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Tuesday, September 24, 2024

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Location

7:00 am - 5:00 pm

Registration

SPONSORED BY:

Foyer

7:00 - 7:50 am

Networking Breakfast

Foyer

7:50 - 8:00 am

Welcome Remarks

Sue Tellier,
Jetco Federal
WID National Conference Immediate Past Chair, WID Michigan Chapter President

Salon 1-4

8:15 - 9:15 am

Kickoff Keynote

Melissa G. Dalton
Under Secretary of the Air Force

Salon 1-4

9:15 - 9:40 am

Networking Break

Foyer

9:40 -10:45 am

Young Professional Panel

SPONSORED BY:

Moderator:
Jamie Jones Miller, Chair, Leadership Council for Women In National Security

Alexandra Psaris, Strategy Consulting Director, PwC

Alyx Ross, Lead Program Management Specialist, Booz Allen Hamilton

Jessica Rousselle, Legistlative Affairs and Policy Manager, BAE Systems

Mikayla Ray, Software Manager, American Rheinmetall Vehicles

Salon 1-4

10:45 - 11:00 am

Networking Break

Foyer

11:00 am - 12:00 pm

Breakout Workshop Sessions

11:00 am - 12:00 pm

You, Discovered: Resumes Revealing the Best You

Gretchen Larsen Idsinga, Past Chair
WID National Council

Studio A

Tech 101: Hypersonics

Dr. Mark Lewis
President & CEO, Purdue Applied Research Institute

Dr. Arun Seraphin
Executive Director, NDIA's Emerging Technologies Institute

Studio B

AI Unleashed: Navigating the Generative Frontier in Defense

Dr. Michael Monroe
Senior Associate, Booz Allen

Kelly Lozoya
Associate, Booz Allen

Studio C

Maintaining Trust in a Crisis

Fred Garcia
President, Logos Consulting Group

Studio D

Effective Leadership: Thinking Up, Down and Sideways

Dr. Lindenfeld
Dean, Alda School, Stony Brook University

Studio E

Brand Mastery: Ignite Your Influence

Kim Bode
Owner, 8ThirtyFour Integrated Communications

Studio F

12:00 - 12:30 pm

Service to the Flag Luncheon

SPONSORED BY:

Industry Awardee: Leanne G. Caret
Former Chief Executive Officer, Boeing Defense, Space & Security

Government Awardee:
Dr. Radha Plumb
Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer, Department of Defense

Salon 1-4

1:30 - 1:45 pm

Networking Break

1:45 - 2:45 pm

Breakout Workshop Sessions

You, Discovered: Resumes Revealing the Best You

Gretchen Larsen Idsinga,
Past Chair, WID National Council

Studio A

Life as a Staffer

Dr. Arun Seraphin
Executive Director, NDIA's Emerging Technologies Institute

Laura McAleer
Associate Vice President, Federal & Washington Relations, Notre Dame University

Jamie Jones Miller
Chief Executive Officer and Regional Dean, Arlington, VA Campus, Northeastern University

Studio B

AI Unleashed: Navigating the Generative Frontier in Defense

Dr. Michael Monroe
Senior Associate, Booz Allen

Kelly Lozoya
Associate, Booz Allen

Studio C

Detecting and Pre-bunking Disinformation

Fred Garcia
President, Logos Consulting Group

Studio D

Building Trust Through Communication

Dr. Laura Lindenfeld
Dean, Alda School, Stony Brook

Studio E

Mastering Military Transition

Sarah Maples
Owner and Chief Executive Officer, Sarah Maples, LLC

Studio F

Operationalizing Data

Hayley Van Stappen
Enterprise Lead, Palantir

Studio 5-7

2:45 - 3:00 pm

Networking Break

3:00 - 4:00 pm

Breakout Workshop Sessions

Empowering Progress and Responsiveness: Leading the Charge in Digital Modernization

Sandra Lopez
Senior Systems Engineer, Leidos

Sue Yu
Senior Solutions Architect, Leidos

Studio A

Defense 101: Macroeconomics Variables Impacting Defense Spending

Dora Kurtz
Senior Associate, Renaissance Strategic Advisors

Studio B

AI Unleashed: Navigating the Generative Frontier in Defense

Dr. Michael Monroe
Senior Associate, Booz Allen

Kelly Lozoya
Associate, Booz Allen

Studio C

Maintaining Trust in a Crisis

Fred Garcia,
President, Logos Consulting Group

Effective Leadership: Thinking Up, Down, and Sideways

Dr. Laura Lindefeld
Dean, Alan Alda Center, Stony Brook

Studio E

4:00 - 4:15 pm

Networking Break

Foyer

4:15 - 5:20 pm

Closing Panel

Moderator:
Jen Stewart,
Executive Vice President, Strategy and Policy, NDIA

Augusta Binns-Berkey, Senior Advisor to the Chief of Space Operations,
U.S. Space Force

Gwyneth Woolwine, Senior Advisor,
Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office

Maria Vastola, Professional Staff Member,
House Armed Services Committee

Katie Sutton, Chief Technology Advisor to the Commander and Director of Pentagon Operations
U.S. Cyber Command

Bess Dopkeen, Senior Advisor,
Under Secretary of Defense for Research Engineering

5:20 - 7:00 pm

Networking Reception

SPONSORED BY:

Foyer