Women Who Inspire - March 8, 2022

 

Lead Sponsor

Viasat

Champion Sponsors


If you are having trouble watching the video, please check your network connection, then try clearing your cache or using a different web browser.

Join us virtually to celebrate International Women's Day with four different inspirational sessions. Tune into live interviews with remarkable women from leading technology, life science, and engineering companies. Sessions will be broadcasted live from Hoover High School with student moderators. Join the virtual panels and submit your questions for our Women Who Inspire!

Panel 1: 9 AM – 10 AM
Panel 2: 10:45 AM – 11:45 AM
Panel 3: 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM
Panel 4: 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM



Speaker Schedule:

Panel 1: 9 AM – 10 AM
Panel 2: 10:45 AM – 11:45 AM
Panel 3: 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM
Panel 4: 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM

Speaker Schedule:

Panel 1: 9 AM – 10 AM
Shaye Exner: Executive Director Event/Sponsorships, Biocom California
Tracey Cooper: Senior Manager, Diversity & Inclusion, Illumina
Sergeant Kristal Silva: Commander of the U.S. Army Imperial Beach Recruiting Station, U.S. Army

Panel 2: 10:45 AM – 11:45 AM
Sophie D'Amico: Software Engineer, Viasat
Melanie Cohn: Senior Director, Regional Policy & Government Affairs, Biocom California
Michelle Penney: Expert Product Development Engineer, TaylorMade Golf
Doreen Pippen: Corporate Vice President of Marketing, Maravai LifeSciences
Colonel Julie A. Balten: Commander, Los Angeles District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army

Panel 3: 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM
Debrah Fine, Ph.D.: Associate Director, Learning Lab, Vertex
Emily Parng: Staff Program Manager of Commercialization Excellence, Illumina
Heather Vono: Senior Program Manager, Supplier Diversity, Fisher Scientific
Adriana Gamboa: Director, Research & Development, Quidel
Penny Grandon: Director of Network Operations California, Cox Communications

Panel 4: 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM
Anna Kochalko: Reliability Engineering Manager, Viasat
Reign Howard: Systems Integration Engineering Manager, Viasat
Isabel Delaney: Principal Engineer for Testing and Certification Engineering, Collins Aerospace, a Raytheon Technologies subsidiary
Jimmesha Lenhoff: Product Manager, Global Fixed Broadband | Viasat

2025 Festival Presenting Sponsor

2025 Festival Platinum Sponsor

2025 Festival Gold Sponsors

We Love Our 2025 Sponsors!

It takes true community spirit and engagement to build a successful Festival Week and momentum to support ongoing programs. Our mission is to provide meaningful year-round STEAM experiences for youth and adults alike in San Diego, and throughout the state of CA through our virtual platform.

2025 Sponsors  

Contact Us

Want to attend?

Want to get involved?

Have a question?

Send us a message and we will get back with you right away!