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Advocacy & Collaboration
Thursday, Oct 24th
10:40 AM – 11:00 AM
CT
How to Make the Most of Your WE Conference Experience
Location: MPCCW - 190 A
Speaker:
Leslie Griffiths
– Globalfoundries
Advocacy & Collaboration
Thursday, Oct 24th
1:45 PM – 2:05 PM
CT
HeForSWE: Cultivating Inclusion Efforts in Collaboration With Male Diversity Partners
Location: MPCCW - 190 B
Speaker:
Danny Foody, n/a
– Precision For Medicine
Speaker:
Ashley Wynne
– Sealed Air Corporation
Advocacy & Collaboration
Thursday, Oct 24th
1:45 PM – 2:05 PM
CT
Supporting Employees Through All Eras: Infertility, Parenthood, & Beyond
Location: MPCCW - 190 A
Speaker:
Amanda Martin
– bp
Speaker:
Virginia Moore
– bp
Advocacy & Collaboration
Thursday, Oct 24th
1:45 PM – 2:30 PM
CT
Rise to the Occasion: Advocacy at Your State Capital
Location: MPCCW - 194 AB
Speaker:
Janet L. Williams, F. SWE, DSA
– Retired
Advocacy & Collaboration
Thursday, Oct 24th
2:10 PM – 2:30 PM
CT
Creating a Better Future Through Mentoring for Women, Industry, & Society
Location: MPCCW - 190 A
Speaker:
Gwendolyn Darling
– PepsiCo
Advocacy & Collaboration
Thursday, Oct 24th
2:45 PM – 3:30 PM
CT
Empowering Women in Tech: Building Resilience and Overcoming Impostor Syndrome
Location: MPCCW - 196 A
Speaker:
Maricruz Acuña
– Emerson
Speaker:
Melissa Bonilla (she/her/hers)
– Emerson
Advocacy & Collaboration
Thursday, Oct 24th
2:45 PM – 3:30 PM
CT
K-12 Outreach, It’s Not Just for Kids Anymore
Location: MPCCW - 471 A
Speaker:
Valerie Maier-Speredelozzi, n/a
– University of Rhode Island
Advocacy & Collaboration
Thursday, Oct 24th
4:00 PM – 4:20 PM
CT
Empowering Futures: Mentoring College Students Through Self-Discovery and Professional Growth
Location: MPCCW - 190 A
Speaker:
Camryn Lanise Justice, n/a
– University of Dayton, Diversity Engineering Center
Speaker:
Elizabeth Hart
– University of Dayton
Advocacy & Collaboration
Friday, Oct 25th
10:15 AM – 11:00 AM
CT
Simple but Sensational STEM Activities
Location: MPCCW - 196 A
Speaker:
Susan R. Peterson, Ph.D.
– Shockwave Medical, Inc.
Advocacy & Collaboration
Friday, Oct 25th
10:40 AM – 11:00 AM
CT
Engineering Empathy: Leveraging Volunteer Experience for Leadership Growth
Location: MPCCW - 190 A
Speaker:
Trish Lueck
– Honeywell
Advocacy & Collaboration
Friday, Oct 25th
11:15 AM – 12:00 PM
CT
Lighting the Way: SWE Grants Fueling STEM Dreams and Careers
Location: MPCCW - 187 ABC
Speaker:
Christiana Aguirre, PhD, P.E. (she/her/hers)
– Caterpillar, Inc
Speaker:
Anna Sparks, P.E., CFM (she/her/hers)
– City of Brighton, Colorado
Advocacy & Collaboration
Friday, Oct 25th
1:30 PM – 2:30 PM
CT
FIRST® Robotics: A Global STEM Community for All
Location: MPCCW - 183 C
Speaker:
Janell N. Catlin, Ph.D.
– FIRST
Advocacy & Collaboration
Friday, Oct 25th
1:45 PM – 2:30 PM
CT
Operation Outreach: A Workshop With the Society's Outreach Committee
Location: MPCCW - 196 B
Speaker:
Leah Baker
– Medtronic
Speaker:
Gozde Ustuner
Speaker:
Tracy Nguyen, Doctor of Optometry (OD)
– SWE San Diego
Advocacy & Collaboration
Friday, Oct 25th
2:45 PM – 3:30 PM
CT
Redefining Engineer Moms: AI's Role in Work-Life Integration
Location: MPCCW - 184 ABC
Speaker:
Gabriela Salazar, M.S. in Engineering / Eng. PhD Student (she/her/hers)
– AVEVA
Advocacy & Collaboration
Friday, Oct 25th
4:00 PM – 4:45 PM
CT
Empowering Women to Advocate for Their Inventions and Obtain Patents
Location: MPCCW - 187 ABC
Speaker:
Meredith A. Miller (she/her/hers)
– Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP
Speaker:
Brenda Kruse
– Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick LLP
Advocacy & Collaboration
Saturday, Oct 26th
1:45 PM – 2:30 PM
CT
Engineering Inclusivity: A Case Study in Building Custom D&I Programs
Location: MPCCW - 183 C
Speaker:
Erin Rasmussen, n/a
– Broadcom
Advocacy & Collaboration
Career Management & Development
Thursday, Oct 24th
10:15 AM – 11:00 AM
CT
Finding Harmony in Engineering and Motherhood
Location: MPCCW - 196 A
Speaker:
Michelle Tovar-Mora, MSME, EIT (she/her/hers)
– Los Angeles Department of Water and Power
Speaker:
Evelyn Cortez-Davis, P.E., BCEE
– Los Angeles Department of Water and Power
Career Management & Development
Thursday, Oct 24th
10:15 AM – 11:00 AM
CT
How to Be a RockSTAR: Mastering the Behavioral Interview
Location: MPCCW - 183 A
Speaker:
Madison Kierod, MBA
Career Management & Development
Thursday, Oct 24th
10:15 AM – 11:00 AM
CT
I've Been Laid Off, Now What?
Location: MPCCW - 196 B
Speaker:
jessica Rannow
– KPI Solutions
Speaker:
Brittney Elko
– Aligos Therapeutics
Career Management & Development
Thursday, Oct 24th
10:15 AM – 11:00 AM
CT
The Secret Weapon to Your Early Career: Intentionality
Location: MPCCW - 194 AB
Speaker:
Kaitlin Perkins
– Pfizer
Speaker:
Meghan Griffin
– Pfizer
Career Management & Development
Thursday, Oct 24th
11:15 AM – 12:00 PM
CT
Building Resilience: Overcoming Setbacks in Your Professional Journey
Location: MPCCW - 194 AB
Speaker:
Sarah Beranek
– MTS Systems Corporation, An ITW Company
Career Management & Development
Thursday, Oct 24th
10:15 AM – 12:15 PM
CT
Rapid Resume Review
Location: MPCCW - 187 ABC
Career Management & Development
Thursday, Oct 24th
11:15 AM – 12:00 PM
CT
Confessions of a Serial Job Hopper: Finding the Right Fit
Location: MPCCW - 196 C
Speaker:
Alyssa Acosta, EIT
– Burns & McDonnell
Career Management & Development
Thursday, Oct 24th
11:15 AM – 12:15 PM
CT
Empowering Engineers: How to Find Your Perfect Match
Location: MPCCW - 183 A
Speaker:
Jennifer Rivera
– Henkel
Speaker:
Bethany Kalach
– Henkel
Speaker:
Reneta Ivanova
– Henkel
Moderator:
Gowri Narsimhamurthy
– Henkel
Speaker:
Loan Ngo
– Henkel
Career Management & Development
Thursday, Oct 24th
11:15 AM – 12:15 PM
CT
Get Your Hands Dirty: Where Innovation Meets Grit
Location: MPCCW - 183 C
Moderator:
Crystal Mink
– Toyota Motor North America R&D
Speaker:
Dianne O. Tykoski
– Toyota Motor North America
Speaker:
Heather Eich
– Toyota Motor North America R&D
Speaker:
Kara Yde
– Toyota Motor North America, Research & Development
Speaker:
Jess Buck
– Toyota Motor North America, R&D
Career Management & Development
Thursday, Oct 24th
11:15 AM – 12:15 PM
CT
To Webcam or Not To Webcam? Remote Working Tips
Location: MPCCW - 192 ABC
Speaker:
Jennifer Chang (she/her/hers)
– Ford Motor Company
Moderator:
Molli Andor
– Ford Motor Company
Speaker:
Kristin Zatwarnicki
– General Motors
Speaker:
Allie Haugen (she/her/hers)
– Boston Scientific
Speaker:
LaJoia Walker
– DuPont Specialty Products
Career Management & Development
Thursday, Oct 24th
11:30 AM – 11:50 AM
CT
Building Your Career Toolbox: Success Strategies for Women in STEM
Location: MPCCW - 190 A
Speaker:
Melissa Jones
– Honeywell Aerospace
Career Management & Development
Thursday, Oct 24th
1:45 PM – 2:30 PM
CT
Reimagine Your Work: Managing Your Career Like It's Your Business
Location: MPCCW - 192 ABC
Speaker:
Wendy Cocke
– Engineering Leadership Solutions
Career Management & Development
Thursday, Oct 24th
2:45 PM – 3:30 PM
CT
Is Science Diplomacy for Engineers?
Location: MPCCW - 196 C
Speaker:
Juliana Dagnese, n/a
– John Deere Des Moines Works
Speaker:
Hang K. Loi, Chemical Engineering (BSc), Music (BA)
– 3M (retired)
Career Management & Development
Thursday, Oct 24th
2:45 PM – 3:45 PM
CT
Career Paths in the Built Environment
Location: MPCCW - 192 ABC
Moderator:
Theresa D'Amore
– Watts Applied Solutions
Speaker:
Briana Macri
– Watts Applied Solutions
Speaker:
Karry Mackie
– Watts Applied Solutions
Speaker:
Joe Burke
– Watts Water Technologies
Speaker:
David Benaiges
– Watts Water Technologies
Career Management & Development
Thursday, Oct 24th
3:00 PM – 3:20 PM
CT
You Are Still Amazing: Reinventing Ourselves After 55
Location: MPCCW - 190 A
Speaker:
Renee T. LaRocca, BSME, MBA, Masters Engineering
– Foresight Product Management
Career Management & Development
Thursday, Oct 24th
3:25 PM – 3:45 PM
CT
Your Career Compass and the Power of Values-Based Navigation
Location: MPCCW - 190 B
Speaker:
Katie Klee
– Merck
Speaker:
Erin Boston, BS Industrial Engineering
– Merck & Co., Inc.
Career Management & Development
Thursday, Oct 24th
4:00 PM – 4:45 PM
CT
From Aerospace to Telecommunications to Semiconductors: Roadmap to Career Transitions
Location: MPCCW - 187 ABC
Speaker:
Sue Wong
– ASM
Career Management & Development
Thursday, Oct 24th
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
CT
Crafting Your Trajectory: Career Pathing Toward Program/Product Management
Location: MPCCW - 192 ABC
Speaker:
Selin Kar
– Brunswick Corporation
Speaker:
Jennifer Beld
– Navico Group
Speaker:
Jennifer D. Foss
– Brunswick Corporation
Speaker:
Alissa Flanagan
– Navico Group
Moderator:
Kyrie LeMahieu
– Mercury Marine
Career Management & Development
Thursday, Oct 24th
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
CT
I’ve Been Working on the Railroad – Women in Rail
Location: MPCCW - 183 B
Speaker:
Grace Olsen, BS Industrial & Operations Engineering
– Union Pacific Railroad
Speaker:
Aarti Bhardwaj, PMP, BS Physics, MS Computer Applications
– Amtrak
Speaker:
Cindy Ingram, n/a
– CPKC
Speaker:
Chantel Goutcher, MBA, BS Transportation and Distribution Management
– CSX Transportation
Moderator:
Alina Butler, BS Psychology, MS Industrial-Organizational Psychology
– Wabtec
Career Management & Development
Thursday, Oct 24th
4:50 PM – 5:10 PM
CT
Networking Navigator: Mastering Connections With Confidence and Purpose
Location: MPCCW - 190 A
Speaker:
Christine Thoms Knox, MBA
– Bechtel
Career Management & Development
Friday, Oct 25th
10:15 AM – 10:35 AM
CT
Break Free! Navigate Your Career Break With Confidence
Location: MPCCW - 190 B
Speaker:
Deepika Devarajan
– Matthews International
Career Management & Development
Friday, Oct 25th
10:15 AM – 10:35 AM
CT
Engineers! Open Your Eyes to Rewarding Possibilities in Project Management
Location: MPCCW - 190 A
Speaker:
Prajakta Kolhe, M.S. EE, PMP® (she/her/hers)
– Motorola Solutions, Inc.
Career Management & Development
Friday, Oct 25th
10:15 AM – 11:00 AM
CT
Miss Worldwide: A Glimpse into Going Global
Location: MPCCW - 192 ABC
Speaker:
Amy Penner
– PepsiCo
Career Management & Development
Friday, Oct 25th
10:15 AM – 11:00 AM
CT
Personal Branding and Networking to Advance Your Career
Location: MPCCW - 183 A
Speaker:
Sharmila Vivekanandan
– Cummins Inc.
Career Management & Development
Friday, Oct 25th
10:15 AM – 11:15 AM
CT
Dell Technologies Info Session- Navigating Dual Career Households
Location: MPCCW - 470 A
Speaker:
Grace Miller
– Dell Technologies
Speaker:
Alyson Freeman
– Dell Technologies
Speaker:
Amrita Maguire
– Dell Technologies
Career Management & Development
Friday, Oct 25th
11:15 AM – 12:00 PM
CT
Creating Mid-Career Momentum
Location: MPCCW - 183 C
Speaker:
JeanAnn Nichols, MBA
– JeanAnn Nichols Executive Coaching
Career Management & Development
Friday, Oct 25th
11:15 AM – 12:00 PM
CT
Game Night: Lessons From Board Games Make Networking Fun
Location: MPCCW - 196 A
Speaker:
Nicole Woon
– Microsoft
Speaker:
Emily Carney
– Genezen
Career Management & Development
Friday, Oct 25th
11:30 AM – 11:50 AM
CT
Talk Like TED
Location: MPCCW - 190 B
Speaker:
Lindarti Purwaningsih
– GlobalFoundries
Career Management & Development
Friday, Oct 25th
11:55 AM – 12:15 PM
CT
Engineering to Consulting: Transforming Expertise Into Impact
Location: MPCCW - 190 A
Speaker:
Francesca LaPinta (she/her/hers)
– Deloitte
Speaker:
Lauren Croft (she/her/hers)
– Deloitte
Career Management & Development
Friday, Oct 25th
1:45 PM – 2:05 PM
CT
Get Recognized With an Impact Diary
Location: MPCCW - 190 A
Speaker:
Claire K. Wemp, PhD
– DuPont
Career Management & Development
Friday, Oct 25th
1:45 PM – 2:30 PM
CT
Calling All Cleantech Innovators: Time to Save the Planet!
