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Thursday, October 24, 2024
6:30 AM – 7:00 PM CT
Registration
Location: MPCCW - North Pre-Function
7:00 AM – 8:00 AM CT
Yoga Lounge
Location: MPCCW - West Pre-Function
7:30 AM – 8:30 AM CT
First-Time Attendee Meet-Up
Location: MPCCW - 183 A
7:30 AM – 5:00 PM CT
Volunteer Central
Location: MPCCW - 181 B
8:00 AM – 11:30 AM CT
BD Brachytherapy Manufacturing Tour: Radioactive Implantable Seeds for Cancer Treatment Tour ($)
8:00 AM – 5:00 PM CT
Speaker Ready Room
Location: MPCCW - 182
8:00 AM – 6:00 PM CT
Child Care
Location: MPCCW - 186 C
8:00 AM – 6:00 PM CT
Lactation Room
Location: MPCCW - 186 A
8:00 AM – 6:00 PM CT
Prayer/Meditation Room
Location: MPCCW - 186 B
8:00 AM – 6:00 PM CT
WE24 Interview Booths
Location: MPCCW - Hall F1
8:40 AM – 11:30 AM CT
United Airlines Headquarters Tour ($)
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM CT
Opening Keynote: Sharon Hong
Location: MPCCW - Skyline Ballroom
Speaker: Sharon Hong – Motorola Solutions
9:30 AM – 12:30 PM CT
World Of Whirlpool Penthouse Tour ($)
9:45 AM – 12:45 PM CT
90-min Chicago River Architecture Tour ($)
10:00 AM – 5:00 PM CT
Career Fair Prep Room (Printer Room)
Location: MPCCW - 193 B
10:00 AM – 5:00 PM CT
Career Fair Prep Room (Resume Review/Interview Tips)
Location: MPCCW - 193 A
10:00 AM – 5:00 PM CT
Cargill, Inc. Networking Lounge
Location: MPCCW - 184 Pre-function
10:00 AM – 5:00 PM CT
Exam Proctor Room
Location: MPCCW - 195
10:00 AM – 5:00 PM CT
PepsiCo Networking Lounge
Location: MPCCW - 183 Pre-function
10:00 AM – 5:00 PM CT
Phillips 66 Networking Lounge
Location: MPCCW - 190 Pre-function
10:00 AM – 5:00 PM CT
Professional Headshots (sign-up required)
Location: MPCCW - 191
10:00 AM – 5:00 PM CT
Rainbow Lounge
Location: MPCCW - 475 B
10:00 AM – 5:00 PM CT
Relaxation Lounge
Location: MPCCW - West Pre-Function
10:00 AM – 5:00 PM CT
Social Lounge
Location: MPCCW - West Pre-Function
10:00 AM – 5:00 PM CT
SWE Boutique
Location: MPCCW - West Pre-Function
10:00 AM – 5:00 PM CT
SWE Member Center
Location: MPCCW - West Center Lobby
10:00 AM – 5:00 PM CT
Wellness Lounge
Location: MPCCW - 476
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
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)
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
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
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
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
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
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)
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)
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
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)
10:15 AM – 11:15 AM CT
Ansys Sponsored Info Session- We are Women in Tech: Career Journeys in Simulation
Location: MPCCW - 470 B
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)
10:15 AM – 11:15 AM CT
Lenovo Info Session- Building Your Brand Toolbox: Playing Up Your Strengths as a Technical Woman
Location: MPCCW - 470 A
10:15 AM – 11:45 AM CT
Asian Connections Affinity Group
Location: MPCCW - 474 A
10:15 AM – 11:45 AM CT
Global Women Engineers Affinity Group
Location: MPCCW - 474 B
10:15 AM – 11:45 AM CT
Late Career and Retiree Affinity Group
Location: MPCCW - 475 A
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
10:15 AM – 12:15 PM CT
Rapid Resume Review
Location: MPCCW - 187 ABC
Career Management & Development
10:30 AM – 12:30 PM CT
Behind the Scenes at Motorola Solutions - The Experience Center, 42nd Floor Tour ($)
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
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
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM CT
Rainbow Lounge Partner Panel
Location: MPCCW - 475 B
Speaker: Abby Watson
Speaker: Brittani Monique Terry
Speaker: Sean Palacio
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)
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)
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
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
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
11:15 AM – 12:15 PM CT
A Career with Boundless Opportunity- Northrop Grumman Tech Talk
Location: MPCCW - 184 ABC
Technical Innovations
11:15 AM – 12:15 PM CT
