INSPIRING WOMEN IN STEM CONFERENCE 2021

October 14, 2021 | 8:30 am

The Inspiring Women in STEM (IWSTEM) Conference is the leading professional development and networking event in Delaware designed to encourage, support and inspire women in all aspects of STEM in their professional lives – including industrial and government scientists and engineers, academic researchers, STEM educators, college students, and entrepreneurs. The 2021 Inspiring Women in STEM Conference will be held virtually on Thursday, October 14th.

Tickets for the 2021 Inspiring Women in STEM Conference include admission to the main program hosted virtually, access to the virtual Mindful Morning Movement session, the opportunity to participate in a virtual Mentors of the Day session, and a copy of Gloria Feldt's new book Intentioning: Sex, Power, Pandemics and How Women Will Take The Lead.

AGENDA

SPEAKERS

FIRESIDE CHAT | A CONVERSATION WITH STEM LEADERS

Women today have more opportunities than ever, but we still see women leave STEM careers, never to return as they continue to struggle to be heard and have their contributions respected. All this while juggling the responsibilities of family and home with their career. Women STEM Leaders share their own advice, experience and thoughts on making choices and building alliances to make the most of those opportunities.

MODERATOR	PANELISTS
Dr. Michelle McMurry-Heath	Dr. Katherine Knobil	Peggy Scherle, Ph.D.
President & CEO	Chief Medical Officer	Chief Scientific Officer
Biotechnology Innovation Organization	Agilent	Prelude Therapeutics
Michelle McMurry-Heath assumed the leadership of the Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) as President and CEO on June 1, 2020. A medical doctor and molecular immunologist by training, Dr. McMurry-Heath becomes just the third chief executive to steward the world’s largest biotechnology advocacy group since BIO’s founding in 1993.	Dr. Kate Knobil is Agilent’s chief medical officer (CMO) and is responsible for advising, leading, and elevating Agilent’s presence in the health care industry. She is driving the expansion of Agilent’s leadership in precision medicine and supporting the development of novel therapeutics to improve patient outcomes.	Peggy Scherle, Ph.D. has served as Chief Scientific Officer at Prelude Therapeutics since 2018. Prior to joining Prelude, Dr. Scherle held several roles at Incyte Corporation, most recently serving as Group Vice President, Discovery Biology and Preclinical Pharmacology where she oversaw the target validation and preclinical drug discovery efforts.
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WHEN LIFE DEMANDS MORE, GIVE THEM YOUR "MORE"

Challenge in life is a given. There will always be one more task to do, one more person to please, one more unmet expectation. The pull on personal resources is a constant; and with internal reserves dwindling at a rate faster than they can seemly be restored, how can you meet the demands of life without losing yourself in the process? By finding your ‘MORE’! ‘MORE’ is your unique brand of ingenuity, creativity, boldness and bravery that enables you to thrive, not just survive, as you face life’s challenges. Michelle Washington will guide and inspire you through the process of discovering and honing your ‘MORE’ to empower you in giving and getting more in life than you ever thought possible.

Michelle Washington

Founder & CEO

Women of MORE, LLC

Michelle Washington is a Passionate, Innovative, Servant Leader and the Founder of Women of More LLC., which started as a digital magazine in 2014 and has evolved into a marketing and media company that includes Women of More printed magazine, marketing outreach, live events, workshops, video production and an online community that leads women to their 'MORE'. The Woman of More Magazine highlights women who are, industry leaders, game changers, community leaders, business owners, and difference makers. Her magazine has been deemed by Harper's Bazaar as one of the rising feminist magazines to read. The Women of MORE Magazine is currently being seen in 168 countries. Inspiring and empowering women to their 'MORE' is her legacy.

