- Friday, March 15, 2024
7:00 AM – 8:00 AM CENTRAL
Keeper of the Plains Walk
7:00 AM – 8:00 AM CENTRAL
Keeper of the Plains WalkLocation: HOTEL ENTRANCESpecial Event
8:00 AM – 5:00 PM CENTRAL
Registration Open
8:00 AM – 5:00 PM CENTRAL
Registration OpenLocation: LEVEL 1 CONFERENCE ENTRYGeneral Information
9:00 AM – 10:30 AM CENTRAL
Opening Keynote Breakfast
9:00 AM – 10:30 AM CENTRAL
Opening Keynote BreakfastLocation: GRAND EAGLE BALLROOM – Spirit AeroSystems, Inc.
Special Event
Heather Meyer – Spirit AeroSystems, Inc. ### 2275735###Presenter###Vice President, U.S. Quality###Spirit AeroSystems, Inc.###Presenter: – Spirit AeroSystems, Inc.
### 10:45 AM – 11:45 AM CENTRAL
AG Meet-Up
10:45 AM – 11:45 AM CENTRAL
AG Meet-UpLocation: REDBUD BALLROOM ASpecial Event
10:45 AM – 11:45 AM CENTRAL
Behind GenAI: What is the System Creating the Magic?
10:45 AM – 11:45 AM CENTRAL
Behind GenAI: What is the System Creating the Magic?Location: REDBUD BALLROOM BTechnical Innovations
Allison Goodman – Intel ### 2201148###Speaker###Senior Principal Engineer###Intel###Speaker: – Intel
### 10:45 AM – 11:45 AM CENTRAL
Spirit AeroSystems Info Session
10:45 AM – 11:45 AM CENTRAL
Charting the Course: Exploring Spirit AeroSystemsLocation: REDBUD BALLROOM C – Spirit AeroSystems
– Spirit AeroSystems
– Spirit AeroSystems
– Spirit AeroSystems
– Spirit AeroSystems
Special Event
Kim Caldwell – Spirit AeroSystems ### 2201141###Moderator###Senior Director, Global Research & Technology###Spirit AeroSystems###Moderator: – Spirit AeroSystems
### @@@ Liza Elliot – Spirit AeroSystems ### 2276494###Presenter######Spirit AeroSystems###Presenter: – Spirit AeroSystems
### @@@ Paige Feikert – Spirit AeroSystems ### 2276495###Presenter######Spirit AeroSystems###Presenter: – Spirit AeroSystems
### @@@ Alana Glover – Spirit AeroSystems ### 2276496###Presenter######Spirit AeroSystems###Presenter: – Spirit AeroSystems
### @@@ Angela Schroeder – Spirit AeroSystems ### 2276497###Presenter######Spirit AeroSystems###Presenter: – Spirit AeroSystems
### 12:00 PM – 12:45 PM CENTRAL
The Future Is Femtech: Engineering's Impact on Women's Health
12:00 PM – 12:45 PM CENTRAL
The Future Is Femtech: Engineering's Impact on Women's HealthLocation: CYPRESS A (209A)Technical Innovations
Amanda M. Lingle – Becton Dickinson ### 2201079###Speaker###R&D Engineer II###Becton Dickinson###Speaker: – Becton Dickinson
### 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM CENTRAL
Leadership Coaching Committee, Bylaws, and Finance Power Hour!
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM CENTRAL
Leadership Coaching Committee, Bylaws, and Finance Power Hour!Location: REDBUD BALLROOM ASpecial Event
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM CENTRAL
Developing Data-Driven DEI Initiatives
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM CENTRAL
Developing Data-Driven DEI InitiativesLocation: REDBUD BALLROOM C – Caterpillar Inc.
– Caterpillar Inc.
– Solar Turbines
– Caterpillar Inc.
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Belonging (DEIB)
Tabitha J. Ragon – Caterpillar Inc. ### 2201043###Speaker###Senior Engineer - C13D Engine Platform Design###Caterpillar Inc.###Speaker: – Caterpillar Inc.
