2014

• The Imperative to Reform,  University of New Haven Board of Governors, February 1 2014, San Francisco, CA
• 21st Century Engineering Skills, NYU AbuDhabi, March 2014
• The Engineering Imperative, NYU Abu Dhabi, March 2014
• Making Engineering Real, PUC-Rio, May 2014 (Sykpe)
• Competencies: What are They and How Can They be Measured, Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, May 2014
• Re-Defining the Role of Faculty, IIDEA Workshop, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, July 2014
• Re-Engineering Hi-Ed for the Knowledge and Innovation Era, CONFEA, Teresina, Brazil, August 2014

2013

• Developing the Next Generation of Innovators, Polytechnic University of Valencia, January 2013
• Developing the Next Generation of Innovators, Latin American Engineering Deans Meeting, Quito, Ecuador, June 2013
• Developing the Next Generation of Innovators, Presentation to 5 Engineering Schools in Chile, August 2014
• ABET: Who, Where and How, IIDEA Workshop, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, July 2013
• The Curriculum, Re-engineered, La Sorbonne, Trends in Education International Summit, Paris, France, December 2013
• Engineering Education 21st Century Challenges, Universidad Tecnológica Nacional and Universidad de Palermo, December 2013

2012

• Engineering Education for the 21st Century, Polytechnic University of Valencia, Jan 2012.
• Engineering Curriculum Innovation,  Universidad de Valparaíso, Jan 2012
• Engineering Education in the 21st Century, San José, CR, Feb 2012
• Learning Environments, Walchand College of Engineering, India, April and June 2012
• Industry-University Partnerships and Accreditation, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, July 2012
• Engineering Education Challenges for Latin America, Global Engineering Deans Council – LA, Monterrey, México, August, 2012
• Bridging the Gap between How We Teach and the Practice of Engineering, Insituto Tecnológico de Apizaco, México, August 2012.

• Developing the Next Generation of Innovators for an Interconnected Global Network, Korean Society for Engineering Education Conference Speech, South Korea, November, 2012

• Effective Teaching/ Learning and Collaboration with industry: Challenges of Engineering Education in the 21^st Century, Seoul Tech, South Korea, November 2012
• Teaching and Teamwork: Challenges of Engineering Education in the 21^st Century, JeonJu University, South Korea, November 2012
• Introduction to ABET Accreditation, WEEF, Buenos Aires, October 2012

2011

• Learning Environments: Bridging the Gap between How We Teach and the Practice of Engineering, Brazilian Engineering Education Conference (COBENBE), Blumenau, Santa Catarina, Brazil, October 2011
• Learning Environments: Bridging the Gap between How We Teach and the Practice of Engineering, BVB College of Engineering and Technology, Hubli, Karnataka, India, September 2011
• Learning Environments: Bridging the Gap between How We Teach and the Practice of Engineering, Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán, Mérida, México, August 2011
• Engineering Education in the 21^st Century: Where is LatinAmerica and the Caribbean?, First LatinAmerica and Caribbean Engineering Deans Meeting, Universidad del Norte, Colombia, August 2011
• Learning Environments: Bridging the Gap between How We Teach and the Practice of Engineering, Colombia: Universidad Nacional (Bogotá), Universidad Tecnológica de Bolívar (Cartagena) and Escuela de Ingeniería de Antioquía (Medellín), July 2011
• Learning Environments: Bridging the Gap between How We Teach and the Practice of Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, May 2011
• Learning Environments: Bridging the Gap between How We Teach and the Practice of Engineering, PUCRS, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, March-April 2011.
• Engineering Curriculum Innovation for the Sustainability Age, ISTEC Conference, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil May, 2011.

2010

• Engineering Education in the 21^St Century, Boeing Company University Relations International Summit, Huntington Beach, California, January 2010.
• Engineering Education and QA in a Globalized World, invited speech at the EUGENE/EURO ACE Conference, Istanbul, Turkey, March 2010.
• Curriculum Innovation in Eng Edu Workshop, Anadolu University,Eskesihir, Turkey, March 2010.
• 5 Things Engineering Education Can Do, Invited Keynote Speech (LACCEI Medal), LACCEI Conference, Arequipa, Perú, June 2010.
• Curriculum Innovation and QA for Excellence Workshop, PUC –Valparaiso, Valparaiso, Chile, July 2010.
• Vital Role of Universities in Knowledge Based Economies, Invited Keynote Speech at the PUC PR Workshop, August 2010, Ponce, Puerto Rico
• Innovation and implications for engineering education, Opening Keynote Speech at the Society of  Engineers of Sao Paulo, Brazil, November 2010.
• Bridging the Gap Workshop, Confederation of Industries, Sao Palo, Brazil, August 2010.
• 5 Things Engineering Education Can Do to Respond to 21^st Century Challenges, opening keynote speech of COBENGE, Fortaleza, Brazil, September 2010.
• Learning Factory Workshops,  Seoul Tech and Univ of Korea, South Korea, May 2010.
• Learning Factory Workshop, National University of Singapore, Singapore, May 2010.
• Curriculum Innovation Workshop, Cartagena Engineering Network, Metz, France, September 2010.
• 5 Things Engineering Education Can Do,  invited keynote speech at theCartagena Engineering Network, Metz, France, September 2010.
• Engineering Education in the 21^st Century, invited keynote speech at the South East Asia International Conference on Engineering and Technology Education, Taichung, Taiwan, October 2010.
• Engineering Education: Roles, Opportunities and Challenges, Turkey International Engineering Education Conference, Antalya, Turkey, November 2010.

