Olin Women in Business (OWIB) recommends these upcoming events for women interested in supply chain management, healthcare, or the business of sports.
Lunch and Learn with Julie Praiss, Supply Chain at Boeing, on Tuesday, April 5th
Olin Women in Business and the Weston Career Center are excited to welcome Julie Praiss from Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS)
Julie is currently the Vice President of Commodities & Services Contracting team for the Supplier Management function within BDS. Julie has 30 years of experience in the aerospace industry, with experience at Boeing, Monsanto, and Ford. She is a fellow Olin MBA, and also holds a Bachelor of Science degree in chemical engineering from the University of Michigan. Julie looks forward to sharing her perspectives on career development and leadership as a woman in business. Please see the attached bio for more about Julie’s background.
Lunch will be provided. Please RSVP here.
Speaker series featuring Dr. Amy Kilbourne on Wednesday, April 6th
Dr. Amy Kilbourne is visiting Washington University on April 6 as part of the Institute for Public Health’s Women Leaders in Public Health Lecture Series. Dr. Kilbourne’s focus is on interventions designed to improve mental health, and she’s a leading expert in implementation science and quality improvement.
Her talk is titled “Leading 360: Giving it All and Giving Back in a Changing World.” She will focus on her career path and offer advice and details about being a women in leadership in the realm of healthcare and health research.
The talk will take place on Wednesday, April 6th in Hillman Hall room 120 from 4:00 – 5:00 pm. More information can be found here.
espnW: Women + Sports Conference
(25% discounted registration rate for students)
ESPN has invited Olin students to a new one-day event focused on the intersection of women, sports and business. espnW: Women + Sports Chicago will take place on April 20th in Chicago. The event will unite thought leaders and experts from across the industry to explore topics including Women and Leadership, Marketing to Women, the Sports Industry Future, and the Business of Women and Sports.
You can see the full agenda and event information at espnWimpact.com. The program features executives such as Gatorade CMO Morgan Flatley and Publicis Groupe CRO Laura Desmond, along with WNBA MVP Elena Delle Donne, Olympic athletes, espnW and ESPN talent such as Julie Foudy and Sarah Spain, and many more.
Registering with the discount:
– Click REGISTER NOW on the espnWimpact.com page
– Choose GET TICKETS
– Enter the code wchicagostudent when prompted to take advantage of the discount
NOTE: students must use their school email addresses as verification of their student status