Creating Effective State Level Advocacy
Location: MPCCW - 183 B
Speaker: Della Cronin – Bose Public Affairs Group
Speaker: Stephanie Thompson – Raytheon
Speaker: Stacey DelVecchio – StaceyD Consulting
Moderator: Karen Horting – SWE
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
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
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)
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
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
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
11:30 AM – 12:30 PM CT
Naval Nuclear Laboratory Sponsored Session
Location: MPCCW - 470 A
11:30 AM – 12:30 PM CT
Boston Scientific Info Session- Growing our Patient Impact - Strategies for Growth and Sharing Information Across Sites and Functions
Location: MPCCW - 470 B
11:30 AM – 12:30 PM CT
The Nuts and Bolts of Section Scholarships
Location: MPCCW - 471 A
Speaker: Kim O’Rourke
Speaker: Jessica Riedl – John Deere
Speaker: Allison Wright – Lawrence Livermore National Lab
Speaker: Mary Beth Biddle – Lockheed Martin
Speaker: Mary H. Studlick, P.E., FSWE – ExxonMobil
Speaker: Rene Smith – Motorola Solutions, Inc.
Speaker: Rosalie Kapanga – Society of Women Engineers
11:30 AM – 1:30 PM CT
Executive Women’s Luncheon (Invitation Only)
Location: Marriott - Grand Horizon AB - Level 4
Speaker: Tanya Geisler – Tanya Geisler Coaching
Speaker: Anel Ruiz – United Airlines
Speaker: Tami Hudson – Wells Fargo
11:45 AM – 1:30 PM CT
Collegian Welcome Luncheon- How Risk-Taking Leads to Career Success (pre-registration required)
Location: Marriott - Great Lakes Ballroom - Level 2
Speaker: Amanda Weissman – Lockheed Martin
Speaker: Alysia Green – Chevron
Speaker: Carolyn Hajdusek – RTX
11:55 AM – 12:15 PM CT
Leading From Any Seat
Location: MPCCW - 190 A
Speaker: Lisa Koehler – Discover Financial Services
Strategic Leadership
12:00 PM – 12:30 PM CT
Open Room for Affinity Group Use

12:30 PM – 1:30 PM CT
Inspirational Insight: Intersections of Sustainability: Engineering for the Future of our Planet
Location: MPCCW - Skyline Ballroom
Panelist: Dayna Johnson, P.E. – Ecolab
Panelist: Najwa Abouhassan – ComEd
Panelist: Sara Schonour – Luxsi
Moderator: Inaas Darrat, P.E. – Trinity Consultants
1:00 PM – 2:30 PM CT
Members at Large (MAL) Meeting
Location: MPCCW - 185 D
1:30 PM – 2:30 PM CT
Jacobs Info Session
Location: MPCCW - 471 A
1:30 PM – 3:00 PM CT
African-American Affinity Group
Location: MPCCW - 474 A
1:30 PM – 3:00 PM CT
Community Colleges Affinity Group
Location: MPCCW - 475 A
1:30 PM – 3:00 PM CT
Public Policy Affinity Group
Location: MPCCW - 474 B
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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)
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
1:45 PM – 2:45 PM CT
Pfizer Info Session- Project Management Practices for Experienced Professionals
Location: MPCCW - 470 B
1:45 PM – 2:45 PM CT
The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company Info Session
Location: MPCCW - 470 A
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM CT
Engineers Working Through Infertility Meetup
Location: MPCCW - 184 D
2:00 PM – 6:00 PM CT
WE24 Career Fair
Location: MPCCW - Hall F2
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
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
2:15 PM – 3:15 PM CT
Abbott Tech Talk
Location: West Hall F2 Theater B
Technical Innovations
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
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
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
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
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
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)
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)
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
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
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
2:45 PM – 3:34 PM CT
Career Readiness in Aerospace
Location: MPCCW - 183 B
Speaker: Julie Huffman – Lockheed Martin
Speaker: Courtney Montague – Northrop Grumman
Speaker: Jennifer Thomas – Pratt & Whitney (RTX)
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
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
