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Thursday, Oct 24th
10:15 AM – 11:00 AM CT
Blueprints for Boundless Futures: Empowering Our Daughters to Defy Stereotypes
Location: MPCCW - 184 ABC
Speaker: Chantal Levert (she/her/hers) – Motorola Solutions
Speaker: Betsy Miller, PMP, PMI-ACP – Motorola Solutions
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Belonging (DEIB)
Thursday, Oct 24th
10:15 AM – 11:00 AM CT
Navigating Neurodiversity Disclosure: Insights for Engineering Professionals
Location: MPCCW - 183 B
Speaker: Claire Jordan – Texas Instruments
Speaker: Jayne Peterson – Main Sail
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Belonging (DEIB)
Thursday, Oct 24th
10:15 AM – 11:00 AM CT
The Importance of Black Women in STEM Careers
Location: MPCCW - 196 C
Speaker: Kara Branch (she/her/hers) – Black Girls Do Engineer Corporation
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Belonging (DEIB)
Thursday, Oct 24th
10:15 AM – 11:00 AM CT
Wonder Woman vs Superman: Take Flight, Not Fight
Location: MPCCW - 192 ABC
Speaker: Sylvia Chan – GlobalFoundries Singapore
Speaker: Alvina Seet – GlobalFoundries Singapore
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Belonging (DEIB)
Thursday, Oct 24th
10:15 AM – 11:15 AM CT
Community College Voices: Let's Talk Inclusion and Belonging in SWE
Location: MPCCW - 471 A
Moderator: Maeliz Colon, BSME, MBA – Robt. W. Hall Consulting Engineers
Speaker: Loretta Gomez, BSME, MBA – Kenvue
Speaker: Kim Dioneda, n/a – Houston Community College
Speaker: Marcela Mejia Cruz, n/a – Chandler Gilbert Community College
Speaker: Madeline Terry, n/a – Chandler Gilbert Community College
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Belonging (DEIB)
Thursday, Oct 24th
11:05 AM – 11:25 AM CT
Bridging the Communication Gap Across Generations
Location: MPCCW - 190 B
Speaker: Lily Banerjee, n/a
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Belonging (DEIB)
Thursday, Oct 24th
11:05 AM – 11:25 AM CT
Pink It! What Is the Cost of Being a Woman?
Location: MPCCW - 190 A
Speaker: Isabella C. Ferreira, n/a (she/her/hers) – AVEVA
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Belonging (DEIB)
Thursday, Oct 24th
11:15 AM – 12:15 PM CT
The Men Who Support Me: Stories From Male Advocates
Location: MPCCW - 196 B
Moderator: Rebekah Stepp – Georgia Pacific
Speaker: Andrew Kosic – Georgia Pacific
Speaker: Justin Gilstrap – Georgia Pacific
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Belonging (DEIB)
Thursday, Oct 24th
1:45 PM – 2:30 PM CT
Who Am I Talking To? Or Should It Be With?
