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The career fair, which is scheduled for Friday and Saturday, is organized in multiple halls. Be sure to explore each hall so you do not miss opportunities. Exhibit booths offer informational literature, videos, and the ability to connect with recruiters via text or video. If you are actively seeking employment, register early and upload your resume to optimize your time in front of recruiters.

The career fair, which is scheduled for Friday and Saturday, is organized in multiple halls. Be sure to explore each hall so you do not miss opportunities. Exhibit booths offer informational literature, videos, and the ability to connect with recruiters via text or video. If you are actively seeking employment, register early and upload your resume to optimize your time in front of recruiters.

This is a moderated panel discussion with HBCU (Historically Black College and University) engineering deans, whose schools produce 33 percent of the nation’s Black engineers. This is an excellent opportunity to learn about the progress of HBCU engineering schools’ research programs and to find out what is new on their campuses.

Learning Objective: Examine and practice the skillset of delivering a great interview

Job interviews are stressful enough without having to establish a positive and professional self-representation during the interview process. Recruiters are looking for the ideal candidate, and you are trying to come across as friendly and trustworthy while explaining how you are the perfect candidate, so practice makes perfect. The competition is tough, so it is no wonder your confidence should be your focus. That is why you need to be in this seminar. We will deliver practical, step-by-step, proven strategies and interview tips to help you build confidence, become persuasive, and walk into a room locked and loaded, ready to formulate impressive answers to common interview questions. Along with the answers and swagger to pull it off, we will give you the opportunity to perfect your skills before your interview. This session will begin with the knowledge of how to impress recruiters, while the second half will pull it all together in the practice mock interview sessions. Remember, practice makes perfect. You will have the opportunity to sit face to face with professional interviewers to prepare effectively for your real interviews.

By the end of this workshop, participants will be able to answer these questions:

• What are the common interview questions, and how do I prepare my answers?
• What information do I need to know for every interview?
• How do I answer puzzling questions?
• What are good questions to ask my interviewer?
• How do I answer, “So tell me about yourself’?
• What do I do after the interview?
• What are common interview mistakes?
• What does my body language say about me?
• What information do I need to know before I have my interview?
• How can I ace my interview from beginning to end?
• What can I do after the interview to gain an edge on the competition?

The overused cliché, “It’s not what you know but who you know,” may be one of the most powerful success strategies ever spoken. We have all met that dynamic, charismatic person that just has a way with others and has a way of being remembered. We are in awe of her ability to access and create opportunities with ease. This workshop will help participants work toward being that unforgettable person by providing communication skills, tips on making an impact, and advice on networking and starting conversations.

By the end of this workshop, participants will be able to answer the following questions:

1. How can I improve my ability to listen?
2. What are the differences between a weak and powerful communicator?
3. What role does “non-verbal” communication play in my effectiveness?
4. How can I break the ice and start conversations that lead to meaning connections?
5. What interpersonal skills are critical for leading and working with teams?
6. What are behaviors and common mistakes that impact interpersonal effectiveness and team success?
7. How can I influence and engage others?
8. How can I express my opinion and remain respectful?
1. How can I make a good impression and build my emotional intelligence?

The panel will paint what a day in the life of a civilian engineer looks and feels like.

• Stress that AFMC hires civilians, you will not be active duty
• Stress that AFMC works with and develops bleeding edge technologies
• AFMC engineers will be present to show and tell what projects they work on and describe the working environment (in person & virtual)
• Q&A session afterwards that includes the panelists and working engineers

The latest trends in technologies such as autonomous driving, personal assistants such as Alexa, service robots, and industrial robots are inching into to everyday lives. At Amazon we are continually reimagining what present day life looks like. We see the big picture, imagine a better one, and make the connections that turn complex problems into elegantly simple solutions. This seminar is an intimate conversation with some of Amazon's top leaders to discuss the role the black community must play in the development of these technologies and the strides the company has made so far.

Professionals understand that etiquette in business is a critical factor in making decisions. Success in any industry relies on relationships, whether with coworkers, clients, suppliers, or investors. When you are well-mannered and considerate in dealing with others, you create engaging, productive, long-lasting relationships. In this course, we will discuss accepted business behavior and its importance in business correspondence.

By the end of this workshop, participants will be able to answer the following questions:

• What is the definition of etiquette?
• What are the guidelines to making effective introductions?
• What are the three Cs associated with making a good impression?
• What are the three steps in giving a handshake?
• What is one technique you can use to remember names?
• What are two ways to minimize nervousness while in social situations?
• What are two differences between a formal and an informal letter?
• What color connotes dominance and power? Vitality and harmony?
• Etiquette can help business improve in what four areas?
• What is (are) the difference(s) between a formal and an informal letter?
• What are the differences between these dress codes: dressy casual, semi-formal, formal, and black tie?
• What are the basic guidelines in international etiquette?

Our ability to learn new ways to think is the power of human potential. We must make choices about the types of thinking that we apply to a variety of different challenges. Critical Thinking is the act of examining a set of facts and analyzing and evaluating relevant information. We live in a knowledge-based society, and the more critically you think the better your knowledge will be. Critical Thinking provides you with the skills to analyze and evaluate information so that you can obtain the greatest amount of knowledge from it. It provides the best chance of making the correct decision and minimizes damages if a mistake does occur. Critical Thinking will lead to be a more rational and disciplined thinker. It will reduce your prejudice and bias, which will provide you a better understanding of your environment.

