2024 Silicon Valley Women in Engineering Conference

Cybersecurity for all genders and races is essential for creating an inclusive and diverse environment in the field. When integrating AI and security, it’s crucial to ensure that these technologies are designed and implemented with fairness, transparency, and ethical considerations in mind. Three industry speakers who are actively working in cybersecurity will discuss their cybersecurity career path and recent security problems in the industry.

Meeting Room: 3

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has brought more positive impacts to our daily lives. Semiconductors are foundational to the development  of AI technologies, providing the computational power, efficiency, and specialized hardware necessary to drive advancements in AI research and applications. In Session A2, we invited four speakers from these key semiconductor companies. Their presentations provide an excellent opportunity for us to gain basic knowledge for how the semiconductor empowers AI in various aspects.

Meeting Room: 1A

This technical track is dedicated to exploring future trends in robotics and their impact on human interaction. It focuses on the evolving relationship between robotics technology and human engagement across various domains, ranging from artificial intelligence, surgical robot mechanical design to human-like interaction mechanisms. Attendees will explore robotics applications in healthcare and manufacturing through insightful presentations and discussions. The emergence of more lifelike and intuitive robots equipped with advanced artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities will result in designing robots that can interact with humans in more natural and empathetic ways, enhancing collaboration and communication in diverse settings. By envisioning a future where robots and humans coexist harmoniously, this technical track seeks to inspire attendees and spark meaningful dialogue on the transformative potential of robotics in shaping our society. It also emphasizes the growing importance of interdisciplinary collaboration between engineers, psychologists, ethicists, and policymakers to shape the future of human-robot interaction positively and provides a forward-looking perspective on the future of robotics, highlighting the opportunities and challenges that lie ahead in creating symbiotic relationships between humans and machines.

Meeting Room: 4A

Supply chains are critical components of businesses and the global economy. While managing the growing demand and timeliness of products, services, raw materials, and components supply under limited resource availability and risk of disruptions is the core aim of supply chains, considering the impact on environment and social systems is becoming more critical to build resilient supply chains for sustainability.In this session, we have speakers from different industries who will share their experiences in building and managing sustainable supply chains.

Meeting Room: 4B

Everyone is familiar with the big job boards – Glassdoor, Indeed, LinkedIn. Come learn how to optimize your searches as well as other methods to increase your chances of landing a job or internship that will be the right fit for you. We will also discuss tips for how to navigate a job search in less than ideal times.

Meeting Room: 2

Salary Negotiations: Preparing and understanding how offers are made by Employers. What are the components of an offer; how to best negotiate and what cannot be negotiated. Learn behind the scenes on the offer process.

Meeting Room: 1B

Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) has revolutionized the AI landscape and has disrupted many industries and domains.  In this session, our speakers will introduce us to the real-world generative AI use cases, practical problems and solutions they are seeing in the real world and developing through their work, and the challenges and opportunities they expect to see in the future.

Meeting Room: 3

This session will cover current transformations in the aerospace industry. We are assisting a revolution of how we conceive aeronautical and space transportation. This renewed interest in the aerospace industry is accelerating technological advancement, decreasing costs and leading to better services for our communities. Speakers from Boeing, Elroy Air and Lockheed Martin will showcase how advancements in technology can lead to a smarter, more affordable and safer aerospace industry.

Meeting Room: 4B

Experts from three biomedical companies will present technology trends and AI in robotic assisted surgery  (Intuitive Surgical), address the issues that arise during medical devices integration with electronics and interact with patients (Promex Industries), as well as describe how sensing technologies can be used to Improve Healthcare (Dexcom).

Meeting Room: 1A

In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, cities worldwide are reevaluating their infrastructure, policies, and technologies to build smarter and more resilient environments. Speakers from VTA, Waymo and City of San Jose will delve into the key strategies and innovations shaping the future of cities in the post-pandemic era.

Meeting Room: 4A

Hear from company representatives about how to best approach all aspects of the job search from applying to interviewing to career growth.

Meeting Room: 2

Your future awaits – let’s navigate it together with confidence and purpose! Join us as we delve into the art of building competency and confidence, equipping you with the tools and strategies to navigate the ever-evolving landscape of professional growth. Uncover practical insights and actionable steps designed to propel your career trajectory forward, guided by our esteemed panelists who will impart their wealth of experience in navigating diverse career pathways. Whether you stand at the threshold of a new chapter or aspire to augment your current trajectory, this session promises to illuminate opportunities for growth, cultivate new skills, and instill a resilient, adaptable mindset.

Meeting Room: 1B

As artificial intelligence (AI) gets increasingly more powerful, there is no better time to discuss how to make AI fair, trustworthy, accountable, and secure. This session features three talks on various topics in responsible AI. Join this session to learn more about the intricacies of designing and using artificial intelligence responsibly.

Meeting Room: 2

This session will feature innovative insights from industry leaders at Waymo, Tesla, and NVIDIA with discussions centering around the integration of advanced AI in enhancing vehicle safety, the evolution of machine learning and computer vision algorithms for improved efficiency, and the transformative impact on future transportation such as robo-taxi.

Meeting Room: 1A

AI is revolutionizing processes such as early disease detection, therapy development, drug discovery, genetic engineering, and personalized medicine, paving the way for groundbreaking advancements in healthcare. This session presents the cutting-edge exploration of artificial intelligence and biotechnology, featuring insights from three speakers from academia and industry. The topics to be discussed include AI applications in radiotherapy and medical physics, early cancer detection, and advanced sequencing.AI is revolutionizing processes such as early disease detection, therapy development, drug discovery, genetic engineering, and personalized medicine, paving the way for groundbreaking advancements in healthcare. This session presents the cutting-edge exploration of artificial intelligence and biotechnology, featuring insights from three speakers from academia and industry. The topics to be discussed include AI applications in radiotherapy and medical physics, early cancer detection, and advanced sequencing.

Meeting Room: 3

Sustainable water management seeks to meet current and future water needs. It is a human right to have access to clean water today but we must make sure this is not at the expense of future generations and plans for climate change impacts on our water supplies. We have three experts in sustainable water management that will share their experience designing sustainable water management systems. Attendees of this session will learn about green infrastructure solutions for flood prone areas, where our local water comes from, direct potable water reuse efforts, water management efforts to plan for future capacities, water facility replacement, and water treatment to decrease chlorides.

Meeting Room: 4A

Engineering degrees serve as gateways to a dizzying array of exciting career paths, not limited to engineering work.  In this session, our esteemed panelists will share with us how they parlayed their engineering degrees and skills into a diverse set of roles in strategy,  innovation, entrepreneurship and leadership.

Meeting Room: 4B

Interviewing Essentials: How to best prepare and what to expect from employer interviews. Why the questions are asked and how to best answer them. How to best show up in virtual and in person interviews

Meeting Room: 1B

A panel of women engineers and leaders in “Software and Information Technology” share their stories in charting their educational and career pathways.  They offer insights and advice to help attendees achieve success from campus to career. Attendees have the chance to ask their own questions.

Meeting Room: Student Union Theater

A panel of women engineers and leaders in “Semiconductor and Electronics” share their stories in charting their educational and career pathways.  They offer insights and advice to help attendees achieve success from campus to career. Attendees have the chance to ask their own questions.

Meeting Room: 4B

A panel of women engineers and leaders in the “Biomedical and Biotech” industry share their stories in charting their educational and career pathways.  They offer insights and advice to help attendees achieve success from campus to career. Attendees have the chance to ask their own questions.

Meeting Room: 1A

A panel of women engineers and leaders in “Aerospace and Aeronautics” share their stories in charting their educational and career pathways.  They offer insights and advice to help attendees achieve success from campus to career. Attendees have the chance to ask their own questions.

Meeting Room: 4A

A panel of women engineers and leaders in the “Building, Infrastructure, and the Environment” sector share their stories in charting their educational and career pathways.  They offer insights and advice to help attendees achieve success from campus to career. Attendees have the chance to ask their own questions.

Meeting Room: 1B