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Pre-Professional: Networking
SEMINAR: BEYA 2738 Corporate Seminar Presented by Aerotek ***CANCELED***
 Thursday, February 08
Session Title Speaker(s) Room Venue
7:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Registration Convention Registration – Lobby Level9: Marriott Wardman
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
HBCU VP of Research Executive Forum (Invite Only) Virginia Suite C- Lobby Level Marriott Wardman
12:00 PM - 5:00 PM
AMIE Board Meeting Hoover– Mezzanine Level Marriott Wardman
1:00 PM - 2:15 PM
SEMINAR: BEYA 2426 Success Stories: HBCU Partnerships with Majority Institutions Dale Wesson
Vice President for Research
Hattie Carwell
Executive Director
Jackie Akinpelu
Assistant Branch Supervisor
Douglas Crawford
MFC Chief Scientist
 Delaware Suite A - Lobby Level Marriott Wardman
SEMINAR: BEYA 2427 Technology Commercialization & Economic Development: Taking HBCU/MSI Research to the Marketplace Joseph James
President
Stephanie Luster-Teasley
Professor and Chair
Douglas Speight
Executive Director
Wayne Szafranski
Assistant Vice Chancellor
 Delaware Suite B- Lobby Level Marriott Wardman
SEMINAR: BEYA 2436 The Business of Cybersecurity: Impacting Information Management (Protecting Industry from Al-Qaeda, Hackers, Non-State Actors, ISIS Ernest Smiley
Founder and the Managing Director
Michael Black
COO
Terrence Adams
Executive Assis
 Virginia Suite A- Lobby Level Marriott Wardman
2:30 PM - 3:45 PM
SEMINAR: BEYA 2437 Data Storage: Devices, Security Accessibility (Tools of Terrorist Organizations, Al Qaeda, ISIS, Al -Shabaab, to transmit data) Joe Sutton
CEO
 Virginia Suite A- Lobby Level Marriott Wardman
SEMINAR: BEYA 2428 Expanding from Research Grants to Large Research Contracts Gary Harris
Associate Provost for Research & Graduate Studies
Daniel Laughlin
Program Manager
Anika Bissahoyo
Office of Research & Sponsored Programs
 Delaware Suite A - Lobby Level Marriott Wardman
SEMINAR: BEYA 2429 Federal Research Funding Opportunities for HBCU for GFY2018 Victor McCrary
Vice President for Research & Economic Development
Annette Owens-Scarboro
Program Manager
Claudia Rankins
Program Officer
Fariba Fahroo
Program Manager, Defense Science Office
Anthony Smith
Director
 Delaware Suite B- Lobby Level Marriott Wardman
5:00 PM - 5:30 PM
DIEL Orientation Delaware Suite B- Lobby Level Marriott Wardman
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Alumni Welcome Reception* Maryland Suite - Lobby Level Marriott Wardman
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
The BEYA Leading Voices* Thurgood Marshall Southwest Ballroom- Mezzani Marriott Wardman
 Friday, February 09
Session Title Speaker(s) Room Venue
7:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Registration Convention Registration - Lobby Level Marriott Wardman
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
JobMatch Breakfast and Presentation Talia Fox
CEO
Eric Price
VP
 Delaware Suite B- Lobby Level Marriott Wardman
8:00 AM - 11:00 AM
HBCU Engineering Deans “Planning Breakfast Meeting” Marriott Balcony A- Mezzanine Level Marriott Wardman
8:45 AM - 10:00 AM
SEMINAR: BEYA 2118 Managing Combat: Turning Conflict into Collaboration Renata Spinks
Senior Technical Advisor
Jessica Gomez
Director of the A2W and A4W Reactor Plant Planning Yards
Adrienne Williams
Systems Engineering Manager
Michelle Pope
Electrical Designer
 Virginia Suite AB - Lobby Level Marriott Wardman
SEMINAR: BEYA 2109 Nominating a Winner: Your Package is Your Candidate Maryland Suite C- Lobby Level Marriott Wardman
SEMINAR: BEYA 2732 Does Gray Matter Really Matter? How knowledge Sharing Can Boost Your Career Presented by General Dynamics Howard Jenkins
Manager of Human Resources – Diversity and Outreach
Robert Rossier
Principal Engineer
Dorothy Goettler
Knowledge Systems Manager
 Delaware Suite A- Lobby Level Marriott Wardman
SEMINAR: BEYA 2733 No Hidden Figures Allowed: Changing the Landscape of Leadership Presented by The Raytheon Company Maryland Suite AB - Lobby Level Marriott Wardman