Location: MPCCW - 192 ABC
Speaker:
Jennifer DiStefano
– U.S. Department of Energy
Speaker:
Katie Taylor
– Department of Energy
Career Management & Development
Friday, Oct 25th
2:45 PM – 3:30 PM
CT
Ditch the Pitch: Why Your Elevator Pitch Isn't Working
Location: MPCCW - 185 ABC
Speaker:
Rebecca C. Alexander, MHRIR
– Eaton
Speaker:
Allison T. Lopes
– Eaton Corporation
Career Management & Development
Friday, Oct 25th
2:45 PM – 3:30 PM
CT
Jack of All, Master of One – A Robotics Career
Location: MPCCW - 196 A
Speaker:
Rashmy Parimi
– Zoox Inc
Speaker:
Aditi Kumar
– Johnson & Johnson MedTech
Career Management & Development
Friday, Oct 25th
2:45 PM – 3:45 PM
CT
Building Scholarly Connections: Effective Networking and Follow-Through Strategies
Location: MPCCW - 183 A
Speaker:
Virginia Counts, Ph.D., P.E., PMP, MBB, ACC
– Medtronic
Speaker:
Beth C. McGinnis-Cavanaugh, MSCE, EIT
– Springfield Technical Community College
Moderator:
Jennifer Winikus, Ph.D. (she/her/hers)
– Lehigh University
Career Management & Development
Friday, Oct 25th
3:00 PM – 3:20 PM
CT
Unleashing Engineering Superpowers: Transformative Free Courses
Location: MPCCW - 190 B
Speaker:
Dragana Jandric
– Ansys Inc
Career Management & Development
Friday, Oct 25th
4:00 PM – 4:20 PM
CT
Growing Green: Exploring Sustainability Career Possibilities
Location: MPCCW - 190 A
Speaker:
Megan Reinbold Wickmann
– Cummins
Career Management & Development
Friday, Oct 25th
4:00 PM – 4:45 PM
CT
You're Kenough: Unlock Your Kenergy and Write Your Resume
Location: MPCCW - 185 ABC
Speaker:
Anne Irene Ryan (she/her/hers)
– Anne Ryan Consulting, LLC
Career Management & Development
Friday, Oct 25th
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
CT
Almost Famous: Choose Your Own Career Adventure and Reimagine Retirement!
Location: MPCCW - 184 ABC
Moderator:
Dayna Johnson, P.E.
– Ecolab
Speaker:
Wendy Cocke
– Engineering Leadership Solutions
Speaker:
Sara Schonour
– Luxsi
Speaker:
Sonali Rao
– Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
Career Management & Development
Friday, Oct 25th
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
CT
Choose Your Own Adventure, Chart Your Own Path
Location: MPCCW - 192 ABC
Moderator:
Anitha Yeddula
– Discover Financial Services
Speaker:
Sheila Lodhia
– Discover Financial Services
Speaker:
Heather Bannon, n/a
– Discover Financial Services
Speaker:
Ying Zhe
– Discover Financial Services
Career Management & Development
Friday, Oct 25th
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
CT
Construction Engineers: What Should I Build?
Location: MPCCW - 196 B
Moderator:
Aby Combs (she/her/hers)
– Granite Construction
Speaker:
Amanda Amos (she/her/hers)
– Granite Industrial
Speaker:
Michelle Wangwa
– Granite
Speaker:
Lisa Mena
– Granite Power, Inc
Speaker:
Paola Lopez-Martinez
– Granite
Career Management & Development
Friday, Oct 25th
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
CT
Engineer to Entrepreneur: Case Studies in Business Ownership
Location: MPCCW - 183 B
Moderator:
Cassie Leonard, MS, ACC (she/her/hers)
– ELMM Coaching
Speaker:
Tricia Drake, PE, LEED AP BD+C
– HVAC Double Check LLC
Speaker:
Jessica Blake, MS, PMP (she/her/hers)
– Blake Consulting Group
Speaker:
Renee T. LaRocca, BSME, MBA, Masters Engineering
– Foresight Product Management
Career Management & Development
Saturday, Oct 26th
10:15 AM – 11:00 AM
CT
How to Turn a Layoff into a Liftoff
Location: MPCCW - 196 A
Speaker:
Eleonora Chakraborty, RAC
– AbbVie
Career Management & Development
Saturday, Oct 26th
10:15 AM – 11:00 AM
CT
Trailblazing Transitions: From Chemistry Labs to Spacecraft Innovation
Location: MPCCW - 196 C
Speaker:
Wendy Fan
– Relativity Space
Career Management & Development
Saturday, Oct 26th
10:40 AM – 11:00 AM
CT
Game On: How 'Anything You Can Do' Drives Success
Location: MPCCW - 190 B
Speaker:
Erin Rasmussen, n/a
– Broadcom
Speaker:
Katie Rasmussen, n/a
– International Motors
Career Management & Development
Saturday, Oct 26th
11:05 AM – 11:25 AM
CT
No One Has “No Experience”
Location: MPCCW -190 B
Speaker:
Helen J. Mills
– Northrop Grumman Corporation
Career Management & Development
Saturday, Oct 26th
11:15 AM – 12:00 PM
CT
Life After Layoff: Surviving to Thriving
Location: MPCCW - 470 A
Speaker:
Andria Kawa (she/her/hers)
– AbbVie
Speaker:
Sarah Cooper
– AbbVie
Career Management & Development
Saturday, Oct 26th
11:15 AM – 12:15 PM
CT
Engineering Your Career
Location: MPCCW - 183 A
Speaker:
Shela Joyce (she/her/hers)
– IPEX
Speaker:
Amy Ng
– Johnson Controls
Moderator:
Deborah Grady
– Johnson Controls
Speaker:
Asia Hua
– Johnson Controls
Career Management & Development
Saturday, Oct 26th
11:15 AM – 12:15 PM
CT
Lift as You Climb: Elevate Others Along Your Journey
Location: MPCCW - 183 B
Moderator:
Kelly Kelly
Speaker:
Shawna Brunson
Speaker:
Randi Clawar-Block
Speaker:
Catina Short
Career Management & Development
Saturday, Oct 26th
11:30 AM – 11:50 AM
CT
Become a Beekeeper! How Extracurriculars Can Make Your Resume Unique
Location: MPCCW - 190 A
Speaker:
Sophia Palermo (she/her/hers)
– The University of Cincinnati
Career Management & Development
Saturday, Oct 26th
11:30 AM – 11:50 AM
CT
I Earned It: Salary Negotiation and the Gender Gap
Location: MPCCW - 190 B
Speaker:
Allysa M. Dunnigan, n/a (she/her/hers)
– 3M
Career Management & Development
Saturday, Oct 26th
1:45 PM – 2:05 PM
CT
Leading on the Edge of the Glass Cliff: Women in Leadership
Location: MPCCW - 190 B
Speaker:
SEQWANA Pryor
– DuPont Company
Career Management & Development
Saturday, Oct 26th
1:45 PM – 2:30 PM
CT
Conquering Your Co-Op: How to Maximize Success and Navigate Transitions
Location: MPCCW - 183 A
Speaker:
Olivia Wright
– EWIE Group of Companies (EGC)
Speaker:
MIsty Tomlin (she/her/hers)
– Ford Motor Company
Career Management & Development
Saturday, Oct 26th
1:45 PM – 2:30 PM
CT
Technical Writing Skills That Will Advance Your Career
Location: MPCCW - 196 C
Speaker:
Susan R. Peterson, Ph.D.
