SPEAKERS 2026

Patti Ippoliti
Villanova Alumna
​Keynote Speaker
Building THE Next Generation of LeADERS
Jacky Wright
Keynote Speaker
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Board director &  Former Chief Technology officer
Mayrita Arrandale

Senior Account Manager, Applied Materials
Mackenzie Fuhrman
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JD Candidate, Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law
Adriann Guy
Villanova Alumna
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Co-Founder & Organizer,
CreateHER Fest
Shealyn Hubbs
 
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Senior Competition Analyst,
WAWA
Rebecca Jackson
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Undergraduate Research Assistant, Villanova University
Carri Kanzinger
Villanova Alumna​
Data scienCE Manager,
​Main Line Health
Anna Kawakami
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PhD Candidate, Carnegie Mellon University
Kristen Libonati
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JD Candidate, Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law
Abby Loyson
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Undergraduate research Assistant, Villanova University
Kristin Prautzsch
Villanova Alumna
Associate Vice President, Data Strategy & Analytics,
NBA
Angel Schnabel

Lead Security Principal​Consultant,
AHEAD
Camille Smith
Villanova Alumna
Founder & CEO,
STEM So(ul)cial 
Susan D. Smith
Villanova Alumna
Director, Technology Research & EducATION,
ChrIstianaCare
Heather Smedley
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Security Specialist Solutions Engineer,
AHEAD
Judy Soukup
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Business manager,
​Applied Materials
Elayna Tsiouplis
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JD Candidate,
​Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law
Carol Weingarten

Associate Professor,
Villanova University School of Nursing
Jenna Weyant
Villanova Alumna
​Value Creation Manager, People & Performance,
Nordic Capital
Lillian Wong

Undergraduate research Assistant,​Villanova University