Join us on Wednesday, June 14, 2023 at 8 a.m. HST | 2 p.m. EST, for our upcoming #WEWednesday – From problem to market: How three women are addressing global challenges, from Honolulu, Hawai’i. We are excited to be collaborating on this women entrepreneurs panel with the University of Hawai’i Office of Innovation & Commercialization.

This month you’ll hear from a panel of entrepreneurs and experts bringing their ideas to the marketplace through licensing partnerships and university tech transfer, just two of the many ways businesses and innovators can solve the world’s biggest problems.

Join Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), Kathi Vidal, and Dr. Insil Lee, Commissioner from the Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO) for a fireside chat on the challenges women entrepreneurs face, and how we can encourage more women to protect their IP and to join the innovation ecosystem.

Register to attend in person or virtually.

Confirmed Speakers:

Kathi Vidal, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the USPTO

Alexia Akbay, CEO and Founder, Symbrosia

Rebecca Chung, Technology Licensing Officer & Associate Director, Innovation Programs, University of Hawai’i

Noe Foster, Co-founder, HealthTechApps, Inc.

For more information, or if you have any questions or comments, please email us at we@uspto.gov.