0730-0900: Women’s Mentoring Breakfast Keynote Speaker
Ms. Margaret G. Palmieri, SES, DOD Deputy Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer (CDAO)

0900-1030: Inspirational Women Fireside Chat

• Moderator: Ms. Anne Sandel, SES, Principal Civilian Deputy to the Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development and Acquisition;
• Mrs. Stephanie Hill, Executive Vice President of Rotary & Mission Systems, Lockheed Martin;
• Dr. Sandy Magnus, former NASA Astronaut, former DOD Deputy Director, OSD Undersecretary, Research & Engineering, and former NASA Astronaut;
• Ms. Matice Wright-Springer, Senior Vice President at Booz Allen Hamilton, former Naval Aviator (TACAMO)

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1045-1200: Senior Defense & Homeland Security Workforce Development Panel

• RADM Tony Lengerich, USN (Ret.), former ASNE President;
• Chris Deegan, former President & CEO, Gibbs & Cox;
• Dr. Leigh McCue, Associate Professor, George Mason University, former ASNE Executive Director;
• Ms. Maria Proestou, ASN (RDA) Strategic Acquisition Advisor; and
• Scott Porter, Director-Strategic Initiatives, Thales Defense & Security, Inc.

1200-1330: Lunch & Keynote Speaker
Admiral John Richardson, USN (Ret.), former Chief of Naval Operations