– Shockwave Medical, Inc.
Career Management & Development
Saturday, Oct 26th
1:45 PM – 2:30 PM
CT
Unlocking the Hidden Curriculum: Navigating Early Career Success
Location: MPCCW - 183 B
Speaker:
Camille Smith
– GSK
Career Management & Development
Saturday, Oct 26th
2:10 PM – 2:30 PM
CT
Where Do You See Yourself in Five Years?
Location: MPCCW - 190 B
Speaker:
Meenakshi Yellamraju
– Trane Technologies
Career Management & Development
Saturday, Oct 26th
2:45 PM – 3:30 PM
CT
Create and Nurture a Mentorship: Mentee Strategies
Location: MPCCW - 470 A
Speaker:
Diane Doise, n/a
– Syngenta
Speaker:
Mandeep Gill, n/a
– HCLTech
Career Management & Development
Saturday, Oct 26th
2:45 PM – 3:30 PM
CT
Nevertheless, She Persisted as a First-Generation Professional
Location: MPCCW - 196 A
Speaker:
Cassandra Flores, EIT (she/her/hers)
– Stantec
Speaker:
April Welshans, PE
– Stantec Consulting Services Inc.
Career Management & Development
Saturday, Oct 26th
2:45 PM – 3:30 PM
CT
Ready for Takeoff: Launching my Career Being an Immigrant
Location: MPCCW - 183 C
Speaker:
Swetha Manickavasagam
– Intel Corporation
Career Management & Development
Saturday, Oct 26th
2:45 PM – 3:45 PM
CT
The Future of Mentorship
Location: MPCCW - 192 ABC
Moderator:
Valerie C. Thomas, she/her/hers (she/her/hers)
– Siemens
Speaker:
Nyeedra Hunter-Davis, she/her/hers (she/her/hers)
– Siemens
Speaker:
Danielle Eldridge, she/her/hers (she/her/hers)
– Siemens
Career Management & Development
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Belonging (DEIB)
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)
Self-Management & Development
Thursday, Oct 24th
10:15 AM – 10:35 AM
CT
Taylor-ing Your Career (Your Version)
Location: MPCCW - 190 A
Speaker:
Priyanka Salunkhe
– UPS
Speaker:
Brian Luckett
– UPS
Self-Management & Development
Thursday, Oct 24th
10:15 AM – 11:00 AM
CT
Building a Personal Brand: What's Your Vibe?
Location: MPCCW - 183 C
Speaker:
Jayshree Seth
– 3M
Self-Management & Development
Thursday, Oct 24th
10:15 AM – 11:00 AM
CT
Nail Your Next Presentation! From Flop to Pop
Location: MPCCW - 185 ABC
Speaker:
Mandy McIvor, Professional Engineer, INCOSE Certified Systems Engineering Professional
– Whirlpool Corporation
Self-Management & Development
Thursday, Oct 24th
11:15 AM – 12:00 PM
CT
Breaking Boundaries: The Myth of Disciplinary Lines in Engineering
Location: MPCCW - 185 ABC
Speaker:
Cassandra A. Morecroft King
– Smiths Detection Inc
Speaker:
Victoria Skura (she/her/hers)
– Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
Self-Management & Development
Thursday, Oct 24th
1:45 PM – 2:30 PM
CT
The Power of Perseverance: Managing the Unexpected
Location: MPCCW - 196 A
Speaker:
Eileen M. Velez-Vega, PE
– Puerto Rico Department of Transportation and Public Works
Self-Management & Development
Thursday, Oct 24th
1:45 PM – 2:30 PM
CT
Work Hard Play Hard: Integrating Passions to Enhance Your Career
Location: MPCCW - 196 B
Speaker:
Cary Kaczowka, PMP
– REGENT
Speaker:
Rachel Gitajn
– Oakley / EssilorLuxottica
Self-Management & Development
Thursday, Oct 24th
2:35 PM – 2:55 PM
CT
Discover Insurance as an Uncommon Engineering Career
Location: MPCCW - 190 A
Speaker:
Sarah Mathena (she/her/hers)
– FM
Speaker:
Sonya Pietrandrea (she/her/hers)
– FM Affiliated
Self-Management & Development
Thursday, Oct 24th
3:00 PM – 3:20 PM
CT
How the Circus Helped Me Grow as an Engineer
Location: MPCCW - 190 B
Speaker:
Michelle Sterrett (she/her/hers)
Self-Management & Development
Thursday, Oct 24th
3:25 PM – 3:45 PM
CT
Rising Strong: Harnessing Stoic Wisdom for Career and Personal Success
Location: MPCCW - 190 A
Speaker:
Rosalba Santana, Civil Engineer BS
– Los Angeles Department of Water and Power
Self-Management & Development
Thursday, Oct 24th
4:00 PM – 4:45 PM
CT
Becoming an Innovator: Breaking Barriers to Having Your Ideas Heard
Location: MPCCW - 185 ABC
Speaker:
Christine Kearney Hawkins (she/her/hers)
– Becton Dickinson (BD)
Speaker:
Stacey Burgardt
– Hollister
Self-Management & Development
Thursday, Oct 24th
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
CT
Safe and Sound: Why Your Technical Input Matters
Location: MPCCW - 183 A
Speaker:
Arlene Spezzaferro
– GE Aerospace
Moderator:
Bianca McCartt (she/her/hers)
– GE Aerospace
Speaker:
Deborah Whitis, Ph.D. (she/her/hers)
– GE Aerospace
Speaker:
Genevieve Kane (she/her/hers)
– IBM
Self-Management & Development
Friday, Oct 25th
10:15 AM – 11:00 AM
CT
Building Resilience at 30,000 Feet
Location: MPCCW - 183 C
Speaker:
Haley Erickson, n/a
– Delta
Self-Management & Development
Friday, Oct 25th
10:15 AM – 11:00 AM
CT
Money Matters: Investing, Personal Finance, Negotiation, and More!
