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Moderator: Ashley Huderson, PhD

Director of Engineering Education and Outreach, ASME

Dr. Huderson leads the department in designing, planning, organizing, overseeing and implementing educational programs and projects that define ASME’s role and impact in K-12 STEM Education, Engineering Education, and Scholarships.

Francisco Plaza

Program Associate, ASME

Francisco works with Engineering for Change to support the acceleration of technology-led ventures looking to mitigate the environmental and social impact of artisanal gold mining in the Amazon region.

Erin Peiffer

Research Manager, Engineering for Change

Erin supports the Fellowship Program by overseeing research scoping with partnering organizations, Fellow's recruitment and research management, and Impact Project development and strategy supporting over 40 projects in the current cohort.

Simon Leigh

Sr. Manager, Strategic Business Development, Autodesk

Simon oversees strategy and thought leadership in the global design and manufacturing education sector.

Sahar Shamsi

Program Manager, Foresight Canada

Sahar manages the annual Earth Tech accelerator program, Foresight's cleantech company portfolio of 100+ cleantech startups, as well as supporting the national Canadian Accelerate from Anywhere initiative comprised of 6 distinct programs to accelerate the growth of Canadian cleantech companies.