### @@@ Pamela Miceus – Caterpillar Inc. ### 2201044###Moderator###Performance/Simulation/Application Engineer###Caterpillar Inc.###Moderator: – Caterpillar Inc.
### @@@ Andrea I. Renteria – Solar Turbines ### 2201049###Speaker###Manufacturing Engineer###Solar Turbines###Speaker: – Solar Turbines
### @@@ Katie Roth (she/her/hers) – Caterpillar Inc. ### 2201051###Speaker###Talent Development Consultant###Caterpillar Inc.###Speaker: – Caterpillar Inc.
### she/her/hers12:00 PM – 1:00 PM CENTRAL
Strategic Leadership in a Growing Defense Segment
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM CENTRAL
Strategic Leadership in a Growing Defense SegmentLocation: REDBUD BALLROOM B – Spirit AeroSystems
– Spirit AeroSystems
– Spirit AeroSystems
– Spirit AeroSystems
Self-Management and Strategic Leadership
Kim Caldwell – Spirit AeroSystems ### 2201141###Moderator###Senior Director, Global Research & Technology###Spirit AeroSystems###Moderator: – Spirit AeroSystems
### @@@ Rachael Woods – Spirit AeroSystems ### 2201142###Speaker###Program Director, Effects, Hypersonics and Space###Spirit AeroSystems###Speaker: – Spirit AeroSystems
### @@@ Tanda Poell – Spirit AeroSystems ### 2201143###Speaker###Senior Manager, Supply Chain Management###Spirit AeroSystems###Speaker: – Spirit AeroSystems
### @@@ Angela Buhr – Spirit AeroSystems ### 2201144###Speaker###Senior Manager, Engineering###Spirit AeroSystems###Speaker: – Spirit AeroSystems
### 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM CENTRAL
Power Hour Networking Lunch
1:00 PM – 2:30 PM CENTRAL
Power Hour Networking LunchLocation: GRAND EAGLE BALLROOMSpecial Event
2:30 PM – 5:00 PM CENTRAL
Collegiate Competition: Graduate Competition & Undergraduate Symposium
2:30 PM – 5:00 PM CENTRAL
Collegiate Competition: Graduate Competition & Undergraduate SymposiumLocation: CYPRESS A (209A)Special Event
2:45 PM – 3:05 PM CENTRAL
Here and There and Everywhere: Paving Your College Path
2:45 PM – 3:05 PM CENTRAL
Here and There and Everywhere: Paving Your College PathLocation: REDBUD BALLROOM BCareer Development
Cassidy Viox, EIT – Burns & McDonnell ### 2201103###Speaker###Assistant Mechanical Engineer###Burns & McDonnell###Speaker: – Burns & McDonnell
### 2:45 PM – 3:30 PM CENTRAL
Unlocking the Pathway to Board Role Leadership
2:45 PM – 3:30 PM CENTRAL
Unlocking the Pathway to Board Role LeadershipLocation: REDBUD BALLROOM C – Kansas Technical Education Authority
Self-Management and Strategic Leadership
Cindy Hoover – Kansas Technical Education Authority ### 2201066###Speaker###Board Member###Kansas Technical Education Authority###Speaker: – Kansas Technical Education Authority
### 2:45 PM – 3:45 PM CENTRAL
SWE OUTREACH SESSION
2:45 PM – 3:45 PM CENTRAL
Procrastination Simulation: A Workshop with the Society's Outreach CommitteeLocation: REDBUD BALLROOM ASpecial Event
3:15 PM – 3:35 PM CENTRAL
Confidence Reimagined: Unleash Your Inner Strength
3:15 PM – 3:35 PM CENTRAL
Confidence Reimagined: Unleash Your Inner StrengthLocation: REDBUD BALLROOM BSelf-Management and Strategic Leadership
Kara Bono (she/her/hers) – UnitedHealthcare ### 2201145###Speaker###Associate Director of Enterprise Cost Impacts###UnitedHealthcare###Speaker: – UnitedHealthcare
### she/her/hers3:45 PM – 4:05 PM CENTRAL
A History of Exclusion of Women in Clinical Trials
