Women in Business, Entrepreneurship and Leadership
Empowering Women to Lead in the Global Engineering Industry
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| Saturday, April 13 | |
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| Event | Location |
| Registration | 7:15–8 a.m. | |
| Registration | 2nd Floor Atrium |
| Breakfast Scrambled eggs, breakfast potatoes, bacon, assorted muffins, Starbucks coffee bar |
Ballroom ABC |
| Welcome & Opening Address | 8–8:20 a.m. | |
| Welcome Mark Dean, Interim Dean of the Tickle College of Engineering |
Ballroom ABC |
| Keynote Address | 8:20–8:50 a.m. | |
| Your Three Superpowers for Success at Work Barbie Bigelow, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, Black & Veatch Corporation |
Ballroom ABC |
| Workshop | 9–9:25 a.m. | |
| Networking: It’s Not Just What You Know, It’s Who You Know | Ballroom ABC |
| Networking | 9:30–9:45 a.m. | |
| Mini networking | Ballroom ABC |
| Panel | 9:50–10:15 a.m. | |
| #SocialMedia&Personal Branding | Ballroom ABC |
| Break | 10:15–10:30 a.m. | |
| LinkedIn Booth | 2nd Floor Atrium |
| Breakout 1 | 10:30-11:10 a.m. | |
| Let’s Make a Deal: A Talk about Negotiation (workshop) | Ballroom ABC or Room 362 |
| Dare to Share: Mentoring (workshop) | Room 262 |
| Now and Zen: The Balance Between Work and Life (panel) | Room 270 |
| Breakout 2 | 11:20 a.m–12:00 p.m. | |
| Look into the Crystal Ball: What Are Your Career Options? | Ballroom ABC or Room 362 |
| Barriers and Bias: A Panel on the Value of Diversity | Room 262 |
| Confronting Discrimination and How to be Part of an Inclusive Culture | Room 270 |
| Lunch | 12:00–12:45 p.m. | |
| Boxed Lunch | Ballroom ABC |
| Breakout 3 | 12:45–1:20 p.m | |
| Are We There Yet? A Look at Career Planning | Ballroom ABC or Room 362 |
| Self-Esteem: Own Your Place | Room 262 |
| Hard communication in the Workplace | Room 270 |
| Networking | 1:30–2:15 p.m. | |
| Networking Event | Ballroom ABC |
| Closing | 2:15–2:30 p.m. | |
| Take-aways/Adjourn | Ballroom ABC |