USPTO event: From Enthusiasm to Entrepreneurship-Proud Innovation 2022 Series
The Proud Innovation series highlights the accomplishments of LGBTQIA+ innovators, entrepreneurs, and small business owners who are using their intellectual property to promote advancements and serve as mentors.
This page will be updated with speaker biographies as the event approaches.
Agenda
(All times ET)
3 – 3:05 p.m. Program welcome and overview
- Sean Wilkerson, Innovation Outreach Program Manager, USPTO
3:05 – 3:55 p.m. Panel discussion: Making your passion profitable
Find out how these entrepreneurs turned their passion into commercial successes.
Panelists:
- Jake Kenyon, Owner/Lead Dyer, Kenyarn, LLC
- Robin Williams, Owner, Bowtie Behavior
- Phillip Bailey, Director of Strategic Initiatives, Wisconsin LGBT Chamber of Commerce (moderator)
3:55 – 4:05 p.m. Wrap-up and resources
- Sean Wilkerson, Innovation Outreach Program Manager, USPTO
And don't forget: Register for Proud Innovation 2022, part one: From ideas to innovations, coming June 15.
This program is presented by the USPTO's Office of Innovation Outreach. For more information, please contact ProudInnovation@uspto.gov
The content and opinions shared by our guest speakers during this program are not those of the USPTO, nor are they an endorsement of any persons, products, programs, or policies mentioned during the event.