WE @ NAI

Tune in virtually as leading women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) share their innovation journeys, including how they're leveraging intellectual property (IP) protection to achieve success and make a difference in their field at our next Women's Entrepreneurship (WE) event, Tuesday, June 18 from 1:30-2:30 p.m. ET.

Expert panelists will also share information about resources and services that can help you protect your IP, access capital, find mentors, and network with fellow innovators and entrepreneurs.

Agenda
(Subject to change. All times ET)

1:30-1:35 p.m. Welcome and program overview

• NaThanya Ferguson, Director, Innovation Outreach Division, USPTO

1:35-1:40 p.m. Greetings

• Elizabeth Dougherty, Regional Outreach Director of the Eastern Regional Office, USPTO

1:40-2:25 p.m. From vision to value: Women impacting STEM through IP

Panel of leading women in STEM share their innovation journeys and how they're using IP protection to make a positive difference in their field.

• Jamie Renee, Executive Director, National Academy of Inventors (moderator)
• Dr. Almesha L. Campbell, Assistant Vice President for Research and Economic Development, Jackson State University
• Dr. Carol Feghali-Bostwick, Distinguished University Professor, Medical University of South Carolina
• Dr. Elizabeth G. Loboa, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, Southern Methodist University
• Dr. Cassandra Quave, Associate Professor and Assistant Dean of Research Cores, Emory University

2:25-2:30 p.m. Closing remarks

• NaThanya Ferguson, Director, Innovation Outreach Division, USPTO
  

For more information or if you have any questions or comments, please email us at WE@uspto.gov.

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We look forward to continuing to support women entrepreneurs and promote education around intellectual property. Please visit the Empowering Women's Entrepreneurship webpage for upcoming events, mentorship opportunities, resources, and tools available through the USPTO.

Accessibility

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The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) offers inspirational and educational events, open to all, that feature successful innovators from a wide variety of backgrounds. Come learn about IP, innovation, and valuable resources available to independent inventors, small businesses, entrepreneurs, and underrepresented or underserved populations. Find out more at www.uspto.gov/innovationforall.

The content and opinions shared by our guest speakers during this program are not those of the USPTO, nor are they an endorsement of any persons, products, programs, or policies mentioned during the event.