This workshop will provide you the skills to evaluate, identify, and distinguish between relevant and irrelevant information. It will lead you to be more productive in your career and provide a great skill in your everyday life.

Lastly, critical thinking skills will support your capacity to be innovative. Once you fully understand what it is, you can begin exploring what could be.

By the end of this workshop, participants will be able to answer the following questions:

• What is critical thinking?
• How can I use nonlinear thinking strategies?
• What does it mean for me to apply logic to situations?
• How do I know when, how, and why to think critically about a challenge?
• What skills allow be to better evaluate facts and data?
• How will thinking differently effect my decision outcomes?
• How can I challenge myself to see alternate perspectives?
• How can I increase my problem-solving abilities?

For most of us, teamwork is a part of everyday life. Whether it is at home, in the community, or at work, we are often expected to be a functional part of a performing team. This workshop will encourage participants to explore the various aspects of a team, as well as ways that they can become a top-notch team performer.

By the end of this workshop, participants will be able to answer the following questions:

• Why are teams key to productive work environments?
• What are the four phases of the Tuckman team development model? How can knowing these characteristics help me on a team?
• What are types of teams and how to utilize each type to get results?
• What are essential behaviors of leaders and followers on well-functioning teams?
• What are the uses, benefits, and disadvantages of various team-building activities?
• What teambuilding exercises create bonds and when to use them?

Grammy-award nominee Eric Roberson has achieved major milestones as a songwriter and producer for artists such as Jill Scott, Musiq Soulchild, Dwele, Vivian Green, and others. Eric has also headlined sold-out tours. In 2021, he released a new single, entitled “Lessons,” which was recorded on the morning of his 12th wedding anniversary.  In 2020, he created a powerful album, Hear from Here, a musical cry to listeners who longed for a sound of hope. In 2019, Eric was asked to be a professor at the Berklee College of Music. “I truly believe that at all times we are teachers and students,” he says. While recording the album Earth, Wind & Fire in 2017, Eric created a forum in which he invites fans to navigate through his creative experience. “Letting the fans watch us create the albums was our way of bringing some of the old music culture back,” Eric said. In 2010 and 2011, he was nominated for a Grammy award in the Best Urban/Alternative Performance category and along with Rahsaan Patterson, he received the Underground Artist of the Year BETJ Virtual Award in 2008. Eric was the first independent artist to be nominated for a BET Award in 2007.

Often career decisions are made early in life. The K-12 village is dedicated to showcasing STEM careers and what it takes to become a STEM professional. It features access to the BEYA Pre-college program in the K-12 Auditorium, community organizations with STEM programs, and literature about preparing for STEM careers. The K-12 Village requires registration, which is free at https://beyastem.vfairs.com/en/registration

Often career decisions are made early in life. The K-12 village is dedicated to showcasing STEM careers and what it takes to become a STEM professional. It features access to the BEYA Pre-college program in the K-12 Auditorium, community organizations with STEM programs, and literature about preparing for STEM careers. The K-12 Village requires registration, which is free at https://beyastem.vfairs.com/en/registration

DTX Event:
Location: Omni Shoreham Hotel
Room: Congressional A

Learning Objective: Learn techniques and approaches to increase team and individual performance by implementing strategic leadership skills.

Ever wonder what separates “good” from “great?” The most effective leaders think ahead, keep the big picture in mind, and plan to get results. Key leaders will share their winning strategic moves and skills you can use to thrive as a leader and move to the next level. So, the question is, of all the leadership advice, what works? What are the top key strategies that we need to embrace to make the difference in the way we manage ourselves, people, and competing values? The key to success is planning a strategy and using the science of leadership to give you an edge.

At the end of this seminar, participants will be able to:

• Understand the top five strategies used to get results.
• Review key leadership knowledge and techniques that have transformed industries.
• Identify personal leadership strategies.

DTX Event:
Location: Omni Shoreham Hotel
Room: Congressional A

Learning Objective: Examine methods for developing a successful team

Are you the type of leader who takes control of a situation by conveying a sharp vision of the group’s goals, who exhibits a passion for your work, and who can put others at ease? If not, do you want to be this person? A transformational leader is one that can inspire positive changes in those around them, is energetic, and is enthusiastic. These leaders are focused on helping their team members rise to their best. This seminar will address how transformational leadership can convey trust and develop employees.

By the end of the session, participants will:

• Discuss what is transformational leadership.
• Discover the traits that support and mentor employees to greatness.
• Examine processes for boosting morale, creating positive expectations, and leading empowered groups.

Learning Objective: Examine techniques for reducing turnover and attracting workforce

There are numerous reasons why companies spend substantial amounts of their budgets and time on developing leaders. Organizations with high-quality leaders are fifteen more times likely to outperform the competition. Since the talent pool is undergoing a dynamic change with experienced baby boomers leaving the workforce through retirement, managers are finding it more difficult to fill various skills gaps in their departments. This seminar will address how top managers are addressing their talent gap and what they are doing to develop their up-and-coming internal talent.

