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  • Thursday, Oct 23rd
    10:00 AM - 5:00 PM CT
    Rainbow Lounge
    Location: MCCNO 242
    Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging
  • Thursday, Oct 23rd
    10:15 AM - 11:00 AM CT
    Empowering Women in Plants: GROWing a Women’s ERG
    Location: MCCNO 265-268
    Speaker: Amanda Rider – The J.M. Smucker Co.
    Speaker: Jessica Sorick – The J.M. Smucker Co.
    Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging
  • Thursday, Oct 23rd
    10:15 AM - 11:00 AM CT
    Gen Z Superpowers: Recognizing Value Brought by Early Career Engineers
    Location: MCCNO 208- 210
    Speaker: Grace Sibley (she/her/hers) – Solventum
    Speaker: Brooke Newman – Solventum
    Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging
  • Thursday, Oct 23rd
    10:15 AM - 11:00 AM CT
    Hey Look, a Squirrel! Women with ADHD in the Workplace
    Location: MCCNO 353-355
    Speaker: Katie Obbagy – United Airlines
    Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging
  • Thursday, Oct 23rd
    11:15 AM - 12:00 PM CT
    The Importance of Indigenous People in STEM
    Location: MCCNO 228-230
    Speaker: Jessica J. Young – ITW Deltar Fasteners
    Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging
  • Thursday, Oct 23rd
    11:15 AM - 12:15 PM CT
    FOMO is Real: Tips for Improving Inclusion While Remote Working
    Location: MCCNO 278-282
    Speaker: Jennifer Chang (she/her/hers) – Ford Motor Company
    Speaker: LaJoia Walker – DuPont
    Moderator: Molli Andor – Ford Motor Company
    Speaker: Allie Haugen – Olympus
    Speaker: Kristin Zatwarnicki – General Motors
    Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging
  • Thursday, Oct 23rd
    1:30 PM - 2:30 PM CT
    Building LGBTQ+ Inclusive Workplaces With DuPont- Rainbow Lounge Sponsored Session-
    Location: MCCNO 242
    Speaker: Kimberly Young Markiewicz – Dupont
    Speaker: Nicola Mohan, MSW – Society of Women Engineers
    Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging
  • Thursday, Oct 23rd
    1:45 PM - 2:30 PM CT
    Fostering Belonging Through Community and Care From Affinity Groups
    Location: MCCNO 252-254
    Speaker: Louvere M. Walker-Hannon – MathWorks
    Speaker: Gaby Arellano Bello – MathWorks
    Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging
  • Thursday, Oct 23rd
    2:45 PM - 3:45 PM CT
    Shrink It and Pink It? No. PPE Should Actually Fit!
    Location: MCCNO 278-282
    Speaker: Jessica Christy (she/her/hers) – GE Vernova
    Moderator: Lisa Hutson – Cosawove Workwear
    Speaker: Ari Eherts – GE Vernova
    Speaker: Jenna Bechard – GE Vernova
    Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging
  • Thursday, Oct 23rd
    4:00 PM - 5:00 PM CT
    Beyond the Blueprint: Exploring Non-Traditional Career Paths for Engineers
    Location: MCCNO 275-277
    Speaker: Katie Pangrazio – Nestle Health Science
    Moderator: Kendall Klingler (she/her/hers) – Nestle Nutrition
    Speaker: Erica Clerc (she/her/hers) – Nestle USA
    Speaker: Alina Kahn (she/her/hers) – Nestle USA
    Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging
  • Friday, Oct 24th
    10:00 AM - 5:00 PM CT
    Rainbow Lounge
    Location: MCCNO 242
    Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging
  • Friday, Oct 24th
    10:15 AM - 10:35 AM CT
    Latinas in STEM vs. the Status Quo: Revolution in Progress
    Location: MCCNO 220-222
    Speaker: Kelly Ruth Morales – Universidad San Francisco de Quito
    Speaker: Anahí Pérez, n/a – Universidad San Francisco de Quito
    Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging
  • Friday, Oct 24th
    11:15 AM - 12:00 PM CT
    Thriving After Baby: Returning to Work as a New M.O.M.
