National Conference 2022

Key Dates and Location

Registration Closes: Friday, June 10, 2022
National Conference: Saturday, June 11, 2022

Conference Address: Rolling Green Country Club - 2525 E Rand Rd, Arlington Heights, IL 60004

Virtual Zoom Information will be provided after registration. 

Schedule

*All times listed are CST.

8:45 am - 9:00 am: Registration and Check-In

9:00 am - 9:15 am: Welcome Remarks and Opening Keynote Message

9:15 am - 11:15 am: Personal Experience Stories

11:15 am - 12:15 pm: “Female Role Models in STEM” Panel Discussion

12:15 pm - 1:00 pm: Networking and Lunch, Supporting Ukrainian Refugee Children

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm: Personal Experience Stories

2:00 pm - 2:15 pm: Mission:MathMinds and Vision and Impact Speech

2:15 pm - 2:30 pm: Closing Keynote Message and Remarks

Keynote Speakers

  • Tammy Duckworth, U.S. Senator of Illinois

    Iraq War Veteran

    Asst. Secretary of the U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs

    * Introductory message

  • Yvette Zhang

    Director and ALIGN Lead

    AlixPartners, New York

  • Danielle DiPietra

    Director of Strategy and Operations

    Kearney, New York

  • Blair Chan, PhD

    Geologic Advisor

    Archaea Energy, Pittsburgh

  • Stephanie Hu

    Director, Mobile Marketing at Sephora

    ex-Kearney Tenure, New York

  • Silver Chai

    Project Manager at Howard County DPW

  • Geok Koh

    ex-Airbnb, ex-Amazon, ex-Kearney, Startup Founderex-Airbnb, ex-Amazon, ex-Kearney, Startup Founder

  • Nabeela Syed

    Democratic Candidate for IL State House of Representatives, District 51

  • Alexis Giff

    Neuroscience Researcher and Fulbright Scholar at Campus Biotech, Switzerland

  • Raja Krishnamoorthi, U.S. Congressman, 8th District of Illinois

    House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Committee on Oversight and Reform, and many more

  • Kosha Gada

    Founder and CEO, Recastled LLC

    Media & Tech Leader

  • Ilakkiya Venkatachalam

    Genetics Researcher, PhD Student at the University of Michigan, Co-founder of Mental Health Initiative

  • Neha Ramachandran

    Undergraduate Researcher at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign