John Brooks Slaughter Leadership in Engineering DEI Summit
Keynote Speakers

Carla E. Brodley
Dean of Inclusive Computing and the Founding Executive Director of the Center for Inclusive Computing (CIC), Northeastern University

Dr. Davidds
CEO of the Multicultural Women Executive Leadership Foundation, the Women’s Institute of Negotiation and the Dr. Yasmin Davidds Leadership Institute

John Iino
Founder and CEO, Cumbre Alta Advisors, Interim ASVP for Alumni Relations, USC, Chief Diversity Officer (Retired), Reed Smith

Michele Lezama
President and CEO, NACME, Inc.

Ken Simril
Former President and Chief Executive Officer of Fleischmann’s Ingredients
Member - USC Viterbi Board of Councilors

Al Williams
Vice President, Corporate Affairs, Chevron Corporation and member
Member - USC Viterbi Board of Councilors
Speakers

Dr. Charles Barber
Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer, NSF

Naomi Chesler
Professor, Biomedical Engineering, Director, Edwards Lifesciences Foundation Cardiovascular Innovation and Research Center, University of California, Irvine

Kelly Cross
Assistant professor in the Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering at Georgia Tech and Emory University

Katy Felkner
Third Year PhD student at USC Information Sciences Institute

Aryan Gulati
USC Viterbi Third Year Computer Science Student

Jim Hoerricks, PhD
Founder and CEO of the Towcester Abbey Praeceptory, a 501(c)3 autism support agency

Jim Huntley
Associate Professor & Head of Marketing, USC Games, Faculty Advisor, USC Trojan Esports, Founder & Executive Producer, USC Games Expo 2017-2022, Co-Founding Partner, Pac-U Gaming

Princess Imoukhuede
Hunter and Dorothy Simpson Endowed Chair of Bioengineering Professor and Chair, Bioengineering University of Washington

Dr. Alicia J. Knoedler
Head of Office of Integrative Activities, National Science Foundation

Ben Louie
Director of MESA, USC Viterbi K-12 STEM Center

Leslie Moreno
USC Viterbi Third Year Computer Science Student

Shri Narayanan
University Professor and Niki & Max Nikias Chair in Engineering Professor of ECE, CS, Linguistics, Psychology, Neuroscience, Pediatrics, Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery University of Southern California

Gisele Ragusa
Professor and Co-Chair of USC’s STEM Education Consortium

Adam Russell
Director of AI Division USC Information Sciences Institute

Mary Bonaparte Saller
Associate Director, USC Viterbi K-12 STEM Center

Phebe Vayanos
Associate Professor of the Daniel J. Epstein Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering and the Thomas Lord Department of Computer Science, USC Viterbi, Co-Director of CAIS (USC Center for Artificial Intelligence in Society)
Published on September 22nd, 2023
Last updated on July 8th, 2024