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IPIL ADVISORY COUNCIL DINNER
MARCH 6, 2025
HOUSTON, TX

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Andrew Michaels (IPIL/Houston), Aman Gebru (IPIL/Houston), Timothy Hsieh (2025 Spring Advisory Council Dinner presenter, Oklahoma City University School of Law), Paul Janicke (IPIL/Houston), Greg R. Vetter (IPIL/Houston), and Nikolas Guggenberger (IPIL/Houston)

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Aaron Levine and Matt Todd (Polsinelli PC)

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Dwayne Mason (Greenberg Traurig, LLP), Timothy Hsieh, and Aman Gebru

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Chris McKeon (Saunders McKeon PLLC), Jay Yates (Patterson + Sheridan LLP), and Jaime Stark (Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP)

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Mark Shelley (Marathon Petroleum Company LP) and Phillip Shotts (Bechtel Global Corporation)

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Yocel Alonso (Alonso PLLC) with UH Law Center students Kelly Willis, Roman Panah, and Sarah-Madeleine Torres (IPSO Internal Affairs Vice President)

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Irene Kosturakis (BMC Software, Inc.), Constance Rhebergen (Bracewell LLP), Greg R. Vetter, and Judge Nancy F. Atlas (ret.) (Atlas ADR, PLLC)

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Ross Flynt (C. Tumey Law Group PLLC) and Steve Koch

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Katherine Franco (Blank Rome LLP), Carlos Ruiz (Heim, Payne & Chorush, LLP), Mark Chretien (Greenberg Traurig, LLP), Steve Maule (Baker Botts L.L.P.), and Stephen Zinda (Cabello Hall Zinda, PLLC)

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Greg R. Vetter presented with IPIL Advisory Council Award.
Pictured (L-R): Aman Gebru, Meg Boulware (Boulware & Valoir), Paul Janicke, Dean Leonard Baynes (University of Houston Law Center), Greg Vetter, Tim Donoughue (Baker Hughes), and Phillip Shotts

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Meg Boulware describes purpose of award and thanks Greg Vetter, who was surprised with the award, for his contributions to IPIL community.

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Meg Boulware, Greg Vetter, and Tim Donoughue

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Greg Vetter and Tim Donoughue

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Paul Janicke, Meg Boulware, Dean Leonard Baynes, and Greg Vetter

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Greg Vetter completes the welcome remarks (after his surprise award) and introduces Professor Tim Hsieh

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Professor Hsieh presenting his topic – The Almighty GPU, How the Open-Source and Open-Weight Software Movement Will Drive the AI Revolution & In Hollywood, AI is the Dirtiest Word of them All

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Professor Hsieh with Albertus in front of the John M. O’Quinn Law Building.