Location: MPCCW - 184 ABC
Speaker:
Kiran Malik, n/a
– Keysight Technologies
Speaker:
Sreyoshi Bhaduri, Ph.D. (she/her/hers)
– Amazon
Speaker:
Venkata Sai Naveena Bathula (she/her/hers)
– Illinois Institute of Technology
Self-Management & Development
Friday, Oct 25th
11:05 AM – 11:25 AM
CT
Unmasking the Positivity Paradox: The Dark Side of Toxic Optimism
Location: MPCCW - 190 B
Speaker:
Lauren Behette
– Merck
Speaker:
NISHA MONY
– Merck
Self-Management & Development
Friday, Oct 25th
11:15 AM – 12:15 PM
CT
How to Retire Early and Get Ready for What's Next
Location: MPCCW - 184 ABC
Moderator:
Mary T. Zeis, BSChE
– Procter & Gamble
Speaker:
Ceal Craig, BSME, MSE (Mech. Engr.), PhD (Education)
– None
Speaker:
Hang K. Loi, Chemical Engineering (BSc), Music (BA)
– 3M (retired)
Speaker:
Mary Isaac, PhD
– AAUW California Tech Trek
Self-Management & Development
Friday, Oct 25th
1:45 PM – 2:30 PM
CT
STEM Women: Financial Independence Blueprint for Success and Early Retirement
Location: MPCCW - 184 ABC
Speaker:
Sandra Park
– SAIC
Self-Management & Development
Friday, Oct 25th
1:45 PM – 2:30 PM
CT
Working in Construction: Don't Let It Intimidate You
Location: MPCCW - 183 A
Speaker:
Genevieve Han, P.E.; MSCE
– Los Angeles Department of Water and Power
Self-Management & Development
Friday, Oct 25th
2:10 PM – 2:30 PM
CT
Close Listening: Music for Emotional and Professional Growth
Location: MPCCW - 190 B
Speaker:
Sriya Surapaneni (she/her/hers)
– Georgia Institute of Technology
Speaker:
Bhavya Surapaneni (she/her/hers)
– University of Pennsylvania
Self-Management & Development
Friday, Oct 25th
2:45 PM – 3:30 PM
CT
Creating Personal Resilience – How I Survived a Professional Nightmare!
Location: MPCCW - 187 ABC
Speaker:
Kelley E. McGrath
– BAE Systems Inc., Strategic Systems Business Unit
Self-Management & Development
Friday, Oct 25th
2:45 PM – 3:45 PM
CT
Stay Lit: How to Tend Your Career Fire
Location: MPCCW - 196 B
Speaker:
Patty Shirk
– 89 North, Inc
Moderator:
Kris Hege
– Chroma Technology
Speaker:
JoAnn DiGiacomio, PMP (she/her/hers)
– U.S. Department of Commerce - CHIPS Program Office
Self-Management & Development
Friday, Oct 25th
3:25 PM – 3:45 PM
CT
Put Your Own Oxygen Mask On First!
Location: MPCCW - 190 A
Speaker:
Shravanthi L. Manikonda, PhD.
– GlobalFoundries
Self-Management & Development
Friday, Oct 25th
4:00 PM – 4:20 PM
CT
Overcome the Resistance to Change
Location: MPCCW - 190 B
Speaker:
Surya Vyshnavi Kenguva
– John Deere
Self-Management & Development
Friday, Oct 25th
4:00 PM – 4:45 PM
CT
Embracing New Challenges With a Growth Mindset
Location: MPCCW - 196 A
Speaker:
Maya Swan (she/her/hers)
– Phillips 66
Self-Management & Development
Friday, Oct 25th
4:25 PM – 4:45 PM
CT
Money Matters: How to Talk to Your Friends About Finances
Location: MPCCW - 190 A
Speaker:
Katharine Mehan
– AbbVie
Self-Management & Development
Saturday, Oct 26th
10:15 AM – 10:35 AM
CT
Are You Unintentionally Exposing Yourself?
Location: MPCCW - 190 A
Speaker:
Lynda Grindstaff (she/her/hers)
– Lynda Grindstaff
Self-Management & Development
Saturday, Oct 26th
10:15 AM – 10:35 AM
CT
Change Your Relationship With Change: Get Comfortable Being Uncomfortable
Location: MPCCW - 190 B
Speaker:
Deepti Saini, GlobalFoundries
– GlobalFoundries Engineering Pvt. Ltd.
Speaker:
Reshma Ramaiah, GlobalFoundries
– GlobalFoundries Engineering Pvt. Ltd.
Self-Management & Development
Saturday, Oct 26th
10:15 AM – 11:00 AM
CT
What Sets You Apart: Early Career Skills to Differentiate Yourself
Location: MPCCW - 184 ABC
Speaker:
Stacey M. Nall
– Commonwealth Associates, Inc.
Speaker:
Brittany Chapman, PE
– Commonwealth Associates
Self-Management & Development
Saturday, Oct 26th
11:05 AM – 11:25 AM
CT
Breaking Point: Prioritizing Mental Health in the Pursuit of Balance
Location: MPCCW - 190 A
Speaker:
Saba Hosseinzadeh, M.S.
– Roche
Self-Management & Development
Saturday, Oct 26th
11:15 AM – 12:00 PM
CT
Negotiation for Introverts: Unlock Your Hidden Superpower
Location: MPCCW - W196 A
Speaker:
Megan Wiens
– Emerson
Self-Management & Development
Saturday, Oct 26th
11:15 AM – 12:00 PM
CT
Staying a Student After Graduation: Becoming a Lifelong Learner
Location: MPCCW - 184 ABC
Speaker:
Leann Vaive (she/her/hers)
– Whirlpool Corporation
Self-Management & Development
Saturday, Oct 26th
11:15 AM – 12:15 PM
CT
You Won't Find Your Life Purpose at 23
Location: MPCCW - 192 ABC
Moderator:
Myranda New (she/her/hers)
– Boston Scientific
Speaker:
Reyna Kirschel (she/her/hers)
– Boston Scientific
Speaker:
Julia Behlmann (she/her/hers)
– Honeywell Aerospace Technologies
Speaker:
Negahr Rastguiy (she/her/hers)
– Lockheed Martin
Speaker:
Piper Halcrow (she/her/hers)
– The University of Notre Dame
Self-Management & Development
Saturday, Oct 26th
11:55 AM – 12:15 PM
CT
Help! I Need Somebody: Empower Yourself to Ask for Help
Location: MPCCW - 190 B
Speaker:
Zubra Mutenyo
– GlobalFoundries
Speaker:
Tracey Hunt
– GlobalFoundries
Self-Management & Development
Saturday, Oct 26th
1:45 PM – 2:05 PM
CT
The Power Suit: Unveiling the Impact of Dressing for Success
Location: MPCCW - 190 A
Speaker:
Emer Twohig
– Merck & Co.
Self-Management & Development
Saturday, Oct 26th
1:45 PM – 2:30 PM
CT
Owning Your Growth While Transitioning into New Fields
Location: MPCCW - 192 ABC
Speaker:
Gheissa Landaeta
– BP
Self-Management & Development
Saturday, Oct 26th
1:45 PM – 2:30 PM
CT
Parental Controls Advised
Location: MPCCW - 194 AB
Speaker:
Maria Lawson
– Lockheed Martin
Speaker:
Jayme Lara
– Lockheed Martin
Self-Management & Development
Saturday, Oct 26th
2:35 PM – 2:55 PM
CT
Failing High School Math to Rocket Propulsion Engineer
Location: MPCCW - 190 A
Speaker:
Sharon Pak (she/her/hers)
– Blue Origin
Self-Management & Development
Saturday, Oct 26th
2:45 PM – 3:45 PM
CT
Faculty Advisors, SWE is for You Too!
