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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 7:30 - 8:00 am Mindful Morning Movement Ann O'Brien, Associate Director, Analytical Development, Incyte 8:30 - 9:00 am Welcome & Opening Remarks Michael Fleming, President, Delaware BioScience Association 9:00 - 9:10 am Non-profit Presentations Delaware Nature Society 4-H FOURYOUTH Productions Girl Scouts of the Chesapeake Bay 9:10 - 10:10 am Fireside Chat | A Conversation with STEM Leaders Dr. Michelle-McMurry-Heath, President & CEO, Biotechnology Innovation Organization Dr. Katharine Knobil, Chief Medical Officer, Agilent Peggy Scherle, Ph.D., Chief Scientific Officer, Prelude Therapeutics 10:10 - 10:20 am Break 10:20 - 11:05 am When Life Demands More, Give Them Your "MORE" Michelle Washington, Founder & CEO, Women of MORE, LLC 11:05 - 11:50 am How Women Can Maintain and Improve Their Power and Position in the Post-Pandemic Workplace Gloria Feldt, International Womens Leadership Expert 11:50 am - 12:00 pm Closing Remarks 12:00 - 1:00 pm Mentors of the Day Tiffany Carro, Ph.D., Director of Global Regulatory Sciences, FMC Corporation Jennifer Cheek, PH.D., Senior Director, Assay Development, Siemens Healthineers Jennifer Cohan, CEO, Leadership Delaware Melissa Harrington, Ph.D., Associate Vice President for Research, Delaware State University Robin Karol, Ph.D., NPDP, Adjunct Professor, University of Delaware, Horn Dr. Katherine Lakofsky, Director of Workforce Development & Community Education, Delaware Technical Community College Sandra Lewisch, Ph.D., Senior Director of R&D, Siemens Healthineers Hong Lin, Ph.D., Senior Vice President, Quanta Therapeutics Hannah Murnen, Chief Technology Officer, Compact Membrane Systems Snehal Naik, Ph.D., Regulatory Policy Leader, Spark Therapeutics Erica Nemser, CEO & Board Director, Compact Membrane Systems Miray Pereira, Corporate Agreements, DuPont Janet Reed, Ph.D., Partner - Intellectual Property, Potter Anderson & Corroon, LLP Irene Rombel, Ph.D., MBA, CEO & Co-Founder, BioCurie Brett Sansbury, Ph.D., Leader of Discovery Research Group, ChristianaCare Gene Editing Institute Melissa Sherman, Ph.D., CEO, MOBILion System, Inc. Tracy Shickel, Director of Economic Development, University of Delaware Dana Shuey, Ph.D., Vice President of Toxicology, Incyte Helen Stimson, President & CEO, Illumination Business Solutions