PROUD Innovation: From Ideas to Innovations
Proud Innovation – Learn from LGBTQ+ innovators
On June 15 and 22, USPTO will hold a two-part series on the remarkable work of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ+) innovators, entrepreneurs, and small business owners. The Proud Innovation series provides an inspiring and useful insight of the innovation process, from ideation to commercialization, with a focus on creating change, building legacies, securing funding, and networking. Part one will focus on how to turn an idea into an innovation. The program will feature a number of notable speakers from across industries with many helpful tips you’ll want to know along your innovation journey. See June 22 calendar for link to sign up for that event.
Panelists:
- Arianna T. Morales, Ph.D., Staff Research Scientist, General Motors R&D Center
- Suma Reddy, Co-founder and CEO, Future Acres
- David Taubenheim, Senior Data Scientist, NVIDIA
- Theodore ‘TJ’ Ronningen, Ph.D., Chair, Out to Innovate; Research Scientist, Ohio State University (moderator)