    Location: MCCNO 260-262
    Speaker: Katie Lin – Kansas City National Security Campus managed by Honeywell FM&T
    Speaker: Kelly Harbison – Toyota Motor North America
    Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging
  • Friday, Oct 24th
    11:15 AM - 12:15 PM CT
    YOU Belong, Take Your Seat at The Table: Perspectives #BlackWomenSTEM
    Location: MCCNO 265-268
    Moderator: Leteshia Lowe – IBM
    Speaker: Renita Horton, Ph.D. – University of Houston
    Speaker: Charisma Edwards, Ph.D. – Microsoft Alumni
    Speaker: Karen Reeder – Target
    Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging
  • Friday, Oct 24th
    1:45 PM - 2:05 PM CT
    Inclusion, Belonging and Safety: A Critical Link
    Location: MCCNO 220-222
    Speaker: Gemma L. Whittick, CE IMechE – Bechtel
    Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging
  • Friday, Oct 24th
    1:45 PM - 2:30 PM CT
    Equity Through Neuroscience: How Leaders Can Drive Inclusion
    Location: MCCNO 278-282
    Speaker: Gisele Fahmi – Pfizer
    Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging
  • Friday, Oct 24th
    1:45 PM - 2:30 PM CT
    OK for You, Not OK for Me
    Location: MCCNO 252-254
    Speaker: Raymond Sim – GlobalFoundries Singapore
    Speaker: Grace (Seok Yan) Poh – Globalfoundries Singapore
    Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging
  • Friday, Oct 24th
    3:00 PM - 3:20 PM CT
    Brains, Beauty, and a Bit of Chaos: The Woman Edition
    Location: MCCNO 217-219
    Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging
  • Friday, Oct 24th
    3:25 PM - 3:45 PM CT
    How to Be a STEMinist
    Location: MCCNO 217-219
    Speaker: Ashley Greco – Dupont
    Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging
  • Friday, Oct 24th
    4:00 PM - 4:45 PM CT
    Your Story Matters: An Interactive Conversation on Women in Engineering
    Location: MCCNO 343-345
    Speaker: Ashley C. Wynne, Ph.D., MBA (she/her/hers) – Sealed Air Corporation
    Speaker: Trevor George (he/him/his) – Brunswick
    Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging
  • Saturday, Oct 25th
    10:00 AM - 1:00 PM CT
    Rainbow Lounge
    Location: MCCNO 242
    Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging
  • Saturday, Oct 25th
    10:15 AM - 11:00 AM CT
    Let's Grow Up and Retire Those Stereotypes About Age!
    Location: MCCNO 353-355
    Speaker: Barbara Read, ASQ CQE – RTX - Raytheon
    Speaker: Claire Jordan – Texas Instruments
    Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging
  • Saturday, Oct 25th
    11:05 AM - 11:25 AM CT
    Take the Initiative: Building an Inclusive SWE Community in Ecuador
    Location: MCCNO 217-219
    Speaker: Andrea Aldaz, Student (she/her/hers) – Universidad San Francisco de Quito
    Speaker: Franchesca Vega, Student (she/her/hers) – Universidad San Francisco de Quito
    Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging
  • Saturday, Oct 25th
    11:15 AM - 12:15 PM CT
    Beyond Stereotypes: Resilience Through Immigrant Experiences in STEM
    Location: MCCNO 275-277
    Moderator: Karen E. Chow – Siemens
    Speaker: Munaza Adnan, P.Eng – Siemens
    Speaker: Tomomi Arita – Siemens
    Speaker: Mengxi Chen – Siemens
    Speaker: Ellie Sadatian – Siemens Digital Industries Software
    Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging
  • Saturday, Oct 25th
    11:15 AM - 12:15 PM CT
    Young Minds, Big Impact: The New Wave of STEM Leaders
    Location: MCCNO 208- 210
    Moderator: Jocelyn Prewett – University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
    Speaker: Alyssa Podgorski – Land O’Lakes
    Speaker: Margaret Krueger (she/her/hers) – Boston Scientific
    Speaker: Rahini Giridharan – University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
    Speaker: Leah Baker – Medtronic
    Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging
  • Saturday, Oct 25th
    1:45 PM - 2:05 PM CT
    What My Tūtū Taught Me: Leading With Aloha (Compassion)
    Location: MCCNO 220-222
    Speaker: Lynette Shiroma – Boeing
    Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging
  • Saturday, Oct 25th
    1:45 PM - 2:30 PM CT
    Creating and Fostering a Workplace for Everyone
    Location: MCCNO 343-345
    Speaker: Samantha Harrington – Atlas Copco Group
    Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging