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Thursday, September 9, 2021

Please note, all times are listed in Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). Draft updated on 8/27/2021. Please note: webinars will NOT be recorded.

Time
Location
Summary
Using the James Webb Telescope program as a case study, this panel will discuss challenges associated with a large, complicated, technologically advanced program and how program managers from different organizations collaborated and communicated to solve them.  
4:00 - 4:05 pm
Rachel McCaffrey
Executive Director, Women In Defense

MG James Boozer, USA (Ret)
Executive Vice President, National Defense Industrial Association  
4:05 - 4:10 pm
Cathy Meyn
Chair, National Council, WID  
4:10 - 4:30 pm
4:30 - 4:35 pm
Cathy Meyn
Chair, National Council, WID  
4:35 - 5:55 pm
Moderator
Dr. Jon Arenberg
Chief Mission Architect for Science and Robotic Exploration, Northrop Grumman

Panelists
Jacqueline Maldonado
Senior Manager, EnerSys Advanced Systems/ABSL Space Products

Scott Willoughby
Vice President and Program Manager, James Webb Space Telescope, Northrop Grumman

Erin Wolf
Program Manager, James Webb Space Telescope, Ball Aerospace  
5:55 - 6:00 pm
Rachel McCaffrey
Executive Director, Women In Defense

Cathy Meyn
Chair, National Council, WID  
Thursday, September 16, 2021

Please note, all times are listed in Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). Draft updated on 8/27/2021. Please note: webinars will NOT be recorded.

Time
Location
4:00 pm – 6:00 pm EDT
Summary
Moderated by Dr. Bhavya Lal, Senior Advisor to the NASA Administrator for Budget and Finance, this panel will focus on the intersection and tension between science and engineering when designing and building a complex system. The panel will also explore the discoveries and knowledge JWST will provide to scientists, engineers and interested observers.
 
4:00 - 4:05 pm
Rachel McCaffrey
Executive Director, Women In Defense

MG James Boozer, USA (Ret)
Executive Vice President, National Defense Industrial Association  
4:05 - 4:10 pm
Terri Quick
Senior Director, Air Force Customer Sector Team, Elbit Systems of America  
4:10 - 4:30 pm
4:30 - 4:35 pm
Terri Quick
Senior Director, Air Force Customer Sector Team, Elbit Systems of America  
4:35 - 5:55 pm
Moderator
Dr. Bhavya Lal
Senior Advisor, NASA Administrator for Budget and Finance, NASA

Panelists
Dr. Christine Chen
Associate Astronomer, Space Telescope Science Institute

Dr. Mark Lewis
Executive Director, Emerging Technologies Institute, NDIA

Jim Moore
President and Program Manager, NeXolve  
5:55 - 6:00 pm
Rachel McCaffrey
Executive Director, Women In Defense

Cathy Meyn
Chair, National Council, WID  
Thursday, September 23, 2021

Please note, all times are listed in Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). Draft updated on 8/27/2021. Please note: webinars will NOT be recorded.

Time
Location
4:00 pm – 6:00 pm EDT
Summary
The final panel will explore the supply chain challenges discovered in building an advanced telescope that will operate on the far side of the moon, as well as the specific challenges of creating rigorous testing for systems operation “off earth/on orbit.”  
4:00 - 4:05 pm
Rachel McCaffrey
Executive Director, Women In Defense

MG Hawk Carlisle, USAF (Ret)
President & CEO, National Defense Industrial Association  
4:05 - 4:10 pm
4:10 - 4:30 pm
4:30 - 4:35 pm
4:35 - 5:55 pm
Moderator
Krystal Puga
Spacecraft Systems Engineer, James Webb Space Telescope, Northrop Grumman

Panelists
Charlie Atkinson
Chief Engineer, James Webb Space Telescope, Northrop Grumman

Sandra Irish
Lead Structures Engineer, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

Dr. Begoña Vila
Instrument Systems Engineer, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

 
5:55 - 6:00 pm
Rachel McCaffrey
Executive Director, Women In Defense

Cathy Meyn
Chair, National Council, WID