2024 SPEAKERS

Featured
Dr. Takoi K. Hamrita
Dr. Takoi K. Hamrita

Global Women in STEM Leadership Summit Founder & CEO

Leah Hooten
Leah Hooten

VP of Engineering, Mission Systems Sector, Northrop Grumman Corporation

Carmel Conaty
Carmel Conaty

Chief Engineer at Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA

Cara Sindir
Cara Sindir

COO, Airbus U.S. Space & Defense

Astin Ross
Astin Ross

Senior Science Health & Operations Advisor, FDA

Tiffany Brown, JD MPH
Tiffany Brown, JD MPH

Deputy Chief of Staff, CDC

Kirsten Dreggors
Kirsten Dreggors

VP of Global Surveillance Engineering, Aeronautics Systems Sector, Northrop Grumman Corporation

Shireen Allauddin
Shireen Allauddin

VP of Engineering, UPS Supply Chain Solutions

Liesl Folks, PhD, MBA, FNAI
Liesl Folks, PhD, MBA, FNAI

VP of Semiconductor Strategy, Director of Center for Semiconductor Mfg., The University of Arizona

Karmyn Norwood
Karmyn Norwood

VP & General Manager, Pall Aerospace

Wendy Cocke
Wendy Cocke

Founder, Engineering Leadership Solutions

Paige Kassalen
Paige Kassalen

Chief of Staff, Strategy Office, Saab Inc.

Andrea Yeiser
Andrea Yeiser

VP of Strike Engineering, Aeronautics Systems Sector, Northrop Grumman Corporation

Dr. Namratha "Nammy" Vedire
Dr. Namratha "Nammy" Vedire

VP of Enterprise Alliances, Metaimpact

Maria Thacker Goethe, MPH
Maria Thacker Goethe, MPH

President & CEO, Georgia Bio

Lisa Brown
Lisa Brown

VP of Program Mgmt., Space Systems Sector, Northrop Grumman Corporation

Larissa S. Fenn, PhD, MBA
Larissa S. Fenn, PhD, MBA

Director, New Products R&D, RYAM (Rainier Advanced Materials)

Ben Hinds
Ben Hinds

EVP of Project Mgmt. and Marketing, ABB, NEMA Division

Vianella Spaeth
Vianella Spaeth

Sr GNC Engineer, Airbus US Space and Defense

Rebecca Vollmann
Rebecca Vollmann

E-Mobility Account Manager, ABB

Nikki Siesel
Nikki Siesel

Customer Support Specialist III - SNE, ABB

Janice Zilch
Janice Zilch

VP of Program Mgmt., Aeronautics Systems Sector, Northrop Grumman Corporation

Maureen Zappala
Maureen Zappala

Impostor Syndrome Expert, Founder, High Altitude Strategies

Shannon Bragg-Sitton, PhD
Shannon Bragg-Sitton, PhD

Division Director for Integrated Energy & Storage Systems, Idaho Nat’l Laboratory

Christina Holland
Christina Holland

SW Engineering Manager, NCR

Rachel Ross
Rachel Ross

Project Engineer II, Ecolab

Jennifer L. Johnson
Jennifer L. Johnson

Sr. Software Engineering Manager, Storj

Carlee A. Bishop
Carlee A. Bishop

Director of Center for Teaching, Learning, and Professional Development, Agnes Scott College

Shilpa Manjure, PhD
Shilpa Manjure, PhD

Director, Global Research & Development, Natur-Tec, Northern Technologies Int’l Corp.

Wendy Robello
Wendy Robello

Sr. Director, Systems Engineering, Defense Systems Sector, Northrop Grumman Corporation

Featured
Susan Hamilton Mahaffey
Susan Hamilton Mahaffey

Vice President of Leadership, Talent, and Culture, Vonage

Susan Bruce
Susan Bruce

VP of Program Management, Northrop Grumman Defense Systems

Dr. Aftin Ross
Dr. Aftin Ross

Sr. Special Advisor for Emerging Initiatives, Center for Devices and Radiological Health, U.S. FDA

Lindsay McEwen
Lindsay McEwen

Vice President, Combat Sensors, Northrop Grumman Mission Systems

Lara Kearney
Lara Kearney

Manager, Extravehicular Activity & Human Surface Mobility Program, NASA

Amitha Pulijala
Amitha Pulijala

VP of Product, Platform Services, AI, Video for Vonage

Mary Tung
Mary Tung

Senior Manager, Corporate Global Diversity & Inclusion, Lockheed Martin

Cindy Egan
Cindy Egan

Vice President, Advanced Mission Systems, Northrop Grumman Strategic Space Systems

Radhika Shukla
Radhika Shukla

Fmr. Enterprise Sales Director, US Manufacturing, Microsoft

Dr. Wendy Robello
Dr. Wendy Robello

National Director of Systems Engineering, Aeronautics Systems, Northrop Grumman

Monika Sugimoto
Monika Sugimoto

Sr. Specialist, Health & Life Sciences, Microsoft

Lillian Heizer
Lillian Heizer

Director of Strategy, Emerging Capabilities & Development, Northrop Grumman Mission Systems

Debra D. Facktor
Debra D. Facktor

Head of AIRBUS U.S. Space Systems, AIRBUS U.S. Space & Defense, Inc.

