Day 1: A welcome from RFS President Rita Colwell and
RFS Founder Mary Ann Liebert.

Day 1: Translating Science and Skill Sets into a Career of Purpose
Tracy Richmond McKnight, PhD 
Valerion Therapeutics, LLC and UCSF

Day 1: Catalyzing Women’s Leadership in STEM: Women in Science & Medicine 
McNulty Foundation
Aprile Age, Executive Director
Paul Angiolillo, PhD, St. Joseph’s University
Teresa Boyer, EdD, Villanova University
Kelle Cruz, PhD, Hunter College

Day 1: How Your Science Can Save the World
Jennifer Shieh, PhD
Chief Scientist & Technology Policy Advisor
White House Office of Science & Technology Policy, Investment
and Innovation, U.S. Small Business Administration

Day 1: More than Journals
Ann Merchant
Deputy Executive Director
Science & Entertainment Exchange National Academies of Sciences

Day 1: The Age of Living Machines: How Biology Will Build the Next Technology Revolution
Susan Hockfield, PhD
Past President, MIT

Day 1: Designing Biology
2019 Rosalind Franklin Award, BIO
Reshma Shetty, PhD
Founder, Ginkgo Bioworks

Day 1:  Uncovering Natural Defenses in the Fight Against Respiratory Viruses
Levine Lab Laureate Award
Ellen Foxman, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor, Yale University

Day 1: How I Learned to Build with Biology
Sartorius & Prize for Regenerative Medicine & Cell Therapy
Ritu Raman, PhD, MIT
Founder, WiSDM

Day 1:  These Women Can: What’s Next for Women in the STEM Workplace 
Sam Smith
Global Vice President, Life Science & Healthcare
KellyOCG

Day 1: Getting to Even: Achieving Gender Parity in STEM in our Lifetime
Susan Solomon
CEO & Founder
New York Stem Cell Foundation

Day 1: Out of the Shadows – Honoring Hidden Heroes of Science
Seema Kumar
V.P., Innovation, Global Health & Policy Communications
Johnson & Johnson

Day 1: Advocacy and Inclusion in the Enterprise: What Helps, What Hurts
Chris Dwan
Independent Consultant in Life Sciences

Day 1: Fix the Environment: Culture Change in the Life Sciences
Erin O’Shea, PhD
President, Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Day 1: Opportunities and Challenges in Cancer Research and the Important Contributions of Women to the Field
Margaret Foti, PhD, MD (hc)
CEO, American Association for Cancer Research

Day 1: Colliding Ribosomes as an Integrator of Cytoplasmic Stress Responses
Rachel Green, PhD
Distinguished Professor, Department of Biology
Johns Hopkins University

Day 2: Women into STEM: Time to Fix the System! 
Shirley Malcom, PhD 
Head of Education & Human Resources Program  American Association for the Advancement of Science           
SEA Change

Day 2: NSF’s Role in Addressing Barriers that Impact the    Entire Scientific Research Ecosystem 
Rhonda Davis 
Head, Office of Diversity and Inclusion                Office of the Director, National Science Foundation

Day 2: The Impact of Technology on our View of Biology 
Deanna Church, PhD
Senior Director of Applications, Inscripta

Day 2: Leader Launch at the Mayo Clinic 
Stephen Ekker, PhD 
Dean, Graduate of Biomedical Sciences
Mayo Clinic

Day 2: Transmission of Misfolded Proteins in Neurodegenerative Disorders: A Common Mechanism of Disease Progression
Virginia M.Y. Lee, PhD 
Breakthrough Prize 2020
Center for Neurodegenerative Disease
University of Pennsylvania

Day 2: Innovative Benefits, Amazing Results 
Beth Shelton
Executive Director
Girl Scouts of America

Day 2: Women in Academic Medicine
George Thibault, MD
Past President
Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation

Day 2: Working to Prevent Sexual Harassment in Higher Education
Alex Helman, PhD
Associate Program Officer
National Academies of Sciences