3:45 PM – 4:05 PM CENTRAL
A History of Exclusion of Women in Clinical TrialsLocation: REDBUD BALLROOM B – TauTona Group Research & Development Company
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Belonging (DEIB)
Lesley Telford – TauTona Group Research & Development Company ### 2201042###Speaker###Manager, Quality Assurance###TauTona Group Research & Development Company###Speaker: – TauTona Group Research & Development Company
### 3:45 PM – 4:30 PM CENTRAL
Patently Hers: Claiming the Title "Inventor" as Your Own
3:45 PM – 4:30 PM CENTRAL
Patently Hers: Claiming the Title "Inventor" as Your OwnLocation: REDBUD BALLROOM CDiversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Belonging (DEIB)
Jaclyn S. Alcantara, Attorney barred in Kansas and Missouri – Hovey Williams LLP ### 2201083###Speaker###Patent Attorney###Hovey Williams LLP###Speaker: – Hovey Williams LLP
### 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM CENTRAL
SWE Town Hall
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM CENTRAL
SWE Town HallLocation: REDBUD BALLROOM ASpecial Event
5:00 PM – 7:00 PM CENTRAL
WE Local Celebration!
5:00 PM – 7:00 PM CENTRAL
WE Local Celebration!Location: GRAND EAGLE BALLROOMSpecial Event
- Saturday, March 16, 2024
7:00 AM – 8:00 AM CENTRAL
Keeper of the Plains Walk
7:00 AM – 8:00 AM CENTRAL
Keeper of the Plains WalkLocation: HOTEL ENTRANCESpecial Event
8:00 AM – 5:00 PM CENTRAL
Registration Open
8:00 AM – 12:00 PM CENTRAL
Registration OpenLocation: LEVEL 1 CONFERENCE ENTRYGeneral Information
9:00 AM – 10:30 AM CENTRAL
Live Without Limits Panel Breakfast
9:00 AM – 10:30 AM CENTRAL
Live Without Limits Panel BreakfastLocation: GRAND EAGLE BALLROOM – U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)
– Kansas Technical Education Authority
– HDR
– Farmingdale State College / Brookhaven National Laboratory
Special Event
Alexis McKittrick – U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) ### 2254702###Speaker###Program Manager, Geothermal Technologies###U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)###Speaker: – U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)
### @@@ Cindy Hoover – Kansas Technical Education Authority ### 2201066###Speaker###Board Member###Kansas Technical Education Authority###Speaker: – Kansas Technical Education Authority
### @@@ Colleen Scholl – HDR ### 2201068###Speaker###Enterprise Risk Director###HDR###Speaker: – HDR
### @@@ Gozde Ustuner – Farmingdale State College / Brookhaven National Laboratory ### 2254720###Speaker###Acting Department Chair / Professor / Researcher###Farmingdale State College / Brookhaven National Laboratory###Speaker: – Farmingdale State College / Brookhaven National Laboratory
### 10:30 AM – 2:30 PM CENTRAL
Career Fair
10:30 AM – 2:30 PM CENTRAL
Career FairLocation: PROMENADE CONNECTING LOBBY - LEVEL 2Special Event
10:45 AM – 11:30 AM CENTRAL
First-Gen Immigrants - Challenges and Triumphs
10:45 AM – 11:30 AM CENTRAL
First-Gen Immigrants - Challenges and TriumphsLocation: REDBUD BALLROOM CDiversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Belonging (DEIB)
Yvonne Yang – NVIDIA ### 2215807###Speaker###Director of Platform Engineering###NVIDIA###Speaker: – NVIDIA
### 10:45 AM – 11:45 AM CENTRAL
Let's Grow Up and Retire Those Stereotypes About Age!
