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Friday, February 28, 2025
7:30 AM – 8:30 AM
PT
Guadalupe River Trail Walk
7:30 AM – 8:30 AM
PT
Guadalupe River Trail Walk
Location: HOTEL LOBBY
Special Event
9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
PT
REGISTRATION
9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
PT
REGISTRATION
Location: CONFERENCE ENTRANCE
General Info
9:45 AM – 11:00 AM
PT
Opening Keynote with Marie Hattar
9:45 AM – 11:00 AM
PT
Opening Keynote with Marie Hattar - The Power of Progress: Megatrends Shaping Technology and Society
Location: GATEWAY BALLROOM, Level 2
Keynote Speaker:
Marie Hattar
– Keysight Technologies
Special Event
11:00 AM – 11:20 AM
PT
Building Resilience in the Energy Sector: Lessons from the Caribbean
11:00 AM – 11:20 AM
PT
Building Resilience in the Energy Sector: Lessons from the Caribbean
Location: SISKIYOU
Speaker:
Kaitlyn Bunker
– RMI
Technical Innovations
11:00 AM – 11:45 AM
PT
Climbing Higher: Elevating Your Technical Interview
11:00 AM – 11:45 AM
PT
Climbing Higher: Elevating Your Technical Interview
Location: CASCADE
Speaker:
Sarah Clawson
– Apple, Inc
Speaker:
Katelyn Hinson
– Apple, Inc
Career Development
11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
PT
Collegiate Competition: Undergrads
11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
PT
Collegiate Competition: Undergraduates
Location: DONNER
Special Event
11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
PT
Hands-on Workshop - Construction Falsework Lab
11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
PT
Technical Hands-on Workshop - Construction Falsework Lab
Location: SIERRA
Speaker:
Aby Combs (she/her/hers)
– Granite
Speaker:
Barrett Wallace
– Granite
Special Event
11:30 AM – 11:50 AM
PT
Intersectionality: The Power of AND
11:30 AM – 11:50 AM
PT
Intersectionality: The Power of AND
Location: SISKIYOU
Speaker:
Amber L. Kemmerling
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Belonging (DEIB)
12:00 PM – 12:20 PM
PT
Stumble and Humble: Success Story after multiple software-based patent rejections
12:00 PM – 12:20 PM
PT
Stumble and Humble: Success Story after multiple software-based patent rejections
Location: SISKIYOU
Speaker:
Neethu Elizabeth Simon
– Intel Corporation
Career Development
12:00 PM – 12:45 PM
PT
Behind Gen-AI: What is the System Creating the Magic?
12:00 PM – 12:45 PM
PT
Behind Gen-AI: What is the System Creating the Magic?
Location: CASCADE
Speaker:
Allison Goodman
– Intel
Technical Innovations
12:30 PM – 12:50 PM
PT
VOLUNTEERING WITH SWE
12:30 PM – 12:50 PM
PT
VOLUNTEERING WITH SWE
Location: SISKIYOU
Speaker:
Inaas Darrat, P.E.
– Trinity Consultants
Special Event
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
PT
Networking Lunch
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
PT
Networking Lunch
Location: GATEWAY BALLROOM, Level 2
Special Event
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
PT
Financial Literacy Fast-track for Your Early Career
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
PT
Financial Literacy Fast-track for Your Early Career
Location: CASCADE
Speaker:
Lisa Duncan
– SWE Santa Clara Valley
Speaker:
Kimberly Lam (she/her/hers)
– Microsoft
Speaker:
Lesley Telford
– TauTona Group Research & Development Company
Speaker:
Priya Sumal
Self-Management & Strategic Leadership
2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
PT
Collegiate Competition: Graduates
2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
PT
Collegiate Competition: Graduates
Location: DONNER
Special Event
2:00 PM – 4:30 PM
PT
Technical Hands-on Workshop - Fire Rocketry 101: Understanding Space
2:00 PM – 4:30 PM
PT
Technical Hands-on Workshop - Fire Rocketry 101: Understanding Space
Location: SIERRA
Speaker:
Enanga Fale
– FIRE Rockets
Speaker:
Robin Houston
– FIRE Rockets/FIRE STEM
Technical Innovations
2:05 PM – 3:15 PM
PT
Pathways to Leadership: How Higher Education Fuels Career Growth
2:15 PM – 3:15 PM
PT
Pathways to Leadership: How Higher Education Fuels Career Growth
Location: SISKIYOU
Speaker:
Laura Bogusch
– Boeing
Speaker:
Nori Ogura
– Organizing Empowerment Project
Speaker:
Jenny Yao
– Verizon
Special Event
3:15 PM – 4:00 PM
PT
Heroes Make a Difference: STEM mentoring
3:15 PM – 4:00 PM
PT
Heroes Make a Difference: STEM mentoring
Location: CASCADE
Speaker:
Cecilia D. Craig, BSME, MSE (Mech. Engr.), PhD (Education)
– None
Advocacy & Collaboration
3:30 PM – 4:15 PM
PT
Sweating in the C suite: Advocating for Women's Health
3:30 PM – 4:15 PM
PT
Sweating in the C suite: Advocating for Women's Health
Location: SISKIYOU
Speaker:
Debra Kimberling
– San Diego County Engineering Council
Advocacy & Collaboration
4:15 PM – 4:35 PM
PT
Leadership Beyond Titles: How Interns Can Create Meaningful Impact
4:15 PM – 4:35 PM
PT
Leadership Beyond Titles: How Interns Can Create Meaningful Impact
Location: DONNER
Speaker:
Neha Washikar
– Meta
Self-Management & Strategic Leadership
4:15 PM – 5:00 PM
PT
SWE Scholarships - Everything You Wanted to Know and More!
4:15 PM – 5:00 PM
PT
SWE Scholarships - Everything You Wanted to Know and More!
Location: CASCADE
Speaker:
Mary Studlick
– SWE
Speaker:
Kim O’Rourke
– SWE
Special Event
4:40 PM – 5:00 PM
PT
Transforming Complexity: The Art of Storytelling in Engineering Communication
4:40 PM – 5:00 PM
PT
Transforming Complexity: The Art of Storytelling in Engineering Communication
Location: DONNER
Speaker:
Parkhi Malhotra
– Arizona State University
Technical Innovations
5:00 PM – 6:30 PM
PT
WE Local Celebration!
5:00 PM – 6:30 PM
PT
WE Local Celebration!
Location: GATEWAY BALLROOM, Level 2
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