Panelists and participants will engage in a friendly exchange of ideas, and actions that can easily be pursued to empower women in STEM. As stated by the UN Women organization "integrated approaches and new solutions are needed to attain the sustainable development of transformative shifts." The aim of this panel discussion is to engage and promote innovative ideas that will promote a sustaining environment that empowers women in their careers.

• Maria-Isabel Carnasciali
  Mechanical Engineering Professor, University of New Haven
• Andrea Duhon
  Assitant Professor, Department Mathematics, Marshall University
• Vitoria Hernandez
  Science Research Teacher, William Floyd School District
• Ivy Olberding
  Deputy Manager, Emergency Services Division, Brookhaven National Laboratory
• Camila dos Santos
  Assistant Professor, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
• Jinelle Wint
  Graduate Student, Stony Brook University