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Friday, March 15, 2024
7:00 AM – 8:00 AM
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Keeper of the Plains Walk
7:00 AM – 8:00 AM
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Keeper of the Plains Walk
Location: HOTEL ENTRANCE
Special Event
8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
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Registration Open
8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
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Registration Open
Location: LEVEL 1 CONFERENCE ENTRY
General Information
9:00 AM – 10:30 AM
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Opening Keynote Breakfast
9:00 AM – 10:30 AM
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Opening Keynote Breakfast
Location: GRAND EAGLE BALLROOM
Heather Meyer
– Spirit AeroSystems, Inc.
Special Event
10:45 AM – 11:45 AM
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AG Meet-Up
10:45 AM – 11:45 AM
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AG Meet-Up
Location: REDBUD BALLROOM A
Special Event
10:45 AM – 11:45 AM
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Behind GenAI: What is the System Creating the Magic?
10:45 AM – 11:45 AM
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Behind GenAI: What is the System Creating the Magic?
Location: REDBUD BALLROOM B
Allison Goodman
– Intel
Technical Innovations
10:45 AM – 11:45 AM
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Spirit AeroSystems Info Session
10:45 AM – 11:45 AM
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Charting the Course: Exploring Spirit AeroSystems
Location: REDBUD BALLROOM C
Kim Caldwell
– Spirit AeroSystems
Liza Elliot
– Spirit AeroSystems
Paige Feikert
– Spirit AeroSystems
Alana Glover
– Spirit AeroSystems
Angela Schroeder
– Spirit AeroSystems
Special Event
12:00 PM – 12:45 PM
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The Future Is Femtech: Engineering's Impact on Women's Health
12:00 PM – 12:45 PM
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The Future Is Femtech: Engineering's Impact on Women's Health
Location: CYPRESS A (209A)
Amanda M. Lingle
– Becton Dickinson
Technical Innovations
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
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Leadership Coaching Committee, Bylaws, and Finance Power Hour!
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
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Leadership Coaching Committee, Bylaws, and Finance Power Hour!
Location: REDBUD BALLROOM A
Special Event
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
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Developing Data-Driven DEI Initiatives
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
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Developing Data-Driven DEI Initiatives
Location: REDBUD BALLROOM C
Tabitha J. Ragon
– Caterpillar Inc.
Pamela Miceus
– Caterpillar Inc.
Andrea I. Renteria
– Solar Turbines
Katie Roth
– Caterpillar Inc.
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Belonging (DEIB)
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
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Strategic Leadership in a Growing Defense Segment
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
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Strategic Leadership in a Growing Defense Segment
Location: REDBUD BALLROOM B
Kim Caldwell
– Spirit AeroSystems
Rachael Woods
– Spirit AeroSystems
Tanda Poell
– Spirit AeroSystems
Angela Buhr
– Spirit AeroSystems
Self-Management and Strategic Leadership
1:00 PM – 2:30 PM
CENTRAL
Power Hour Networking Lunch
1:00 PM – 2:30 PM
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Power Hour Networking Lunch
Location: GRAND EAGLE BALLROOM
Special Event
2:30 PM – 5:00 PM
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Collegiate Competition: Graduate Competition & Undergraduate Symposium
2:30 PM – 5:00 PM
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Collegiate Competition: Graduate Competition & Undergraduate Symposium
Location: CYPRESS A (209A)
Special Event
2:45 PM – 3:05 PM
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Here and There and Everywhere: Paving Your College Path
2:45 PM – 3:05 PM
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Here and There and Everywhere: Paving Your College Path
Location: REDBUD BALLROOM B
Cassidy Viox, EIT
– Burns & McDonnell
Career Development
2:45 PM – 3:30 PM
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Unlocking the Pathway to Board Role Leadership
2:45 PM – 3:30 PM
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Unlocking the Pathway to Board Role Leadership
Location: REDBUD BALLROOM C
Cindy Hoover
– Kansas Technical Education Authority
Self-Management and Strategic Leadership
2:45 PM – 3:45 PM
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SWE OUTREACH SESSION
2:45 PM – 3:45 PM
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Procrastination Simulation: A Workshop with the Society's Outreach Committee
Location: REDBUD BALLROOM A
Special Event
3:15 PM – 3:35 PM
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Confidence Reimagined: Unleash Your Inner Strength
3:15 PM – 3:35 PM
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Confidence Reimagined: Unleash Your Inner Strength
Location: REDBUD BALLROOM B
Kara Bono
– UnitedHealthcare
Self-Management and Strategic Leadership
3:45 PM – 4:05 PM
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A History of Exclusion of Women in Clinical Trials
3:45 PM – 4:05 PM
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A History of Exclusion of Women in Clinical Trials
Location: REDBUD BALLROOM B
Lesley Telford
– TauTona Group Research & Development Company
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Belonging (DEIB)
3:45 PM – 4:30 PM
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Patently Hers: Claiming the Title "Inventor" as Your Own
3:45 PM – 4:30 PM
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Patently Hers: Claiming the Title "Inventor" as Your Own
Location: REDBUD BALLROOM C
Jaclyn S. Alcantara, Attorney barred in Kansas and Missouri
– Hovey Williams LLP
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Belonging (DEIB)
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
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SWE Town Hall
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
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SWE Town Hall
Location: REDBUD BALLROOM A
Special Event
5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
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WE Local Celebration!
5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
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WE Local Celebration!
