Downloadable 2024 Program and Schedule at-a-Glance.
2024 IEEE Women in Engineering (WIE) Forum USA East |
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Thursday, November 7 |
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| 3:00pm-6:00pm | REGISTRATION | ||
| 4:30pm-6:30pm | NETWORKING RECEPTION | ||
| 7:00pm-10:00pm | AN EVENING ON YOUR OWN | ||
Friday, November 8 |
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| 7:00am-4:30pm | REGISTRATION | ||
| 7:15am - 9:00am | BREAKFAST BUFFET | ||
| 8:00am-8:10am | OPENING REMARKS: Charlotte Blair & Maryam Alibeik 2024 WIE Forum USA East Conference Chairs |
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| 8:10am-8:15am | WELCOME NOTE: Bala Prasanna | IEEE Region 1 Director |
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| 8:15am-9:00am | KEYNOTE: "Why Women Speakers On-Stage at Conferences and Events Will Change the World" Bobbie Carlton | Founder & Speaker | Innovation Women |
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| 9:00am-9:45am | KEYNOTE: "Owning Your Career For The Future" Kathleen Weslock | Vice President of Human Resources | Ansys |
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| 9:45am-10:15am | COFFEE BREAK & EXHIBITS | ||
| Track 1: EMPOWERMENT IN ACTION | Track 2: ENGINEERING THE FUTURE | Track 3: NAVIGATING CAREER SUCCESS | |
| 10:15am-10:50am | "Optimizing Performance: Goal Setting Strategies for Industry and Academia" Soheli Farhana | Research Associate | Harvard University | "Preparing Women Engineers for Global Challenges: A Path to Positive Change" Uma Balaji |Professor and Chair of Electrical and Biomedical Engineering | Fairfield University | WORKSHOP "Innovative Leadership: Enhancing Skills and Techniques for Thinking Outside the Box" Carolyn Matheus |Professor of Information Systems | Marist College |
| 10:55am-11:30am | "Bridging the Confidence Gap: Strategies for Women to Speak Up and Lead with Authority" Isha Desai | Security Technical Specialist | IBM | "Data - The Key to Your Future!" Melissa Handa | Program Director - Technical Activities | IEEE DataPort | "ChatGPT as Your Interview Coach" Neeta Basantkumar | Engineering Manager | Northrop Grumman |
| 11:35am-12:10pm | WORKSHOP "Use and Application of Artificial Intelligence Tools for Problem Solving in Learning Contexts" Marie Hronik-Tupaj | Dean of STEM & Peter Shea |Director of Professional Development | Middlesex Community College | "Overcoming Challenges in Cross-Functional Teamwork for New Product Success" Dianna Deeney Coach & Consultant | Deeney Enterprises, LLC | "Collaborative Negotiation: Step Into Your Power Skills for Success" Lyla Cookson | Empowerment Coach | Cookson Coaching |
| 12:10pm-1:25pm | LUNCH BUFFET | ||
| 12:35pm-1:25pm | KEYNOTE: "Women In STEM: Challenges and Opportunities" Jill Gostin | Principal Research Scientist| Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) |
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| Track 1: EMPOWERMENT IN ACTION | Track 2: ENGINEERING THE FUTURE | Track 3: NAVIGATING CAREER SUCCESS |
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| 1:25pm-2:00pm | "Mastering Performance Reviews: A Path to Empowerment and Leadership" Raman Kaur | Head of Platform, Prior Auth & Population Health | The Cigna Group | WORKSHOP "The Career Kaleidoscope: Perspectives on the Ups and Downs of Professional Growth" Laila Salman | Principal Technical Specialist Engineer | Ansys Canda Ltd; Alexandra Small | Investor & Entrepreneur; Narimane Soliman | Semiconductor Design Technologist | Intel Corporation | "Balancing Creativity and Work-Life: Strategies for Fostering Innovation in the Tech Industry" Kavitha Bangalore | Cybersecurity Analyst |Cleveland Clinic |
| 2:05pm-2:40pm | "From Contributor to Leader: Navigating the Transition" Tashwin Khurana |Staff Tech Lead | Aurora Innovation & Mahima Bansod | Data Science and Analytics Lead | LogicMonitor, Inc. | COFFEE BREAK, EXHIBITS & CAREER FAIR 2:00pm-4:45pm |
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| 2:45pm-3:20pm | "Setting Goals: Helping to Empower Women in STEM through Mentoring Networking and Positive Role Models" Joan DeBello | Associate Professor & Chair, Division of CS | St. John's University | CANCELLED Tennisha Martin | Executive Director & Founder | BlackGirlsHack & Aleise McGowan | Assistant Professor | The University of Southern Mississippi |