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
BEYA Pre-College Registration Washington 4 Foyer—Exhibition Level Marriott Wardman
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
SEMINAR: BEYA 2805 Job Ready Certification - Maximize Team Building Skills and Success Charles Galloway
Trainer
 Delaware Suite B- Lobby Level Marriott Wardman
9:45 AM - 10:45 AM
SEMINAR: BEYA 2910 Big Data Analytics & Cybersecurity - How Industry and Government are Using Technology to combat Al Qaeda, ISIS, Narco-terrorist Wilson A Marriott Wardman
10:00 AM - 10:50 AM
SEMINAR: Pre-college Financial Aid 101: How to Afford College and Achieve Your Dreams Hoover- Mezzanine Level Marriott Wardman
SEMINAR: Pre-college Getting Accepted: Mastering the College Admission Process Taft - Mezzanine Level Marriott Wardman
SEMINAR: Pre-college Hot Jobs Series: Cyber Security - Safeguarding Democracy and Getting Paid! Coolidge- Mezzanine Level Marriott Wardman
SEMINAR: Pre-college MathMovesU (Raytheon Company) Washington 4- Exhibition Level Marriott Wardman
SEMINAR: Pre-college Pathfinder: Virtual Space Edition (The Boeing Company) Kevin Mixon
George A. Parker
Technical Lead Engineer
 Washington 5 – Exhibition Level Marriott Wardman
SEMINAR: Pre-college Putting a Spin on STEM: The Importance of Soft Skills (Huntington Ingalls Industries) Madison- Mezzanine Level Marriott Wardman
SEMINAR: Pre-college Roundtable/ Mentoring Session (8 Tables / 8 Topics – Junior & Seniors) Washington 6- Exhibition Level Marriott Wardman
SEMINAR: Pre-college SAT Prep – Winning Test Taking Strategies Wilson C- Mezzanine Level Marriott Wardman
SEMINAR: Pre-college:Hands on Engineering in the 21st Century (MD MESA/ Southwest Academy Magnet School) Claudia Johnson
Linda McClelland
Valarie Hawkins
 Harding- Mezzanine Level Marriott Wardman
10:15 AM - 11:30 AM
Seminar: BEYA 2315 Developing Innovative Ideas for Companies: The First Step in Entrepreneurship Callie Bradford
Corporate Wellness Program Consultant
Jeannice Fairrer Samani
Executive Leader
 Maryland Suite C- Lobby Level Marriott Wardman
SEMINAR: BEYA 2734 Young, Gifted and Black Presented by Northrop Grumman Corporation Sandra Evers-Manly
Vice President, Corporate Responsibility
 Delaware Suite A- Lobby Level Marriott Wardman
SEMINAR: BEYA 2506 How Can We Measure the Value of Diversity in this Digital Age? Jem Pagan
Director of Technology Strategy
 Virginia Suite AB - Lobby Level Marriott Wardman
SEMINAR: BEYA 2735 The Authenticity Paradox: Embracing the Concept of Adaptive Authenticity Presented by Lockheed Martin Corporation Andre Trotter
Program Director and General Manager
Roderick McLean
Vice President and General Manager
 Maryland Suite AB - Lobby Level Marriott Wardman
11:00 AM - 11:50 AM
SEMINAR: Pre-college Financial Aid 101: How to Afford College and Achieve Your Dreams Hoover- Mezzanine Level Marriott Wardman
SEMINAR: Pre-college Getting Accepted: Mastering the College Admission Process Taft - Mezzanine Level Marriott Wardman
SEMINAR: Pre-college Hot Jobs Series: Cyber Security - Safeguarding Democracy and Getting Paid! Coolidge- Mezzanine Level Marriott Wardman
SEMINAR: Pre-college MathMovesU (Raytheon Company) Washington 4- Exhibition Level Marriott Wardman
SEMINAR: Pre-college Pathfinder: Virtual Space Edition (The Boeing Company) Kevin Mixon
George A. Parker
Technical Lead Engineer
 Washington 5 – Exhibition Level Marriott Wardman
SEMINAR: Pre-college Putting a Spin on STEM: The Importance of Soft Skills (Huntington Ingalls Industries) Madison- Mezzanine Level Marriott Wardman
SEMINAR: Pre-college Roundtable/ Mentoring Session (8 Tables / 8 Topics – Junior & Seniors) Washington 6- Exhibition Level Marriott Wardman
SEMINAR: Pre-college SAT Prep – Winning Test Taking Strategies Wilson C- Mezzanine Level Marriott Wardman
SEMINAR: Pre-college:Hands on Engineering in the 21st Century (MD MESA/ Southwest Academy Magnet School) Claudia Johnson
Linda McClelland
Valarie Hawkins
 Harding- Mezzanine Level Marriott Wardman
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