10:45 AM – 11:45 AM CENTRAL
Let's Grow Up and Retire Those Stereotypes about Age!Location: CYPRESS A (209A) – Raytheon
– Texas Instruments
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Belonging (DEIB)
Barbara Read, ASQ CQE – Raytheon ### 2201135###Speaker###Principal Quality Engineer###Raytheon###Speaker: – Raytheon
### @@@ Claire Jordan – Texas Instruments ### 2201136###Speaker###Semiconductor Manufacturing Training Coordinator###Texas Instruments###Speaker: – Texas Instruments
### 10:45 AM – 11:45 AM CENTRAL
How a STEM Rotational Program Can Kickstart an Exciting Career
10:45 AM – 11:45 AM CENTRAL
How a STEM Rotational Program Can Kickstart an Exciting CareerLocation: REDBUD BALLROOM ACareer Development
Shawnice Meador, MBA – Wolfspeed ### 2201035###Speaker###Senior Director, Global Talent Management###Wolfspeed###Speaker: – Wolfspeed
### 10:45 AM – 11:45 AM CENTRAL
Should I Become a Manager?
10:45 AM – 11:45 AM CENTRAL
Should I Become a Manager?Location: REDBUD BALLROOM B – Caterpillar Inc.
– Caterpillar Inc.
– Caterpillar Inc
– Caterpillar Inc.
Career Development
Kadé Diallo, B.S. Mechanical Engineering – Caterpillar Inc. ### 2201077###Moderator###Lifecycle Management-Engineer###Caterpillar Inc.###Moderator: – Caterpillar Inc.
### @@@ Heather Ulrich, B.S. Mechanical Engineering, MBA – Caterpillar Inc. ### 2201094###Speaker###NPI Program Manager###Caterpillar Inc.###Speaker: – Caterpillar Inc.
### @@@ Christy Lee, M.S. Civil Engineering (she/her/hers) – Caterpillar Inc ### 2201095###Speaker###Structures Engineering Fellow###Caterpillar Inc###Speaker: – Caterpillar Inc
### she/her/hers @@@ Liz Mathew, M.S. Mechanical Engineering (she/her/hers) – Caterpillar Inc. ### 2260323###Speaker###Engineering Team Leader###Caterpillar Inc.###Speaker: – Caterpillar Inc.
### she/her/hers11:30 AM – 11:50 AM CENTRAL
That’s Smart! Innovative Technology Provides Motorists Information in Work Zones
12:00 PM – 12:20 PM CENTRAL
That’s Smart! Innovative Technology Provides Motorists Information in Work ZonesLocation: REDBUD BALLROOM BTechnical Innovations
Michelle L. Strait, PE – Cillessen & Sons, Inc. ### 2201069###Speaker###Engineer/Estimator###Cillessen & Sons, Inc.###Speaker: – Cillessen & Sons, Inc.