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| 3:25pm-4:10pm | CANCELLED "Navigating Difficult Workplace Conversations: Strategies for Success" Moderator: Michelle Gellert Panelists: Julia Andrusenko, Meghana Doddapaneni, Lauren Johnson, Amy Long & Mary Ann Saunders Rampart Communications | WORKSHOP "Strategically Leading from the Middle (SLfTM)" Monique Ofori | Program Manager | SAIC |
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| 4:10pm-4:45pm | COFFEE BREAK & EXHIBITS | ||
| 4:50pm-5:35pm | PANEL: "What's New in CHIPS Act and How it is affecting CT" Moderator: Russ Harrison Managing Director | IEEE USA Panelists: Nicholas Donofrio | Executive in Residence & Industry Advisory | Northeastern University’s Center for Technology Management and Digital Leadership Barbara Fernandez | Director | Connstep; Paul Lavoie | Chief Manufacturing Officer | State of Connecticut |
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| 5:35pm-5:50pm | DAILY WRAP-UP Charlotte Blair & Maryam Alibeik 2024 WIE Forum USA East Conference Chairs |
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Saturday, November 9 |
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| 7:00am-10:00am | REGISTRATION | ||
| 7:15am-9:00am | BREAKFAST BUFFET | ||
| 7:50am-8:00am | OPENING REMARKS Celia Shahnaz | 2024 IEEE WIE Committee Chair |
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| 8:00am-8:45am | KEYNOTE "Full STEAM Ahead: Propelling Communities to STEM Success" Donna Hylton | President & CEO | Steam Train Inc |
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| 8:45am-9:30am | PANEL "Engineering with AI: Disruptive Innovation or Just Another Tool?" Moderator: Charlotte Blair | Global Technical Support Leader | Ansys Panelists: Bill Fowlkes | VP Analytics and Workflow Solutions | IP.com; Amalia Rusu | Associate Professor | Fairfield University; Peter Kootsookos | Instructor | CT State Middlesex; Maryam Alibeik | Assistant Professor| Temple University |
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| Track 1: EMPOWERMENT IN ACTION | Track 2: ENGINEERING THE FUTURE | Track 3: NAVIGATING CAREER SUCCESS |
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| 9:35am-10:10am | CANCELLED Amy Long | Director of Administration | Rampart Communications & Michelle Gellert | Director of Professional Development| Rampart Communications | "How to Work with Your Marketing Colleagues" Janine Love |Technical Marketing Program Manager | Samtec | "The Agile Leader: How to Harness Agile Methodologies for Personal and Professional Growth" Qurat-ul-Ain Schaller | Sr. Technical Product Owner | Cisco |
| 10:15am-10:50am | CANCELLED "Build and Refine your Network: How to Tawk!" Lauren Johnson | HR Manager | Rampart Communications | "Future-Proofing Your Power Skills for 2030" Rhonda Farrell | CEO & Transformation Strategist | Global Innovation Strategies | "IEEE Women in Engineering Meet and Greet Networking Event" Coffee Break with your WIE coordinators (Regions 1 & 2), and meet other WIE leaders. |
| 10:55am-11:30am | "IEEE MTTS Meet and Greet Networking Event" | COFFEE BREAK & EXHIBITS | |
| 11:35am-12:10pm | KEYNOTE "Nontraditional Power Skills" Nita Patel | Vice President of Engineering | Otis |
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| 12:10pm-12:40pm | 2024 FORUM WRAP-UP Charlotte Blair, Maryam Alibeik & the 2024 IEEE WIE Forum USA East Organizing Committee |
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Program Book Corrections:
- Friday, November 8
- Track 1: 2:05 PM – 2:40 PM “From Contributor to Leader: Navigating the Transition” Conference Center 2 ROOM CHANGE
- Track 2: 2:45 PM – 3:20 PM “Neurosp{AI}cy: Improving Cybersecurity Training Programs with AI” CANCELLED
- Track 1: 3:25 PM – 4:10 PM “Navigating Difficult Workplace Conversations: Strategies for Success” CANCELLED
- Saturday, November 9
- Track 1: 9:35 AM – 10:10 AM “A Different Approach to Performance Management” CANCELLED
- Track 1: 10:15 AM – 10: 50 AM “Build and Refine your Network: How to Tawk!” CANCELLED