Women in STEM Leadership

Annual Conference Agenda

Theme: “Take Your Seat at the Table and Make Your Voice Heard.”

2023 Women in STEM Leadership Conference Agenda

Friday August 11th Time Speaker Organization Title Topic
Welcome- Registration and Networking
10:00 AM
Ogechi Ugwulebo
WISL
CEO & Founder
Welcome
Session 1
11:00 AM
Kate McDougall- Mason
WISL
Program Manager
Unlocking Peak Performance, Innovation, and Resilience Through Strategic Self-Care
Session 2
11:20 AM
Terriekka Cardenas
Perceptive Engineering and Construction Services, LLC
CEO & Founder
Sisterhood in Success: Forging Stong Connections in Male-Dominated Industries
Session 3
11:40 AM
Melissa Carter
WISL
Brand Ambassador
Amplifying Leadership Excellence: Empowering STEM Leaders to Find and Strengthen Their Voice
Lunch
Noon
Panel Discussion
1:00 PM
Panel Discussion
Kelly Flowers
Women Leading Technology
CEO & Founder
Sheryle Gillihan
Causelabs
CEO, Co-Owner
Dr. Sandra Blanke
University of Dallas, Graduate School of Management
Associate Professor and Program Director Cybersecurity & Cyber Intelligence
Jeffrey Price
Technology Management
Dr. Christian Nielsen
Experis Technology Group
Security Management
Session 4
2:00 PM
Stephanie Richard-Obire
American Airlines
Manager, IT Applications
My Journey to STEM Leadership as an Immigrant and how I found my Voice
Session 5
3:00 PM
Dr. Susan McGinty
AYA Leadership
CEO & Founder
Gaining your seat at the table: A model of development for female leaders
Saturday August 12th Time Speaker Organization Title Topic
Cocktail Reception
6:00 PM
Key Note Speaker
6:30 PM
Dinner
7:00 PM
Awards ceremony
8:00 PM
DJ with Music
Through out the night
Photographer
Both days
Videographer
Saturday Only