Speakers 2019

The following speakers have been confirmed for the 2019 conference. More speakers will be added as they are confirmed.

2019 Keynote

Cristal Glangchai, PhD

Cristal Glangchai

Founder and CEO

VentureLab.org

2019 Speakers and Presenters

Valeria Bisceglia

Valeria Bisceglia

Business Advisor &
Training Coordinator

CT Small Business Development Center

Alexis Brooks

Alexis C. Brooks

Partner

DiRusso and Brooks Law Group

Carol Cheswick

Carol Cheswick

Consultant

Women's Business Development Council

Barbara Clarke

Barbara Clarke

Founding Member

Astia Angels

Janis Collins

Janis Collins

Co-Founder

The Refinery

Shannon Daniels

Shannon Malkin Daniels

Founder and CEO

encaptiv

Barb DeMaio

Barbara G. DeMaio

CEO and Founder

Solutions By Design, LLC

Kendra Farn

Kendra Farn

Founder, Producer, and Host

P Garyn Productions

Janice Gassam

Janice Gassam

Founder

BWG Business Solutions, LLC

Galia Gichon

Galia Gichon

Founder

Down to Earth Finance

Elizabeth Joseph

Elizabeth Joseph

Coordinator, Information &
Adult Services

Ferguson Library

Stephanie LaBonte

Stephanie LaBonte

Creator and Founder

Empowered Girls Rise

Nicole Lindsay

Nicole Lindsay

Vice President, Strategy &
Operations

Mastercard

Radenka Maric

Radenka Maric

Vice President for Research

University of Connecticut

Jennifer Openshaw

Jennifer Openshaw

Dow Jones Columnist

CEO, Girls With Impact

Kelly Pierre-Louis

Kelly T. Pierre-Louis

Founder &
Executive Director

#IRLCONN

Kathy Rocha

Kathy F. Rocha

Director of Operations

Peter J. Werth Institute of Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Marie Rocha

Co-Founder

Realist Ventures

Felicia Rubinstein

Felicia Rubinstein

Founder and Chief Collaborator

HAYVN

Ellen Su

Ellen Su

CEO and Co-Founder

Wellinks

Christine Sullivan

Christine Sullivan

Business Consultant

Connecticut Small Business Development Center

Sheri West

Sheri West

Founder, CEO &
Chairperson

LiveGirl