U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Campus | Madison Auditorium | 600 Dulany Street, Alexandria, VA

9:00 a.m. – 9:20 a.m.                Arrival & Registration

9:20 a.m. – 9:40 a.m.                Welcome

• Richard Maulsby, Associate Commissioner for the Office of Innovation Development, U.S. Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO)
• Teresa Stanek Rea, Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Deputy Director of the USPTO
• Donna James, National Women’s Business Council (NWBC) Chairwoman

9:40 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.               Understanding the History of Women and Intellectual Property;Presentation and Discussion of NWBC’s New Research Findings

• Peggy Focarino, Commissioner for Patents (USPTO)
• Debbie Cohn, Commissioner for Trademarks (USPTO)
• Julia Kurnik, Director of Research and Policy (NWBC)
• Open for Q&A

10:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.             Break & Networking

10:45 a.m. – 11:35 a.m.             Current Women Innovators

• Dr. Janine Jagger, IPA Distinguished Inventor and Founder of the International Health Care Worker Safety Center at the University of Va.
• Lisa Price, Founder of Carol’s Daughter® and NWBC Council Member

11:35 a.m. – 11:55 a.m.             Celebrating Women’s History Month and the Next Generation of Innovators   

• Joyce Ward, USPTO Education Coordinator
• Tina Tchen, Director of the White House Council for Women and Girls and Chief of Staff to the First Lady

11:55 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Special Thanks and Closing Remarks

12:00 p.m. – 1:15 p.m.              Lunch on Your Own; Exhibit for Women’s History Month Open

Public Meeting of the National Women’s Business Council

1:15 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.                Public Meeting

• Facilitated by Chairwoman, Donna James
• Guest presenter: Amy Wilkinson, Public Policy Scholar, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars

3:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.                Opportunity for Public Comments & Questions