Location: MPCCW - 183 A
Moderator:
Marie-Pierre Delisle
– United States Naval Academy
Speaker:
Jacquelyn Nagel
– James Madison University
Speaker:
Beth C. McGinnis-Cavanaugh, MSCE, EIT
– Springfield Technical Community College
Speaker:
Nichole Neal
– Chandler-Gilbert Community College
Speaker:
Jessica Kaufman, PhD
– Endicott College
Self-Management & Development
Saturday, Oct 26th
3:00 PM – 3:20 PM
CT
From Comfort Zone to Career Zone
Location: MPCCW - 190 B
Speaker:
Karlyann Laboy
– Ingredion
Speaker:
Gabrielle Jarosz (she/her/hers)
– Ingredion
Self-Management & Development
Strategic Leadership
Thursday, Oct 24th
10:40 AM – 11:00 AM
CT
A Quickstart Guide to an Organized Collegiate SWE Section
Location: MPCCW - 190 B
Speaker:
Mikayla Mann
– Harvey Mudd College
Speaker:
Serena Mao
– Harvey Mudd College
Strategic Leadership
Thursday, Oct 24th
11:55 AM – 12:15 PM
CT
Leading From Any Seat
Location: MPCCW - 190 A
Speaker:
Lisa Koehler
– Discover Financial Services
Strategic Leadership
Thursday, Oct 24th
1:45 PM – 2:30 PM
CT
Don't Sink the Ship: Avoiding Crucial Mistakes in Employee Well-being
Location: MPCCW - 183 A
Speaker:
Lennis Perez
– Sulzer Chemtech
Speaker:
Caroline Milton
– Milton Coaching Collective
Strategic Leadership
Thursday, Oct 24th
1:45 PM – 2:30 PM
CT
Leading With Vision and Alignment
Location: MPCCW - 187 ABC
Speaker:
Mary E. Kinsella, PhD, F.SWE
– Her Engineering Career
Strategic Leadership
Thursday, Oct 24th
1:45 PM – 2:30 PM
CT
Moving From Contributor to Leader Mindset: Work Smarter, Not Longer
Location: MPCCW - 184 ABC
Speaker:
Mariam Tariq
– Progress Software
Strategic Leadership
Thursday, Oct 24th
1:45 PM – 2:30 PM
CT
Strategic Storytelling in Engineering: Making Your Ideas Resonate with Everyone
Location: MPCCW - 183 C
Speaker:
Sabha Museteif, PMP, MBA (she/her/hers)
– Rockwell Automation
Speaker:
Sudha Krishnamurthy, MBA (she/her/hers)
– Rockwell Automation
Strategic Leadership
Thursday, Oct 24th
2:35 PM – 2:55 PM
CT
Make Me Laugh! How Stand-up Helped Me in My Career
Location: MPCCW - 190 B
Speaker:
Kate Hensley
– Collins Aeropsace
Strategic Leadership
Thursday, Oct 24th
2:45 PM – 3:30 PM
CT
Attention Retention! Your Plan to Retain Your Rock Star Team Members
Location: MPCCW - 184 ABC
Speaker:
Amber L. Kemmerling (she/her/hers)
Strategic Leadership
Thursday, Oct 24th
2:45 PM – 3:30 PM
CT
Pumps, Flats, Heels or Sneakers: A Shoe in Leadership!
Location: MPCCW - 183 C
Speaker:
Kameelah S. Majied, PMP
– Merck & Co. Inc.
Strategic Leadership
Thursday, Oct 24th
2:45 PM – 3:45 PM
CT
When Change Finds You: How to Handle Organizational/Department Restructuring
Location: MPCCW - 183 A
Moderator:
Lynn Davenport, MS BME
– Medtronic
Speaker:
Patricia (Tricia) Walker, MS BME
– Medtronic
Speaker:
Alyse Stofer
– Medtronic
Strategic Leadership
Friday, Oct 25th
10:15 AM – 11:00 AM
CT
Increase Your Credibility by Succeeding Where Most Leaders Fall Short
Location: MPCCW - 196 B
Speaker:
CARISSA GUDENKAUF (she/her/hers)
– KeyInsight Consulting
Strategic Leadership
Friday, Oct 25th
10:15 AM – 11:00 AM
CT
Women in Operations: The Last Frontier
Location: MPCCW - 183 B
Speaker:
Diane Rousseau
– Fortune Brands Innovations
Strategic Leadership
Friday, Oct 25th
11:15 AM – 12:00 PM
CT
If Not Me, Then Who? Owning Middle Management
Location: MPCCW - 185 ABC
Speaker:
Amber L. Kreceman
– Raytheon
Speaker:
Corey Pitts
– Raytheon
Strategic Leadership
Friday, Oct 25th
11:15 AM – 12:15 PM
CT
Strategy Secrets Shared! SWE Senate Shares Best Practices!
Location: MPCCW - 196 B
Speaker:
Alison E. Bergmann
– EY-Parthenon
Speaker:
Sarah L. Koenig
– RTX- Pratt & Whitney
Speaker:
Erica Messinger
– Keysight Technologies
Speaker:
Swetha Vinjimoor
– Abbott Laboratories
Moderator:
Kristine Barnes
– General Motors
Strategic Leadership
Friday, Oct 25th
1:45 PM – 2:30 PM
CT
Discover and Enhance Technical Talent With Hackathons
Location: MPCCW - 194 AB
Speaker:
Sylvia Traxler
– RTX
Speaker:
Kyle Nowell
– RTX
Strategic Leadership
Friday, Oct 25th
1:45 PM – 2:30 PM
CT
Leading High-Performing Teams Across Cultures
Location: MPCCW - 185 ABC
Speaker:
BRITTANY MARGRITZ (she/her/hers)
– Engineers in Action
Strategic Leadership
Friday, Oct 25th
2:35 PM – 2:55 PM
CT
Empower Innovation: Build Cloud Services - Inclusive Power
Location: MPCCW - 190 B
Speaker:
Shubha Sundar
– Becton, Dickinson
Strategic Leadership
Friday, Oct 25th
2:45 PM – 3:45 PM
CT
Leading From the Back: Cultivating Lifelong Leadership Skills
Location: MPCCW - 194 AB
Moderator:
Isabella Fadullon
– United States Navy
Speaker:
Alexsandra Huntimer
– United States Navy
Speaker:
Taylor Woodworth
– United States Navy
Speaker:
Alexis Smith
– United States Navy
Strategic Leadership
Friday, Oct 25th
3:00 PM – 3:20 PM
CT
Punch Above Your Weight: Be a Technical Leader Beyond Your Title
Location: MPCCW - 190 A
Speaker:
Kriti Bhandari
– Ripple
Strategic Leadership
Friday, Oct 25th
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
CT
In My Supervisor Era: Essential Insights for First-Time Managers
Location: MPCCW - 183 A
Speaker:
Anitha Kosaraju
– Bechtel Energy INC
Speaker:
Amanda Ramirez
– Bechtel Energy INC
Moderator:
Brenda Tuley, P.E.
– Bechtel Energy INC
Speaker:
Kevin Khazan McGregor
– Bechtel Energy INC
Speaker:
Erika Poole
– Bechtel National INC
Strategic Leadership
Saturday, Oct 26th
10:15 AM – 11:00 AM
CT
1:1 Meetings: Effective or Effectively a Waste of Time?