By the end of the session, participants will:

• Examine what the younger generation expects from leaders to maximize their chances of success
• Discuss the investments top employers should be making to their internal programs.
• Examine how organizations are keeping their top talent engaged during this transition.

DTX Event:
Location: Omni Shoreham Hotel
Room: Congressional A

Learning Objective: Examine how race and gender practices affect businesses and what changes are needed for today’s workforce

First impressions say a lot when you meet someone. Do these impressions impact the way you interact with them? Naturally, our brains place people into larger groups or categories. These assumptions are helpful to some yet harmful to others. In business, subtle biases can become major roadblocks to fair and inclusive diversity practices. We gravitate toward certain types of people or simply forget to acknowledge others. These biases can also create challenges that may include racial and gender stereotypes that cause our contributions to be ignored or diminished. How do we become examples of fair and inclusive practices? How do we challenge our culture to move toward greater levels of awareness? This seminar will challenge your personal biases and address ways to engage in conversations and increase cultural awareness.

At the end of this seminar, participants will be able to:

• Define unconscious and subtle bias.
• Identify personal biases and behaviors that support faulty cultural norms.
• Explore specific ways that race and gender impact achievement.
• Discuss communication strategies to identify allies in the workforce.
• Examine behaviors and cultural practices that build support for gender groups.

This session will feature panelists from R1 research institutions, HBCU’s, and the NSF with experience in developing successful research partnerships between PWI’s and HBCU’s. They will discuss examples of successful collaborations, factors that are essential to consider in developing these relationships, and funding opportunities.

At the end of this session, participants will: 
 

• Examples of successful research partnerships between PWI’s and HBCU’s
• Understand the synergies necessary between the PWI’s ad HBCU’s
• List of recommendations for developing partnerships
• The roles of different units (including non-teaching units) at the university that impact these partnerships
• Knowledge of possible funding opportunities

DTX Event:
Location: Omni Shoreham Hotel
Room: Congressional A

Learning Objectives:

To share best practices and strategies as research administrators to enhance and create the new research enterprise. The panel have a wealth of knowledge and long-lasting experiences that will heighten the discussion.

Description:

New ideas and concepts to synergy grants and contracts opportunities, partnerships and collaborations, intellectual property/technology transfer, interacting with agencies and HBCU visibility. Ensuring that the research capabilities at HBCUs are aligned to compete with others.

• Gain a greater understanding of how to enhance the research enterprise
• Learn best practices as research administrators at HBCUs
• Strategies on how to do more with less and still compete on a higher level.

DTX Event:
Location: Omni Shoreham Hotel
Room: Congressional A

Learning Objective: Discuss methods that increase leadership skills

The quality of an organization’s leadership and management is critical to its success. This is true at team, department, and organizational levels. However, what is the secret to that quality? How do you ensure it throughout the organization? How do you become an excellent leader and manager yourself? As with any professional skills, the skills of leadership and management can be learned and practiced. This course is specifically designed to help you do just that, whatever your role in the organization.

At the end of this seminar, participants will be able to:

• Understand the skills needed to be a successful leader.
• Understand ways to manage staff performance.
• Evaluate their own style.
• Develop skills that help deliver their objectives.

DTX Event:
Location: Omni Shoreham Hotel
Room: Congressional A
 

Learning Objective: Examine the impact of diversity, equity, and inclusion on business outcomes

When you meet someone, what are some of your initial assumptions? Do these assumptions impact the way you interact with them? Our brains naturally place people into larger groups or categories. These assumptions are helpful to some, yet harmful to others. In business, subtle biases can become major roadblocks to fair and inclusive diversity practices. We gravitate toward certain types of people, or simply forget to acknowledge others. As minorities, these biases create challenges that may include racial and gender stereotypes that cause our contributions to be ignored or diminished. How do we become examples of fair and inclusive practices? How do we challenge our culture to move toward greater levels of awareness? Studies have shown that men become less biased toward women when they discuss needs and are forced to challenge assumptions. This session will challenge your personal biases and address ways to engage in conversations that evaluate faulty thinking and increase cultural awareness for better individual and business outcomes.

At the end of this seminar, participants will be able to:

• Identify what is unconscious bias.
• Examine how biases can influence workplace decisions and interactions.
• Explore how to recognize several types of workplace biases and make more informed decisions.
• Explain the relationship between unconscious bias, diversity and inclusion and preventing discrimination.

Learning Objective: Discuss traits that help develop and expand your leadership repertoire

Are leaders born or made? How do aspiring managers succeed in an ever-changing business environment? How do they lead diverse groups to action? Throughout this seminar, we will explore how great leaders assess themselves, manage collaborative teams, and effectively manage negotiations and conflict.

At the end of this seminar, participants will be able to:

• Discover how leaders communicate through storytelling and employ other communication strategies to influence.
• Explore and analyze leadership styles.
• Identify how organizations can develop team charters to optimize their groups and develop a game plan for effective negotiation.

Are you doing the same thing repeatedly and expecting different results? This is the definition of insanity. It is time to get real and get results. Successful leaders make choices every day that move them in the direction of their vision. You have the power to achieve all that you want. The secret to getting there is in understanding three words: My Daily Habits.

At the end of this seminar, participants will be able to:

• Identify skill gaps through leadership assessments.
• Explore leadership habits that get results.
• List ineffective habits and create a personal action plan.