2009

• How can engineering education address the challenges of the 21^st century? LaSalle University Workshop,  Barcelona, Spain, November 2009
• Curriculum Innovation and Quality Assurance Workshop, ANFEI and Universidad de Mérida, Mexico, March 2009
• Learning Factory Workshop, RAEE, St Petersburg, Russia, May 2009.
• Changing the Conversation to Fix the Engineering Pipeline, invited  keynote speech, SEFI Annual Conference, July 2009, Rotterdam, Netherlands.
• Engineering Education Challenges, Opening Keynote at the ISTE Conference, Mangalore, India, December 2009

2008

• Strategic Planning, Curriculum Innovation and Outcomes Based Learning, CONEA-ESPOL Conference, January 2008
• ABET Program Evaluation and Accreditation Process and Criteria, CONEA-ESPOL Conference, January 2008
• Destrezas en un Mundo Plano, keynote speech at the CADE Conference, Perú, May 2008
• Engineering Education Innovation and Quality Assurance: Roadmap for Excellence, 5 day workshop at the IUCEE Summer Faculty Leadership Institute, Mysore, India, June 2008
• Engineering Education and Puerto Rico Economic Development, World Bank Institute/IUCEE Workshop, Mysore, India, July 2008.
• Quoted on ASEE’s PRISM cover article “Staying on Track” by Thomas Grosse, February, 2008
• Skills for a Flat World, EAFIT University Anniversary Lecture, Medellin, Colombia, August 2008
• Engineering Education for the Knowledge Economy, workshop with the World Bank Institute, IFEES Summit, Cape Town, October 2008.
• Bridging the gap between the way we teach and the practice of engineering, workshops offered ESPOL Ecuador (January 2008); ASEE GCEE Cape Town, October 2008
• S&T and Education: Key Foundations for Economic Development, invited presentation at theAmericas Competitiveness Summit, Atlanta, Georgia, August 2008

2007

• The Imperative of Engineering Education Innovation and Multi-Stakeholder Partnerships for Economic Development, invited speaker at the ASME International Conference, Dorado Puerto Rico, April 2007
• Engineering Education Innovation and Quality Assurance: Roadmap for Excellence, workshop at INTEC, Dominican Republic (March 2007)

2006

• Partnerships for Innovation, invited speaker at the Cámara de Comercio de Puerto Rico, May 2006.
• Quality Assurance and Accreditation Workshop: the UPRM Experience, Monterrey Tech, October 2006
•  Globalization, economic development and higher education, opening keynote, International Conference on Business and Management, Kingston, Jamaica October 20 2006
•  Engineering Education Innovation and Quality Assurance: Roadmap for Excellence, workshops at Universidad de Piura, Perú (October 2006)
• Women in Engineering, invited speaker at the ASEE Engineering Deans Institute, San Juan, Puerto Rico April 2007.
• Engineering education: how should it respond to globalization and economic development
  challenges?, The Importance of Partnerships, invited presentations at the EFTA Workshop in Viña del Mar, Chile, March 2007
• Engineering for the Americas: responding to globalization and economic development challenges, invited speaker at the WFEO Engineering Africa Conference, Abuja, Nigeria, March 2007.
• Catalyzing Puerto Rico’s roadmap into the knowledge based economy, invited speaker at the MIT-Harvard Restructuring Puerto Rico’s Economic Growth Conference, April 20th 2007
• Bridging the gap between the way we teach and the practice of engineering, workshops offered at ICONEED Conference, Cartagena, Colombia, October 2007; ASEE GCEE, Istanbul, Turkey (October 2007)
• Partnering with Universities for Technology Leadership: The Case of HP Laboratories, CANIETI Jalisco and National meetings invited keynote speaker, Puerto Vallarta and Mérida, México, July and November 2007
• Texas Congressional Roundtable, representing HP’s CEO Mark Hurd, Monday, September 24, 2007. Panel to address solutions that foster Hispanic participation in science and technology careers.
• Outcomes assessment and quality assurance at the heart of ABET Accreditation, invited speech at COBENGE, Brazilian Engineering Education National Conference, Curitiba, Brazil, September 2007
• Engineering Education, Innovation and Economic Development, ASEE Brown Bag Lunch October 2007
• Globalization and Engineering/Science Education: Do They Converge? Keynote speech at the ACOFI-ASIBEI conference, Cartagena, Colombia, October 2007
• Globalization and Higher Education: Do They Converge? Invited speech at the CLADEA conference, Miami, Fla, October 2007
• Globalization and S&T Education, invited speech at the CANIETI Annual Conference, Mérida, Mexico, November 2007
• Global and Regional Trends in Promoting Women in SETI: Future Challenges for Public, Academic and Private Sector, opening key note at the Inter American Development Bank and Conicyt Ministerial Conference, Santiago, Chile, December 2007
• HP research, EU FP7 and opportunities, Industry Panel at the WINDS Summit, Mexico, December 2007