Session Description

This panel will convene 3 to 4 industry professionals from the Charlotte, NC region who occupy leadership roles that blend technical expertise with organizational oversight such as senior engineers, technical leads, engineering managers, and directors. Each panelist will bring a perspective grounded in real-world engineering practice, offering insight into broader trends that shape workforce readiness, digital transformation, and sustainability initiatives.
The foundation for this panel emerged from discussions about the increasing difficulty new graduates face in finding meaningful employment, ... (continued)

For those interested in: Academia-Industry Connections

Moderated by

1. Dr. Raymond L. Smith III

Speaker

1. Ms. Jennifer Braganza

   University of North Carolina at Charlotte

   Jennifer Braganza is an engineering executive with experience in operational excellence, strategy & transformation, customer experience, digital transformation and risk management. She is currently the Vice President of Global Recruitment Operations Transformation at the Adecco Group. Prior, she led a global organization that included functions in operational excellence, design thinking, customer experience, and change management. She helps organizations transform and sustainably scale by understanding their processes and customers’ needs, developing a strategic future state and roadmap to ... (continued)

Session Description

LEES scholars will share insights and perspectives on different contexts and scales of leadership.

For those interested in: Broadening Participation in Engineering and Engineering Technology and New Members

Session Description

Best practices for teaching common courses in materials science both in and out of materials engineering departments and their impact on students beyond materials engineering majors.

Moderated by

1. Dr. James "Jamie" Canino