Close encounters with innovation
The STEM Summit of South Texas is a 2-day conference hosted at South Padre Island. Day 1 features half-day interactive STEM seminars on a variety of leading topics dealing with K-12 STEM program development.
Day 2 features a complete list of breakout sessions on a variety of topics and strands. The STEM Summit is also offered in partnership with current MEGAbyte consortium members.
We are honored to have Kathryn Lueders, SpaceX Starbase General Manager as our opening keynote presenter.
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Agenda At A Glance
Thursday, February 20, 2025
Time
Session
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
Registration
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Welcome & Opening Keynote
10:00 AM - 10:15 AM
Exhibitor Break
10:15 AM - 12:30 PM
Seminar Session 1
12:30 PM - 1:45 PM
Lunch on your own / Vendor Exhibits
1:45 PM - 4:00 PM
Seminar Session 2
Friday, February 21, 2025
Time
Session
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
Registration
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM
STEM Opening Group Activity
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Exhibitor Break
10:30 AM - 11:20 AM
Breakout Sessions - Block 1
11:30 AM - 12:20 PM
Breakout Sessions - Block 2
12:20 PM - 1:30 PM
Lunch Break
1:30 PME - 2:20 PM
Breakout Session - Block 3
2:30 PM - 3:20 PM
Breakout Session - Block 4
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Closing Presentation & Door Prizes
Keynote Speaker
Kathryn Lueders
General Manager of Starbase
Kathryn Lueders is currently General Manager of Starbase, home of the SpaceX Starship transportation system.
Prior to coming to Starbase, Kathy spent over thirty years at NASA serving in many leadership positions. Most notably, she had three firsts as a NASA leader - the first female heads of the Space Operations and Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorates overseeing all human NASA operations, and the first female human spaceflight program manager.
As the Commercial Crew Program manager she oversaw the return of human spaceflight back to US soil. She started her career at the White Sands Test Facility overseeing the repair and test of Space Shuttle Orbiter hardware.
Lueders holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration finance from the University of New Mexico and bachelor’s and master’s degrees in industrial engineering from New Mexico State University. She is married to Jeremy Horne and is most proud of her four children – Miguel, Julia, Liam and Emma.
Prior to coming to Starbase, Kathy spent over thirty years at NASA serving in many leadership positions. Most notably, she had three firsts as a NASA leader - the first female heads of the Space Operations and Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorates overseeing all human NASA operations, and the first female human spaceflight program manager.
As the Commercial Crew Program manager she oversaw the return of human spaceflight back to US soil. She started her career at the White Sands Test Facility overseeing the repair and test of Space Shuttle Orbiter hardware.
Lueders holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration finance from the University of New Mexico and bachelor’s and master’s degrees in industrial engineering from New Mexico State University. She is married to Jeremy Horne and is most proud of her four children – Miguel, Julia, Liam and Emma.
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