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Saturday, March 14, 2026
8:00 AM - 3:00 PM
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REGISTRATION
8:00 AM - 3:00 PM
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REGISTRATION
Location: Level 5
Special Event
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
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Breakfast Opens
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
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Breakfast Opens
Location: Level 5 - Aminah Robinson Ballroom
Special Event
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
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Embrace Your Story: Owning Your Journey in Engineering and Technology
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
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Embrace Your Story: Owning Your Journey in Engineering and Technology
Location: Level 5 - Aminah Robinson Ballroom
Inaas Darrat
– Trinity Consultants
Katie Andersen
– GE Aerospace
HIMABINDU YAMANA, Master of Science, Masters in Business Administration, CSEP
– Energy Management Organization
Christine Cathcart
– Corning Inc
Special Event
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
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SWE Boutique
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
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SWE Boutique
Location: Level 4 - Kojo Kamau Foyer
10:15 AM - 10:45 AM
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SWE Community Connects - Business and Interests SWE Affinity Groups
10:15 AM - 10:45 AM
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SWE Community Connects - Business and Interests SWE Affinity Groups
Location: Level 4 - Gina Knee Room
Special Event
10:15 AM - 10:45 AM
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SWE Community Connects - Career Stages SWE Affinity Groups
10:15 AM - 10:45 AM
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SWE Community Connects - Career Stages SWE Affinity Groups
Location: Level 4 - Kojo Kamau A
test test
Special Event
10:15 AM - 10:45 AM
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SWE Community Connects - DEIB SWE Affinity Groups
10:15 AM - 10:45 AM
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SWE Community Connects - DEIB SWE Affinity Groups
Location: Level 4 - Kojo Kamau B
Special Event
10:15 AM - 10:45 AM
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SWE Community Connects - SWE Section Leaders and SASWG
10:15 AM - 10:45 AM
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SWE Community Connects - SWE Section Leaders and SASWG
Location: Level 5 - Aminah Robinson Ballroom
Special Event
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
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Automate Your SWE Section
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
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Automate Your SWE Section
Location: Level 4 - Kojo Kamau A
Zoe Husted
– Google
Karissa Schipke
– Collins Aerospace
SWE Leadership and Governance
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
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Beyond Hard Work: Escaping the Mid-Career Leadership Trap
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
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Beyond Hard Work: Escaping the Mid-Career Leadership Trap
Location: Level 4 - Gina Knee Room
Kellye Franklin
– Kellye Franklin LLC
Leading Self
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
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They Paved the Way: Honoring Pioneering Women Engineering Legends
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
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They Paved the Way: Honoring Pioneering Women Engineering Legends
Location: Level 4 - Kojo Kamau B
Holly J. Teig, F SWE
– Retired
Leading Change
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
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Sandwich Generation: Engineering your Career, Parenthood, and Elder Care
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
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Sandwich Generation: Engineering your Career, Parenthood, and Elder Care
Location: Level 5 - Aminah Robinson Ballroom
Deborah Whitis
– GE Aerospace
Jeanne VanDusen
– GE Aerospace
Francesca Holmes-Walker, MBA
– GE Aerospace
Paula Hall
– GE Aerospace
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging
11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
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CAREER FAIR
11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
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CAREER FAIR
Location: Level 4 - Kojo Kamau C
Special Event
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM
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Lions, Tigers, and 'Don't Cares,' Oh My! Navigating Unaware Bosses
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM
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Lions, Tigers, and 'Don't Cares,' Oh My! Navigating Unaware Bosses
Location: Level 4 - Kojo Kamau A
CARISSA GUDENKAUF
– KeyInsight Consulting
Developing Others
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM
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Your Engineering Journey Isn’t Linear
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM
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Your Engineering Journey Isn’t Linear
Location: Level 4 - Gina Knee Room
Elaine ES Schomburg-LaFleur, MBA and PE
– AOA
Leading Self
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
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Your First Job, Four Careers: Why Rotational Programs Are the Smart Start
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
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Your First Job, Four Careers: Why Rotational Programs Are the Smart Start
Location: Level 4 - Kojo Kamau B
Kaitlyn Wolf
– Rockwell Automation
Maya Rothchild
– Rockwell Automation
Noelle Whitaker
– Rockwell Automation
Caroline Cohen
– Rockwell Automation
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
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Saturday Networking Lunch
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
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Saturday Networking Lunch
Location: Level 5 - Aminah Robinson Ballroom
Special Event
2:00 PM - 2:45 PM
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Dreading a Change? Your Network was Built for This!
2:00 PM - 2:45 PM
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Dreading a Change? Your Network was Built for This!
Location: Level 4 - Kojo Kamau B
Susan Ipri-Brown, n/a
– Empowerment Levers
Leading Change
2:00 PM - 2:45 PM
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I’m Earning Money, So Now What? Build Financial Independence
2:00 PM - 2:45 PM
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I’m Earning Money, So Now What? Build Financial Independence
Location: Level 4 - Gina Knee Room
Daryl Lynn Varney, MBA
– Lotic Financial Planning LLC
Leading Self
2:00 PM - 2:45 PM
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Overthink Everything? An Engineers Guide to Building Confidence
2:00 PM - 2:45 PM
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Overthink Everything? An Engineers Guide to Building Confidence
Location: Level 4 - Kojo Kamau A
Julie Daugherty
– Corning Inc.
Leading Self
3:00 PM - 3:45 PM
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Leadership Mindset: Managing Energy for Greater Resilience
3:00 PM - 3:45 PM
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Leadership Mindset: Managing Energy for Greater Resilience
Location: Level 4 - Kojo Kamau B
Kris Liebau, ACC
– Action and Ease Coaching
Leading Self
3:00 PM - 3:45 PM
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Leading with Heart: Managing People Through Crisis & Hardship
3:00 PM - 3:45 PM
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Leading with Heart: Managing People Through Crisis & Hardship
Location: Level 4 - Gina Knee Room
Kristine E. Barnes, PE, MBA
– General Motors
Gena Vitale
– General Motors
Business Acumen
3:00 PM - 3:45 PM
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She Shoots She Scores! Connecting through Sports in the Workplace
3:00 PM - 3:45 PM
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She Shoots She Scores! Connecting through Sports in the Workplace
Location: Level 4 - Kojo Kamau A
Amanda Rider
– The J.M. Smucker Co.
Katie Lenz
– HP Inc.
Leading Self
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
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Closing Keynote with Dr. Lisa Hinkelman: Beyond the Pipeline: Understanding the Psychology Behind Girls' STEM Decisions
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
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Closing Keynote with Dr. Lisa Hinkelman: Beyond the Pipeline: Understanding the Psychology Behind Girls' STEM Decisions
Location: Level 5 - Aminah Robinson Ballroom
Lisa Hinkelman
– Ruling Our eXperiences, Inc. (ROX)
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