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Saturday, February 28, 2026
8:00 AM - 3:00 PM
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REGISTRATION
8:00 AM - 3:00 PM
PT
REGISTRATION
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
Embrace Your Story: Owning Your Journey in Engineering and Technology
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
PT
Embrace Your Story: Owning Your Journey in Engineering and Technology
Location: BALLROOM LEVEL - GRAND BALLROOM
Inaas Darrat
– Trinity Consultants
Stephanie Stach
– Trimble Inc
Pamela Morison, P.E.
– HP Inc
Pratima Rao
– Lam Research
Special Event
10:15 AM - 10:45 AM
PT
SWE Community Connects - Business and Interests SWE Affinity Groups
10:15 AM - 10:45 AM
PT
SWE Community Connects - Business and Interests SWE Affinity Groups
Location: BALLROOM LEVEL - GRAND BALLROOM
Special Event
10:15 AM - 10:45 AM
PT
SWE Community Connects - Career Stages SWE Affinity Groups
10:15 AM - 10:45 AM
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SWE Community Connects - Career Stages SWE Affinity Groups
Location: PLAZA LEVEL - BROADWAY
Special Event
10:15 AM - 10:45 AM
PT
SWE Community Connects - DEIB SWE Affinity Groups
10:15 AM - 10:45 AM
PT
SWE Community Connects - DEIB SWE Affinity Groups
Location: PLAZA LEVEL - EAST PAVILION
Special Event
10:15 AM - 10:45 AM
PT
SWE Community Connects - SWE Section Leaders and SASWG
10:15 AM - 10:45 AM
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SWE Community Connects - SWE Section Leaders and SASWG
Location: PLAZA LEVEL - WEST PAVILION
Special Event
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
PT
Beyond Collapse Prevention: Engineering Resilience in Structures & Life
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
PT
Beyond Collapse Prevention: Engineering Resilience in Structures & Life
Location: PLAZA LEVEL - BROADWAY
Preksha Jain
– Simpson Gumpertz & Heger
Leading Self
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
PT
Career Journey Jumanji: Be Ready for that Next Adventure!
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
PT
Career Journey Jumanji: Be Ready for that Next Adventure!
Location: PLAZA LEVEL - EAST PAVILION
Theresa Krack
– Joby Aviation
Leading Self
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
PT
Refugee to Innovator - My Journey
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
PT
Refugee to Innovator - My Journey
Location: PLAZA LEVEL - WEST PAVILION
Hang K. Loi, B. Sc. Chemical Engineering, B. A. Music
– 3M (retired), Case Western Reserve University
Celina Ough, B.S. Computer Science, B.S. Statistics
– Allstate
Leading Self
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
PT
The Invisible Career Stage: Thriving Beyond Your First Job
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
PT
The Invisible Career Stage: Thriving Beyond Your First Job
Location: BALLROOM LEVEL - GRAND BALLROOM
Kathryn Rose Ashley, E.I.T.
– RTM Engineering Consultants
Tiffany Tang
– Crane Aerospace & Electronics
Bridget B. Heiland
– 4EA Building Science
Zoe Husted
– Google
Stephanie Tu
– The Boeing Company
Leading Self
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
PT
Technical Workshop: Learning Lean with Legos!
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
PT
Technical Workshop: Learning Lean with Legos!
Location: BALLROOM LEVEL - GALLERIA
Melissa Seely
– GE Vernova
Ezgi Ozkaya
– GE Vernova
Technical Aspects
11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
PT
CAREER FAIR
11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
PT
CAREER FAIR
Location: PLAZA LEVEL - ATRIUM
Special Event
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM
PT
Discomfort Zone: Strategies for Navigating Unfamiliar Environments
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM
PT
Discomfort Zone: Strategies for Navigating Unfamiliar Environments
Location: PLAZA LEVEL - EAST PAVILION
Diya Dwarakanath, M.S.
– D Dwarakanath Journalism
Leading Self
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM
PT
Engineering Solutions to Biomedical Problems
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM
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Engineering Solutions to Biomedical Problems
Location: PLAZA LEVEL - BROADWAY
Monica Hinds, PhD
Holly Day
Special Event
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM
PT
Honoring our SWE pioneers: 25 years of Achievement Award recipients
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM
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Honoring our SWE pioneers: 25 years of Achievement Award recipients
Location: PLAZA LEVEL - WEST PAVILION
Janet L. Williams, F. SWE, DSA
– Late Career and Retiree AG
Debra Kimberling, F. SWE, DSA
– Late Career and Retiree AG
Leading Change
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
PT
Saturday Networking Lunch
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
PT
Saturday Networking Lunch
Location: BALLROOM LEVEL - GRAND BALLROOM
Special Event
2:00 PM - 2:45 PM
PT
Can’t Flush This! The Ins and Outs of Wastewater Treatment
2:00 PM - 2:45 PM
PT
Can’t Flush This! The Ins and Outs of Wastewater Treatment
Location: PLAZA LEVEL - WEST PAVILION
Kerrie Greenfelder, PE, DBIA
– Burns & McDonnell
Special Event
2:00 PM - 2:45 PM
PT
Connector, Architect, Visionary: Three Mentorship Archetypes to Accelerate Your Career
2:00 PM - 2:45 PM
PT
Connector, Architect, Visionary: Three Mentorship Archetypes to Accelerate Your Career
Location: PLAZA LEVEL - EAST PAVILION
Priyanka Ganesh
– Intel Corporation
Developing Others
2:00 PM - 2:45 PM
PT
STEMming the Noise: Remixing Bias Into Belonging
2:00 PM - 2:45 PM
PT
STEMming the Noise: Remixing Bias Into Belonging
Location: PLAZA LEVEL - BROADWAY
Mary B. Isaac, PhD
– HEDGE Co
Tracy Nguyen, Doctor of Optometry (OD)
– Essential Eye Care
Leading Self
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
PT
Technical Workshop: Systems-Driven Criteria for Confident Product Delivery
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
PT
Technical Workshop: Systems-Driven Criteria for Confident Product Delivery
Location: BALLROOM LEVEL - GALLERIA
Julie Fleischer
– Pragmatic Tech Execution LLC
Technical Aspects
3:00 PM - 3:45 PM
PT
I'm back, and I belong here!
3:00 PM - 3:45 PM
PT
I'm back, and I belong here!
Location: PLAZA LEVEL - BROADWAY
Jessica Anderson
– Space Dynamics Laboratory
Leading Self
3:00 PM - 3:45 PM
PT
Showcasing Your Best Self
3:00 PM - 3:45 PM
PT
Showcasing Your Best Self
Location: PLAZA LEVEL - EAST PAVILION
Diana Klyuchnik
– Skydio
Leading Self
3:00 PM - 3:45 PM
PT
When AI Meets Automation: Lessons Learned and Pitfalls to Avoid
3:00 PM - 3:45 PM
PT
When AI Meets Automation: Lessons Learned and Pitfalls to Avoid
Location: PLAZA LEVEL - WEST PAVILION
Aishwariya Rao Nagar
– Oracle
Technical Aspects
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
PT
Closing Keynote with Amber Kemmerling: Our Choices, Our Stories
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
PT
Closing Keynote with Amber Kemmerling: Our Choices, Our Stories
Location: BALLROOM LEVEL - GRAND BALLROOM
Amber Kemmerling
– The Boeing Company
Special Event
