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
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!
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.
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.
Our Speakers Include

COL Merryl Tengesdal (Ret)
AKA ‘Dragon Lady’
US Air Force

Dr. Rebecca Grant
National Security Analyst & Founder
IRIS Independent Research

Neela Rajendra
Chief Inclusion Officer
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Candace Williams
Senior Manager, Cybersecurity Leadership
Raytheon Technologies & Founder, Cyb(H)er Ally

Kimberly Caldwell
Director, Research & Technology
Spirit Aerosystems

Lauren Bassett
Data Engineer
MITRE

LTG Dave Bassett
Director
Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA)

Shirlyn Betts
Sr Bids & Proposals Manager
Airbus US Space & Defense

Amanda Price
Vice President Business Development
Serco Canada Inc.

Mike Smith
Vice President- Canadian Surface Combat Program
Lockheed Martin

Danielle Ukanowicz
International Business Development Support Lead
The Boeing Company

Sharon Hamilton
Head of Industry & Transformation Engagement Lead
SAP

Mariana Perez Mora
VP, Equity Research A&D
Bank of America

Chris Parrett
HR Director
US Space Force

Kim Unberhagen
Senior Program Manager
BAE Systems

Cara Sindir
Chief Operating Officer
Airbus U.S. Space & Defense

Julia Boswell
Security and Compliance Manager
ProShop

Karina Corkum
Sr. Mgr, Digital Manufacturing
Northrop Grumman

Lora Muller
Director of Supply Chain and Oracle
Tektronix

Coming Soon
TBD
Blue Origin

Coming Soon
TBD
Applied Composites

Coming Soon
TBD
L3 Harris

Coming Soon
TBD

Coming Soon
TBD

Coming Soon
TBD
