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Register for the UK Women Innovators Network Conference: 'Innovators & Entrepreneurs'

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photo of Angelique Johnson
photo of Pang Hartman and Meghan Marsac

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Oct. 2, 2019) — The University of Kentucky Office of Technology Commercialization is hosting its second annual UK Women Innovators Network (UKWIN) conference next week. This year’s conference focuses on the theme of "Innovators & Entrepreneurs." The event will take place 2-6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 8, in Ballroom 212A of the Gatton Student Center.

The UKWIN program has a mission to increase the number of UK women who participate in innovation. This conference offers opportunities for UK and Lexington women to connect, network and learn from one another.

The featured speaker is Angelique Johnson, CEO and founder of MEMStim LLC, a company that produces implantable electronics to treat neurological disorders based in Louisville, Kentucky. Johnson’s presentation topic will be “Think Like an Innovator. Act Like an Entrepreneur.” Johnson, from Louisville, will also join a panel of two accomplished women who are living the “Think Like an Innovator. Act Like an Entrepreneur” mindset: Pang Hartman and Meghan Marsac.

A Lexington resident, Pang Hartman is the vice president, creative director and lead designer of FrogDice. FrogDice is an indie video game studio founded in 1996, and Hartman is one of the most experienced and accomplished developers in the video game industry.

Meghan Marsac, program lead for the Cellie Coping Kit for Children Program, is a pediatric psychologist and associate professor at UK and the Kentucky Children’s Hospital. Her technology is an intervention designed to empower families to manage difficult aspects of pediatric medical conditions.

There will be time for attendees to ask the women questions they have about being innovators and entrepreneurs. Food and beverages will also be provided.

Register here.

The Office of Technology Commercialization is the technology transfer office for the University of Kentucky. The core mission of the OTC is to facilitate the commercialization of innovations and discoveries for the benefit of the university community, the Commonwealth of Kentucky, and global society.