### 12:00 PM – 12:20 PM CENTRAL
Net Zero Emission by 2050: Way Forward in Supply Chain
12:35 PM – 12:55 PM CENTRAL
Net Zero Emission by 2050: The Way Forward in Supply ChainLocation: REDBUD BALLROOM BTechnical Innovations
Victory I. Ikpe, Ms. – Sams Club ### 2215803###Speaker###Senior Data Analyst, Supply Chain###Sams Club###Speaker: – Sams Club
### 12:00 PM – 12:45 PM CENTRAL
Unbelievable! Generate 10 Times More Ideas With These Easy-to-Use Tools
12:00 PM – 12:45 PM CENTRAL
Unbelievable! Generate 10 Times More Ideas with These Easy-to-Use ToolsLocation: REDBUD BALLROOM CTechnical Innovations
Adunola Fashogbon – Cummins Inc ### 2201124###Speaker###Controls Technical Specialist###Cummins Inc###Speaker: – Cummins Inc
### 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM CENTRAL
A Decade of SWE Leadership: Past Presidents’ Perspectives
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM CENTRAL
A Decade of SWE Leadership: Past Presidents’ PerspectivesLocation: CYPRESS A (209A) – GE Vernova
– Medtronic
– Kansas Technical Education Authority
– HDR
Self-Management and Strategic Leadership
Dayna Johnson, PE – GE Vernova ### 2201062###Moderator###Emerging Technology Programs and Operations Leader###GE Vernova###Moderator: – GE Vernova
### @@@ Alyse Stofer – Medtronic ### 2201063###Speaker###Senior Engineering Director###Medtronic###Speaker: – Medtronic
### @@@ Cindy Hoover – Kansas Technical Education Authority ### 2201066###Speaker###Board Member###Kansas Technical Education Authority###Speaker: – Kansas Technical Education Authority
### @@@ Colleen Scholl – HDR ### 2201068###Speaker###Enterprise Risk Director###HDR###Speaker: – HDR
### 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM CENTRAL
SWE Endowment Fund & the Board of Trustees
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM CENTRAL
SWE Endowment Fund & the Board of TrusteesLocation: REDBUD BALLROOM ASpecial Event
1:00 PM – 2:30 PM CENTRAL
Power Hour Networking Lunch
1:00 PM – 2:30 PM CENTRAL
Power Hour Networking LunchLocation: GRAND EAGLE BALLROOMSpecial Event
2:45 PM – 3:05 PM CENTRAL
Unmasking Unconscious Bias
2:45 PM – 3:05 PM CENTRAL
Unmasking Unconscious BiasLocation: REDBUD BALLROOM BDiversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Belonging (DEIB)
Allison Goodman – Intel ### 2201148###Speaker###Senior Principal Engineer###Intel###Speaker: – Intel
### 2:45 PM – 3:30 PM CENTRAL
From Unseen to In Control: Advancing Careers Through Effective Self-Advocacy
2:45 PM – 3:30 PM CENTRAL
From Unseen to In Control: Advancing Careers Through Effective Self-AdvocacyLocation: CYPRESS A (209A) – MK Despe Consulting LLC
Career Development
Mary K. Despe, MBA – MK Despe Consulting LLC ### 2201089###Speaker###Recruitment Consultant & Career Coach###MK Despe Consulting LLC###Speaker: – MK Despe Consulting LLC
### 2:45 PM – 3:45 PM CENTRAL
Inspiring Futures: 25 Years of STEM Magic - Wichita's Annual Engineering Expo
2:45 PM – 3:45 PM CENTRAL
Inspiring Futures: 25 Years of STEM Magic - Wichita's Annual Engineering ExpoLocation: REDBUD BALLROOM A – Spirit AeroSystems
– Spirit AeroSystems
– Spirit AeroSystems
– Spirit AeroSystems
Special Event
Jennifer Marshall – Spirit AeroSystems ### 2273343###Speaker###Community Relations Coordinator###Spirit AeroSystems###Speaker: – Spirit AeroSystems
