Julia Dias

Senior IP Policy Counsel

Huawei

Le Chen

Senior Director- IP Policy & Dispute Resolution

Xiaomi Technology

Mehir Arora

Founding Engineer

ChipAgents

Mehir Arora is a founding engineer at ChipAgents, a company at the forefront of integrating agentic AI into Electronic Design Automation (EDA) workflows. Graduated from UC Santa Barbara, Mehir has contributed to advancing state-of-the-arts in AI methodologies, including a paper presented at ICML 2024. At ChipAgents, he focuses on developing agentic AI tools that enhance chip design and verification processes, aiming to significantly improve efficiency and productivity in semiconductor engineering. 

Saikiran (Sai) Vodela, MPA, MS, PharmB

Advisor and Manager, HealthIT

L.A. Care Health Plan

Saikiran (Sai) Vodela is an Advisor and Manager of HealthIT at L.A. Care Health Plan, where he leads strategic efforts in Health Information Exchange (HIE), California’s Data Exchange Framework (DxF), and interoperability initiatives that support care coordination for Los Angeles County’s safety net population.

Sai previously spearheaded the implementation of a clinical data repository under the Transforming Clinical Practice Initiative (TCPi), a nationwide effort by the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) aimed at improving healthcare delivery through data-driven transformation. The program achieved $196 million in cost avoidance for the health plan. Earlier in his career, he developed performance monitoring solutions for Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) and Medicare providers at an electronic health record company.

He holds a Master of Public Administration (MPA) in Healthcare Management, a Master of Science (MS) in Pharmaceutical Chemistry, and a Bachelor of Pharmacy (PharmB).