SEMINAR: BEYA 2911 Engineering – How to be a part of Big Projects for the Next 25 years - (Rebuilding Puerto Rico and Houston, Texas) Virginia Suite C- Lobby Level Marriott Wardman
11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Pre-College Lunch Room Thurgood Marshall Southwest Ballroom – Mezzan Marriott Wardman
Welcome/General Session Pre-College Thurgood Marshall Southwest Ballroom – Mezzan Marriott Wardman
11:00 AM - 3:00 PM
BEYA Career Fair* Exhibit Halls A, B South & C – Exhibition Lev Marriott Wardman
12:00 PM - 12:50 PM
SEMINAR: Pre-college Lego Airplane Mass Production (Lockheed Martin Corporation) Washington 4- Exhibition Level Marriott Wardman
SEMINAR: Pre-college Make your Boat Stay Afloat: A Raft Building Challenge (Lockheed Martin Corporation) Wilson C- Mezzanine Level Marriott Wardman
SEMINAR: Pre-college Candy Crush Tower Competition (Lockheed Martin Corporation) Madison- Mezzanine Level Marriott Wardman
SEMINAR: Pre-college Financial Aid 101: How to Afford College and Achieve Your Dreams Hoover- Mezzanine Level Marriott Wardman
SEMINAR: Pre-college Hot Jobs Series: Cyber Security - Safeguarding Democracy and Getting Paid! Coolidge- Mezzanine Level Marriott Wardman
SEMINAR: Pre-college Pathfinder: Virtual Space Edition (The Boeing Company) Kevin Mixon
George A. Parker
Technical Lead Engineer
 Washington 5 – Exhibition Level Marriott Wardman
SEMINAR: Pre-college:Hands on Engineering in the 21st Century (MD MESA/ Southwest Academy Magnet School) Claudia Johnson
Linda McClelland
Valarie Hawkins
 Harding- Mezzanine Level Marriott Wardman
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Technology Recognition Lunch* Marriott Ballroom- Lobby Level Marriott Wardman
12:15 PM - 1:15 PM
SEMINAR: BEYA 2912 Lateral Movement – Little Known Opportunities in Federal Three-Letter Agencies Virginia Suite C- Lobby Level Marriott Wardman
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
SEMINAR: BEYA 2806.1 Job Ready Certification - Interview Success! Practical Approaches to Persuading the Recruiter Houri Tamizifar
Senior Instructional Designer
 Delaware Suite B- Lobby Level Marriott Wardman
2:15 PM - 3:30 PM
SEMINAR: BEYA 2119 Vertical Leadership: Developing the Next Level of Leaders Akilah Cadet
Founder
Rodney Bailey
Sr. Systems Eng
Darrell Durst
Vice President, Advanced Programs Cyber Strategy
Donovan Harper
Senior Vice President
 Virginia Suite AB - Lobby Level Marriott Wardman
SEMINAR: BEYA 2312 Licensure as a Professional Engineer - Its Value and the Steps to Take Preston Frazier
Division Chief Technologist & Independent Research & Development Portfolio
 Maryland Suite C- Lobby Level Marriott Wardman
SEMINAR: BEYA 2430 The Future is Here: How Will the Digital Age Change My Career? Jem Pagan
Director of Technology Strategy
 Delaware Suite A- Lobby Level Marriott Wardman
SEMINAR: BEYA 2431Active Learning Approach to Undergraduate Engineering Curriculum Presented by University of the District of Columbia Maryland Suite AB - Lobby Level Marriott Wardman
SEMINAR: BEYA 2913 Veterans Transition 4.0 Virginia Suite C- Lobby Level Marriott Wardman
3:45 PM - 5:00 PM
SEMINAR: BEYA 2120 Leading by the Numbers: On Budget, On Time, Every Time Aknesha Miller
COO and SVP
Adrienne Williams
Systems Engineering Manager
Donna Bell
Director, Research Operations
 Virginia Suite AB - Lobby Level Marriott Wardman
SEMINAR: BEYA 2432 Advances in Polymer Composites at Southern University CREST Center (Presented by the Southern University and A&M College) Delaware Suite A- Lobby Level Marriott Wardman
SEMINAR: BEYA 2736 Executive Leadership Coaching Presented by Northrop Grumman Corporation Alleace Gibbs
Vice President
Shawn Purvis
Corp VP and President Enterprise Services
Beth Pitts-Madonna
Vice President Human Resources
Daniel Scott
Vice President & CIO
Bryan Mahoney
Vice President
 Maryland Suite C- Lobby Level Marriott Wardman
SEMINAR: BEYA 2737 The Generational Divide in the Workforce Presented by The Mitre Corporation Chasidy Perrin
Enterprise Architect, Sr.
