Leading Ladies Of… Defense & Space
Annual Summit 2023

VIRTUAL | 13th April 2023 | #leadingladiesof

8-2 PT / 11-5 ET / 4-10 BT

Main content delivered 9-1.30 / 12-4.30 / 5-9.30. Networking opportunities and exhibit booths are open for the whole six hours, with networking opportunities available before, during and after this.

Hours of Learning & Networking

Amazing Speakers

Sessions

Companies

Why Sponsor

Attract Future Talent

Women in the workforce, students & transitioning military

Leadership & Education

Delivered by aerospace female role models

Speaking Opportunities

Position yourself as a leader in the Aerospace Industry

Global Brand Recognition

Aerospace professionals from many continents

Commitment to DE&I

Make a statement to your employees and future talent

Why Attend

I really appreciated all the amazing experiences that were shared.  Thank you for putting together an outstanding event!

Rebecca Golomb

Procurement Manager, Boeing

We had 8 women attend from Hytek Finishes. And I am not joking when I say this is the best conference I’ve been to in a decade! I was very impressed with the lineup of speakers and the quality of content.

Allison Urbas

VP Human Resources, Hytek Finishes

Congratulations for this initiative, and thank you very much for the invitation. Together we definitively can build a better world where discussions like this will be part of the history.

Vagnaldo Carvalho

Director, Corporate Strategy, Embraer

Our Speakers Include

COL Merryl Tengesdal (Ret)

COL Merryl Tengesdal (Ret)

AKA ‘Dragon Lady’

US Air Force

Cara Sindir

Cara Sindir

Chief Operating Officer


Airbus U.S. Space & Defense

Neela Rajendra

Neela Rajendra

Chief Inclusion Officer


NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Candace Williams

Candace Williams

Senior Manager, Cybersecurity Leadership

Raytheon Technologies & Founder, Cyb(H)er Ally

Chris Parrett

Chris Parrett

Director, Human Capital

US Space Force

LTG Dave Bassett

LTG Dave Bassett

Director


Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA)

Danielle Ukanowicz

Danielle Ukanowicz

Sr Mgr Sustainability & President BWIL


Boeing Defense, Space & Security 

Kim Unberhagen

Kim Unberhagen

Senior Program Manager

BAE Systems

Sarah Kane

Sarah Kane

General Manager ISR and Space

L3Harris

Karina Corkum

Karina Corkum

Sr. Mgr, Digital Manufacturing

Northrop Grumman

Sharon Hamilton

Sharon Hamilton

Head of Industry & Transformation Engagement Lead

SAP

Mike Smith

Mike Smith

Vice President- Canadian Surface Combat Program

Lockheed Martin

Lora Muller

Lora Muller

Director of Supply Chain and Oracle

Tektronix

Lindsay Phillips

Lindsay Phillips

Vice President & General Manger


GKN Aerospace Advanced Defense Systems

Kimberly Caldwell

Kimberly Caldwell

Director, Research & Technology


Spirit Aerosystems

Shirlyn Betts

Shirlyn Betts

Sr Bids & Proposals Manager


Airbus US Space & Defense

Julia Boswell

Julia Boswell

Security and Compliance Manager

ProShop

Dr. Rebecca Grant

Dr. Rebecca Grant

National Security Analyst & Founder

IRIS Independent Research

Lauren Bassett

Lauren Bassett

Data Engineer


MITRE

Mariana Perez Mora

Mariana Perez Mora

VP, Equity Research A&D

Bank of America

Sonja Zeigler

Sonja Zeigler

Director of Specialty Engineering - New Glenn

Blue Origin

Robin Martinez

Robin Martinez

Program Manager

 

Applied Composites

Amanda Price

Amanda Price

Vice President Business Development

Serco Canada Inc.

Kate Casey

Kate Casey

Army/Air Force Aftermarket Operations Manager

Sikorsky

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