Thursday, October 24, 2019

Women Innovators Conference Nov 13: Innovation by Design


Innovation By Design

Women Innovators Conference
Nov 13 12:30-6:00
McNamara Center
University of Minnesota


Please join us at the fourth annual Women Innovators Conference, a professional development summit for female students and professionals to connect the dots between ideas and impact.

Featuring workshops, panels and talks from women leaders
in the sciences, engineering, business, design and the arts.

Free for students, $10-faculty & staff, $25-general admission. Refreshments included.


Opening Session:

Innovation at the Speed of Laughter

Margi Simmons, Applied Improvisation Director, Brave New Workshop






Breakouts:
  • Applied Design Thinking workshop 
  • Translation: Insight to Real Life Innovation panel
  • Zigzag: Innovation Career Paths panel




Closing Session: 

Innovation to Transform Lives

Angie Conley, Founder, President, and CEO of Abilitech Medical, winner of the 2019 MN Cup



Register HERE

Tuesday, October 1, 2019

Innovation Value Proposition Design Workshops

From research to real-world impact….. Explore market and commercialization opportunities for your innovation. Register by clicking HERE.

This program is especially relevant to graduate students, postdocs, research staff and faculty interested in exploring the market potential of innovations emerging from their research. Also good preparation for SBIR/STTR grant proposals. Four-part series on the University of Minnesota Twin Cities campus. Topics include Product-Market Fit, Customer Discovery, Commercialization Pathway, Market Assessment. Sessions includes one-on-one advice from industry experts and entrepreneurs. $3,000 customer research grants available for UMN-affiliated participants. Successful completion by UMN-based teams can qualify for nomination to NSF I-Corps National Teams with $50,000 grant. FREE to current university students, staff and faculty.  $999 for nonacademic participants.  Register by clicking HERE.

  • Medical: 1-4 pm Oct 16, Oct 23, Nov 6, Nov 20. Taught by Martha Sewall, medical innovation consultant and former exec at Smiths Medical, who has launched >15 medical products.

  • Science & Engineering: 1-4 pm Oct 17, Oct 24, Nov 7, Nov 21. Taught by Dale Nugent, engineering innovation consultant and Technology Marketing Manager and Venture Executive at UMN Technology Commercialization office. He has also mentored in two NSF I-Corps National Teams cohorts.

  • Agriculture, Food & Environment: 9 am-noon Oct 18, Oct 25, Nov 8, Nov 22. Taught by Carla Pavone, Program Director of MIN-Corps and Associate Director of the Holmes Center for Entrepreneurship.