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
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
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
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM CT
Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Info Session
Location: MPCCW - 470 A
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM CT
Cummins Info Session
Location: MPCCW - 470 B
3:15 PM – 4:45 PM CT
DisAbility Inclusion Affinity Group
Location: MPCCW - 474 A
3:15 PM – 4:45 PM CT
Early Career Professionals Affinity Group
Location: MPCCW - 475 A
3:15 PM – 4:45 PM CT
SWE Members in Small Businesses Affinity Group
Location: MPCCW - 475 B
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
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
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
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
3:30 PM – 5:00 PM CT
Halo Reception (Invitation Only)
Location: Marriott - Grand Horizon C - Level 4
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
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)
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
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
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
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
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
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
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)
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
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM CT
President's Reception (Invitation Only)
Location: Marriott - Grand Horizon C
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM CT
RTX Tech Talk- Don’t Go Chasing Waterfalls
Location: MPCCW - 183 C
Speaker: Jodi Ashmun
Technical Innovations
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
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
4:15 PM – 5:15 PM CT
Honda Info Session
Location: MPCCW - 470 A
4:15 PM – 5:15 PM CT
Merck & Co., Inc. Info Session
Location: MPCCW - 470 B
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)
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)
4:30 PM – 5:30 PM CT
Canada Meet Up
Location: MPCCW - 184 D
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
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
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
5:00 PM – 7:00 PM CT
ALWE and WIA Reception (Invitation Only)
Location: Marriott - Water Tower B - Level 2
5:00 PM – 7:00 PM CT
Collegiate Competition Networking Reception
Location: MPCCW - 471 A
7:00 PM – 9:00 PM CT
Past Presidents' Reception (Invitation Only)
Location: Marriott - Water Tower A - Level 2
7:30 PM – 9:30 PM CT
Air Products Hospitality Suite
Location: MPCCW - 185 D
7:30 PM – 9:30 PM CT
Clorox Hospitality Suite
Location: MPCCW - 187 ABC
7:30 PM – 9:30 PM CT
Eaton Hospitality Suite
Location: MPCCW - 196 A
7:30 PM – 9:30 PM CT
GLOBALFOUNDRIES Hospitality Suite
Location: MPCCW - 185 ABC
7:30 PM – 9:30 PM CT
Jacobs Hospitality Suite
Location: MPCCW - 470 B
7:30 PM – 9:30 PM CT
Lockheed Martin Corporation Hospitality Suite (Invitation Only)
Location: MPCCW - 192 ABC
7:30 PM – 9:30 PM CT
Micron Hospitality Suite
Location: MPCCW - 470 A
7:30 PM – 9:30 PM CT
Milwaukee Tool Hospitality Suite
Location: MPCCW - 190 B
7:30 PM – 9:30 PM CT
Mortenson Hospitality Suite
Location: MPCCW - 194 AB
7:30 PM – 9:30 PM CT
Rockwell Automation Hospitality Suite
Location: MPCCW - 475 A
7:30 PM – 9:30 PM CT
RTX Hospitality Suite
Location: MPCCW - 184 ABC
7:30 PM – 9:30 PM CT
Siemens Hospitality Suite
Location: MPCCW - 474 A
7:30 PM – 9:30 PM CT
Southern Company Hospitality Suite
Location: MPCCW - 183 B
7:30 PM – 9:30 PM CT
Texas Instruments Hospitality Suite
Location: MPCCW - 183 A
7:30 PM – 9:30 PM CT
Trane Technologies Hospitality Suite
Location: MPCCW - 196 B
7:30 PM – 9:30 PM CT
Turner Construction Hospitality Suite
Location: MPCCW - 474 B
7:30 PM – 9:30 PM CT
United Parcel Service (UPS) Hospitality Suite
Location: MPCCW - 190 A
7:30 PM – 9:30 PM CT
Wabtec Hospitality Suite
Location: MPCCW - 183 C
7:30 PM – 9:30 PM CT
Whiting-Turner Contracting Company Hospitality Suite
Location: MPCCW - 196 C
7:30 PM – 10:00 PM CT
Life Members Reception
Location: Marriott - Grand Horizon A - Level 4