Raytheon invites all attendees to drop by their suite to learn about exciting career opportunities from the representatives from their organization.

Textron invites all attendees to drop by their suite to learn about exciting career opportunities from the representatives from their organization.

In our ever-changing world, that’s constantly evolving from new ideas into technological wonders, we have to learn through more diligent study and ask ourselves what will be needed to keep moving forward for global growth. As we advance forward, we must do so in ways that inspire minds to engage in the learning process, strive for more knowledge and evolve into advancements that thrive in the STEM world focusing on reskilling and upskilling our industry workforce in conjunction with functional transformations.

As leaders within the Boeing Company and academia, our panel will discuss being everything you are (BEYA) 365 days.

Learning Objective: Develop better leadership skills and focus

What does it take to overcome fear and to deliver high-performance with courage when facing adversity? How can you build trusting relationships with both internal and external partners, and live congruent with your core values? How to engage, energize and commit yourself to reach heightened and sustained levels of performance and potential in your life. Discover answers to these questions and many more in this high-impact adventure and high-performance journey. You will learn leadership, team building and individual performance principles covering such critical areas including character, competence, collaboration, overcoming fear, and sustaining your commitment to excellence. Whether you are a project leader or new to your role, these same principles apply when it comes to soaring to new heights both as a leader, team member or an individual contributor.

At the end of this seminar, participants will be able to:

• Examine how to stay focus while performing in rapidly changing business conditions.
• Explore how to sustain excellence during periods of uncertainty.
• Learn the five key factors to building trust in the workplace.
• Gain insights and reflect on your leadership/team building experiences.

Learning Objective: Increase analytical and critical thinking skills

What are the most valuable skills in today’s business world? Technical skills, people skills, and management skills are all critical skills needed to create impact. However, it is the integration of these skills that support professionals in increasing capacity to analyze and solve problems. The perspectives of the science involved in the technology, other people involved in the work, and ultimate effect on the business, must be considered for a solution to be successful. This session will feature an expert panel that will share their winning strategies and approaches to analyze and solve problems and apply these models to complex business challenges.

At the end of this seminar, participants will be able to:
 

• Examine the methods for improving critical thinking skills.
• Identify the problem-solving process.
• Examine what skills are needed to be an effective analytical person.
• Explore the problem-solving steps needed to interpret data to inform business decisions.

Learning Objective: Examine the process and advantages for obtaining the professional engineer license

More agencies and institutions are requiring licensed professional engineers. A professional engineer (P.E.) is a person who is licensed to practice engineering in a particular state or U.S. territory after meeting all the requirements of the law. There are many powerful reasons both professional and personal for earning and maintaining a PE license. This seminar will give you the information you need to obtain the professional licensure and an understanding of the responsibilities that must be fulfilled to keep it.

At the end of this seminar, participants will be able to:

• Understand the reasoning behind being a licensed professional engineer.
• Identify the procedures for completing the licensed professional engineer registration process.
• Identify the responsibilities for maintaining the professional engineer license.
• Outline the Principles of Standard Care.

Learning Objective:

This session will discuss how cyber professionals are working in the community to prepare college students for the workforce and, in parallel, protect churches and small businesses against cyber threats. It will discuss how college students are leading a full cyber assessment for organizations under the guidance of a mentor. The session will explain how the university-government-industry partnership functions to prepare students for success. It will also discuss how the trust and confidence of the churches and small businesses were obtained to allow access to their most sensitive information and secrets.

Participants will be able to:

• Comprehend how universities, industry, and the government can collaborate to address cyber threats,
• Understand how technical and well-rounded skills apply in cybersecurity,
• Understand how cyber professional staff and students can service their local communities,
• Examine an example of a successful cyber assessment and its impact.

• Discuss and identify the importance of the electromagnetic spectrum and how it defends the nation
• Understand the role of the electromagnetic spectrum in the 5G rollout.
• Identify the main cyber threats.
• Be aware of the role of artificial intelligence in offensive and defensive cyber attacks.
• Discuss the Department of Defense’s cyber strategy for 2020.
• Evaluate cyber and Internet of Things vulnerability.
• Discuss the role of compliance.
• Be familiar with opportunities for veterans and young professionals to pursue careers in cybersecurity.

The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has detrimentally impacted small businesses. Companies of this size, unfortunately, are less likely to have substantial savings, insurance or credit to weather a crisis of this magnitude, thus causing many to fold (close). Small businesses have been and still are economically vulnerable during this devastating time. Financial inclusion is more important now, more than ever. Offering methods to sustain small businesses, months after the COVID-19 disruptions, will give light to an extremely dark set of circumstances.

The Facebook & Small Business Roundtable, stated that “about a third [small businesses] had temporarily stopped operating, and by mid-May more than half had laid off or furloughed employees.” Small businesses have proven to be the most vulnerable. This panel will explore ways to recover, re-brand, and re-invent small businesses while adapting to this new normal. Evidence about the longer-term impacts of COVID-19 and relief programs that are available to business owners will also be discussed. Our panelist will provide techniques on how to respond to these challenging times and offer solutions to help businesses/business owners remain resilient.