Location: MPCCW - 185 ABC
Speaker:
Ashlee Janczak, MBA
– Moog Medical
Strategic Leadership
Saturday, Oct 26th
10:15 AM – 11:00 AM
CT
Empowering Leadership: Applying Women's Self-Defense Principles in Technical Leadership
Location: MPCCW - 183 A
Speaker:
Jennifer N. Klenka (she/her/hers)
– Lockheed Martin
Strategic Leadership
Saturday, Oct 26th
10:40 AM – 11:00 AM
CT
Encouraging Sustainability in the Workplace
Location: MPCCW - 190 A
Speaker:
Nicole Allen
– Georgia Institute of Technology
Speaker:
Elaina Render
Strategic Leadership
Saturday, Oct 26th
11:15 AM – 12:00 PM
CT
ADKAR Kadabra! Change Management Magic!
Location: MPCCW - 196 C
Speaker:
Cristina Quinones Arriaga
– Dow
Strategic Leadership
Saturday, Oct 26th
1:45 PM – 2:30 PM
CT
Empowering Leaders: Strategies for Developing High-Performing and Inclusive Teams
Location: MPCCW - 196 A
Speaker:
Maribel Cassens
– HMS Networks
Strategic Leadership
Saturday, Oct 26th
1:45 PM – 2:30 PM
CT
Say What You Really Mean and Get Results
Location: MPCCW - 187 ABC
Speaker:
Sujata Bhatia, B.S.E.E. (she/her/hers)
– ExxonMobil
Speaker:
Ann Leger
Strategic Leadership
Saturday, Oct 26th
2:45 PM – 3:30 PM
CT
The Meeting Whisperer: A Playbook for Facilitating Effective Meetings
Location: MPCCW - 184 ABC
Speaker:
Jennifer A. Topinka
– GE Vernova (Electrification Software)
Strategic Leadership
Saturday, Oct 26th
2:45 PM – 3:45 PM
CT
Unleash Your Power: Effectively Influencing Across Roles
Location: MPCCW - 196 B
Moderator:
Hannah J. Morris
– Spirit AeroSystems Inc.
Speaker:
Sunita Lavin, PE
– Burns and McDonnell
Speaker:
Liz San Miguel
– Northrop Grumman
Strategic Leadership
Technical Innovations
Thursday, Oct 24th
11:15 AM – 12:00 PM
CT
The Power of Microgrids: Community Resilience for a Changing Climate
Location: MPCCW - 196 A
Speaker:
Samantha Childress
– Schneider Electric
Technical Innovations
Thursday, Oct 24th
11:15 AM – 12:15 PM
CT
A Career with Boundless Opportunity- Northrop Grumman Tech Talk
Location: MPCCW - 184 ABC
Technical Innovations
Thursday, Oct 24th
11:30 AM – 11:50 AM
CT
The MachH2 Hydrogen Hub
Location: MPCCW - 190 B
Speaker:
Angie K. Gregory
– Nicor Gas/Southern Company Gas
Technical Innovations
Thursday, Oct 24th
2:10 PM – 2:30 PM
CT
Emotional Design: Crafting Products That Resonate With Users
Location: MPCCW - 190 B
Speaker:
Grace Montoya
– GE Aerospace
Technical Innovations
Thursday, Oct 24th
2:15 PM – 3:15 PM
CT
Abbott Tech Talk
Location: West Hall F2 Theater B
Technical Innovations
Thursday, Oct 24th
2:15 PM – 3:15 PM
CT
Medtronic Tech Talk
Location: West Hall F2 Theater A
Speaker:
Scott Cundy
– Medtronic
Speaker:
Georgetta Carr
– Medtronic
Speaker:
Taya Cassens
– Medtronic
Speaker:
Kaitlin Chapman
– Medtronic
Speaker:
Sophia Clark
– Medtronic
Technical Innovations
Thursday, Oct 24th
2:45 PM – 3:45 PM
CT
Hydrogen Economy Transition: Tools and Technologies Required for Destination Zero
Location: MPCCW - 196 B
Moderator:
Karen Ramsey-Idem, B.S., M.S., and PhD in Mechanical Engineering and 27 years experience
– Cummins Inc.
Speaker:
Hannah White
– Toyota North America
Speaker:
Margarita Mann
– Volvo
Speaker:
Nabiha Chaumeix, PhD in Mechanical Engineering
– CNRS
Speaker:
Edyta Dzieminska
Technical Innovations
Thursday, Oct 24th
3:30 PM – 4:30 PM
CT
Apple Tech Talk - Innovating Together: harnessing our skills, networks, and experience to blaze a path in tech
Location: West Hall F2 Theater A
Technical Innovations
Thursday, Oct 24th
3:30 PM – 4:30 PM
CT
Polaris Tech Talk - Think Outside: Feature & UI Development for Harsh Environments
Location: West Hall F2 Theater B
Technical Innovations
Thursday, Oct 24th
4:00 PM – 4:45 PM
CT
AI in Healthcare: Unleashing the Future of Medical Innovation
Location: MPCCW - 196 C
Speaker:
Xueying Zhao
– BD bioscience
Technical Innovations
Thursday, Oct 24th
4:00 PM – 4:45 PM
CT
Chew-Chew: Can Locomotive Engines Run on French Fries?!
