Why Attend

As President and COO of SpaceX, Gwynne Shotwell is responsible for day-to-day operations and managing all customer and strategic relations to support company growth. She joined SpaceX in 2002 as Vice President of Business Development and built the Falcon vehicle family manifest to approximately 170 launches, representing more than $20 billion in business. Shotwell is a member of the SpaceX Board of Directors.

Prior to joining SpaceX, Shotwell spent more than 10 years at the Aerospace Corporation, holding positions in Space Systems Engineering, Technology and Project Management. She was promoted to the role of Chief Engineer of an MLV-class satellite program, managed a landmark study for the Federal Aviation Administration on commercial space transportation, and completed an extensive analysis of space policy for NASA's future investment in space transportation.

In addition to being included on Time's 100 Most Influential People of 2020, Shotwell was awarded the 2020 Von Karmen Wings award. In 2018 Shotwell was named the Satellite Executive of the Year and she was awarded the AIAA Goddard Astronautics Awards as well as the American Society of Mechanical Engineers Ralph Coats Roe Medal. Fortune Magazine placed Shotwell at #42 on their list of the World's 50 Greatest Leaders in 2018 and Forbes named her #55 on their list of Power Women in 2019. Gwynne was inducted into the National Academy of Engineering in 2020 and in 2019 was appointed to the National Space Council Users' Advisory Group. In 2014, Shotwell was appointed to the United States Export Import Bank's Advisory Committee and the Federal Aviation Administration's Management Advisory Council. Shotwell was elected to the honorable grade of Fellow with the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.

Through leadership in both corporate and external science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) programs, Shotwell has helped raise over $1.8 million for STEM programs reaching thousands of students nationwide.

Shotwell received, with honors, her bachelor's and master's degrees from Northwestern University in Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mathematics, and serves on their Board. She has authored dozens of papers on a variety of space related subjects.

Dr. Virnitia Dixon is the Chief Diversity Officer and Head of the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Office at Santander US. Before joining Santander, Dr. Dixon was an executive coach and consultant working with Fortune 500 senior executives to transform corporate culture through leadership development, organizational effectiveness, and diversity, equity, and inclusion. Her background is primarily in financial services, where she previously held roles as a Corporate VP of Strategy for New York Life and VP of Operations for Travelers Property Casualty. Dr. Dixon is an Institute for Professional Excellence in Coaching (IPEC) certified professional coach and holds a Doctorate of Management in Organizational Leadership from the University of Phoenix, a Masters of Business Administration in Management, and a Bachelor of Science in Legal Studies, both from the University of Hartford.

Dr. Dixon currently serves on several community boards, including Tampa Bay's Wheels of Success, the PASCO County Economic Development Council as Chairperson of the Strategic Planning Task Force, and the Santander Consumer Foundation as Director of the Economic Mobility Pillar. She has recently been recognized with a number of awards, including DEI Executive of the Year Large Market: Leaders of Distinction (2022) by HRO Today. As well as being the featured guest speaker on The Impostor Syndrome Files, a weekly podcast hosted by popular TEDx Talk Speaker and Executive Coach Kim Meninger.

Dr. Dixon's life mission is "to be a blessing to the lives of many, one person at a time." This mindset is evident in how she shapes corporate culture and facilitates human connection. By being a spiritually driven innovator, she inspires people to be their authentic selves, and helps transform organizations to put human connection at the core of everything they do.

Rinki is currently the Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer at BILL, where she will be leading the global information technology functions and is also responsible for leading efforts to protect BILL's information and technology assets and advice the company's continued innovations in the security space. Rinki Sethi brings decades of security and technology leadership expertise and was recently VP & CISO at Twitter and Rubrik Inc. Rinki has been at the forefront of developing cutting edge online security infrastructure at several Fortune 500 companies such as IBM, Palo Alto Networks, Intuit, eBay, Walmart.com, and PG&E. Rinki also serves on the board of ForgeRock, a public company in the identity and access management space.

Rinki holds several recognized security certifications and has a B.S. in Computer Science Engineering from UC Davis and a M.S. in Information Security from Capella University.

Rinki has served on the development team for the ISACA book, "Creating a Culture of Security" by Stephen Ross and was the recipient of the "One to Watch" Award with CSO Magazine & Executive Women's Forum in 2014 and more recently the Senior Information Security Practitioner Award with ISC2 in 2018. Most recently, in 2023, she was recognized in Lacework's top 50 CISOs list. She led an initiative to develop the first set of national cybersecurity badges and curriculum for the Girl Scouts of USA. Rinki serves as a mentor for many students and professionals.

Outside of work, Rinki spends time with her family, especially her 14-year old daughter and 10-year-old son. She loves to travel, exercise, and watch basketball with her family (go Warriors!).

Janet Heins is the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at iHeartMedia. As CISO, she is responsible for the strategic direction of the Information Security Program. She maintains a forward-looking strategy to include innovations in the security industry while implementing tools that protect our technology, building a team of security professionals and educating iHeartMedia employees on how they can help protect the Company from security risks.

Janet has been in the CISO role for over 10 years, most recently at Royal Caribbean and prior to that, at W. L. Gore & Assoc. and Biogen. Her tenure in IT spans industries and includes IT leadership roles in development, operations, support, communications, training and user experience.

Join Janet's session 'Quantum Computing: Prepare To Be Prepared' on May 30.

As Global CIO, Ann-Michele Bowlin is responsible for Norton Rose Fulbright's global IT strategy, innovation and implementation.