At the end of this session, you will be enlightened on:

1. How to recover and sustain your small business during a pandemic
2. How to re-brand your small business after COVID-19
3. How to establish a new market after a pandemic
4. How to prepare for the future, in the event of another next global crisis

This discussion will provide insight into the strategies used by healthcare national leaders and 2020's impact of American Healthcare with the COVID-19. The US Healthcare system has a number of adverse effects in normal times. These racial and ethnic disparities constitute a new crisis compounding the long-standing failure of our health system to care adequately for persons of color. A discussion in the understanding on how leaders are looking to work on increasing access of healthcare for these communities that are affected. Leaders will also discuss how a public health information system is vital to disseminate functional information is critical and how this can influence our next pandemic.

At the end of this discussion, participants will be able to:

A. Address new findings of proven methods for public health.

B. Share how the healthcare industry is changing and how leaders can drive and implement healthcare transformation in their own organizations with the impact of Covid-19.

C. Discuss how telemedicine access has changed the medicine.

D. Provide insightful areas of expertise on how new administration is working to aid the demand of healthcare needs and global health impact after a crisis.

E. Discuss preventative measures of public health and it’s impact on the dynamics of human interaction and how we can the return to the normality of life.

F. What are opportunities for young professionals to pursue a career in healthcare

G. Discuss and identify opportunities for veterans in healthcare

DTX Event:
Location: Omni Shoreham Hotel
Room: Executive Room

Learning Objective:

Understand what the ATT&CK framework is and how it can aid your cybersecurity operations.

The MITRE ATT&CK framework has become a widely used knowledge base and model for real cyber adversary behavior. In use across governments, private sector, and security solutions providers, ATT&CK helps to focus defenses against known threats, provides an effective tool for measuring security improvements, and drives innovation.

The seminar will cover the history of ATT&CK and what drove its creation at MITRE, the philosophy behind how ATT&CK is maintained, and several use cases for how it can be applied including behavioral analytic development, defensive gap analysis, and adversary emulation.

The President and CEO of the United Negro College Fund (UNCF), Mr. Michael Lomax, stated that “HBCUs make a significant impact nationwide. HBCUs comprise only three percent of the country’s colleges and universities yet produce almost 20% of all African American graduates. They play an even greater role when it comes to students pursuing degrees and careers in STEM fields. While Black and White students intend to pursue STEM degrees at similar rates, African American students in any STEM field are far less likely to attain their desired degrees. HBCUs are a vital bridge to close the gap: 25% of African American graduates with STEM degrees come from HBCUs.” This session will speak to the profound thoughts of professionals who are among the 25% of African American STEM graduates. Our Panelists will provide a holistic perspective on their HBCU experiences, career progression, and beyond. They will share their rich history and discuss how the culture and traditions taught have transcended into their professional lives.

At the end of this session, you should be able to:

• Develop a deeper understanding about “the HBCU experience
• ”Create “community” partnerships
• Gain new perspectives regarding life as a African American STEM professional
• Discover the truth about wind power and wind energy
• Generate a “community” mind-set where we help those future STEM professionals
• Build a new network, build new networking opportunities
• Advocate for your organization to hire and promote HBCU STEM graduates

Over the past 25 years, the global energy landscape has drastically changed in composition. This panel discussion will provide an analysis of long-term energy projections from governmental, inter-governmental, and private organizations, like Army Corps of Engineers, Diamond Energy and the Department of Energy. Many projections from the world’s leading climate experts have proven that disregarding climate policies will increase our global energy consumption by approximately 30% through 2040 and beyond, led largely by fossil fuels. Without a major shift in current policy and technology trends, carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions continue to grow.

The President and CEO of the American Petroleum Institute, Mr. Mike Sommers stated “the natural gas and oil industry is reducing emissions while fueling a modern way of life globally. Those of us in the energy industry know that to power our modern way of life, we always must be agile and innovative to meet the world’s ever-increasing need for affordable and reliable energy. We know, too, that the energy powering our world must be cleaner.” This session will speak to the profound thoughts of leaders who also have similar thoughts regarding global energy. Our panelists will provide a national perspective on energy, giving light to new innovations that will help improve the global environment.

At the end of this session, you should be able to:

• Develop a deeper understanding about the next generation of fuel energy
• Learn more about how power and energy play into our daily lives
• Discover the truth about wind power and wind energy
• Generate an “electric” mind-set
• Gain electrifying facts on global energy
• Build momentum for energy, encouraging all to be more energy conscious
• Advocate for energy efficiency and communal responsibility towards preserving our global environment

DTX Event
Location: Omni Shoreham Hotel
Room: Executive Room


A Panel Discussion with the Walmart Deputy CISO, Robert Duhart, Chief Architect, Ira Winkler, and InfoSec Global Strategist Gary Simms discussing how Walmart InfoSec drives customer trust sentiment through the Human Element, leveraging emotional intelligence, behavioral analytics, psychology, and data science to accomplish two things. First, to mitigate risk of intellectual property and data loss due to the Human Element and second, to leverage STEM to drive diversity in recruiting and build high performing teams.

This session will provide an open dialogue facilitated by the panel to explore the skills and capabilities needed to influence human behavior and prevent human initiated data and intellectual property loss. The panel will share tools, techniques and process automation used to create a resilient information security ecosystem.

