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Plenary Sessions

How will the gas turbine industry respond to the challenge set forth by net-zero goals? This plenary panel will feature leading executives of several gas turbine manufacturers. Given the challenges and opportunities of sustainable aviation and power generation, they will discuss their company’s efforts and envisioned technologies to achieve sustainability goals.


Speakers

Geoff Hunt

Geoff Hunt
Senior Vice President, Engineering
Pratt & Whitney

Dr. Kathleen Obrien

Dr. Kathleen O'Brien
Vice President - Technology & Innovation
Siemens Energy

Arjan Hegeman

Arjan Hegeman
General Manager Advanced Technology
GE Aerospace

Steve Wellborn

Steve Wellborn
Head of Design System Engineering
Rolls Royce

Moderators

Nicole Key

Nicole Key
Associate Head for Graduate Studies
Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Purdue University

Karen Thole

Karen Thole
Distinguished Professor
The Pennsylvania State University

Amid this technology push to meet the 2050 sustainability goals, how must the industry navigate workforce development in a dynamic labor market while also tackling the diversity, equity, and inclusion of that workforce? In this plenary panel, speakers will discuss the Engineer of the Future in light of this challenge


Speakers

Susan Scofield

Susan Scofield
Vice President of Business Operations
Siemens-Energy

Santosh Hemchandra

Santosh Hemchandra
Associate Professor
Indian Institute of Science

Joe Allen

Joe Allen
Chief Diversity Officer
GE Aerospace

Jacqueline O'Connor, Ph.D.

Jacqueline O'Connor, Ph.D.
Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Director, Center for Gas Turbine Research, Education, and Outreach
The Pennsylvania State University

Moderators

Dimitra-Eirini Diamantidou

Dimitra-Eirini Diamantidou
PhD Candidate
Chair of ASME SAC
Mälardalen University

Sean Bradshaw

Sean Bradshaw
Chair, ASME Gas Turbine Technology Group
Senior Fellow, Sustainable Propulsion
Pratt & Whitney