This Wednesday: 2023 Women’s Entrepreneurship Symposium, part two: Finding mentors and opportunities

Join us for part two of the 2023 Women’s Entrepreneurship Symposium series this Wednesday, March 15 from 2-4:35 pm. ET. In this session, find out more about the importance of mentors and how building a reliable network can impact growth, opportunities, and success. Register today for this virtual event.

Panelists will cover: 

• Best practices that helped women innovators overcome challenges in their fields 
• How to give back and be a mentor 
• Where to find mentors, and the ways that mentorships bring growth and opportunities 

Special guests include: 

• Dr. Megan Aanstoos, Licensing and New Ventures Manager, Kentucky Commercialization Ventures 
• Caroline Crisafulli, Director of Entrepreneurial Education, Keenan Center for Entrepreneurship, The Ohio State University 
• Latonya Garth, Founder and CEO, The Imagine Mentoring Program 
• Paula Golden, President, Broadcom Foundation 
• Ines Hernandez, Counselor for Equity, U.S. Department of Commerce 
• Kavya Kopparapu, Research Engineer, DeepMind; Founder, GirlsComputingLeague (GCL) 
• Mihri Ozkan, Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, University of California, Riverside; Fellow, National Academy of Inventors (NAI) 
• Dr. D Sangeeta, Founder and CEO, Gotara 
• Bridget Weston, CEO, Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE) Association 

And don't forget the rest of the series: 

• Part three: Technology and funding, March 29, 2-4 p.m. ET 

The Women’s Entrepreneurship Symposium, presented by the Office of Innovation Outreach, supports ongoing efforts to bring more women into the innovation ecosystem. To see recordings of previous programs, visit the event series page and select the event you want to watch. For more information, please contact WES@uspto.gov.