Women Shaping the Future of Innovation

Women Shaping the Future of Innovation, Panel Discussion + Cocktail Reception

For the first time in CT Tech Week history, Connecticut’s premier technology and innovation gathering is coming to Bridgeport — and the women taking the stage on June 2 are extraordinary.

​Join us for a moderated panel discussion featuring four trailblazing women reshaping innovation across aerospace, women’s health, cybersecurity, and medical entrepreneurship — followed by a cocktail reception and open networking.

​Lisa Ward Brown, BA, PMP — Market Segment Director, Launch Vehicles, Ensign-Bickford Aerospace & Defense. Her team’s hardware powered NASA’s historic Artemis II mission — the first crewed journey to the Moon and back in more than 50 years.

​Dr. Aparna “Amy” Divaraniya, PhD — CEO & Founder, Oova | U.S. HHS Women’s Health Ambassador. She built a clinically validated, FDA-cleared hormone monitoring platform after her own misdiagnosis. She didn’t wait for the system to fix itself. She built the fix.

​Valeria Bisceglia — Business Advisor, CT SBDC | Cybersecurity Expert | AI Certified. Helping Connecticut entrepreneurs navigate AI adoption and cybersecurity. 2020 CT SBDC State Star. Fairfield County BJ 40 Under 40.

​Dr. Thea Marx, ND — Founder & CEO, Vis Pre-Surgery. She saw a gap in pre-surgical patient care and built a company to close it — selling directly to physicians and hospital systems.

​Moderated by Ayo Haynes, MBA — AI-certified strategist, bestselling author, veteran television personality, founder of She’s Extraordinary!™.

​FREE and open to all. Come as you are. Bring someone who needs to be in this room. Register at: https://luma.com/lge65znv.

​COMMUNITY SUPPORT: Produced with the official support of the City of Bridgeport as Lead Community Partner. Led By Us & Associates as Founding Community Partner. Maxwell Rosa / Prudential Borrowing as Reception Partner. Fairfield County Bank as Supporting Partner. Entrepreneurship Foundation as Supporting Partner.