An award-winning innovator is leading the charge to support 100 wearable startups led by underrepresented founders by 2030: Hear her story and more at our WE event August 9

[] Having trouble viewing this email? [View it as a Web page](. USPTO Alert [US Patent and Trademark Office] An award-winning innovator is leading the charge to support 100 wearable startups led by underrepresented founders by 2030: Hear her story and more at our WE event August 9 [WE] Growing our nation’s economy to its full potential means ensuring that no innovator or entrepreneur is left behind. Despite making up nearly half of the U.S. workforce, women currently hold only 27% of STEM jobs. This means educating the next generation of innovators and entrepreneurs in STEM is key. Join us for our next [#WEWednesday]( event on [Wednesday, August 9]( from noon to 1 p.m. ET, to hear from a panel of successful women entrepreneurs. Panelists will discuss the importance of STEM education for girls and young women, how to mentor the next generation of innovators and entrepreneurs, and the challenges and opportunities of being an entrepreneur. The event will be live for an in-person audience and livestreamed from Delaware's [Hagley Museum and Library](, a non-profit organization in Wilmington and the state's first Affiliate of the [Smithsonian Institution](, with a sprawling collection of nearly 5,000 historic patent models. Speakers include: - [Kathi Vidal](, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the USPTO - [LaKisha Greenwade](, Founder and CEO, Wearable Tech Ventures - [Dr. Martha Hall](, Director of Innovation of Health Sciences, University of Delaware, and Founder, Dr. Martha Hall Designs and FashionableScience.com - [Sherrill Mosee](, Founder and CEO, MinkeeBlue - [Amira Idris Radović](, Founder and CEO, TheraV For more information, or if you have any questions or comments, please email us at [we@uspto.gov](mailto:we@uspto.gov?subject=Women%20entrepreneurship%20event). Sign up to receive emails about [start up resources and free WE events](. We look forward to continuing to support women entrepreneurs and promote education around intellectual property. Please visit our website for future opportunities, resources, and tools available through the USPTO. [Register now]( [facebook](​[twitter](​[youtube](​[linkedin]( Stay connected with the USPTO by subscribing to regular email updates. Visit our subscription center at [www.uspto.gov/subscribe]( to update or change your email preferences. This email was sent from an unmonitored mailbox. To contact us, please visit our website [www.uspto.gov/about/contacts](. To ensure that you continue to receive our news and notices, please modify your email filters to allow mail from subscriptioncenter@subscriptions.uspto.gov. --------------------------------------------------------------- This email was sent to {EMAIL} using GovDelivery Communications Cloud on behalf of: United States Patent and Trademark Office ·600 Dulany Street · Alexandria , VA 22314 [GovDelivery logo](