Tamal Burise
Enterprise Transition Planning Engineer
DeAnthony Heart
Info Systems Eng, Sr.
Cozy Bailey
Senior Principal Systems Engineer
 Virginia Suite C- Lobby Level Marriott Wardman
SEMINAR: BEYA 2802 Job Ready Certification - Behavior and Business: Best Practices in Business Etiquette Talia Fox
CEO
 Delaware Suite B- Lobby Level Marriott Wardman
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Youth/Flag:General Session* Marriott Wardman
4:40 PM - 6:00 PM
Youth/Flag Mentoring Sessions* Marriott Wardman
5:30 PM - 6:00 PM
DIEL Orientation Omni Shoreham- Regency Ballroom Marriott Wardman
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Stars & Stripes Dinner Check-in Convention Registration- Lobby Level Marriott Wardman
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Stars & Stripes Pre-Dinner Reception* Marriott Ballroom Foyer- Lobby Level Marriott Wardman
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Student Leadership Awards Dinner & Business Etiquette Interactive Seminar* Omni Shoreham- Regency Ballroom Omni Shoreham
7:00 PM - 9:30 PM
Stars & Stripes Dinner (Ticket Required)* Marriott Ballroom – Lobby Level Marriott Wardman
8:30 PM - 10:00 PM
SEMINAR: BEYA 2806.2 Job Ready Certification - Interview Success! Practical Approaches to Persuading the Recruiter Bart Bailey
Principal Consultant
Robert Lowe
Director of Human Resources and Corporate Talent Aquisition
Showna Price
Talent Acquisition Manager
Tonya Stewart
Associate Director College Recruiting
 Delaware Suite B - Lobby Level Marriott Wardman
9:00 PM - 11:00 PM
Speed Networking* Coolidge- Mezzanine Level Marriott Wardman
Speed Networking* Harding- Mezzanine Level Marriott Wardman
Speed Networking* Wilson A Marriott Wardman
Speed Networking* Wilson B Marriott Wardman
Speed Networking* Wilson C Marriott Wardman
 Saturday, February 10
Session Title Speaker(s) Room Venue
7:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Corporate Sponsors Lounge Convention Registration- Lobby Level Marriott Wardman
Registration Convention Registration- Lobby Level Marriott Wardman
7:30 AM - 9:30 AM
HBCU Engineering Deans’ Power Breakfast* Marriott Ballroom- Lobby Level Marriott Wardman
8:30 AM - 12:30 PM
SEMINAR: BEYA 2800 Job Ready Certification - Innovative and Critical Thinking: Training Your Brain to Solve Problems and Create Solutions Kimberly Rattley
organizational development specialist
 Delaware Suite B - Lobby Level Marriott Wardman
10:00 AM - 11:15 AM
SEMINAR: BEYA 2620 X-treme Resumes – Constructing a Stellar Resume Colleen Nicoll
Director of Talent Acquisition
Gail Johnson
Assistant Vice President
Allison Nugent
Sr. Recruiter
 Virginia Suite AB- Lobby Level Marriott Wardman
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
SEMINAR: BEYA 2438 360 Degree of Wi-Fi: Learning Setup and Security to protect data in public spaces from Al-Qaeda, ISIS, and other terrorists ***CANCELED*** Wilson C- Mezzanine Level Marriott Wardman
10:00 AM - 12:15 PM
SEMINAR: BEYA 2739 Change Makers Presented by The Boeing Company David Cade
Vice President, Contracts
Naveed Hussain
Vice President, Aeromechanics Technology
Reggie McLendon
Vice President, Human Resources
Jenette Ramos
Senior Vice President Supply Chain & Operations
Joan Robinson-Berry
Vice President and General Manager Boeing South Carolina
Heshmat Aglan
Dean, College of Engineering
 Delaware Suite A - Lobby Level Marriott Wardman
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
DIEL Resume Room & Lounge Washington 6- Exhibition Level Marriott Wardman
BEYA Career Fair* Exhibit Halls A, B South &C- Exhibition Level Marriott Wardman
10:15 AM - 11:15 AM
SEMINAR: BEYA 2316 Making Financial Success Happen - Make Your Dream a Reality Davyd Jones
Financial Advisor
Vanity Eddy
Quality Assurance Stability Coordinator
Richard Williams
Manager of Engineering
Melissa Bright-Lemmond
Systems Engineer
 Maryland Suite C- Lobby Level Marriott Wardman
SEMINAR: BEYA 2741 Presented by the CCG Alumni Association Gwendlyn Boyd
