Schedule

Empower 2026 Conference | Feb 07, 2026, 8:15 AM – 5:00 PM Heritage Hall, 288 Pollock Rd, University Park, PA 16802, USA

Sat, Feb 07

8:15 AM - 9:00 AM
45 minutes
Check-in and Registration
HUB 122 Heritage Hall
9:00 AM - 9:15 AM
15 minutes
Opening Remarks
9:15 AM - 9:45 AM
30 minutes
Workshop 1 - Prasha Dutra
9:45 AM - 10:00 AM
15 minutes
Coffee Break
10:00 AM - 10:45 AM
45 minutes
Session 1 - Alli Koester
10:45 AM - 11:00 AM
15 minutes
Coffee Break
11:00 AM - 12:05 PM
1 hour 5 minutes
Keynote Address – Giana Amador
12:05 PM - 12:40 PM
35 minutes
Structured Networking Break
12:40 PM - 1:40 PM
1 hour
Lunch
1:40 PM - 2:10 PM
30 minutes
Workshop 2 - Dr. Aaron Mattingly-Daniels
2:10 PM - 2:25 PM
15 minutes
Coffee Break
2:25 PM - 3:10 PM
45 minutes
Session 2 – Dr. Jillian Goldfarb
3:10 PM - 3:25 PM
15 minutes
Coffee Break
3:25 PM - 4:10 PM
45 minutes
Session 3 – Kristin Dreyer
4:10 PM - 4:20 PM
10 minutes
Coffee Break
4:20 PM - 4:50 PM
30 minutes
Panel Discussion with all Speakers
4:50 PM - 5:00 PM
10 minutes
Closing Remarks, Evaluations, Prize Drawing, and Wrap-up