American Women for International Understanding (AWIU)
Eighth Annual Symposium: Career Opportunities in International Relations (COIR)
Women in STEM: Forging Global Impact
Friday, October 4, 2024
Martin Luther King Jr Memorial Library Conference Center
901 G Street, NW, Fifth Floor, Washington, DC
PROGRAM
8:30 am – 9:00 am Registration/Check-in
9:00 am – 9:10 am Host Opening
9:10 am – 9:20 am Welcome
9:20 am – 9:30 am Program Introduction
9:30 am – 9:50 am Keynote Address
Dr. Aubrey Paris, Senior Policy Advisor on Gender, Climate Change, & Innovation in the Secretary's Office of Global Women's Issues (S/GWI) at the U.S. Department of State
9:50 am – 10:00 am Coffee/Tea Break
10:00 am – 10:30 am Guest speaker
Dr. Joe Hill-Kittle, Deputy Director of the Engineering and Technology Directorate, NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
10:30 am – 11:15 am Breakout Sessions
#1: Health Breakthroughs and Inequity
Dr. Kimberly Myers, Principal, Deloitte Consulting, Lead Consulting Partner for NIH, Lead Client Services Partner for Health Nonprofits
Dr. Katherine Bliss, Senior Fellow and Director, Immunizations and Health Systems Resilience, Global Health Policy Center, Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)
Razan Bahabri, M.S, M.S.M, PhD Candidate in Biomedical Engineering (Telerehabilitation), Catholic University
Moderator: Dr. Lauren Carruth, MS PhD, Chair, Department of Environment, Development & Health, School of International Service, American University
#2: Women in Artificial Intelligence and Cybersecurity
Sarah Kemp, Vice President of International Governmental Affairs, Intel Corporation
Joanna LaHaie, Director, International Engagement & Capacity Building Office in the International Cyberspace Security Policy Unit of the U.S. State Department’s Cyberspace and Digital Policy Bureau (CDP)
Moderator: Allison Annick, AWIU Member and Captain, U.S. Marine Corps
11:15 am – 12:15 pm Lunch Break / Recruiters
12:15 pm – 1:15 pm Panel Discussion
Strategies to Open Opportunities in STEM-related Careers
Dr. Tara Nattrass, Managing Director of Innovation Strategy, ISTE + ASCD (International Society for Technology in Education and Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development)
Kelly Kedis Ogborn, Vice President of Space Commerce and Entrepreneurship, Space Foundation
Katherine A. Norton, Director, Career Learning and Experiences, Center for Career Services, The George Washington University
Moderator: Nancy Annick, AWIU President
1:15 pm – 1:30 pm Closing Remarks
1:30 pm – 2:00 pm Networking
2:30 pm – 3:30 pm Information Session on AWIU Passport Program
Conference Room 401-F, 4th Floor Conference Center
