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Elevate your Future at the Torgersen Leadership Summit
Join the IISE Student Chapter at Virginia Tech for a transformative experience designed to ignite your leadership potential and connect you with peers and industry professionals! This event is open to all students in all majors and class years.
Network and Connect
Build connections with Virginia Tech alumni and other industry professionals that could shape your future career paths.
Win Exciting Prizes
All attendees have the chance to win amazing raffle baskets!
Enhance your Leadership Skills
Learn from industry professionals, engage in interactive sessions, and take your leadership skills to the next level.
Complimentary Lunch
Enjoy a delicious catered lunch from Panera provided for all attendees!
Event Schedule:
| 10:30 AM | Check-In Begins |
| 11:00 AM | Event Begins
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| 11:30 AM | Keynote Speaker
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| 12:45 PM | Lunch |
| 1:15 PM | Workshop Session I: Choice of three interactive workshops:
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| 2:15 PM | Break |
| 2:30 PM | Workshop Session II: Choice of three interactive workshops:
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| 3:30 PM | Break |
| 3:45 PM | Guiding the Future: Alumni Leadership Lessons
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| 4:30 PM | Networking Reception |
Meet our featured speakers!
Rhonda Vetere
Member of Board of Directors at Laureus and Global STEM Ambassador
Trisha Durbin
Assistant Director for Student Experiences and Principal Engagement Engineer
Michael Foss
Transformational Speaker & Executive Consultant at CoachFossLLC
Darrell Davis
VP of Enterprise Business Transformation at Sinclair Broadcast Group
Gordon Quach
Business Intelligence Engineer & Data Analyst at Booz Allen Hamilton
Rebecca Ovelgoenner
Manufacturing Engineer Manager at Volvo Trucks
Jim Sowder
Technical Director at Northrop Grumman for 33 years
Dylan Burnette
Manurfacturing Engineering Supervisor at Altec
Dr. Eileen Van Aken
Head of the Grado Deparment of Industrial and Systems Engineering at Virginia Tech
Paul Torgersen Jr.
Director of Major Gifts at Virginia Tech Athletics and Grandson of Dr. Paul Torgersen