DTX Event:
Location: Omni Shoreham Hotel
Room: Regency Ballroom
 

Each year the increasing numbers of professionals honored at our Technology Recognition Event represent our nation’s changing picture of STEM leaders and influencers. They are chosen directly by their companies for their significant achievements across industry, government, academia, and the military. As they stand to be counted, this major RECOGNITION continues to reinforce that people of color and cultures have significant roles in the strength of our nation now and in the future.

Innovation happens when we cultivate the expansive STEM research taking place on our college campuses that ultimately becomes part of our nation’s industrial fabric and our daily lives. We sow. We reap. We grow. Nowhere is this more evident than in the multicultural richness of Historically Black Colleges and Universities. HBCUs have a long legacy of research innovation that provides answers to pivotal questions and provides solutions to problems. An evening with BEYA’s Leading Voices celebrates STEM Innovators, four experts in their fields who deliver thought-provoking TechTalks that enlighten and challenge conventional thinking.

DTX Event:
Location: Omni Shoreham Hotel
Room: Regency Ballroom

We honor a record number of BEYA honorees this year for their prominence on the global stage of discovery, innovation, and progress, we pay homage to the power of diversity and inclusion. The BEYA awards represent an incomparable value-driven culture of leadership, talent, and accomplishment that stands the test of time within a supportive community whose strength and pride spans generations.

Hosted by the Engineering Deans of Historically Black Colleges and Universities, the prestigious Deans Recognition Event celebrates the recipients of our BEYA Legacy Awards, each named for a former BEYA award winner. Making history in their own right through their outstanding achievements, our Legacy honorees continue to raise the bar in accelerating the speed of STEM progress.

The Tribute Hall will highlight the contributions of Blacks in the military and defense. The Tribute Hall connects you with information and opportunities in the military. Explore the historic content in each of the military suites and be sure to pop in any of the open Zoom rooms for scheduled events or a casual chat with a representative to uncover opportunities.

The Tribute Hall will highlight the contributions of Blacks in the military and defense. The Tribute Hall connects you with information and opportunities in the military. Explore the historic content in each of the military suites and be sure to pop in any of the open Zoom rooms for scheduled events or a casual chat with a representative to uncover opportunities.

The Tribute Hall will highlight the contributions of Blacks in the military and defense. The Tribute Hall connects you with information and opportunities in the military. Explore the historic content in each of the military suites and be sure to pop in any of the open Zoom rooms for scheduled events or a casual chat with a representative to uncover opportunities.

This energetic military-style workout to get your BEYA day started. It may be the perfect substitute, or addition to your morning coffee, and definitely a great way to meet other attendees on a level playing field.

This energetic military-style workout to get your BEYA day started. It may be the perfect substitute, or addition to your morning coffee, and definitely a great way to meet other attendees on a level playing field.

A meetup space designed for attendees to initiate private or group conversations with each other. Attendees can also explore curated artifacts and exclusive activities that connect them with the BEYA community. Attendees can also create content to further enrich the BEYA community beyond the conference.

A meetup space designed for attendees to initiate private or group conversations with each other. Attendees can also explore curated artifacts and exclusive activities that connect them with the BEYA community. Attendees can also create content to further enrich the BEYA community beyond the conference.

A meetup space designed for attendees to initiate private or group conversations with each other. Attendees can also explore curated artifacts and exclusive activities that connect them with the BEYA community. Attendees can also create content to further enrich the BEYA community beyond the conference.

As a community, we have grown accustomed to the voices of influence at the proverbial “table” being reflective of very few black women, if any at all. The closer the table gets to the C-suite, the influence of the black female voice diminishes even more. Raytheon Technologies, a leader with a global reach specializing in defense and commercial markets, is inviting you to an eye-opening panel discussion with RTX executives on amplifying the influence of Black Women at the table. There is work to be done and we are being intentional about having our say in ways that will bring awareness, visibility and change to the tables of influence at every level. Accordingly, our executive panelists will be “having their say” about: their personal journeys to the table; tips to encourage black women to increase their influence in impactful ways; how to continue to render that influence in virtual settings; the approach for gaining the sponsorship of those who are already at the table; and the importance of leveraging the influence of black women beyond the boardroom. The discussion is sure to bring perspective and a basis for action as the panelists are all leaders of influence at Raytheon Technologies and in their respective communities.

This seminar will be a conversation that brings consciousness to the power and significance of Black Women having influence throughout their respective career journeys and community endeavors. The RTX executive panelists are having their say and we will be listening as they continue to create avenues of success for black women.

With evolving technology, many people are overloaded and overwhelmed with information and data. Businesses now have access to substantial amounts of feedback from internal and external sources. How do we make sense of the all the information? Is the data dependable? How can we manage and utilize the data to impact business goals, visions, and mission? This seminar with help you turn your information overload into powerful and reliable data that you can use to meet organizational goals.

At the end of this seminar, participants will be able to:

• Assess and categorize data and information.
• Identify tools and techniques to organize and interpret data.
• Explore productivity tools and techniques.
• Examine common data management challenges and solutions.

Mentoring is a mutually beneficial practice that provides opportunities both for the mentor and mentee as well as paying dividends for employers. Corporations have discovered that the act of implementing strategic mentoring results in great short- and long-term value. Mentoring creates collaborations, bonds, and buy-in like no other relationship process. This seminar will help you engage in, find, and benefit from mentoring programs.

