Mentorship works in many ways. Traditionally thought of as experienced professionals guiding the next generation, today it often works the other way around! With the relentless pace of digitization, the next generation can provide vital fresh perspectives to their more established colleagues. Plus, peer to peer informal coaching provides a great support network for those at a similar career or life stage facing similar challenges whilst working in different organisations or different locations.
During this virtual session, which took place on 20 April 2023, panelists shared inspiring real-life cases of mentorship and SWE staff provided a quick demo on the SWE Mentor Network.
“We share SWE networking opportunities within our organisation. We already have several opportunities like traditional mentoring, reverse mentoring, cross company mentoring, etc. The SWE Mentor Network will be a positive addition for colleagues looking for intensive (1-2 weeks) and theme specific mentoring.”
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Meet the Speakers
Dr. Hamideh Ahmadloo
Strategic Sourcing Manager-Americas at SIKA
Hamideh has wide experience via technical and commercial roles including R&D innovation leader, technical sales manager, and global sourcing manager. Hamideh is adept in leading within multidisciplinary team to achieve business targets like launching new products, strong business partnership and lead toward sustainable growth. In her actual role, she is more focused on the dynamic global purchasing opportunities to strategically lead the sustainable profitable business. She continuously drives toward empowering women in business via internal company networks or external community supports for Women in STEM. Hamideh is a strong I&D champion and SWE Global ambassador since 2020.
Hamideh holds a PhD degree in Chemical engineering (Major in Polymer and Biotechnology Industries) and is stepping into Global EMBA journey in this year. She is Swiss citizen, married and has two children. Connect with Hamideh on LinkedIn.
Titli Das
Product Engineer at John Deere
Titli Das has been with John Deere for 5 years. She is skilled in data science (Machine Learning, NLP, Neural Networks and Python programming) and data analytics.
Titli is a member of the Tractor Analytical Center of Excellence (TRACE) and a DEI Champion at John Deere R2. Additionally, she has been leading the internal SWE community in Europe within John Deere for the past 4 years.
Anca Eisele
Human Rights Officer and Ethics & Compliance Manager in Europe at John Deere
Anca Eisele earned a degree as a Mechanical Engineer and an MBA in International Lean Manufacturing Consulting. She is a certified Quality Manager, Compliance and Data Privacy officer and Fraud Examiner. She is the recipient of Society for Women Engineers (SWE) Prism Award, served on SWE’s Board of Directors, advocates as global ambassador and sponsors the Metropolregion Rhein-Neckar Affiliates.
Abby Watson
Senior Coordinator, Membership & Data Management at SWE
Abby Watson has been with the Society of Women Engineers (SWE) for three years and is a Senior Coordinator on the Membership & Data Management team. In this role, Abby oversees SWE's Mentor Network, a private, virtual network for SWE members that facilitates mentoring relationships during short cohorts throughout the year.
