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 / 12-4 / 5-9. networking opportunities and exhibit booths are open for the whole six hours.

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

Dr. Rebecca Grant

Dr. Rebecca Grant

National Security Analyst & Founder

IRIS Independent Research

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

Kimberly Caldwell

Kimberly Caldwell

Director, Research & Technology


Spirit Aerosystems

Lauren Bassett

Lauren Bassett

Data Engineer


MITRE
LTG Dave Bassett

LTG Dave Bassett

Director


Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA)
Shirlyn Betts

Shirlyn Betts

Sr Bids & Proposals Manager


Airbus US Space & Defense
Amanda Price

Amanda Price

Vice President Business Development

Serco Canada Inc.

Mike Smith

Mike Smith

Vice President- Canadian Surface Combat Program

Lockheed Martin

Danielle Ukanowicz

Danielle Ukanowicz

International Business Development Support Lead


The Boeing Company

Sharon Hamilton

Sharon Hamilton

Head of Industry & Transformation Engagement Lead

SAP

Mariana Perez Mora

Mariana Perez Mora

VP, Equity Research A&D

Bank of America

Chris Parrett

Chris Parrett

HR Director

US Space Force

Kim Unberhagen

Kim Unberhagen

Senior Program Manager

BAE Systems

Cara Sindir

Cara Sindir

Chief Operating Officer


Airbus U.S. Space & Defense

Julia Boswell

Julia Boswell

Security and Compliance Manager

ProShop

Karina Corkum

Karina Corkum

Sr. Mgr, Digital Manufacturing

Northrop Grumman

Lora Muller

Lora Muller

Director of Supply Chain and Oracle

Tektronix

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Blue Origin

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Applied Composites

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L3 Harris

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