Welcome and Opening Keynote
Joi Ito, Director, MIT Media Lab
Megan Smith, Entrepreneur, Engineer, and Tech Evangelist VP Google, On leave from MIT Corporation, U.S. Chief Technology Officer
Morning Breakout Sessions
Grad Catalyst: Prepare, Apply, and Succeed in Grad School [details]
Gloria Anglón, Assistant Director, Diversity Initiatives & MIT Summer Research Program
Joy Johnson, Engineering Program Manager, Apple
Outsmarting Imposter Syndrome [details]
Robbin Chapman, Associate Provost and Academic Director of Diversity & Inclusion, and Lecturer in The Education Department, Wellesley College
Navigating Academia: My Journey from the Media Lab [details]
Shaundra Daily, Associate Professor, University of Florida
Your Theory of Social Change [details]
Francesca Escoto, Founder and CEO, Startups for Social Impact
How Men Can Effectively Help Bring Gender Balance to Tech [details]
Lauren Kinsey, Advocate for Gender Equity in Technology
How to Lead Into the Unknown [details]
Susan Schuman, Cofounder & CEO, SYPartners
Creating Emerging Design without a Design Background [details]
Caroline Sinders, User Researcher at IBM Watson, UX designer and artist
Lunch
Panel Discussion: Designing for Other (Than Straight, Rich, White Men)
Catherine D'Ignazio, Assistant Professor of Civic Media & Data Visualization, Emerson College; Principal Investigator, Engagement Lab
Yvonne Lin, Founder, Wondernik
Ridhi Tariyal, CoFounder, NextGen Jane
Kristy Tillman, Design Director, Society of Grownups
Zenzile Moore, Marketing Manager, Glosten (moderator)
Coffee Break
Afternoon Breakout Sessions
How To Succeed at MIT & Beyond: Developing a Growth Mindset [details]
Lourdes Alemán, Research Scientist, MIT’s Office of Digital Learning (ODL) and Biology Department
Grad Catalyst: Prepare, Apply, and Succeed in Grad School [details]
Gloria Anglón, Assistant Director, Diversity Initiatives & MIT Summer Research Program
Joy Johnson, Engineering Program Manager, Apple
Overcoming the Inertia of Fear and Doubt [details]
Noramay Cadena, Founder, Latinas in STEM; Cofounder and Managing Director, Make in LA
My Winding, Warty Startup Path: Balancing Risk, Research, Private IP, and Public Service [details]
Arlene Ducao, Chief, DuKorp and Principal, Brooklyn’s DuKode Studio
Solve Problems / Ask Questions: Building a Technical and Social Lab [details]
Sara Hendren, Assistant Professor of Design, Olin College of Engineering
But What Do I Do Instead? A workshop to counteract the "bystander dilemma" [details]
Libby Mahaffy, Assistant Director for Conflict Management@MIT
Julio Oyola, Assistant Director, MIT LBGT Services
Financing Strategies for the Non-Zuckerbergs [details]
Nathalie Miller, Startup Advisor & Mom
Influence, Persuasion, and Presence for Women [details]
Denise Minor, Senior Partner, MindSpring Metro DC
Closing Keynote
Aparna Nancherla, Writer & Comedian