A key measure of a productive tech ecosystem is the successful transition of new graduates from academia into industry. With academia focusing on building a broader knowledge base, industry-readiness of students for a successful transition necessitates dynamically evolving industry-academia collaborations. This 2-event series initiated by IEEE Women in Engineering Rochester focuses on working with local partners towards the common goal of creating awareness, addressing challenges, and promoting retention of talent within the local tech ecosystem; a key focus is on DIVERSITY & INCLUSION. [] Co-sponsored by: Women@MKS Agenda: WELCOME: Deyasini Majumdar, PhD, SMIEEE, Sr. FPGA Design Engineer, MKS Instruments & Chair, IEEE WIE Rochester WELCOME: Doreen Edwards, PhD, Fellow, American Ceramic Society, Dean, Kate Gleason College of Engineering, RIT GREATER ROCHESTER AREA INITIATIVES: Andrea Tuttle, MA, Talent Strategy Program Manager Campus ROC, Rochester Chamber of Commerce TECHNICAL PRESENTATION: Advances in Semiconductor Packaging Manufactured in Rochester, NY Shelby Nelson, PhD, CTO Mosaic Microsystems PANEL DISCUSSION: Evolving Dynamics of Industry-Academia Interfaces MODERATOR: Susan Ippoliti Kavanagh, BA, Sr. Director, Client Experience at KLDiscovery & President, Tech Rochester PANELISTS: Kelly Robinson, PhD, PE, Owner ElectroStatic Answers LLC & Chair, IEEE Rochester Section Jamie Cardenas, PhD, Associate Professor of Optics, U Rochester, Co-Founder Photonect Interconnect Solutions Lisa Belodoff, MBA, CEO & Founder, Bell Collaborative Dimah Dera, PhD, Assistant Professor, Chester F. Carlson Center for Imaging Science, RIT Deboshree Roy, MS Student, Computer Engineering, RIT CLOSING REMARKS NETWORKING & INDUSTRY EXHIBITS Room: Room 2240/2230, Bldg: Slaughter Hall (Building 78), , Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, New York, United States