Schedule-at-a-Glance

The LEADS conference focused on preparing high-potential early-career professionals and students for successful and impactful careers in the chemical enterprise. The conference schedule included: 

  • Panels with distinguished scientists
  • Nobel Laureate Lightning talks
  • Inspirational keynote lectures

The conference also featured career and professional development programming, including:

  • Individual Development Plan workshops – including self-assessment, career exploration, and goal setting
  • Career Pathways workshops – Networking & Resume Building
  • Sustainability Development Goals workshops – to build inclusive collaborative project teams, connect with distinguished scientists, and harness potential towards tackling the world’s greatest needs  

LEADS Conference Schedule-at-a-Glance

 

Sunday - July 17

 3:00pm–5:00pm ET

Registration

 5:00pm–6:30pm ET

Welcome Reception

 

Monday - July 18

 7:00am–7:40am ET

Optional Yoga/Zumba
Registration

 8:00am–9:00am ET

Grab & Chat Breakfast
Welcome

Speakers:
Ms. LaTrease Garrison, ACS Chief Operating Officer
Dr. Luis Echegoyen, Host ACS LEADS Conference

 9:00am–9:55am ET

KEYNOTE

Flourishing in Place, Space, and Race: What’s mentorship got to do with that?

Speaker:
Dr. Angela Byars-Winston, U of Wisconsin - Madison 

 10:05am–10:55am ET

PANEL SESSION

 Leading with Authenticity 

Panel:
Moderator: Dr. Angela Wilson
Dr. Edgar Arriaga, U. Minnesota 
Dr. Teri Odum, Northwestern U. 
Dr. Willie May,  Morgan State U.

 11:05am–12:00pm ET

WORKSHOP

Career Pathways: Networking and How to Get Started

 12:00pm–1:00pm ET

NETWORKING

Networking Lunch

 1:00pm–2:25pm ET

INTERVIEW

On Being in Science. A Conversational Interview.

Speakers:
Dr. Angela Byars-Winston, U. of Wisconsin - Madison
Dr. Sonia Zarate, HHMI

 2:35pm–3:35pm ET

WORKSHOP

Individual Development Plan (IDP): Who you are, Where you want to go, Your Decision, How you will get there

 4:05pm–5:55pm ET

WORKSHOP

Sustainable Development Goals: Framing the Project

 6:15pm–8:00pm ET

KEYNOTE

Dinner & Nobel Laureate Keynote

Speaker:
Dr. Fraser Stoddart

 

Tuesday - July 19

 7:00am–7:40am ET

Optional Yoga

 8:00am–9:00am ET

Welcome Breakfast

Speaker:
Dr. Angela Wilson, 2022 ACS President

 9:00am–10:20am ET

WORKSHOP

IDP: Your Identities and Your IDP

 10:30am–11:55am ET

KEYNOTE

A Conversation with Nobel Laureates

Speakers:
Dr. David MacMillan
Dr. Roald Hoffman (v)
Dr. Jennifer Doudna (v)
Dr. Fraser Stoddart

 12:00pm–12:50pm ET

NETWORKING

Networking Lunch

 1:00pm–1:55pm ET

WORKSHOP

Sustainable Development Goals: Building the Project Plan

 2:05pm–3:00pm ET

INTERVIEW

Industry Needs and Challenges

Speakers:
Facilitator: Dr. Bibi Campos Seijo (C&EN) 
Dr. A.R. Sreeram, CTO, Dow 
Dr. Carlonda Reilly, CTO, Kennametal 

 3:10pm–4:45pm ET

PANEL SESSION

Being Entrepreneurial

Panel:
Moderator: Dr. Jonathan Levine, CEO  Folia Materials
Dr. Jay Amarasekera, SABIC Ventures
Dr. Theresa Dankovich, CTO Folia Materials  
Dr. Nancy Goroff, Co-Founder,  Strong Schools Alliance 
Dr. Fraser Stoddart, Nobel Laureate 

 4:45pm–5:30pm ET

WORKSHOP

Career Pathways: Resume/CV Development

 5:30pm–6:30pm ET

NETWORKING

Networking Reception

Speaker:
Dr. David MacMillan

 6:30pm–8:00pm ET

KEYNOTE

Dinner & Keynote

Speaker:
Dr. Makola Abdullah, President Virginia State University 

 

Wednesday - July 20

 7:00am–7:40am ET

Optional Yoga/Fun Run

 8:00am–8:30am ET

Breakfast & Reflections

 8:30am–9:20am ET

WORKSHOP

IDP Mapping: Individual work poster preparation

 9:30am–10:30am ET

Q&A

CEO Comments
Q&A

Speaker:
Tom Connelly, ACS Chief Executive Officer

 10:35am–11:30am ET

WORKSHOP

Sustainable Development Goals: Presenting the Project Plan

 11:30am–12:30pm ET

NETWORKING

IDP Poster Presentation/ Networking Session

 12:30pm–1:30pm ET

NETWORKING

Closing Session & Networking Lunch


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