Valerie Taylor, a Distinguished Fellow and director of Argonne’s Mathematics and Computer Science Division, will be moderator of the SC23 opening plenary “I Am HPC: Impact and Future Directions.” Taylor’s research focuses on performance analysis and modeling of parallel scientific applications, and she is also CEO and president of the Center for Minorities and People with Disabilities in Information Technology. She will be joined by thought leaders for a lively discussion of the social impact of high performance computing (HPC) in the context of leading scientific and technical achievements and resources.