workforce” with Chandrakant Patel

In this episode of ASME Insights, Dr. Lester Su (ASME President) is joined by guest Chandrakant Patel. Chandrakant Patel is a consultant and advisor on technology strategy. He previously worked at HP for 37 years as a Senior Vice President, Senior Fellow and Chief Engineer. He has taught as an adjunct faculty member at Chabot College and at the University of South Florida. In 2021 he was awarded the ASME Foundation’s Inaugural Next Gen Award. Chandrakant covers the engineering industry’s critical need for local workforce development, and how community college programs such as ASME’s Community College Engineering Pathways Program (CCEP) can help bridge that gap.

“IMECE and Engineering a Resilient Future” with Dr. Calvin Mackie and Dr. Akin Keskin

In this first episode of ASME Insights, Dr. Lester Su (ASME President) is joined by guests Dr. Calvin Mackie and Dr. Akin Keskin. Dr. Calvin Mackie is an award-winning inventor, author, former engineering professor, speaker, and entrepreneur. He is the founder and CEO of STEM NOLA and STEM Global Action, two non-profit organizations with the goal to inspire and engage communities in learning about opportunities in STEM. Dr. Mackie is also a keynote speaker for ASME’s IMECE conference on November 16–20, 2025 in Memphis, Tennessee. Dr. Akin Keskin is the IMECE Conference Chair and Vice President Digital - Business Aviation and RR Deutschland at Rolls-Royce. Dr. Mackie covers teases his keynote speech about fostering the next generation of engineers, and Dr. Keskin shares the unique features of the 2025 IMECE conference.

Introductory Promo

This clip offers a sneak peek of the type of content the ASME Insights podcast will deliver.