SVForum Tech Women Event: Women and Innovation July 26, 2012

Innovation is a key driver of economic growth for companies, for countries, for regions. Each year, numerous reports are issued on the most innovative companies, countries, & individuals. When it comes to those individual innovators- what names usually appear? Steve Jobs, Mark Zuckerberg, Dean Kamen, Larry Page, Sergey Brin and Thomas Edison. Where are the women? Are women not innovative or are they somehow being overlooked?

This panel will look at the challenges and opportunities women encounter in being (and being recognized as) innovators. We'll explore the issues they face, their roles in innovation teams, and the strategies they've used to succeed.

Moderator: Francine Gordon, F Gordon Group
Francine Gordon, Ph.D. works with global companies addressing innovation, teamwork, leadership, and the advancement of women.

Panelists:
Corrie Cobb, PARC
Corie Cobb is a contributor to PARC's Cleantech Innovation Program where she is working on novel printing and extrusion technologies.

Rahima Mohammed, Intel
Rahima Mohammed is a principal engineer at Intel. She has been with Intel for 14 years and is a platform thermal architect and pathfinding czar for strategic emerging technologies in Platforms Validation Engineering team.
Janice Nickel- Research Manager at Hewlett-Packard Laboratories.
Janice Nickel invented a unique programmable drug delivery platform-"Smart Drug Delivery"-which repurposed HP's mature ink jet technology to address new markets.

Agenda:
6:00 - 6:45 p.m Registration & Networking
6:45 - 8:30 p.m. Panel discussion

Official Website: http://www.svforum.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Calendar.eventDetail&eventID=14213