FountainHead RI's Fall 2025 Educational Panel and Networking Event

The date is set for our big fall educational panel and networking event as well as the topic!

The topic once again will be leadership based, this time focusing on leadership in the life science space.

This event is guaranteed to bring together some of the area's top business and community leaders to learn, grow, and connect.

Timing for Event (this is an in person event):

• 5: 30 pm to 6 pm - Check-in / Informal Networking (allow time for commute/traffic in getting to venue)
• 6 pm to 7 pm - Formal Panel
• 7 pm to 8:30 pm - Informal Networking

Location: Providence Public Library (PPL), 150 Empire Street, Providence, RI

Parking: We have secured 40 spots in the LAZ Parking Lot located right next door to the venue. Address for parking lot is: 197 Fountain Street. The garage is located directly across the street from The Hilton hotel. Attendees parking in this lot will be given a parking voucher upon checking in to the event covering the full cost of parking. Thank you to the Rhode Island Life Science Hub (RILSH) for making this possible!

Drink Vendor Update! Sipping Pretty is back to provide some specialty crafted cocktails along with wine and beer during the networking portion of the event.

Panel Topic: Leadership in the Life Science Space

Expert Panel Members:

Moderator:

• Michelle Muscatello, Vice President Communications & External Affairs - Delta Dental of Rhode Island

Panelists:

1. Dr. Mark Turco, CEO - RI Life Science Hub
2. Mukesh Jain, Dean - Brown University Medicine and Biological Sciences
3. Jessica Kaplan, PCC - Executive & Leadership Coach

Thank you to our 2025 community and special event partners for making events, such as this one, possible:

2025 Community Partners:

• Silver Level Community Partner: Partridge Snow & Hahn LLP
• Bronze Level Community Partner: BankNewport

Special Event Sponsors:

• Presenting Sponsor: Recovery Friendly Workplace, a Governor's office initiative embedded in BHDDH (Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities, and Hospitals)
  
  
• Parking Sponsor: The Rhode Island Life Science Hub (RILSH)

About FHRI:

Our goal as an organization is to bring together and connect diverse, like-minded individuals who share a similar passion, vision and ambition for moving local and global communities forward. We are proud to have started this organization in Rhode Island, where we continue to serve both local communities, as well as communities across the country.

How do we accomplish this incredible goal?

We accomplish this goal in two ways:

· The first is by hosting educational panel events throughout the year that encompass informal networking.

· The second is by conducting live community spotlights via Facebook whereby we host a rising star, industry or community leader for a one-on-one fireside chat to learn more about what they are doing and how others can get involved.

We bring everyone we meet throughout the year together each December for a huge informal networking event. We are a nonprofit 501c3 organization, and since our inception, we have grown our community to over 1,400 business and community leaders around the country.