Singularity University’s Vivek Wadhwa got the ball rolling on a crowdsourced project to collect the stories of women working in the innovation economy worldwide. Now he needs women to step up and share their experiences, he tells Women 2.0. By Jessica Stillman (Editor, Women 2.0) Globally, women are increasingly participating in and shaping the innovation [...]
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As for Innovation: My Bet Is on Women in STEM
May 14, 2013 – 9:00 am
The visionary founder of USA Network explains why she’s thrilled to be an Ambassador for Innovating Women. Kay Koplovitz (Founder, USA Network) I am so gratified to read all the activity around the Innovating Women project created by Vivek Wadhwa as a part of the Singularity University initiative together with Google For Entrepreneurs. Not only am I a devotee of Singularity, [...]
Crowdsourcing a Book on Women in Innovation: How Can You Help?
May 14, 2013 – 8:00 am
Women 2.0 is a proud partner in Innovating Women, a groundbreaking project aimed at crowdsourcing a book detailing women’s contributions to STEM and innovation. By Jessica Stillman (Editor, Women 2.0) Women’s contributions to entrepreneurship, innovation and science and engineering are impressive, but their voices are often muted and their stories fade into the background. Innovating [...]
Getaround Founder Jessica Scorpio Taking The Stage At Women 2.0 Conference 2013 To Talk About Disrupting A Billion Lives
February 8, 2013 – 8:00 am
Get your ticket now to join us on Valentine’s Day and learn from successful women entrepreneurs including Jessica Scorpio at the 2013 Women 2.0 Conference! By Angie Chang (Co-Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Women 2.0) Carsharing marketplace Getaround raised $13.9M in Series A funding last August (investors include Yahoo! CEO Marissa Mayer). Founded by 24-year old Jessica [...]
To Start Up Or To SU-Up?
August 29, 2012 – 10:00 am
Our upcoming Kickstarter campaign will provide us with the promotional push and funding needed to take our social enterprise to the next level. By Melissa McCoy (Partner & Vice President of Engineering, TOHL) After graduating in May, I had two choices: I could head down to Chile and join my three partners in developing TOHL, [...]
The Woman Leaders At Singularity University
July 3, 2012 – 11:00 am
People don’t always like to change but at the end, everybody loves to be on the winning side. Therefore if you are really passionate about your idea and you can clearly see that the change you are creating inspires positive outcomes, then the people will love you and will follow you and will not want [...]
Preparing Humanity For Accelerating Technological Change – Singularity University
June 8, 2012 – 5:00 am
Help me learn from the best and change the world at NASA this summer – rally with me! By Bogdana Rakova (Computer Science Student, University of Sofia “St. Kliment Ohridski) How to answer the grand challenges of our time and positively impact the lives of a billion people? This is the big question ahead of [...]
The Secret Behind Winning The Singularity University Global Impact Competition
May 9, 2012 – 10:00 am
It is about persevering and never giving up. Any woman can do it if she cares about something. By Priszcilla Várnagy (Co-Founder & CEO, Be-novative) How can we improve the lives of at least 1 million people and the standard of living — health, education, and security — in the next 3 years through the [...]
Calling All Female Game-Changers For Singularity University
March 26, 2012 – 3:00 pm
Scholarships are available to select female catalysts chosen to attend Singularity University. By Susan Fonseca (Founding Member, Singularity University & Founder, Women@TheFrontier) Singularity University (SU), a Silicon Valley organization located at NASA Research Park in California seeks next-generation rock-stars to join this summer’s Graduate Studies Program 2012 (GSP12). Every summer, SU selects 80 top students [...]
