Tuesday, February 11th, 2024

6:00pm Reception
6:45pm Program & Awards

Tickets $60

Early Bird Pricing $50 (Before January 17th)

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Keynote Speaker

    Leanne Caret is a veteran CEO, Fortune 100 director, and expert on building high-performing
organizations and transforming industries via technology. Highly strategic, decisive, and
collaborative, she is an extraordinary team builder and steady C-suite counselor.
    Ms. Caret is a Senior Advisor to Blackstone. She serves as a Board Director, and Chair of
Audit Committee, for both Deere & Company and RTX (formerly known as Raytheon
Technologies). Additionally, she serves as a Senior Advisor to MyNextSeason coaching and
mentoring C-suite leaders.
    Most recently, Ms. Caret was Executive Vice President and Senior Advisor of The Boeing
Company. Prior to that, she served as CEO and President of Boeing Defense, Space and
Security (BDS) for six years until her retirement in 2022. Leading a $30B global business
unit, she oversaw 30,000 employees across four continents. Over her 34-year career at
Boeing, she rose through finance, operations and general management, working with all
parts of the company around the world.
    Ms. Caret serves on the boards of Kansas State University Foundation, Embry-Riddle
Aeronautical University and USO Inc. She is a member of the advisory boards for Virginia
Tech National Security Institute, the Oklahoma Aerospace and Defense Innovation Institute
and the Trilateral Commission. She is a Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society and an
Associate Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.
    Ms. Caret is a graduate of Kansas State University where she received a B.S. in Business
Administration and Wichita State University where she received her MBA.