Event
4th Annual Women in Entrepreneurship Panel
Thursday, March 16, 2023 17:30to19:00
Since 2020, the ¿´Æ¬ÊÓƵ Engine has co-hosted an annual Women in Entrepreneurship PanelÌý·É¾±³Ù³óÌý to highlight local female entrepreneurs in Tech.ÌýEver wondered what it would be like to start and manage your own company? This panel is designed to answer these questions! The panelists will share their experiences and answer your questions about becoming an entrepreneur. There will also be an opportunity to network with the panelists following the discussion.
About our panelists
Amy Lorincz, Co-founder & CEO @ Vope MedicalÂ
- has developed an AI-driven software to address a significant unmet need for clear vision in minimally invasive surgery (MIS).
- ¿´Æ¬ÊÓƵ MSc, Experimental Surgery, 2022 graduate
- Concordia University, BEng, Industrial Engineering, 2019 graduate
Chaity Tarafder, Co-Founder @ NameShoutsÂ
- Â is a SaaS startup that is simplifying the way people make first connections, one name at a time.Ìý
- ¿´Æ¬ÊÓƵ B.A., Economics
Flora Uwadiegwu, Technical Program Manager @ Lyft & Co-Founder @ WeTechNGÂ
- is a community of women that intersects through various areas of technology: a community that collaborates, innovates and supports. Join the next generation of Women in Tech today by being an ambassador or fellow at
- ¿´Æ¬ÊÓƵ MEng, Chemical Engineering, 2017 graduate
Justine Massicott, Co-Founder & CTO @ LighthouseÂ
- is a powerful navigation platform allows users to query for items across and within worlds - significantly facilitating discovery and improving the industry’s cross-world search capabilities.
- HEC Montreal, Masters, Data Science, 2018 graduate
- Université de Montréal, Masters, Philosophy, 2017 graduate
Nathalie Myara, Co-fondatrice Présidente Directrice Générale @ Eduplan SolutionsÂ
- Â is a company specializing in education, health and social services technologies, which provides various professionals, parents, and students; in particular, learners with disabilities or learning and/or adaptation difficulties intelligent platforms for the development and management of intervention plans, as well as other related platforms and services.
- Université de Montréal, MEd, Orthopédagogie, 2006 graduate
- Université de Montréal, PhD, Psychopédagogie, 2011 graduate