At the end of this seminar, participants will be able to:

• Identify strategic mentoring solutions.
• Examine the benefit of reverse mentoring.
• Explore successful networking strategies that connect people.
• Examine mentoring activities and suggestions that enrich the experience.
• Explore ways to identify and pair successful mentoring matches.

DTX Event:
Location: Omni Shoreham Hotel
Room: Congressional B

Learning Objectives:

Participants will develop an understanding of the new science and technology approaches towards agriculture, and the opportunities for HBCUs to enhance their research in these areas. They will also develop an understanding of how urban agriculture can advance STEM opportunities at HBCUs. Finally, participants will obtain "lessons learned" from some successful urban models for inter-disciplinary programming that can be used to leverage funding and build capacity.

Description:

Over half of the world's population now resides in cities. This population shift, combined with employment shifts in the farming economy, requires new and innovative approaches to feeding our communities. This panel will discuss innovative approaches and trends in agriculture that HBCUs can engage in and capitalize on.

Participant Takeaways:

• Participants gain knowledge on innovative principles and practices learned from real-world examples case studies
• Participants will identify funding opportunities in STEM +Agriculture
• Participants will gain foundational knowledge needed to develop their own urban agriculture practice model

DTX Event:
Location: Omni Shoreham Hotel
Room: Congressional B

Learning Objective:
Explore and propose strategies that would support HBCUs as 5G Testbeds and Partners in deployment of 5G nationwide.

Description:
Broadband and 5G technology have created the conditions for the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR), whether it is the potential of blockchain for enabling key 5G technologies; or the impact IoT devices will have on health care, artificial intelligence innovations, or meeting the demands of increasing data-intensive applications. 4IR will have disruptive implications for the organizational structures of HBCUs and the economies within which they operate. HBCUs, as an integral part of America’s 5G-deployment strategy, are keys to the nation’s growth, productivity and competitiveness strategy. HBCU preparedness for the Fourth Industrial Revolution might well be a solution to the problem of a digitally bifurcated society. It has been predicted that from 2020 to 2035, the total contribution of 5G to real global GDP will be equivalent to an economy the size of India—currently the seventh largest economy in the world. HBCUs have the potential to be force multipliers in the contribution of 5G to both national and global GDP.

Participant Takeaways:

• Offers suggestions that might lead to developing strategies for HBCUs to be key players in local, state and regional broadband/5G planning ecosystems;
• Offer suggestions to ensure that HBCUs partner with federal government agencies and the telecommunications industry to be players in the 5G prototyping efforts for participation in 5G testbeds;
• Develop some problem-solving heuristics for leadership to help re-position HBCUs as leaders in a global digital society and economy;
• List strategies for how HBCUs can alter their organizational structures for 5G collective impact investing;

DTX Event:
Location: Omni Shoreham Hotel
Room: Congressional B

Learning Objective:

Given the focus on racial equity and HBCUs by the Biden Administration, this session will feature program managers/officers from Federal agencies to share upcoming funding opportunities. A select panel of program managers/officers from both civilian and defense agencies will discuss these opportunities. This seminar will also include a discussion of the Government Fiscal Year 2022 (GFY22) Federal Research & Development (R&D) Budget and targets of opportunity for HBCUs.

When emails pile up, co-workers assess your patience, and organizational politics create conflict, it can be a part-time job to stay focused and committed. Most employees, despite finding work that they feel is aligned with what they enjoy, experience varying levels of burnout throughout their careers. All professionals, at all levels, need to share tools and techniques to stay connected to the vision, mission, and goals. For some, you may feel that you are in a position that may not fit your bigger vision. The challenge for you is still the same. We must connect with our values, find ways to express our identity and creativity, and find passion. “Wherever you go, there you are.” Become a professional who seeks opportunities to express your greatness despite changing tasks, and circumstances. This workshop will help you re-energize and shift your thinking in ways that can turn a dead end into a multiple path of opportunities, morale, and effectiveness.

At the end of this seminar, participants will be able to:

• Identify strategies to connect personal and professional values.
• Manage stress, change, and industry rumors.
• Examine strategies to move from a task manager to strategic professional.
• Explore five techniques to cultivate passion and commitment.

DTX Event:
Location: Omni Shoreham Hotel
Room: Congressional B
 

Learning Objective: Analyze and discuss the emerging trends in technology including new recent technologies designed to address the global health crisis.

AR/VR, Blockchain, Chatbots, IoT, Drones, Self-driving Cars, and AI are all emerging technologies that are changing the landscape of the world we live in. This coupled with the problems of the world which continue to become more complex, as experienced with the most recent COVID-19 Pandemic, is enough reason to pause and explore how these two trends affect one another. Can the current technologies be used to prevent another global crisis? If so, what kind of cross-organizational collaborations and technical skills will be required? As a technology professional, staying at the forefront of technology trends and how to use them to create innovative solutions is crucial. Join us in this seminar as our expert panelists discuss the game-changing technologies of the future.

DTX Event:
Location: Omni Shoreham Hotel
Room: Congressional B

Learning Objective: Examine methods that can increase performance skills and organizational growth

Do you think you have what it takes to manage your assignments while mentoring and leading a team? Can you keep your cheerful outlook while sustaining career growth for you and others? Learn what it takes to make a positive difference at work and how to acquire those skills. In this professional development seminar, you will learn how to form the basis for achieving an elevated level of performance while incorporating beneficial skills to exceed your present role expectations.