### @@@ Hannah Morris – Spirit AeroSystems ### 2273344###Speaker###Lead Composites Design Engineer###Spirit AeroSystems###Speaker: – Spirit AeroSystems
### @@@ Rachael Schwantes – Spirit AeroSystems ### 2273342###Speaker###Systems Engineer###Spirit AeroSystems###Speaker: – Spirit AeroSystems
### @@@ Sarah Dawson – Spirit AeroSystems ### 2273341###Speaker###Secondary Power & Equipment Design Engineering Lead###Spirit AeroSystems###Speaker: – Spirit AeroSystems
### 2:45 PM – 3:45 PM CENTRAL
Tails of Women’s Leadership Journeys in Manufacturing
2:45 PM – 3:45 PM CENTRAL
Tails of Women’s Leadership Journeys in ManufacturingLocation: REDBUD BALLROOM C – Colgate-Palmolive
– Hill's Pet Nutrition
– Hill's Pet Nutrition
– Hill's Pet Nutrition
– Hill's Pet Nutrition
Special Event
Amalia Londono – Colgate-Palmolive ### 2269256###Speaker###Executive Vice President###Colgate-Palmolive###Speaker: – Colgate-Palmolive
### @@@ Kayla Carey – Hill's Pet Nutrition ### 2269258###Speaker###Processing Area Leader###Hill's Pet Nutrition###Speaker: – Hill's Pet Nutrition
### @@@ Erika Monte – Hill's Pet Nutrition ### 2269259###Speaker###Quality Engineer###Hill's Pet Nutrition###Speaker: – Hill's Pet Nutrition
### @@@ Mary Garrett – Hill's Pet Nutrition ### 2269260###Speaker###Quality Chemist###Hill's Pet Nutrition###Speaker: – Hill's Pet Nutrition
### @@@ Shannon Mitchell – Hill's Pet Nutrition ### 2269261###Speaker###FP&R Coordinator###Hill's Pet Nutrition###Speaker: – Hill's Pet Nutrition
### 3:15 PM – 3:35 PM CENTRAL
Sailplane Design and Influence on Commercial Aviation and Beyond
3:15 PM – 3:35 PM CENTRAL
Sailplane Design and Influence on Commercial Aviation and BeyondLocation: REDBUD BALLROOM BTechnical Innovations
Leah Condon, n/a – Spirit Aerosystems ### 2201084###Speaker###Engineering Manager###Spirit Aerosystems###Speaker: – Spirit Aerosystems
### 3:45 PM – 4:05 PM CENTRAL
The Right Way is Janeway: Leadership Lessons From Star Trek
3:45 PM – 4:05 PM CENTRAL
The Right Way is Janeway: Leadership Lessons From Star TrekLocation: REDBUD BALLROOM BSelf-Management and Strategic Leadership
Kim Burton – Textron Aviation ### 2201056###Speaker###Director, Sustaining Engineering###Textron Aviation###Speaker: – Textron Aviation
### 3:45 PM – 4:30 PM CENTRAL
Retaining Women in Engineering, Leveling the Playing Field
3:45 PM – 4:30 PM CENTRAL
Retaining Women in Engineering: Leveling the Playing FieldLocation: CYPRESS A (209A)Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Belonging (DEIB)
Bob Stavig – Author ### 2201046###Speaker###Retired - HP###Author###Speaker: – Author
### 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM CENTRAL
FY24 Awards Program Discussion
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM CENTRAL
FY24 Awards Program DiscussionLocation: REDBUD BALLROOM A – Trinity Consultants
– HP Inc
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Belonging (DEIB)
Inaas Darrat, P.E. – Trinity Consultants ### 2215811###Speaker###Director - Chemical Sector Services###Trinity Consultants###Speaker: – Trinity Consultants
### @@@ Pamela Morison, P.E. – HP Inc ### 2215812###Speaker###Distinguished Technologist###HP Inc###Speaker: – HP Inc
### 4:15 PM – 4:35 PM CENTRAL
Unlock Your EAP for the Betterment of Your Life and Career
4:15 PM – 4:35 PM CENTRAL
Unlock Your EAP for the Betterment of Your Life and CareerLocation: REDBUD BALLROOM BSelf-Management and Strategic Leadership
Kara Bono (she/her/hers) – UnitedHealthcare ### 2201145###Speaker###Associate Director of Enterprise Cost Impacts###UnitedHealthcare###Speaker: – UnitedHealthcare
### she/her/hers5:00 PM – 6:30 PM CENTRAL
Closing Keynote Reception
5:00 PM – 6:30 PM CENTRAL
Closing Keynote ReceptionLocation: GRAND EAGLE BALLROOMSpecial Event
Carrie Shapiro ### 2315187###Speaker#########Speaker:
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