National Alumni Association Chair
 Virginia Suite C- Lobby Level Marriott Wardman
11:30 AM - 12:45 PM
SEMINAR: BEYA 2617 Making More Minutes – Time Management for Pre-Professionals Ken Lovelady
Vice-President
Adrienne Alexander
Program Manager
Thaddaeus Irby
 Virginia Suite AB - Lobby Level Marriott Wardman
11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
BEYA 2743 Lunch & Learn with Leidos* Wilson AB- Mezzanine Level Marriott Wardman
BEYA 2744 Lunch & Learn with JPMorgan Chase Co.* Madison- Mezzanine Level Marriott Wardman
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM
SEMINAR: BEYA 2508 Leading in a Tech-Driven Environment: Is Your Leadership Style Holding You Back? Gregory West
Chief Engineer
Karmyn Norwood
VP - AMMM International Programs
Kenneth Washington
Vice President & CTO
Denise Evans
Vice President, Women & Diverse B2B Marketing
Vincent Hodges
Engineering Manager
 Maryland Suite AB - Lobby Level Marriott Wardman
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
SEMINAR: BEYA 2439 Intro to Big Data Landscape: Creating Real World Solutions for industry/Homeland Security in response to Al Qaeda, ISIS, Al Shabob Stacey Dixon
Deputy Director
LaNae Wheeler
Principal Systems Engineer
Ernest Smiley
Founder and the Managing Director
Col. Terrence Adams
Director of Communications & Chief Information Officer
Gary Gadson
Assistant Vice President
 Wilson C- Mezzanine Level Marriott Wardman
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
SEMINAR: BEYA 2740 Deans' Roundtable Jem Pagan
Director of Technology Strategy
 Virginia Suite AB- Lobby Level Marriott Wardman
1:45 PM - 3:00 PM
SEMINAR: BEYA 2308 Want a Security Clearance? This is what you need to know Doretta Boazzo
Industrial Security Officer
Rusty Eckman
Director or Engineering
 Delaware Suite A - Lobby Level Marriott Wardman
SEMINAR: BEYA 2619 Study Smart, Study Less – Improving Your Study Skills Jerrod Henderson
Ricky Greer
Graduate Student
Alana Murphy
Engineering Department Manager
 Delaware Suite B - Lobby Level Marriott Wardman
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
SEMINAR: BEYA 2914 Lessons in Leadership – Looking Ahead at Army Challenges and Opportunities in 2018 (Leading in a Disruptive World) Virginia Suite C- Lobby Level Marriott Wardman
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
SEMINAR: JobMatch Certified Candidate Interviews Marriott Wardman
3:15 PM - 4:15 PM
SEMINAR: BEYA 2915 Lessons in Leadership – Entrepreneurship and Opportunities with the Army for new businesses and HBCUs Virginia Suite AB- Lobby Level Marriott Wardman
3:15 PM - 4:30 PM
SEMINAR: BEYA 2434 Impact of the European RoHS Legislation on the U.S. High Performance Electronics Industry Presented by Tuskegee University Heshmat Aglan
Dean, College of Engineering
David Burdick
Senior Engineer
 Delaware Suite B - Lobby Level Marriott Wardman
SEMINAR: BEYA 2435 Preventing the Modern-Day Bank Robbery Presented by JPMorgan Chase Co. Adam Bulava
Director of Cybersecurity Exercises
Melissa Yang
Application and Mobile Security Product Cybersecurity
Tania Nsouli
Cyber Penetration Testing Member
 Maryland Suite C- Lobby Level Marriott Wardman
SEMINAR: BEYA 2507 The Game Changer - How Team Sports Teach the Value of Diversity Andre Thornton
Founder & CEO
Nicole Patton
Manager of Desktop Engineering
Karen Davis
Executive Director, Surface Warfare
 Maryland Suite AB - Lobby Level Marriott Wardman
SEMINAR: BEYA 2618 Mastering the Test – Winning Test Taking Strategies Malika Grayson
Systems Engineer
Valerie Nelson
Applied Research Mathematician
 Virginia Suite C- Lobby Level Marriott Wardman
SEMINAR: BEYA 2742 How to Land a Government Job: NASA’s Resume Writing Workshop and Application Tips Presented by NASA Delaware Suite A - Lobby Level Marriott Wardman
8:00 PM - 10:00 PM
BEYA Gala* Marriott Ballroom- Lobby Level Marriott Wardman
10:00 PM - 12:00 AM
Gala After-Party Maryland Suite - Lobby Level Marriott Wardman



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