At the end of this seminar, participants will be able to:

• Explore traits that create a new sense of confidence in employees when asked to take on new assignments.
• Examine techniques that will raise their skills and abilities to higher levels with career development strategies.
• Understand their role in today's work environment.
• Create a plan to acquire new skills for career success and development potential.

Amazon Prime Air invites all attendees to drop by their suite to learn about exciting career opportunities from the representatives from their organization.

The Interview Village is a highly visible but exclusive space at the conference. The Interview Village is located off the busy exhibit floor. It offers a library of career tips and access to the CCG (Career Communications Group) JobMatch resource all designed to help job seekers successfully navigate the job search process. Select employers are accessible directly from the Interview Village where they conduct interviews in real time.

The Interview Village is a highly visible but exclusive space at the conference. The Interview Village is located off the busy exhibit floor. It offers a library of career tips and access to the CCG (Career Communications Group) JobMatch resource all designed to help job seekers successfully navigate the job search process. Select employers are accessible directly from the Interview Village where they conduct interviews in real time.

The Interview Village is a highly visible but exclusive space at the conference. The Interview Village is located off the busy exhibit floor. It offers a library of career tips and access to the CCG (Career Communications Group) JobMatch resource all designed to help job seekers successfully navigate the job search process. Select employers are accessible directly from the Interview Village where they conduct interviews in real time.

DTX Event:
Location: Omni Shoreham Hotel
Room: Cabinet
 

Learning Objective: Examine the process of achieving a U.S. security clearance and how this clearance will allow you to access future career opportunities

As you create your “master plan” for success, consider the variety of tools needed to gain a competitive edge in your industry. By familiarizing yourself with the extensive U.S. security clearance process, you can prepare to access opportunities that help you excel. This seminar will guide you through the process of getting and keeping a U.S. security clearance. We will also explore the future and emerging career opportunities that require various clearance levels.

At the end of this seminar, participants will be able to:

• Identify a series of career paths and associated tools to improve job marketability.
• List a series of certification and association options.
• Understand the security clearance process and associated misconceptions and mistakes.

1. Review the factors that limit achieving higher college assessment scores. Identify practices for dealing with test anxiety.
2. Measure the validity of current test-taking methods.
3. Generate more efficient techniques for improving assessment scores.

DTX Event:
Location: Omni Shoreham Hotel
Room: Cabinet

Learning Objective: Examine tips and strategies to increase positive study habits

Learning to study effectively is a skill that benefits everyone, even the smartest in the class. When polled, most college students would agree that when they started college, they did not know how to properly study. In this seminar, we will address preparatory study principles, such as setting goals, knowing your learning style, being an active reader, participating in study groups, organizing your notes and study materials, and writing drafts of papers, which can help all students improve their study skills and perform better.

At the end of this seminar, participants will be able to:

• Identify the traits of successful studying candidates.
• Generate methods for achieving successful studying habits.
• Outline methods for implementing successful studying techniques.

DTX Event:
Location: Omni Shoreham Hotel
Room: Cabinet

Learning Objective: Examine the elements of constructing superior resumes that will land you interviews

Having an efficient and strong resume will improve your chances of landing that dream job and starting your career on the right foot. Creating the perfect resume takes practice and skill. You want to make sure that your resume stands out above the rest without overdoing it. How does one make sure that his or her resume is top-notch and bulletproof? This seminar will give you the scoop on creating the standout resume that will get you your next interview. We will discuss tips such as determining what your resume’s purpose is, supporting your strengths, using appropriate keywords, the benefits of proofreading, bullet points, and proper font usage.

At the end of this seminar, participants will be able to:
 

• Identify the purpose of a solidly effective resume.
• Discern good resumes from bad resumes.
• Analyze the factors that recruiters identify to disregard some resumes.
• Identify the attributes of resumes that get on the interview schedule.

DTX Event:
Location: Omni Shoreham Hotel
Room: Cabinet

DTX Event:
Location: Omni Shoreham Hotel
Room: Cabinet

DTX Event:
Location: Omni Shoreham Hotel
Room: Cabinet

DTX Event:
Location: Omni Shoreham Hotel
Room: Cabinet

Learning Objective: Develop time management skills for better organization and productivity

Students who have learned how to effectively manage time during high school are better prepared for the rigors of college study. Regardless of preparation, it takes time to adjust to college. Improve your time management skills by setting goals and not deviating from them. Even students who managed time well during high school often struggle when they begin college. Students are overwhelmed with large course loads, extracurricular activities, and other social activities. Although being in college can be overwhelming, it is possible to complete everything that must be done in a timely and efficient manner. Developing time management and organizational skills is the key to working efficiently. The best way to better manage time is to develop daily schedules. Most organized people plan daily, weekly, and monthly tasks. This seminar will show you how to be self-motivated, leading to better organizational skills, productivity, and efficiency.

At the end of this seminar, participants will be able to:

• Outline long-term goals and a plan to obtain them.
• Obtain detailed plans for each day and how to deal with delays.
• Break large projects down into several simpler projects.
• Cultivate a flexible schedule.