WE Local Agenda WE Local is excited to share the outlined tentative agenda for 2018 WE Local Conferences. Agenda updates will be posted monthly as keynote speakers and breakout sessions are confirmed. To learn more about participating at WE Local, visit your host city s website and select schedule. Please note: the agenda is subject to change. FRIDAY 7 a.m. 6 p.m. 11 hours Premier Registration Badge Pick-Up 8 a.m. 9:15 a.m. 1.25 hours Opening Keynote with Breakfast Speaker: Kate Van Dellen 9:15 a.m. 9:30 a.m. 15 minutes Break N/A 9:15 a.m. 12:15 p.m. 3 hours WE Local Tour TD WILLIAMSON MANUFACTURING PLANT Session Title: SWE Support from the Leadership Coaching Committee and Headquarters: Navigating the New Society Governance Structure Speaker: LCC 9:30 a.m. 10:30 a.m. 1 hour Session Title: Preparing for possible job loss or transition: a guide to minimize stress Speaker: Sara Campbell Session Title: Engineering Your Financial Future Speaker: Shelley Stracener Track: Entrepreneurship Session Title: The introvert entrepreneur: Is it possible? Speaker: Alicia Kiremire Salon VIII - IX I II Session Title: Developing Girls Interest in STEM through FIRST Robotics Speaker: Lane Matheson 10 a.m. 7 p.m. 9 hours Collegiate Competition Finalists Posters on Display 10:30 a.m. 10:45 a.m. 15 minutes Break N/A 10:45 a.m. 11:45 a.m. 1 hour Session Title: Youth Outreach - Creating successful events and SWENext club connections. Speaker: Kate Young Session Title: Negotiating Your Salary Speaker: Suzanne Dodson
Session Title: Brainstorm Like Stanford Product Designers Speaker: Marie Moran Breakout Session with keynote Speaker: Kate Van Dellen Session Title: Developing Your Catch Phrase I 11:30 a.m. 4 p.m. 5.5 hours Career Fair Badge Pick-Up Salon V 11:45 a.m. Noon 15 minutes Break N/A Noon 1:15 p.m. 1.25 hours State of SWE with Lunch 1:15 p.m. 4:15 p.m. 3 hours WE Local Tour 1:15 p.m. 5:00 p.m. 3.75 hours Career Fair Open Salon V 1:15 p.m. 5:00 p.m. 3.75 hours Local Boutique Open Salon V 1:15 p.m. 1:30 p.m. 15 minutes Break N/A Track: Strategic Leadership Session Title: Management Keys to Success Speaker: Christina Jackson 1:30 p.m. 2:15 p.m. 45 minutes (Lightning Talk 30 minutes) Title: Ready. Set. PMP. Speaker: Sunita Lavin (Pechakucha-10 minutes) Session Title: Making It Real - Growing the Next Generation Speaker: Carole Forsberg Session Title: Do the words you choose support or diminish your professional image? Speaker: Carla Smith Sponsored Information Session with Lockheed Martin I II Session Title: LCC Coaching 2:15 p.m. 2:30 p.m. 15 minutes Break N/A Plenary Panel 1 Title: Disrupting the Pipeline 2:30 p.m. 3:45 p.m. 1.25 hours 3:45 p.m. 5 p.m. 1.25 hours 4 p.m. 5 p.m. 1 hour Collegiate Competition: Lightning Talk(s) Session Title: Water Our Options: Water Recycling for the 21st Century Speaker: Kerrie Greenfelder Region I Meeting Title: Shining a Light on Chemical Identification: A Hands-On Activity for K-12 Outreach Speaker: Christi Luks Collegiate Competition: Judging and Attendee Interaction I I - III
5 p.m. 7 p.m. 2 hours Saturday WE Local Celebration (social networking event) Salon I - IV 7:30 a.m. 10 a.m. 2.5 hours Premier Registration Badge Pick-Up 7:30 a.m. 11 a.m. 3.5 hours Career Fair Badge Pick-Up Salon V 7:30 a.m. 12:30 p.m. 5 hours Collegiate Competition Finalists Posters on Display 8:30 a.m. 12:30 p.m. 4 hours Career Fair Open Salon V 8:30 a.m. 12:30 p.m. 4 hours Local Boutique Open 10 a.m. 11: 15 a.m. 1.25 hours Plenary Panel 2 Positive Intelligence Getting the Best Out of Your Organization Session Title: Fun STEM Activites - Spice Up Your STEM Curriculum Speaker: Kyle Price Salon VIII - IX Session Title: Sandwiched Together: Advocating for the Caregivers Speaker: Angel McMullen-Gunn 11:15 a.m. 11:30 a.m. 15 minutes Break N/A Sponsored Information Session with America s Navy 11:30 a.m. 12:30 p.m. 1 hour Session Title: Islands in the Sun: The Opportunity for Energy Transition in the Caribbean Speaker: Casey Waggy Session Title: Life Cycle Thinking for Sustainable Engineering Speaker: Kaitlyn Bunker Session Title: Engineering the Next Generation of Global Weather Satellites Speaker: Ashley Kruder II Title: Women and Wealth Speaker: Jane Mudgett 12:30 p.m. 12:45 p.m. 15 minutes Break N/A 12:45 p.m. 2 p.m. 1.25 hours Local Power Hour (Keynote with Kathy Taylor lunch served) 1:30 p.m. 2 p.m. 30 minutes DesignLab Check-In 2 p.m. 2:15 p.m. 15 minutes Break N/A 2 p.m. 5 p.m. 3 hours 2:15 p.m. 3:15 p.m. 1 hour DesignLab Middle School Program DesignLab Parent Educator Program Collegiate Competition: Lightning Talk Salon VI VIII
Session Title: Think, Innovate and Be Absurd Speaker: Stefana Saxton Session Title: Mentorship in SWE Speaker: LCC Track: Creativity Power Hour Session Title: Creativity Power Hour Speaker: Jessica Kinsey II SATURDAY 3:15 p.m. 3:30 p.m. 15 minutes Break N/A 3:30 p.m. 4:30 p.m. 1 hour Collegiate Competition: Lightning Talk Track: Entrepreneurship Session Title: How to become an Entrepreneur Speaker: Katherine Culbert Track: Career Management and Life Transitions Session Title: Introvert's Guide to Networking Speaker: Marta Wicke Session Title: SWE Finance Committee sponsored training Speaker: Heather Doty 4:30 p.m. 4:45 p.m. 15 minutes Break N/A II 4:45 p.m. 5:30 p.m. 45 minutes Session Title: Change your dialogue, improve your career Speaker: Pascale Atallah Track: Career Management and Life Transition Session Title: Getting Laid Off: It's Not the End Speaker: Megan Schulze 5:30 p.m. 5:45 p.m. 15 minutes Break N/A Session Title: You re in the Driver s Seat for Your Career: What Next? Speaker: Adriana Porter 5:45 p.m. 6:30 p.m. 45 minutes Session Title: Molecular Gastronomy...at Home Speaker: Christina Jackson TBD by Social Subcommittee TBD by Social Subcommittee II I
TBD by Social Subcommittee 6:30 p.m. 7 p.m. 30 minutes Break N/A 7 p.m. 9:30 p.m. 2.5 hours WE Achieve Awards Ceremony with Dima Ghawi (separate ticket admission) SUNDAY 9 a.m. 11 a.m. 2 hours By invitation only LHC Leadership meeting (breakfast served)