Location: GRAND EAGLE BALLROOM
Special 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 Walk
Location: HOTEL ENTRANCE
Special Event
8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
CENTRAL
Registration Open
8:00 AM – 12:00 PM
CENTRAL
Registration Open
Location: LEVEL 1 CONFERENCE ENTRY
General Information
9:00 AM – 10:30 AM
CENTRAL
Live Without Limits Panel Breakfast
9:00 AM – 10:30 AM
CENTRAL
Live Without Limits Panel Breakfast
Location: GRAND EAGLE BALLROOM
Alexis McKittrick
– U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)
Cindy Hoover
– Kansas Technical Education Authority
Colleen Scholl
– HDR
Gozde Ustuner
– Farmingdale State College / Brookhaven National Laboratory
Special Event
10:30 AM – 2:30 PM
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Career Fair
10:30 AM – 2:30 PM
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Career Fair
Location: PROMENADE CONNECTING LOBBY - LEVEL 2
Special Event
10:45 AM – 11:30 AM
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First-Gen Immigrants - Challenges and Triumphs
10:45 AM – 11:30 AM
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First-Gen Immigrants - Challenges and Triumphs
Location: REDBUD BALLROOM C
Yvonne Yang
– NVIDIA
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Belonging (DEIB)
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)
Barbara Read, ASQ CQE
– Raytheon
Claire Jordan
– Texas Instruments
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Belonging (DEIB)
10:45 AM – 11:45 AM
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How a STEM Rotational Program Can Kickstart an Exciting Career
10:45 AM – 11:45 AM
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How a STEM Rotational Program Can Kickstart an Exciting Career
Location: REDBUD BALLROOM A
Shawnice Meador, MBA
– Wolfspeed
Career Development
10:45 AM – 11:45 AM
CENTRAL
Should I Become a Manager?
10:45 AM – 11:45 AM
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Should I Become a Manager?
Location: REDBUD BALLROOM B
Kadé Diallo, B.S. Mechanical Engineering
– Caterpillar Inc.
Heather Ulrich, B.S. Mechanical Engineering, MBA
– Caterpillar Inc.
Christy Lee, M.S. Civil Engineering
– Caterpillar Inc
Liz Mathew, M.S. Mechanical Engineering
– Caterpillar Inc.
Career Development
11:30 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 Zones
Location: REDBUD BALLROOM B
Michelle L. Strait, PE
– Cillessen & Sons, Inc.
Technical Innovations
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 Chain
Location: REDBUD BALLROOM B
Victory I. Ikpe, Ms.
– Sams Club
Technical Innovations
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 Tools
Location: REDBUD BALLROOM C
Adunola Fashogbon
– Cummins Inc
Technical Innovations
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’ Perspectives
Location: CYPRESS A (209A)
Dayna Johnson, PE
– GE Vernova
Alyse Stofer
– Medtronic
Cindy Hoover
– Kansas Technical Education Authority
Colleen Scholl
– HDR
Self-Management and Strategic Leadership
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
CENTRAL
SWE Endowment Fund & the Board of Trustees
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
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SWE Endowment Fund & the Board of Trustees
Location: REDBUD BALLROOM A
Special Event
1:00 PM – 2:30 PM
CENTRAL
Power Hour Networking Lunch
1:00 PM – 2:30 PM
CENTRAL
Power Hour Networking Lunch
Location: GRAND EAGLE BALLROOM
Special Event
2:45 PM – 3:05 PM
CENTRAL
Unmasking Unconscious Bias
2:45 PM – 3:05 PM
CENTRAL
Unmasking Unconscious Bias
Location: REDBUD BALLROOM B
Allison Goodman
– Intel
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Belonging (DEIB)
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-Advocacy
Location: CYPRESS A (209A)
Mary K. Despe, MBA
– MK Despe Consulting LLC
Career Development
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 Expo
Location: REDBUD BALLROOM A
Jennifer Marshall
– Spirit AeroSystems
Hannah Morris
– Spirit AeroSystems
Rachael Schwantes
– Spirit AeroSystems
Sarah Dawson
– Spirit AeroSystems
Special Event
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 Manufacturing
Location: REDBUD BALLROOM C
Amalia Londono
– Colgate-Palmolive
Kayla Carey
– Hill's Pet Nutrition
Erika Monte
– Hill's Pet Nutrition
Mary Garrett
– Hill's Pet Nutrition
Shannon Mitchell
– Hill's Pet Nutrition
Special Event
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 Beyond
Location: REDBUD BALLROOM B
Leah Condon, n/a
– Spirit Aerosystems
Technical Innovations
3:45 PM – 4:05 PM
CENTRAL
The Right Way is Janeway: Leadership Lessons From Star Trek
3:45 PM – 4:05 PM
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The Right Way is Janeway: Leadership Lessons From Star Trek
Location: REDBUD BALLROOM B
Kim Burton
– Textron Aviation
Self-Management and Strategic Leadership
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 Field
Location: CYPRESS A (209A)
Bob Stavig
– Author
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Belonging (DEIB)
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
CENTRAL
FY24 Awards Program Discussion
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
CENTRAL
FY24 Awards Program Discussion
Location: REDBUD BALLROOM A
Inaas Darrat, P.E.
– Trinity Consultants
Pamela Morison, P.E.
– HP Inc
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Belonging (DEIB)
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 Career
Location: REDBUD BALLROOM B
Kara Bono
– UnitedHealthcare
Self-Management and Strategic Leadership
5:00 PM – 6:30 PM
CENTRAL
Closing Keynote Reception
5:00 PM – 6:30 PM
CENTRAL
Closing Keynote Reception
Location: GRAND EAGLE BALLROOM
Carrie Shapiro
Special Event