Are you an innovator, inventor, or entrepreneur looking for inspiration and best practices for commercialization? Register today to attend the Women’s Entrepreneurship Symposium program highlighting women innovators who developed products out of necessity from seeing a need not being met in the market. Join us online Thursday, March 27, 2025, from 3-4 p.m. ET. Come learn best practices from women entrepreneurs who have used federal government resources to assist with commercialization of their products.

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3:00-3:05 p.m. Welcome and remarks

Welcome: Sean Wilkerson, American Innovation Ecosystem Office, USPTO

Remarks: Coke Morgan Stewart, Acting Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Acting Director, USPTO

3:05 - 3:45 p.m. Necessity-driven innovation

Highlighting women innovators who developed products from seeing a need not being met in the marketplace

Moderator: Nancy Kamei, Chief Public Engagement Officer, USPTO

Panelists:

• Dr. Elizabeth Clayborne, Physician, Founder & CEO, NasaClip
• Lisa Crites, Founder, The Shower Shirt
• Sana Jafri, Co-Founder, Babygami
• Paden Sickles, Founder & CEO, SickFit

3:45- 4:00p.m. Resources and closing remarks

Sean Wilkerson, American Innovation Ecosystem Office, USPTO

For more information, or if you have any questions, please email InnovationEcosystem@uspto.gov. Sign up to receive emails about startup resources and free USPTO events. 

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