ASBTDC to hold two events celebrating women in research, business, and innovation
The Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center, based at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, will hold two online events featuring women who have excelled in research, business, and innovation in celebration of International Women鈥檚 Day on March 8.During each event, four distinguished speakers will share lessons learned and advice for leading companies. They will discuss management and growth strategies, commercialization opportunities, startup mistakes and how to avoid them, key skills for entrepreneurial success, and more.The will be held online from noon to 1:30 p.m. March 8. The speakers include Misti Staley, CEO of Staley House and inventor of the tube feeding assistant; Portia Carr, CEO of and a speech language pathologist; and Latanyua Robinson, president of .Also on the panel is Dr. Nancy Rusch, a partner at and professor and chair in the 糖心Vlog传媒MS Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology. Additionally, Rusch leads the 糖心Vlog传媒MS Translational Research Institute Health Sciences Innovation and Entrepreneurship Training Program.The will take place from 4-5:30 p.m. in partnership with the Arkansas State University ASBTDC.聽 The speakers include Dr. Jenn Conner, faculty member at the New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine-Arkansas; Dr. Maureen Dolan, president of , a biotech company that exploits the chemical biodiversity of plants as 鈥渇actories鈥� for producing compounds with applications in the pharmaceutical, nutraceutical/dietary supplement, cosmeceutical, research reagent, and agrochemical markets.Additional panelists include Allyson Lewis, founder and CEO of the , a time management company, and Sharon Davis, who founded Strategic Technologies Corporation in 1993 and Strategic Continuity Services in 2005.The sessions are free and open to the public. For more information, contact the ASBTDC at 1-800-862-2040.
