Registration and Informal Networking

Welcome and Opening Remarks

• Susan Windham-Bannister, PhD, Managing Director, Biomedical Innovation Advisors, LLC and President and CEO, Biomedical Growth Strategies, LLC; National Governing Board President, Association for Women in Science

Fireside Chat with Pinnacle Award Recipient

Moderator: Susan Windham-Bannister, PhD, Managing Director, Biomedical Innovation Advisors, LLC and President and CEO, Biomedical Growth Strategies, LLC; National Governing Board President, AWIS

Awardee: Nisreen El-Hashemite, MD, PhD, CEO/Executive Director of the Royal Academy of Science International Trust (RASIT)

Session 1: From Symbolic to Systemic Change

It seems like more organizations are speaking publicly about diversity, equity, and inclusion. But, what does it look like to move from talk to action? In this session, organizational change leaders will share a behind-the-scenes view of what they are doing internally and intersectionally to meaningful shape cultural change.

• Moderator: Elizabeth Travis, PhD, FASTRO, Associate Vice President, Women Faculty Programs; Mattie Allen Fair Professor in Cancer Research; and Professor in the Department of Experimental Radiation Oncology, Division of Radiation Oncology, MD Anderson Cancer Center; Board Councilor, AWIS
• John Sarrao, PhD, Deputy Laboratory Director for Science, Technology & Engineering, Los Alamos National Laboratory
• Amy Myers Jaffe, Senior Fellow, Energy and the Environment, Council on Foreign Relations and Co-chair, Women in Energy Steering Committee, Center on Global Energy Policy, Columbia University

Session 2: Rethinking Our Approaches to Networking

• Vanessa E. Wyche, Deputy Director, Johnson Space Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

Coffee Break

Sponsored by Marrone Bio Innovations.

Fireside Chat with Leadership Award Recipient

Moderator: Pamela McCauley, PhD, CPE, Program Director, I-Corps Program, National Science Foundation; Professor, Department of Industrial Engineering and Management Systems, University of Central Florida. Councilor, AWIS National Governing Board

Awardee: Rachel Hutter, P.E., Senior Vice President for International Facilities Operations Services and Worldwide Safety, Health and Engineering, Disney Parks, Experiences and Products

Session 3: Global Trends on Gender and Innovation

• Moderator: Heather Metcalf, PhD, Chief Research Officer, Association for Women in Science
• Holly Falk-Krzesinski, PhD, Vice President, Research Intelligence, Global Strategic Networks, Elsevier

Fireside Chat with Next Generation Award Recipient

Moderator: Vasudev Bailey, PhD, Partner, ARTIS Ventures and Councilor, AWIS National Governing Board

Awardee: Sarah Richardson, PhD, CEO, MicroByre

Session 4: Diversity as a Business Ethos

The business case for diversity is about more than returns. In today’s economy, consumers and employees alike are making purchasing and career decisions driven by their values. Panelists discuss the role that diversity plays in a variety of business outcomes, including corporate social responsibility and meeting the needs of a global values-driven economy. 

• Moderator: Liz Sara, Chair, The National Women’s Business Council
• Mika Sovak, MD, Vice President, Global Medicines Leader ENHERTU, AstraZeneca

Fireside Chat with Game Changer Award Recipient

Awardee: Lockheed Martin, a Fortune 500 company that ensures workplace equity, diversity and inclusion, and the advancement of women in leadership.

Closing Remarks

Networking Reception
Wine Bar sponsored by Bechtel

Welcome – Awards Dinner

Dinner and Awards Presentation

Awards Dinner Closing Remarks

Dessert Reception