Paula Garcia Todd
Paula Garcia Todd

Global Application Development & Innovation Leader, IFF Pharma Solutions

Erika Herbert
Erika Herbert

VP of Program Management, Northrop Grumman Mission Systems

Monique Rivers
Monique Rivers

Business Fiber Sales Manager 2, AT&T

Sue Nowicki
Sue Nowicki

Director, Digital Engineering & Digital Transformation, Northrop Grumman Corp

Sarah Khan
Sarah Khan

Principal Software Engineer, Manhattan Associates, Inc.

Caroline Coyle
Caroline Coyle

Senior Data Scientist, Verikai Inc.

Rahul Shah
Rahul Shah

Director of Intelligence, Surveillance & Reconnaissance Operating Unit, Northrop Grumman National Security Systems, Space Systems

Shikirah Johnson
Shikirah Johnson

Network Engineer at Meta; Creator of “Be Insightful in Technology” Podcast

Maria Cardwell
Maria Cardwell

National Director, Vehicle Engineering, Aeronautics Systems, Northrop Grumman

Susan Hawkins
Susan Hawkins

Senior Director, Strategy & Mission Solutions, Northrop Grumman Mission Systems

Tara Zaleski
Tara Zaleski

Sr. Director of Business Applications, Vonage

Alisa Joseph
Alisa Joseph

VP of Operations, Northrop Grumman Mission Systems

Cathy Wilkinson
Cathy Wilkinson

Communications Director, Airbus U.S. Space & Defense, Inc.

Jean-Marie Szakovitz
Jean-Marie Szakovitz

National Director of Software Engineering, Aeronautics Systems, Northrop Grumman

R. Jessica Turner
R. Jessica Turner

Senior Project Manager, GEI Consultants, Inc.

Edugie Niepa
Edugie Niepa

1LMX Chief Engineer, Sr. Fellow, Lockheed Martin Enterprise Operations

Gefferie Yee-Madera
Gefferie Yee-Madera

Vice President, Engineering, Strategic Space Systems, Northrop Grumman

Featured
Kate Daly
Kate Daly

Senior Manager of Product, Werner

Telicia Hill
Telicia Hill

Financial Controller at ABB, Inc.

Tamara Lewis
Tamara Lewis

Sr. Director of Digital Transformation Engineering, Aeronautics Systems, Northrop Grumman

Rena Lewis
Rena Lewis

Sr. Systems Engineer, Lockheed Martin (Space)

Sharon Meadows
Sharon Meadows

Senior Systems Engineering Director, Northrop Grumman Space Systems

Jeannie Pridmore
Jeannie Pridmore

Chair of Information Systems & Computer Science Dep’t, GCSU College of Business & Technology

Dr. Dawn Beyer
Dr. Dawn Beyer

Senior Fellow, Lockheed Martin

Latesha Taylor
Latesha Taylor

Director of DEI, Northrop Grumman Space Systems

Danielle Dillinger
Danielle Dillinger

Data Analyst II, SMC3

Clara Rivero-Baleine
Clara Rivero-Baleine

Lockheed Martin Fellow

Elizabeth Nyamwange
Elizabeth Nyamwange

Inventor of Etana

Danielle Clement
Danielle Clement

AI & Autonomous Systems Fellow, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics

Natalie Gogotsi
Natalie Gogotsi

Materials Processing (Skunk Works), RTT Aeronautics, Lockheed Martin

Tiera Moore
Tiera Moore

MBA Student Concentrated in IoT, Networking, and Cybersecurity, Graduate Assistant, University of West Georgia

Kelly Sullivan
Kelly Sullivan

VP of Business Development, Lennar Connectivity Services

Aaliyah Turman
Aaliyah Turman

Junior at Georgia College & State University studying Management Information Systems

Lori Mongold
Lori Mongold

Chief, Strategic Operations Enterprise and Capability Management Officer, U.S. Army G-3

Sundari Parekh
Sundari Parekh

VP of Risk Management, Activision Blizzard King

Lisa Wood
Lisa Wood

Sr. Director, Civil Space, Ball Aerospace

Col. Kristin Saling
Col. Kristin Saling

Director, CG's Innovation Cell, U.S. Army Human Resource Command

Ms. Chandra Donelson
Ms. Chandra Donelson

Deputy Chief Data Officer, U.S. Army G-2

Col. Molly Solsbury
Col. Molly Solsbury

513th MI BDE Commander, U.S. Army

Cpt. Madison Hunter
Cpt. Madison Hunter

Innovation Officer, 513th MI BDE

Dr. Eve Perris
Dr. Eve Perris

Lockheed Martin Fellow, Global Sustainment