Her duties include advocating for and implementing global IT projects; leading the management of the IT team's relationship with major business stakeholders; directing the delivery of quality, cost-effective IT services; advising leadership on IT functions and contingencies; and overseeing the global IT shared budget and the overall financial viability and performance of the IT teams.

In overseeing the firm's global IT strategy and services, Ann-Michele applies her expertise in strategic planning, innovation, business process transformation, organizational change and global program management.
Based in Houston, she regularly visits the firm's principal offices in other cities, where she meets with key business stakeholders.

Alicia brings her tremendous passion for people and technology together in driving the adoption of SAP Solutions. Throughout her 25 year career at SAP, she has taken on various Services and Sales roles, in a variety of Industries, across multiple regions. Since 2015, she has leveraged that diverse experience leading global teams with a focus on business transformation resulting in year-over-year growth, talent retention and high customer satisfaction. Alicia currently leads the Business Technology Platform Hub in SAP Cloud Success Services focused on bringing our Business Technology Platform and AI solutions to SAP customers around the globe.

Join Alicia's session 'Using Automation To Relieve Your Engineers' on May 31.

As the Senior Vice President for Retail Consumer Technology at Citibank, I'm responsible for overseeing the implementation and delivery of crucial products that enable the bank to achieve maximum value while adhering to regulatory, risk, performance, and vulnerability standards, and utilizing cutting-edge management techniques. I take pride in achieving an 80% growth in CRS domain for every product launch. With two decades of experience in designing, architecting, and building products for the telecom, financial, and defense industries, I have a passion for building diverse teams and optimizing technology for greater efficiency. Additionally, I'm deeply committed to advocating for women in technology and women's leadership.

As a technology leader, I excel in finding solutions out of ambiguity and orchestrating large, complex business projects and resources to achieve organizational objectives. I lead collaborative development and operations teams to deliver industry-leading business solutions, identify strategic project opportunities, develop cases to identify problems, recommend solutions, and articulate risks. I prioritize end-user demands by analyzing business needs and weighing user requirements versus time and resources to build campaigns across the environment to highlight competitive differentiation, elevate market reputation, and generate leads. I facilitate communication on project scope, deliverables, and milestones with development teams, end-users, and stakeholders, make data-informed decisions using key metrics to measure progress and implement cloud infrastructure strategies.

I am an industry-recognized speaker on Global Consumer Technology Platform and Panelist for the GCT Women's Conference, TPM Friday Virtual Learning Series, TPM Community of Practice and New Hire Orientation Programs, and TPM Hiring Events. I have accomplished several notable achievements, including delivering NGA architecture to migrate 33 partners of Citi Retail Services serving 78M customers, enabling the Wayfair adoption to Citi during Covid, delivering the end-to-end solution on time and creating $5M in sales during the holiday season, December 2020, and integrating the Equifax Identity solution for oil partners, Shell and Exxon, for credit applications, to save ~2 mins per application and provide overall growth of 35% on ROI.

Fun Fact: I enjoy the thrill of driving a stick shift (manual gear), and while my husband and son are completely revamping the BMW E39 M5 in our home garage, I am a helping hand with the project. In addition to my love for cars, I'm also a proud dance mom to my 11-year-old daughter who is part of a prestigious ballet company.

Join Erum's session 'Generative AI: A Technical Deep Dive' on May 30.

Lisa believes people can solve the most complex and confounding business problems with the right mix of teamwork, processes, and technology. For over 30 years, she has helped business and technology teams create and evolve new capabilities from concept to reality. Lisa loves working as a consultant and coach to bring an outsider's perspective to team performance. Lisa is currently a Vice President with CG Infinity, an IT consulting firm based in Dallas, Texas.

An accomplished executive and business leader, Fern is passionate about driving positive change, creating collaborative and inclusive work environments, and building highly effective, high-performance teams. As an IT executive within PepsiCo, Fern serves as CTO Vice President – Sector CTO and Delivery since Jan 2021. Here Fern is leading a large organization to ensure high quality delivery and availability of global IT infrastructure, while delivering exceptional end user experiences. Prior to this role Fern led a global program to extend and build cybersecurity capability across PepsiCo's supply chain (350 manufacturing plants; 2,500 distribution centers/ warehouses). She has broad technical and functional expertise with global program management best practices and delivery, collaborative senior management partnerships, a drive for increased productivity and strong organizational leadership.

In addition to her work within the IT organization, Fern has been an active participant and champion of PepsiCo's Diversity, Inclusion and Engagement initiatives. Her efforts in this area have led to best practices and programs in Diversity which have effected positive change, helped to advance the careers of hundreds of employees, and vastly improved the organization. She has led and worked with affinity groups to enhance awareness through educational and community-based events, activities, programs, and projects encompassing all dimensions of diversity. She has been recognized for her contributions with three Harvey C. Russell Chairman’s Awards for Diversity.

Fern has Bachelor of Arts degree from Pace University in Pleasantville, NY. She sits on several boards and advisory councils - IT Senior Management Forum, North Texas Business Council for the Arts, DFW Alliance of Technology and Women and is a board of trustee for the Dallas Museum of Arts. Fern is quite the world traveler and foodie! She enjoys entertaining her family and friends in her home in Frisco, TX.

Join Fern's session 'How To Shape and Lead Multi-Generational Workforces' on May 31.

Leng graduated with a Masters in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford and has worked her way from mechanical engineer to being the head of HP's Commercial Notebook Architecture & Technology Solutions. Her experience has ranged from networking equipment design at Motorola, product design at Apple to early work in a Silicon Valley start-up. Acute decision-making, in-depth technical acumen and passion for talent made her one of HP's most influential technology leaders.

Join Leng's session 'Sustainable Product Design' on May 30.