Women’s Entrepreneurship Symposium (WES): This series begins March 2. It will feature a conversation with researcher, patent holder, and an American Association for the Advancement of Science IF/Then Ambassador Amy M. Elliott, Ph.D.

The second program will be March 16. Speakers will be Tené Dolphin, executive director of the National Women’s Business Council, and Adji Fatou Diagne, Ph.D., a leading economic researcher at the U.S. Census Bureau. They will discuss the economic impact of women in business, and how social trends affect their professional growth and business opportunities.

The final program will be March 30. Ceata E. Lash, founder, inventor, and co-CEO of PUFFCUFF LLC, and Georgia Grace Edwards, CEO and cofounder of SheFly Apparel, will discuss how they were inspired to turn ideas into commercial successes.

USPTO leadership will talk with Abi Olukeye. The founder and CEO of Smart Girls HQ promotes STEM education solutions by providing engaging content and facilitating exciting experiences to enable young girls to achieve STEM career literacy by age 12.

To register for these March programs or view past WES programs, go to uspto.gov/WES. 

Visit uspto.gov/events for many other opportunities to attend free virtual events and/or training.