Location: MPCCW - 196 C
Speaker: Jd M. Marhevko, USA Women In Manufacturing Hall of Fame, ASQ Shainin Medalist, ASQ Fellow, MBB, CSSBB, CQE, CMQOE, – ZF Group Electronics & ADAS
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Belonging (DEIB)
Thursday, Oct 24th
2:45 PM – 3:30 PM CT
Etymology for DE&I: The Darker Historical Origin of Common Phrases
Location: MPCCW - 187 ABC
Speaker: Sarah L. Koenig – RTX- Pratt & Whitney
Speaker: JONNA C. GERKEN, F.SWE – Pratt & Whitney - RTX
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Belonging (DEIB)
Thursday, Oct 24th
2:45 PM – 3:30 PM CT
Fueling Futures: Winning Strategies for Early Career Employee Networks
Location: MPCCW - 194 AB
Speaker: Caitlin Wright – Honeywell Federal Manufacturing & Technologies
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Belonging (DEIB)
Thursday, Oct 24th
4:00 PM – 4:20 PM CT
Engineering, Epilepsy, and Exceeding Expectations
Location: MPCCW - 190 B
Speaker: Jamie MacDonald, B.S Chemical Engineering – DuPont
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Belonging (DEIB)
Thursday, Oct 24th
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM CT
Empowering Latina Engineers: Strategies for Advancing to Executive Positions
Location: MPCCW - 196 B
Speaker: Silvia Osuna, n/a (she/her/hers) – Northrop Grumman Corporation
Speaker: Gabriela Coe, n/a – Northrop Grumman Corporation
Moderator: Wendy Robello (she/her/hers) – Northrop Grumman Corporation
Speaker: DeAnna Garcia Yost – Northrop Grumman Corporation
Speaker: Susana Munoz – Northrop Grumman Corporation
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Belonging (DEIB)
Thursday, Oct 24th
4:25 PM – 4:45 PM CT
A Journey Through an Engineering Career with a Disability
Location: MPCCW - 190 B
Speaker: Seveing Doung (she/her/hers) – Xylem
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Belonging (DEIB)
Thursday, Oct 24th
4:25 PM – 4:45 PM CT
Techniques to Establish Trust for High-Performing Teams
Location: MPCCW - 190 A
Speaker: Rhonda Clendenon, n/a – AVEVA
Speaker: Praba Deivanayagam – AVEVA
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Belonging (DEIB)
Friday, Oct 25th
11:05 AM – 11:25 AM CT
Rise Together with ERGs
Location: MPCCW - 190 A
Speaker: Brittany Potter – GE Aerospace
Speaker: Abbie Vaughn – GE Aerospace
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Belonging (DEIB)
Friday, Oct 25th
11:15 AM – 12:15 PM CT
I Have a Diverse Team, Now What?
Location: MPCCW - 192 ABC
Moderator: Nicole Zea, n/a – CertainTeed Roofing
Speaker: Kristin Breder – Saint-Gobain
Speaker: Fred Drake – Saint-Gobain
Speaker: Morgan Duke – Saint-Gobain
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Belonging (DEIB)
Friday, Oct 25th
11:15 AM – 12:15 PM CT
Unveiling Invisibility: STEM Perspectives on Living With Invisible Disabilities
Location: MPCCW - 183 A
Speaker: Farzana Haque – HP
Speaker: Angelie Vincent (she/her/hers)
Moderator: LeSi Qu
Speaker: Stephanie Yum – Marvell Technology, inc
Speaker: Patricia Matthews (she/her/hers) – General Motors
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Belonging (DEIB)
Friday, Oct 25th
11:30 AM – 11:50 AM CT
The Power of Intersectionality and Allyship
Location: MPCCW - 190 A
Speaker: Maxine Taylor – DuPont
Speaker: Jana Pollard – Elementis
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Belonging (DEIB)
Friday, Oct 25th
1:45 PM – 2:30 PM CT
Bridging the Divide: Addressing AI Biases for Gender Equity
Location: MPCCW - 196 A
Speaker: Mrinal Karvir – Intel Corporation
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Belonging (DEIB)
Friday, Oct 25th
1:45 PM – 2:30 PM CT
CodeCrush: Navigating Gender Bias, Imposter Syndrome, Brotopia in Engineering Arena
Location: MPCCW - 187 ABC
Speaker: Josephine Hamada (she/her/hers) – Micron Technology
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Belonging (DEIB)
Friday, Oct 25th
1:45 PM – 2:30 PM CT
Launching a Global Women’s Network in a Multi-Cultural Organization
Location: MPCCW - 196 C
Speaker: Tracy N. Swank – Constellium
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Belonging (DEIB)
Friday, Oct 25th
2:45 PM – 3:30 PM CT
Managing through Disability: How to Effectively Light the Bat-Signal
Location: MPCCW - 196 C
Speaker: Clarisse V. Falls, n/a – Universal Creative
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Belonging (DEIB)
Friday, Oct 25th
4:50 PM – 5:10 PM CT
Religion in the Workplace: Accommodations & Adaptations
Location: MPCCW - 190 A
Speaker: Fatima Zia – Solventum (3M Health)
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Belonging (DEIB)
Saturday, Oct 26th
10:15 AM – 11:00 AM CT
Revealing Invisible Leadership Roles: How to Uncover the Hidden Opportunities
Location: MPCCW - 183 B
Speaker: Blanca Rosa Navarro (she/her/hers) – Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Speaker: Rosairee Montiel (she/her/hers) – Emerson
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Belonging (DEIB)
Saturday, Oct 26th
10:15 AM – 11:00 AM CT
Weight Bias In the Workplace: The Accepted Discrimination
Location: MPCCW - 470 B
Speaker: Jessica Teppo, BA Biology – 3M
Speaker: Holly Maudsley, BS in ChE (she/her/hers) – 3M Company
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Belonging (DEIB)
Saturday, Oct 26th
11:15 AM – 12:00 PM CT
Unleashing Our Potential: Empowerment of Women With (Hidden) Disabilities
Location: MPCCW - 185 ABC
Speaker: Jamie Abraham (she/her/hers) – Merck & Co., Inc.
