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Friday, February 27, 2026
7:30 AM - 4:00 PM
PT
REGISTRATION
7:30 AM - 4:00 PM
PT
REGISTRATION
Location: PLAZA LEVEL - FOYER
Special Event
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
PT
First Timers Reception (Invite Only)
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
PT
First Timers Reception (Invite Only)
Location: PLAZA LEVEL - ATRIUM
Special Event
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
PT
Breakfast Opens
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
PT
Breakfast Opens
Location: BALLROOM LEVEL - GRAND BALLROOM
Special Event
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
PT
Opening Keynote with Carolina Caro: Leveling Up Communication: Unlearning the Golden Rule at Work
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
PT
Opening Keynote with Carolina Caro: Leveling Up Communication: Unlearning the Golden Rule at Work
Location: BALLROOM LEVEL - GRAND BALLROOM
Carolina Caro
– CEO Conscious Leadership Partners
Special Event
10:30 AM - 10:50 AM
PT
Cancer Didn’t Win—But It Sure Fought Dirty
10:30 AM - 10:50 AM
PT
Cancer Didn’t Win—But It Sure Fought Dirty
Location: PLAZA LEVEL - EAST PAVILION
Mary B. Isaac, PhD
– HEDGE Co
Leading Self
10:30 AM - 10:50 AM
PT
The Clock Keeps Ticking: Staying Calm When Things Go Wrong
10:30 AM - 10:50 AM
PT
The Clock Keeps Ticking: Staying Calm When Things Go Wrong
Location: PLAZA LEVEL - ATRIUM
Bridget B. Heiland
– 4EA Building Science
Communication
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
PT
Beyond the Chip: Exploring Hidden Technical Sales Career Paths
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
PT
Beyond the Chip: Exploring Hidden Technical Sales Career Paths
Location: BALLROOM LEVEL - GRAND BALLROOM
Alisa Thomas
– Texas Instruments
Denise Beebout
– Texas Instruments
Erika Long
– Texas Instruments
Bridget Jackson
– Texas Instruments
Business Acumen
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
PT
Burnt-Out?! How to Emerge from the Ashes Like a Phoenix
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
PT
Burnt-Out?! How to Emerge from the Ashes Like a Phoenix
Location: PLAZA LEVEL - BROADWAY
Yvonne Yang
– NVIDIA
Aditi Gadre
– Lam Research
Diana Wu
– AMD
Leading Self
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
PT
The Changing DEI Landscape: Impacts, Insights, and Support for SWE Members
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
PT
The Changing DEI Landscape: Impacts, Insights, and Support for SWE Members
Location: PLAZA LEVEL - WEST PAVILION
Tiffany Swanigan
– Society of Women Engineers
Special Event
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
PT
Technical Workshop: Drag, Drop, Discover: Data Analysis Made Simple with Orange
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
PT
Technical Workshop: Drag, Drop, Discover: Data Analysis Made Simple with Orange
Location: BALLROOM LEVEL - GALLERIA
Rebecca Lin
– Eaton
Tiffany Tang
– Crane Aerospace & Electronics
Technical Aspects
11:10 AM - 11:30 AM
PT
Human-Centered AI: Designing Ethical Tech with Empathy
11:10 AM - 11:30 AM
PT
Human-Centered AI: Designing Ethical Tech with Empathy
Location: PLAZA LEVEL - EAST PAVILION
Sakshi PRASHANT Aher
– John Deere
Ritu Bangar, n/a
– JOHN DEERE
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging
11:10 AM - 11:30 AM
PT
Volunteering with SWE
11:10 AM - 11:30 AM
PT
Volunteering with SWE
Location: PLAZA LEVEL - ATRIUM
Inaas Darrat
– Trinity Consultants
Special Event
12:00 PM - 12:20 PM
PT
Leveraging Hands-On Technician Experience to Build A Successful Engineering Career
12:00 PM - 12:20 PM
PT
Leveraging Hands-On Technician Experience to Build A Successful Engineering Career
Location: PLAZA LEVEL - ATRIUM
Chenai Sukume
– Siemens
Leading Self
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM
PT
Fail Forward: A Case Study in Middle School Outreach
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM
PT
Fail Forward: A Case Study in Middle School Outreach
Location: PLAZA LEVEL - BROADWAY
Elizabeth A. Heyde
– Medtronic
Cassidy Thompson, PE
– Interface Engineering
Developing Others
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM
PT
Hard Hats to Git Commits: Thriving in the Wild Ride
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM
PT
Hard Hats to Git Commits: Thriving in the Wild Ride
Location: PLAZA LEVEL - EAST PAVILION
Melissa Evers
– Intel
Leading Self
12:40 PM - 1:00 PM
PT
AI Unpacked: ML, LLMs, and More Systems in 15 Minutes
12:40 PM - 1:00 PM
PT
AI Unpacked: ML, LLMs, and More Systems in 15 Minutes
Location: PLAZA LEVEL - WEST PAVILION
Ayush Goyal
– Microsoft
Technical Aspects
12:40 PM - 1:00 PM
PT
The Mentorship Multiplier: Growing the Next Generation of Diverse Leaders
12:40 PM - 1:00 PM
PT
The Mentorship Multiplier: Growing the Next Generation of Diverse Leaders
Location: PLAZA LEVEL - ATRIUM
Krista Madril, MBA, PMP
– HP Inc.
Monica Steenkolk
– HP Inc.
