Innovate, Empower & Lead
2022 Keynote Speakers
Jenifer Castillo
Committee Chair 2021-2022| IEEE WIE
Claudia Chandra
Chief Product Officer of Fiix| Rockwell Automation
Deborah Cooper
President | IEEE-USA Board of Directors
Ellen Ferraro
Vice President, Engineering & Mission Assurance| Raytheon Intelligence & Space
Greg Gdowski
Executive Director and Associate Professor Center for Medical Technology & Innovation | University of Rochester
Reihaneh Irani-Famili
Vice President of Clean Energy Development and Infrastructure Investment | National Grid
Ed Palacio
President-Elect| IEEE USA
Karen Panetta
Dean of Graduate Engineering Education & Professor | Tufts University
Mary Ellen Randall
Founder and CEO | Ascot Technologies, Inc.
2022 Panels
Marie Bussiere
Digital Transformation Executive, SSTM| Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division
Theresa Caragol
Founder and CEO | AchieveUnite Inc.
Natasha Deschene
Vice President of Electric Asset Management and Engineering | National Grid
Patricia Dorsch
Director of Sustainability | National Grid
Carol Sedewitz
Vice President, Electric Asset Management and Engineering | National Grid
Molly Magee
Executive Director| SENEDIA
Kelly Mendell
President| MIKEL, Inc
Caroline Hon
Head of Gas Network Strategy and Planning | National Grid
2022 Workshops
Holly Cyrus
Project Manager | Federal Aviation Administration
Emily Haidemenos
Chief Engineer | Sensata Technologies
Anna Romaniuk
Cyber Systems Engineer | ReflexiveConcepts
Carrie Root
Ultimate Troubleshooter, CEO, Author & Visionary| Alpha UMi Inc
Kendra Sheehan
Director of Global Talent Management| Sensata Technologies
NeeNee Shin
Senior Manager, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion | Sensata Technologies
Janine Love
Technical Marketing Program Director | Samtec
2022 Presentations
Abir Chermiti
Software Engineer & Podcaster| Elle Media Empire, LLC
Allison Marn
Assistant Professor of Engineering | Roger Williams University
Amanda Weissman
Software Architecture Manager| Lockheed Martin
Dianna Deeney
Host & Founder| Quality during Design
Don Herres
Senior Electronic Design Engineer | Product Design Experts
Janine Mator
Research Scientist | Leidos Innovation Center
Julia Taylor
Director of Outreach| INCOSE International
Julie Smith
Senior Research Physicist| Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL)
Kristy Swegheimer
Chief Human Resources Officer | Qualus
LaTasha Starr
Executive Director | ESTe2M Dreamers
Mary Quinn
Technical Fellow | Leidos
Rhonda Farrell
CEO| Global Innovation Strategies (GIS) & Founder| Cyber & STEAM Global Innovation Alliance (CSTGIA)
Shere Tuckey
Branch Chief | Air Force Research Laboratory
Susan Bales
Board Member & Strategic Advisor| Cape Fear Ocean Labs
William Fowlkes
Treasurer Region 1| IEEE