Speaker: Jean Co (he/she/his/her) – MSD
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Belonging (DEIB)
Saturday, Oct 26th
11:15 AM – 12:15 PM CT
Empowering DEI&B Leadership: A Hands-On Session for Employers
Location: MPCCW - 196 B
Speaker: Lola Rodríguez Vargas, Ph.D. – Women of Color in Engineering Collaborative
Speaker: Roberta M. Rincon, Ph.D. – Society of Women Engineers
Speaker: Nicola Mohan, MSW – Society of Women Engineers
Speaker: Kenashia Thompson – Women of Color in Engineering Collaborative
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Belonging (DEIB)
Saturday, Oct 26th
1:45 PM – 2:30 PM CT
“Engineeringly” Blonde: Crushing Stereotypes in the Workplace
Location: MPCCW - 184 ABC
Speaker: Samantha Zellner – Texas Instruments
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Belonging (DEIB)
Saturday, Oct 26th
1:45 PM – 2:30 PM CT
Managing Your Credibility Capital: A Guide for Transgender Engineers
Location: MPCCW - 470 B
Speaker: Dee Pond, BA, MBA – Peloton Interactive, Inc.
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Belonging (DEIB)
Saturday, Oct 26th
1:45 PM – 2:30 PM CT
Nurturing Boys to Be Better Men
Location: MPCCW - 470 A
Speaker: Deborah Stromberg, F.SWE (she/her/hers) – Intel Corporation
Speaker: Shelly Flais, M.D., F.A.A.P. – American Academy of Pediatrics
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Belonging (DEIB)
Saturday, Oct 26th
1:45 PM – 2:30 PM CT
Who Are Our Early She-roes? We Rise Because of Them.
Location: MPCCW - 196 B
Speaker: Vicki S. Johnson, F.SWE – N/A
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Belonging (DEIB)
Saturday, Oct 26th
2:35 PM – 2:55 PM CT
When She’s Not “Just Lazy”: Navigating Unconscious Bias Against Neurodivergence
Location: MPCCW - 190 B
Speaker: Patricia Matthews (she/her/hers) – General Motors
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Belonging (DEIB)
Saturday, Oct 26th
2:45 PM – 3:30 PM CT
Tips for Tackling Tricky Workplace Topics
Location: MPCCW - 187 ABC
Speaker: Deb Dyson (she/her/hers) – Marvell
Speaker: Stephanie Yum (She/They)
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Belonging (DEIB)
Saturday, Oct 26th
2:45 PM – 3:45 PM CT
Taking the Lead in SWE: An Asian Perspective
Location: MPCCW - 470 B
Moderator: Jennifer C. Morikawa – GM
Speaker: Vidhya Thiyagarajan – Merck & Co.
Speaker: Sowmya Nagesh, B.S, M.S(ECE) – Sowmya Nagesh
Speaker: Tuyet-Hanh Schnell, F. SWE (she/her/hers) – Lockheed Martin
Speaker: Nina Arcot (she/her/hers) – Northrop Grumman
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Belonging (DEIB)