Get inspired by stories of excellence from Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander (AANHPI) leaders in innovation. Join us on May 31 from 3-4:30 p.m. ET for our 2023 AANHPI Innovation and Entrepreneurship Program: Inspiration for innovation. Register today for this virtual event. 

This program includes: 

• Insights from Prisha Shroff, a young inventor whose firsthand experience with wildfires fueled her passion for innovation, leading her to create an artificial intelligence (AI)-based wildlife prevention, detection, and suppression system.
• A conversation with Amy Li, an entrepreneur who used her fight against stage IV cancer as inspiration to create Dance4Healing, and Dr. Sarah-SoonLing Blackburn, a professional learning facilitator focused on increasing inclusion and belonging through education. 

Hear additional inspirational stories from these leaders in the AANHPI innovation community, and discover the support and financial resources available to help you overcome obstacles in your own innovation journey: 

• Juliana Broste, Traveling Video Journalist, TravelingJules Productions 
• Dr. Amit Lal, Co-Founder and Advisor, Geegah; Professor, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Cornell University 
• R. Lynn Pingol, CEO, MaKee Company 

And don’t forget about these great upcoming programs for inventors, entrepreneurs, and small business owners: 

• Proud Innovation 2023, part one: Business and funding, June 8, 3-4:45 p.m. ET
• Proud Innovation 2023, part two: Growth and success, June 21, 3-4:45 p.m. ET

For more information, please contact InnovationOutreach@uspto.gov.