Collegian Welcome Lunch (Pre-Registration Required)
Date: Thursday, Oct. 23
Time: 11:45 AM – 1:30 PM CT
Location: MCCNO, La Nouvelle Ballroom
Stepping outside your comfort zone can be scary, especially early in your career. Join us for this interactive luncheon session and learn from firsthand accounts of when career risks were taken, when they were avoided, and the resulting outcomes for career success.
Executive Women’s Luncheon (Invitation Only)
Supported by Actalent and Corning Incorporated
Date: Thursday, Oct. 23
Time: 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. CT
Location: Hilton Riverside New Orleans – Churchill D- Second Floor
Join 200 distinguished engineering and technology executives for a remarkable gathering that celebrates leadership, vision, and authenticity.
This year’s theme, “Embracing Your Story,” comes to life in Blueprints of Influence: Building Authentic Executive Presence, a dynamic session led by Christina Papanagopoulos, Global Practice Director at Actalent, and Rose L. Coluccio, Director, Manufacturing, Technology & Engineering for North America, Corning Incorporated. Attendees will gain fresh perspectives on shaping and expressing their executive presence while connecting with peers who share a commitment to advancing their organizations and industries.
The Executive Women’s Luncheon is an invitation-only experience designed for women executives who set strategy, oversee company operations, drive innovation, and shape company culture across engineering and technology. Together, we’ll strengthen community and belonging, exchange insights, and honor the unique leadership journeys of all attendees while continuing to define the future of our profession.
Women of Color Luncheon (Invitation Only)
Powered by Intel
Date: Friday, Oct. 24
Time: 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. CT
Location: Hilton Riverside New Orleans – Churchill D- Second Floor
The Women of Color Luncheon is an exclusive event with the objective of empowering women of color in engineering and technology and providing them with the opportunity to network with one another while learning from a subject matter expert.
Join us for an inspiring and impactful event as Claudia Gilles, Vice President of Human Resources, Intel’s Corporate & Intel Products Group HR organization, and Terra Winston, Principal of inTerract, executive coach and leadership strategist, present The Leadership Blueprint: Challenge to Opportunity.
Attendees will step into their power as courageous leaders, unlock practical tools to lead through disruption with courage, confidence, and clarity—and transform challenge into opportunity with bold mindset shifts, for lasting impact during uncertain times.This invitation-only event aims to foster a sense of community and belonging, empowering attendees as they continue to rise in their careers and embrace their stories.