Location: MPCCW - 194 AB
Speaker:
Christiane Lau, BS Mechanical Engineering
– Wabtec
Speaker:
Chris Miller, BA Physics, MS Mechanical Engineering
– Wabtec
Technical Innovations
Thursday, Oct 24th
4:00 PM – 4:45 PM
CT
Explore Endless Possibilities With Sensor Fusion in Smart, Intelligent Homes
Location: MPCCW - 196 A
Speaker:
Shanthini Chetlur Kannan
– Amazon
Speaker:
Shruti Makharia
– Amazon
Technical Innovations
Thursday, Oct 24th
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
CT
RTX Tech Talk- Don’t Go Chasing Waterfalls
Location: MPCCW - 183 C
Speaker:
Jodi Ashmun
Technical Innovations
Thursday, Oct 24th
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
CT
Starting a Research Program on a Shoestring Budget
Location: MPCCW - 184 ABC
Speaker:
Diane Peters
– Kettering University
Speaker:
Jessica Kaufman, PhD
– Endicott College
Speaker:
Michelle Oyen
– Washington University
Moderator:
Jennifer M. Bastiaan
– Kettering University
Technical Innovations
Thursday, Oct 24th
4:45 PM – 5:45 PM
CT
Discover Tech Talk- AI and ML in Payment Fraud Detection
Location: West Hall F2 Theater B
Speaker:
Neha Maheshwari
– Discover
Technical Innovations
Thursday, Oct 24th
4:50 PM – 5:10 PM
CT
How to Develop and Bring a New Product to Market
Location: MPCCW - 190 B
Speaker:
Dorota Shortell
– Simplexity Product Development
Technical Innovations
Friday, Oct 25th
10:15 AM – 11:00 AM
CT
Accelerating Sustainability With the Power of E-Mobility
Location: MPCCW - 187 ABC
Speaker:
Eirini Kostelidou, MEng (she/her/hers)
– Milence
Speaker:
Ahlam Maleg
– ABB
Technical Innovations
Friday, Oct 25th
10:15 AM – 11:00 AM
CT
Charting the Course: Navigating Winning Strategies for Effective AI Governance
Location: MPCCW - 185 ABC
Speaker:
Eniko Rozsa
– IBM
Speaker:
Sneha Varghese
– IBM
Technical Innovations
Friday, Oct 25th
10:15 AM – 11:00 AM
CT
Revolution With Digital Twin in Electrification Products
Location: MPCCW - 196 C
Speaker:
Mohan Vadnere
– John Deere India
Speaker:
Sourabha Gokhale
– John Deere India Pvt Ltd
Technical Innovations
Friday, Oct 25th
10:15 AM – 11:15 AM
CT
Caterpillar Tech Talk
Location: West Hall F2 Theater A
Technical Innovations
Friday, Oct 25th
10:15 AM – 11:15 AM
CT
Eaton Tech Talk- Sustainable Horizons: A Fireside Chat on Digital Innovations in Manufacturing
Location: West Hall F2 Theater B
Technical Innovations
Friday, Oct 25th
10:40 AM – 11:00 AM
CT
The Reality of Extended/Virtual Reality (XR/VR) on the Shop Floor
Location: MPCCW - 190 B
Speaker:
Carolyn Schafer, BS/MS Biomedical Engineering Drexel University
– Merck & Co., Inc
Speaker:
Ria Desai, BS Biomedical Engineering Cornell University (she/her/hers)
– Merck & Co., Inc
Technical Innovations
Friday, Oct 25th
11:15 AM – 12:00 PM
CT
Enabling Product Design Through Materials
Location: MPCCW - 196 C
Speaker:
Willie Reese, PhD
– Apple Inc
Speaker:
Vanessa Eguavoen, PhD
– Apple, Inc
Technical Innovations
Friday, Oct 25th
11:30 AM – 12:30 PM
CT
MathWorks Tech Talk - Watt's Up with Electric Vehicles? Building the Path to Sustainable EV Adoption
Location: West Hall F2 Theater A
Technical Innovations
Friday, Oct 25th
11:55 AM – 12:15 PM
CT
Upper-Body Exoskeleton Impact During Stair Climbing
Location: MPCCW - 190 B
Speaker:
Gabriela Garcia
– Universidad San Francisco de Quito
Speaker:
Milena Quevedo (she/her/hers)
– Universidad San Francisco de Quito
Technical Innovations
Friday, Oct 25th
12:45 PM – 1:45 PM
CT
National Security Agency (NSA) Tech Talk - The Secret to Diversity of Experience at the NSA
Location: West Hall F2 Theater A
Technical Innovations
Friday, Oct 25th
12:45 PM – 1:45 PM
CT
Whirlpool Corporation Tech Talk
Location: West Hall F2 Theater B
Technical Innovations
Friday, Oct 25th
1:45 PM – 2:05 PM
CT
Data-Guided Simulations for Business Strategy
Location: MPCCW - 190 B
Speaker:
Nikita Menon Kakkayur Palliyil
– Walmart
Speaker:
Ruth Austin
– Walmart
Technical Innovations
Friday, Oct 25th
1:45 PM – 2:30 PM
CT
Weathering the Storm: Detecting and Addressing BIPOC Health Disparities
Location: MPCCW - 183 B
Speaker:
Louvere Walker-Hannon
– MathWorks
Technical Innovations
Friday, Oct 25th
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
CT
Booz Allen Hamilton Tech Talk - Accelerating Space Mission Readiness with AI, MBSE and Cyber Testbeds
Location: West Hall F2 Theater A
Technical Innovations
Friday, Oct 25th
2:10 PM – 2:30 PM
CT
Concrete Pathways to Decarbonizing the Cement Industry
Location: MPCCW - 190 A
Speaker:
Gowri Krishnamurthy
– Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.
Technical Innovations
Friday, Oct 25th
2:45 PM – 3:30 PM
CT
Generative AI: The Basics, the Fun, and the Future Hellscape
Location: MPCCW - 192 ABC
Speaker:
Zachary Mann, n/a
– Powerplay
Speaker:
Elizaveta Y. Plotnikov, n/a
– 3M
Technical Innovations
Friday, Oct 25th
3:25 PM – 3:45 PM
CT
Demystifying 3D Printing in Healthcare
Location: MPCCW - 190 B
Speaker:
Nnenna Harmony Nwobodo-Nzeribe, B.Eng (Electrical/Electronic Engineering) M.Eng and Ph.D. (Electrical/Electronic/Computer Engineering) from ESUT and Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State respectively. She obtained MPhil in Medical Technology from Anglia Ruskin University Chelmsford, Essex, United Kingdom (she/her/hers)
– ENUGU STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Technical Innovations
Friday, Oct 25th
4:00 PM – 4:45 PM
CT
Optimism, Pessimism, Realism: Zeroing in on Stronger Data Protection
Location: MPCCW - 196 C
Speaker:
Amy Maslauskas
– General Dynamics Mission Systems
Technical Innovations
Friday, Oct 25th
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
CT
Breaking Barriers: Women Pioneers in Aerospace
Location: MPCCW - 194 AB
Moderator:
Karin Bozak
– NASA
Speaker:
Peggy Cornell
– NASA
Speaker:
Concha Reid
– NASA
Speaker:
Melanie Cummings-Grande (she/her/hers)
– NASA
Technical Innovations
Saturday, Oct 26th
10:15 AM – 11:00 AM
CT
Digging Deeper: Exploring Geothermal Wells for Sustainable Building
Location: MPCCW - 196 B
Speaker:
Christian Beck
Speaker:
Lindsey Landwehr-Fasules
Technical Innovations
Saturday, Oct 26th
11:55 AM – 12:15 PM
CT
Intimidated by Machine Learning? Learn How to Get Started!
Location: MPCCW - 190 A
Speaker:
KAYLEAH L. GRIFFEN, B.S. Electrical and Computer Engineering
– GlobalFoundries
Technical Innovations
Saturday, Oct 26th
2:45 PM – 3:30 PM
CT
Powering Progress: Innovations in Construction and Renewable Energy Solutions
Location: MPCCW - 194 AB
Speaker:
Erin Saewert
– Mortenson
Speaker:
Sheryl Van Anne
– Mortenson
Technical Innovations
Saturday, Oct 26th
2:45 PM – 3:30 PM
CT
Predict the Future Using the Power of Simulation
Location: MPCCW - 183 C
Speaker:
Elvira Osuna-Highley (she/her/hers)
– MathWorks
Speaker:
Yoke Peng Leong (she/her/hers)
– MathWorks
Technical Innovations
Saturday, Oct 26th
3:00 PM – 3:20 PM
CT
Curbing Carbon Emissions from Cloud Computing and AI Algorithms
Location: MPCCW - 190 A
Speaker:
Brianna Hogan
– Booz Allen Hamilton
Technical Innovations
Saturday, Oct 26th
3:25 PM – 3:45 PM
CT
From Cash to Clicks: Understanding the UPI Phenomenon
Location: MPCCW - 190 A
Technical Innovations
Saturday, Oct 26th
3:25 PM – 3:45 PM
CT
Machine Learning Approaches for Product Reliability Assessment
Location: MPCCW - 190 B
Speaker:
Seow Fern Ooi
– HP Inc.
Technical Innovations