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HOW WOMEN CAN MAINTAIN AND IMPROVE THEIR POWER AND POSITION IN THE POST-PANDEMIC WORKPLACE

Inevitably the pandemic has transitioned the structure of the workplace and brought terminologies such as virtual, work from home, or hybrid to the forefront. In an all in-person work environment, everyone’s in the same situation and it’s a level playing field. Visibility at work – being enmeshed, recognized, and valued by networks within your organization – is imperative for career success. It’s how you get recognized for your work, sought out for advancement, and increase influence in professional circles. When you’re working virtually – in any capacity – these passive moments dissipate. New York Times best-selling author and international womens leadership expert Gloria Feldt will discuss how women can take the lead – improving their power and position – in the rapidly changing post-pandemic workplace.

Gloria Feldt

Co-Founder, President and International Womens Leadership Expert

Take the Lead

Gloria Feldt is an acclaimed expert on women, power, and leadership with frontline leadership experience, a bestselling author, and in-demand keynote speaker. She is cofounder and president of Take The Lead, whose mission reflects her life’s passion: to prepare, develop, inspire, and propel women to take their fair and equal share of leadership positions across all sectors by 2025 by providing breakthrough training, mentoring and coaching role modeling, and thought leadership. She is the bestselling author of four books; No Excuses: 9 Ways Women Can Change How We Think About Power, plus her own real world experience, forms the core of Take The Lead’s programs. Her forthcoming book Intentioning: Sex, Power, Pandemics and How Women Will Take The Lead  will provided to each conference attendee.

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MINDFUL MORNING MOVEMENT

Let’s take a few moments to bring the focus inward and connect the mind and body. The practice of mindfulness is a powerful tool for cultivating heightened awareness, improved self-regulation, and increased emotional intelligence. Through a series of breathing exercises and deliberate movements, this session will provide you with strategies to disentangle yourself from external stresses so you can align your actions and reactions with your true intent.

Ann O'Brien, Ph.D.

Associate Director, Analytical Development

Incyte

Ann became a certified yoga instructor in 2018 and has since held weekly yoga classes for her Incyte colleagues. She is passionate about exploring the mind/body connection in relation to personal wellness. She guides people to work with their bodies, not against, to overcome the stresses of work and life.

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MENTORS OF THE DAY

The 2021 Inspiring Women in STEM Conference is excited to welcome back our Mentors of the Day sessions! We have more than 20 local thought-leading professional STEM leaders to engage within an intimate virtual setting to exchange ideas and insights about career development, professional interests, leadership skills, and much more. Mentors of the Day sessions will take place at the conclusion of the conference from 12:00 - 1:00 pm with a limited number of participants in each session.  When registering for the conference you can select a mentor of choice, but hurry as spots are filling up quickly!

Tiffany Carro, Ph.D.	Jennifer Cheek, Ph.D.	Jennifer Cohan	Melissa Harrington, Ph.D.
Director of Global Regulatory Sciences	Senior Director, Assay Development	CEO	Associate Vice President for Research
FMC Corporation	Siemens Healthineers	Leadership Delaware	Delaware State University
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Robin Karol, Ph.D., NPDP	Dr. Katherine Lakofsky	Sandra Lewisch, Ph.D.	Hong Lin, Ph.D.
Adjunct Professor	Director of Workforce Development & Community Education	Senior Director of R&D	Senior Vice President
University of Delaware, Horn Program in Entrepreneurship	Delaware Technical Community College	Siemens Healthineers	Quanta Therapeutics
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Hannah Murnen	Snehal Naik, Ph.D.	Erica Nemser	Miray Pereira
Chief Technology Officer	Regulatory Policy Leader	CEO & Board Director	Corporate Agreements
Compact Membrane Systems	Spark Therapeutics	Compact Membrane Systems	DuPont
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Janet Reed, Ph.D.	Irene Rombel, Ph.D., MBA	Brett Sansbury, Ph.D.	Melissa Sherman, Ph.D.
Partner	CEO & Co-Founder	Leader of Discovery Research Group	CEO
Potter Anderson & Corroon, LLP	BioCurie	ChristianaCare Gene Editing Institute	MOBILion Systems, Inc.
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Tracy Shickel	Dana Shuey, Ph.D.	Helen Stimson
Director, Economic Development	Vice President, Toxicology	President & CEO
University of Delaware	Incyte	Illumination Business Solutions
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