Developing Others
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
PT
Friday Lunch Networking Hour
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
PT
Friday Lunch Networking Hour
Location: BALLROOM LEVEL - GRAND BALLROOM
Special Event
2:00 PM - 2:20 PM
PT
Evolving Alongside SWE: My 10 Year Leadership Journey
2:00 PM - 2:20 PM
PT
Evolving Alongside SWE: My 10 Year Leadership Journey
Location: PLAZA LEVEL - BROADWAY
LeSi Qu
– The Boeing Company
SWE Leadership and Governance
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
PT
Beyond Employee & Academic Networks: Finding Community in Tumultuous Times
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
PT
Beyond Employee & Academic Networks: Finding Community in Tumultuous Times
Location: PLAZA LEVEL - WEST PAVILION
Upekesha Addagatla Ngugi
– Engineering
Diya Dwarakanath, M.S.
– D Dwarakanath Journalism
Sandra Lastoka
– Aerospace Engineering
Gail Cornelius
– University of Washington
Morgan Mora
– AT&T
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
PT
Power Moves: Negotiate, Communicate, and Strategically Allocate Your Expertise
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
PT
Power Moves: Negotiate, Communicate, and Strategically Allocate Your Expertise
Location: PLAZA LEVEL - EAST PAVILION
Tracy Nguyen, Doctor of Optometry (OD)
– Essential Eye Care
Kelly Hon
– Becton Dickinson (BD)
Amanda M. Tijerina, MSE
– AME Quality and Compliance Solutions
Tazmi Salcido
– Skanska
Business Acumen
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
PT
Powered by Women: Engineering Careers in the Renewable Energy Transition
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
PT
Powered by Women: Engineering Careers in the Renewable Energy Transition
Location: PLAZA LEVEL - ATRIUM
Mia Miller
– DNV Energy
Kinsey Cox
– DNV Energy
Special Event
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
PT
Technical Workshop: The Future of Quality Control: Enhance Visual Inspection with AI
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
PT
Technical Workshop: The Future of Quality Control: Enhance Visual Inspection with AI
Location: BALLROOM LEVEL - GALLERIA
Sharon H. Kim
– MathWorks
Mehernaz Savai
– MathWorks
Technical Aspects
2:40 PM - 3:00 PM
PT
Embrace Your Seat at the Table
2:40 PM - 3:00 PM
PT
Embrace Your Seat at the Table
Location: PLAZA LEVEL - BROADWAY
Elaine Schomburg-LaFleur, MBA and PE
– AOA
Leading Self
3:15 PM - 4:00 PM
PT
“Engineeringly” BLONDE: Crushing Stereotypes in the Workplace
3:15 PM - 4:00 PM
PT
“Engineeringly” BLONDE: Crushing Stereotypes in the Workplace
Location: PLAZA LEVEL - WEST PAVILION
Samantha Zellner
– Texas Instruments
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging
3:15 PM - 4:00 PM
PT
Art of the Design Review
3:15 PM - 4:00 PM
PT
Art of the Design Review
Location: PLAZA LEVEL - EAST PAVILION
Rebecca Lin
– SWE CRS
Keyla Bastardo
– Google
Technical Aspects
3:15 PM - 4:00 PM
PT
Peaking behind the AI Curtain
3:15 PM - 4:00 PM
PT
Peaking behind the AI Curtain
Location: PLAZA LEVEL - ATRIUM
Allison Goodman
– Intel
Technical Aspects
3:15 PM - 4:00 PM
PT
So you want to be a people leader!
3:15 PM - 4:00 PM
PT
So you want to be a people leader!
Location: PLAZA LEVEL - BROADWAY
Janice Hong, PhD
– Becton Dickinson (BD)
Leading Self
4:15 PM - 4:35 PM
PT
Process isn’t the problem. Process dogma is.
12:00 PM - 12:20 PM
PT
Process isn’t the problem. Process dogma is.
Location: PLAZA LEVEL - WEST PAVILION
Julie Fleischer
– Pragmatic Tech Execution LLC
Leading Change
4:15 PM - 5:00 PM
PT
Designing Your Professional Toolkit as a First-Generation College Student
4:15 PM - 5:00 PM
PT
Designing Your Professional Toolkit as a First-Generation College Student
Location: PLAZA LEVEL - ATRIUM
Ivy Y. Kwok
– University of California, Los Angeles
LeSi Qu
– Aerospace Company
Leading Self
4:15 PM - 5:00 PM
PT
Engineering our Financial Future
4:15 PM - 5:00 PM
PT
Engineering our Financial Future
Location: PLAZA LEVEL - EAST PAVILION
Special Event
4:15 PM - 5:00 PM
PT
Want That Promotion? Own Your Path to the Next Level
4:15 PM - 5:00 PM
PT
Want That Promotion? Own Your Path to the Next Level
Location: PLAZA LEVEL - WEST PAVILION
Mei Chuin Tan, MBA, PMP
– Altera Corporation
Leading Self
4:15 PM - 5:00 PM
PT
Wired for Impact: How Engineers Shape Policy, Standards, and Innovation
4:15 PM - 5:00 PM
PT
Wired for Impact: How Engineers Shape Policy, Standards, and Innovation
Location: PLAZA LEVEL - BROADWAY
Diana Wu
– AMD
Yvonne Yang
– NVIDIA
Technical Aspects
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
PT
WE LOCAL CELEBRATION
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
PT
WE LOCAL CELEBRATION
Location: BALLROOM LEVEL - GRAND BALLROOM
Special Event
