Welcome

Katie Linendoll
Emcee; Emmy Award Winning Journalist and STEM Advocate

Remarks by Maya Ajmera

President and CEO, Society for Science and Executive Publisher, Science News

Remarks by Meron Mathias

Vice President, Corporate Social Responsibility & Sustainability, Thermo Fisher Scientific

Medaling of the Top 30 Finalists

Meet the next generation of scientific leaders

Thermo Fisher Scientific Leadership Award Remarks

Keynote Address by Tamara Rychkov

Commercial Finance Analyst, Clinical Research
Finance Leadership Development Program
Thermo Fisher Scientific

Highlights from Thermo Fisher JIC 2025

Remarks on behalf of the Judging Panel
Dr. Katie Boggs, Judging Chair

Presentation of Awards

Team Award, Sponsored by TIES
STEM Awards
Broadcom Coding with Commitment® Award
DoD STEM Talent Award
The Lemelson Award for Invention
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Award for Health Advancement
Thermo Fisher Scientific ASCEND Award