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December 2019
WIB Baltimore Meetup
Career Serendipity and Transitions: Lessons From Leading Women at Lieber Institute for Brain Development, (LIBD) Panelist: Elaine Jones, Chief Operation Officer at LIBD Rebecca Freedman Legal Counsel at LIBD
Find out more »The Kids Are Alright: Inspiring Breakthroughs in Pediatric Oncology
Significant strides have been made towards the management of pediatric cancers, yet we still come up short with delivering a cure for many of our littlest patients. Further, even when children achieve long-term survival, they can experience long-term adverse effects from the disease or treatment. Pediatric cancer innovation poses many unique challenges, but this has not stopped innovators from trying to answer the call for better treatment and care for little ones, inspiring breakthroughs and breathing new life into research…
Find out more »WIB-Capital Region: Career Serendipity – Lessons from Women at Lieber Institute for Brain Development
Join us as we learn from Elaine Jones, the Chief Operating Officer at the Lieber Institute for Brain Development (LIBD), and Rebecca Freedman, Legal Counsel at LIBD. Rebecca Freedman will discuss her role at LIBD and her path to get there, taking the leap from grants and tech transfer to in-house counsel. Elaine Jones will also speak about her career path, including differences between for-profit and non-profit organizations and balancing personal life with professional goals.
Find out more »Virginia Tech MBA Programs Online Information Session
Join us to learn how a Virginia Tech MBA can enhance your professional growth and advance your career goals. This online information session will explore Virginia Tech's three different MBA program options: Evening, Executive, and Professional. We will discuss how all of our programs have been designed for working professionals and you will learn more about the courses, format, and admissions requirements for each program option. Please note that this is an ONLINE session. Register Here
Find out more »WIB-Capital Region: Perspective on Leadership in Biotech
Join Women In Bio as Dr. Kathy Terlesky, Chief Operating Officer of Leidos Biomedical Research shares her perspective and experience as a woman working in leadership positions at a large biotechnology firm. Andi Overton, Director of Business Development at Mount St. Mary’s University’s Frederick Campus will help lead the discussion with time for questions and answers. Come join us for an exciting evening of networking and discussing leadership in Biotech.
Find out more »Preparing an SBIR Commercialization Plan
If you are looking at non-dilutive funding sources for your start-up, you might be considering applying for an SBIR or STTR grant. In order to be competitive at the national level, all these grants require a rational, thoughtful and convincing commercialization plan. Furthermore, the same plan may be repurposed for many activities including: informing company employees, underpinning the pitch deck and becoming part of the business plan, requested from any diligence team interested in providing a loan, partnering or acquisition.…
Find out more »EAGB 2019 Annual Meeting
Join the Economic Alliance of Greater Baltimore in “Celebrating the Region” and networking with more than 400 of the Region’s leaders representing industry, education, non-profits and government at the EAGB 2019 Annual Meeting. Hosted at M&T Bank Stadium on Tuesday, December 10th, the 5:00pm-7:30pm event will feature a program, networking, hors d’oeuvres and beverages. This is a not-to-be-missed business event to be updated on the current status of the industries that drive our Region's economy. Guest Speaker: Michael Rosenbaum, Executive Chair of Catalyte,…
Find out more »Dartmouth – Durham Global Debate Series: Cybersecurity in Today’s Digital Society
The Dartmouth College - Durham University cybersecurity debate will highlight the importance of Cyber Security in today's digital society with a focus on developing robust systems for reducing the risk of cyberattacks. Join us for an event featuring top thought leaders and subject matter experts from across business and academia including: Dimitri Alperovitch - Co-founder and CTO of Crowdstrike Wayne Chung - FMR. CTO, FBI Alex Kott - US Army Research Lab Chief Scientist Ranjeev Mittu - Branch Head, Information…
Find out more »PitchMasters Workshop
Since PitchMasters creation, over 50 companies have presented their businesses to CEOs, advisors, business attorneys and investors to gain valuable feedback. At this workshop-style event, four new companies seeking to become “pitch-perfect” will present their investor decks to the group and receive feedback to help refine their pitch before they go in front of investors. This is a great opportunity for companies to get ready for that “ask.”
Find out more »Information Technology and Banking Recruitment Event
Join us for the opportunity to interview with various employers for multiple positions in the Banking and IT Industries Thursday, December 12, 2019 10 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Germantown American Job Center 12900 Middlebrook Road, Suite 1100, Germantown, MD 20874 Same-day pre-screening session is required to attend this event. 12/12/2019 from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. at the Germantown American Job Center Participants must register for this event in Maryland Workforce Exchange at https://mwejobs.maryland.gov/ For more information, contact Paul Haaland…
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