Topics and Speakers:

Keynote Speaker:
Mildred Dresselhaus, PhD
Institute Professor; Professor of Physics and Electrical Engineering
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mentoring and Networking:
Karan Watson, PhD
Dean of Faculties and Associate Provost; Regent Professor of Electrical Engineering
Texas A&M University

Women Leadership:
Stephanie Pincus, MD, MBA
Emeritus Professor and Chair, Department of Dermatology
State University of New York at Buffalo

Demystifying the Promotion and Tenure Process:
Laura Schweitzer, PhD
Chief Academic Officer, Bassett HealthCare
Cooperstown, New York

Negotiation:
Carol Storey-Johnson, MD
Senior Associate Dean of Education, Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine, New York Presbyterian Hospital

Cognitive Basis of Gender Bias:
Nalini Ambady, PhD
Associate Professor of Psychology
Tufts University

Diversity, Cultural Competencies, Hiring and Retaining a Diverse Work Force:
Hannah Valentine, MD, MRCP
Professor of Medicine; Director, Clinical Heart Transplantation Research;
Senior Associate Dean of Diversity and Leadership, Stanford University School of Medicine

Institutional Change:
Abigail Stewart, PhD
Professor of Psychology and Women’s Studies;
Director, ADVANCE Program, Institute for Research on Women in Gender, University of Michigan