Innovate Raleigh’s 10th Anniversary Summit
Innovate Raleigh Ideation Session
Peers, neighbors, and colleagues came together for open, honest dialogue about the challenges that face our region now and in the coming years. Our community can shape the future of the Triangle today by working together and leveraging our unique qualities of collaboration, community building, and innovative problem-solving. In this breakout session, we got to work. Ideation session facilitated by Dr. Sarah Glova.
Institute for Emerging Issues Forum
Main Street panel and breakout session
ReCONNECT NC, Institute for Emerging Issues Forum - Raleigh, NC
This session focused on how small businesses (and freelancers) can be prepared for technology shifts that require high-speed internet. Moderated by Dr. Sarah Glova, and featuring panelists Margaret McNab | Founder, Freelance League of NC; Reggie Winston | CEO, The Bar Ber Shop Enterprise, Inc.; Rich Price | Director of Economic Development, Jackson County; Rep. Dean Arp | House of Representatives District 69, Union County
NC Ecosystem Summit
Policy & Progress | The Economics of Entrepreneurship
NC Ecosystem Summit - Raleigh, NC
Description: With Craig Buerstatte, Acting Director, Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, US Economic Development Administration | Public policies are a significant determinant of economic outcomes. As support for entrepreneurial opportunity grows, policy change is in order. But where to start? This fireside chat with Dr. Sarah Glova explored existing policies that support entrepreneurship and the next priorities for North Carolina.
Triangle Smart Cities Summit
Collaboration in Stormwater: About the latest regional data partnership project
Triangle Smart Cities Summit - Raleigh, NC
Moderated by Dr. Sarah Glova and featuring Karen Lindquist, COO of Green Stream Technologies; Joseph Threadcraft, Wake County Government; James Alberque, Director of Emerging Technologies, City of Raleigh; Jim Haskins, IoT Specialist and Smart Connected Communities, Cisco
Women’s PitchFest
History of Women’s Entrepreneurship in NC
Women’s PitchFest - Research Triangle Park
To help us kick off the Women’s PitchFest event, Dr. Sarah Glova shared an overview of the history of women’s entrepreneurship in the Research Triangle Park and Triangle region.
NC Hearts Gigabit Interactive Summit
Gig Apps Matter: Funding, Partnerships, & Deployment
NC Hearts Gigabit Interactive Summit - Raleigh, NC
Broadband is the difference between world-class experiences and isolated ones. These entrepreneurial gig app developers and the programs that support them illustrate how local leadership drives the integration of technology and economic development policy. Moderator: Dr. Sarah Glova; Participants: Scott Turnbull, US Ignite; Chris Sunde, GoodRoads; Darren Smith, Wilson Innovation Hub
Women in Technology Summit
Uncovering the Broad Reach of the IoT Ecosystem
Women in Technology Summit, Durham, NC
The Internet of Things is regarded as the 4th Industrial Revolution, and as such will affect all industries, create new business opportunities and inspire new roles. This panel featured women working across a variety of roles in the IoT space and how each role is important for growing the ecosystem and capturing the opportunities IoT presents for our region and beyond.
Innovative Women’s Conference
Women & Entrepreneurship panel
Innovative Women’s Conference, NC State University
The Jenkins MBA Women’s Club hosts Innovative Women’s Conferences annually. The 2018 theme was Inspire, Influence, and Impact. On a panel about Women & Entrepreneurship, Dr. Sarah Glova discussed what challenges women face in business that continue to grow, and how to inspire other women to achieve their goals.
WE Do! Women Entrepreneurs for the Greater Good Conference
Women in Entrepreneurship Panel at 2018 conference
WE Do! Women Entrepreneurs for the Greater Good Conference, Elon University
This annual conference, sponsored by Elon University, is designed to promote a vibrant entrepreneurial ecosystem and development for all individuals and help them build their capacity to launch and grow their startups. Dr. Sarah Glova spoke on the Women Entrepreneurs panel, discussing today’s business climate for women entrepreneurs, networking and community building, and how to power through the inevitable challenges in entrepreneurship
Sustainable Business and Social Impact Conference (SBSI)
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Panel
Sustainable Business and Social Impact Conference (SBSI), Duke University
The panel focused on how diversity, equity and inclusion is everyone's job, sharing ways organizations can challenge themselves to have a shared meaning of diversity, wherein this language is embraced by leadership. Dr. Sarah Glova shared strategies for "amplifying" other groups’ voices in a meeting -- the idea of repeating the ideas of underrepresented colleagues and give them credit for their ideas, then see how the room changes. The group also discussed how crucial DEI assessments can be to an organization's health.
Women’s Entrepreneurship Day / Women’s Innovation Day events
Women Entrepreneurs Happy Hour event, Women’s Innovation Day events
Women’s Entrepreneurship Day / Women’s Innovation Day events (2017 - 2018), North Carolina
In November, women across the globe celebrate Women’s Entrepreneurship Day (or WED), which launched in 2014. The Triangle community created an inaugural Women’s Entrepreneurship Happy Hour to help honor and celebrate the occasion. This inaugural event, hosted by HQ’s Cannon Room, was incredibly well attended, with a waitlist of more than 40 people (and with coordinators receiving calls throughout the day from people trying to get tickets). Dr. Sarah Glova was one of a team of eight women entrepreneurs who created, organized, and facilitated the event, which included cafe-style roundtable discussions. Since, Sarah has continued to support the event through semi-annual Women’s Innovation Day events.
RTP-180 - Women & Business in RTP
Thanks for Going First - Women & Business in RTP
RTP-180 - Durham, NC
In 1987, female business owners could be required to have a male relative cosign for loans. Even if she was the 100% owner of her business. Things are different now, so what changed? Well, as Dr. Sarah Glova shares in this unique talk, in 1988 H.R. 5050 passed which was the Women’s Business Ownership Act, which removed the requirement for women to have male relative cosigners on a loan. The group behind making this possible was called National Association Women Business Owners (NAWBO), and there were many active chapters around our country, made up of women advocating for change. This talk was an opportunity for attendees to learn more about some of these female entrepreneur advocates.
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