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7:30 – 8:30
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Breakfast
This will be a joint breakfast between attendees of Student Leadership and Amplify
Mile High Ballroom – 2C
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8:30 - 9:00
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Welcome by Elizabeth Nolan, Optica CEO (8:30 - 8:45)
and Olivia Wheeler-Williams, 2025 Optica Ambassador (8:45 - 9:00)
Mile High Ballroom – 2A/3A
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09:00 - 10:45
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Sustainable Networking by Christina Willis, Virtuous Cycles LLC and Infleqtion
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10:45 - 11:15
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Break (with Group Photo)
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11:15 - 12:00
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Uncharted Paths: Navigating Career Growth with Curiosity and Courage by Fae Gholami, Chief Architect for Data Center Connectivity and Principal Product Manager, IBM
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12:00 - 13:00
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Lunch with Optica Foundation Board
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13:15 - 14:00
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Workshops Sessions I, Optica Ambassadors
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Resonate with the Right Employer: Foundations for Well-Tuned Job Applications
Facilitator: Olivia Wheeler-Williams
Mile High Ballroom – 2A/3A
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From Idea to Impact: Navigating Grants, Prizes & Project Funding
Facilitator: Andrea Pacheco
Mile High Ballroom – 1A
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Write Proposals like an Engineer
Facilitator: Ben Cromey
Mile High Ballroom – 1B
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14:00 - 14:10
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Break
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14:10- 14:55
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Workshops Sessions II, Optica Ambassadors
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Set Yourself Up for Success in Academia
Facilitator: Claire Cisowski
Mile High Ballroom – 1A
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Focusing Your Future: Navigating Your Transition from Academia to Industry
Facilitators: Fabian Ruff and Isabel Allegro
Mile High Ballroom – 2A/3A
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Design Your Career: Build it Through Experience
Facilitator: Milvia Alata
Mile High Ballroom – 1B
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14:55 - 15:05
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Break
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15:05 - 15:50
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Workshops Sessions III, Optica Ambassadors
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Laser-Focused Speaking: Communicate with Impact
Facilitator: Justus Ndukaife
Mile High Ballroom – 2A/3A
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Think Like a Leader: Unlocking Your Leadership Mindset
Facilitator: Diana Mojahed
Mile High Ballroom – 1A
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Fail Forward: Nagivating Challenges in Early Career Research
Facilitator: Begum Kabagoz
Mile High Ballroom – 1B
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16:00 - 17:00
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Gravitational Waves: Opening a New Window to the Universe by Nergis Mavalvala, Dean of the MIT School of Science and Curtis and Kathleen Marble Professor of Astrophysics
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17:00 - 17:30
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Closing by Olivia Wheeler-Williams 2025 Optica Ambassador
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17:30 - 18:30
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Dinner/Student Party at Rock Bottom Brewery
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