<p>The Women-in-Defense Liberty Chapter (WID LIB) will once again be hosting their annual (and amazing) Leadership Event on 24 Oct 2024.&nbsp; This year&rsquo;s theme is &ldquo;Finding your WHY in the Defense Industry&rdquo;, and features an amazing Keynote and panel speakers, as well as networking opportunities.&nbsp; This event supports the mission of WID &ndash; supporting women in the defense industry with leadership development, mentoring, career and networking opportunities across the spectrum of occupations.<br /> &nbsp;<br /> This year&rsquo;s Keynote Speaker is Ms. Shelly O&rsquo;Neill Stoneman, S.V.P for Government Affairs &ndash; Lockheed Martin.<br /> &nbsp;<br /> Panel speakers include:<br /> Ms. Jamie Gates, NSWCPD C70 LBES Enterprise Program Manager<br /> Ms. Marissa Wolfe, Public Affairs Specialist, Naval Foundry and Propeller Center<br /> Dr. Beth Deuermeyer, Director of Workforce Development, Blue Forge Alliance (BuildSubmarines.com)<br /> &nbsp;<br /> And there will be a special guest speaker, a young female welder from WID Strategic Sponsor, Rhoads Industries, highlighting women in manufacturing and trades. &nbsp;<br /> &nbsp;<br /> This is a not to miss event! We hope that you can join!<br /> &nbsp;<br /> Eventbrite for registration can be found here:<br /> <a data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="0" href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/finding-your-why-in-the-defense-industry-tickets-1027162780527?utm-campaign=social&amp;utm-content=attendeeshare&amp;utm-medium=discovery&amp;utm-term=listing&amp;utm-source=cp&amp;aff=ebdsshcopyurl" id="LPlnk241457">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/finding-your-why-in-the-defense-industry-tickets-1027162780527?utm-campaign=social&amp;utm-content=attendeeshare&amp;utm-medium=discovery&amp;utm-term=listing&amp;utm-source=cp&amp;aff=ebdsshcopyurl</a></p> <p><img alt="" src="/Portals/16/DV/Women in Defense Leadership Conference Finding Why 2024-2.jpg?ver=mXx_CCiR9IOi1kJsfOw6BA%3d%3d" style="width: 500px; height: 647px;" title="" /></p>