Women in tech forum

COMMUNITY EVENTS: Better Together–The Power of Partnering and Mentoring in Times of Uncertainty

On Wednesday, October 9th, 2024, the North Shore Technology Council (NSTC), held its Third Annual Women in Technology Forum: Better Together–The Power of Partnerships and Mentoring in Times of Uncertainty. Louise Kennedy, West Hill’s Founding Attorney, moderated the panel of inspiring women who discussed their entrepreneurial journeys while highlighting key mentoring and partnership stories from their careers.

The Speakers and Their Stories

The evening started with an inspiring keynote from Julie Chen, Ph.D., Chancellor at UMass Lowell, focused on partnerships with stories from her personal and professional journeys. She highlighted LINC, the Lowell Innovation Network Corridor, which was the result of more than a decade of developing public and private partnerships. This project is an excellent example of multiple stakeholders sharing a vision of mentoring and inspiring the next generation of STEM students and bringing top innovators to the City of Lowell.

Louise Kennedy introduced the panel and told the story of West Hill and some key mentors, mentees, and partnerships from her professional journey. “The firm remains committed to supporting and elevating women in the legal community and in the technology businesses we work with,” said Louise. Louise concluded the panel discussion with a challenge to the room to write down and connect with a mentor or mentee today who impacted your career.

The room was buzzing as the panel answered questions and told their own stories of mentorship and partnership– both successes and failures. The panel included:  Elise Strobach, Ph.D., CEO & Co-Founder at AeroShield Materials, Elizabeth Graham, J.D., CEO at Ada IQ, Amanda Wagner, President &CEO at Immunitas Therapeutics and Martha Farmer, Ph.D., EVP & Board Member at VirTech Bio.

The NSTC and the Event Sponsors

The evening concluded with remarks from NSTC President, Gene Wong, the Dean of Science & Technology at Endicott College. For more information on the North Shore Technology Counsel please follow the NSTC on LinkedIn and visit NSTC.org for more info on joining their community and events.

West Hill Technology Counsel is a proud supporter of NSTC along with the following sponsors of this event: Endicott College, Cohn Reznick, Applied Materials, Cummings Properties, Integrative Leadership Strategies, Ci Software Staffing, Bond Building, Cross Insurance and Green Path Strategies.