San Diego's Evo Nexus and Women In Technology International present an evening of inspiration and leadership with the "Fabulous Funded Female Tech Founders Reception". Taking place March 31 from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM, at Evo Nexus Downtown Tech Center, the reception will include a panel discussing the challenges and opportunities for female leaders in business.

Inspired by events in the Bay Area including, the "Year of the Woman in the "C" Suite" in Tech", and a Stanford University's new "Female Founder, Focused Accelerator" launching in Spring 2014, this event celebrates the female funded founders and CEOs in San Diego technology that are leading and building great companies.

Kim Folsom, Co-Founder and CEO of ReelQualified, will be Mistress of Ceremonies for the evening.

Distinguished panelists include:

-Moderator, Mark Fidelman, CEO of Raynforest, Forbes columnist, author
-Carolyn Crowley, Co-Founder and CEO Myriad Software, Inc.
-Martha G. Dennis, Ph.D. Principal at Gordian Knot
-Melani Gordon, Co-Founder and CEO of Bevato
-Lori Steele, Founder and CEO of Everyone Counts, Inc.

About Our Speaker(s)

Bio of Mistress of Ceremonies Kim Folsom, Co-Founder and CEO, Reelqualified:

Reelqualified is the provider of the ReelSmarts (www.reel-smarts.com), a video-centric personal financial wellness SAAS platform that educates and pairs self-employed professionals with certified financial advisors. Folsom is an accomplished executive and entrepreneur with over 25 years of experience growing innovative technology companies. Serving on multiple advisory boards and co-author of Million Dollar Conversations, Folsom also teaches global business strategy and finance as an adjunct professor at University of Redlands and University of Phoenix College of Business Administration.

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Bio of moderator Mark Fidelman, CEO of Raynforest, Forbes Columnist, author of 'Socialized':

With more than two decades of technology sales and marketing experience, Fidelman was named to 2013 Huffington Post Top 50 Most Social CEOs.


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Bio of Carolyn Crowley, Co-Founder and CEO, Myriad Software, Inc.:

Founded in 1990, Myriad Software was first in the retail home furnishings industry offering Windows-based ERP software products to furniture retailers.



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Bio of Martha G. Dennis, Ph.D., Principal at Gordion Knot:

Gordian Knot is an advisory firm to emerging technology businesses in San Diego. Dr. Dennis is Chair of the CommNexus Nextstage program and a member of the Chairmen's Roundtable. She currently serves as a Director of Mundoval (NASDAQ: MUNDX), as Chairman of the Board of Netsapiens, Inc., as Lead Director of Space Micro Inc., and as a Director at Clarinova and Odyon. Dr. Dennis serves on several advisory boards and is also a member of the San Diego Tech Coast Angels.

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Bio of Melani Gordon, Co-Founder and CEO of Bevato:

Gordon has leveraged her extensive background in new media and marketing strategy as well as her passion for craft beer to support the vision and success of Bevato and the TapHunter brand as a sought after industry influencer.


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Bio of Lori Steele, Founder and CEO, Everyone Counts, Inc.:

Steele's Everyone Counts has led successful election administration and voting projects in countries including the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Bosnia & Herzegovina, and Australia, involving voters located in over 165 countries, as well as for the iconic Oscar and Emmy awards. In 2013 Steele was named in Fortune Magazine's 10 Most Powerful Women Entrepreneurs List and she is a winner of San Diego Business Journal's Women Who Mean Business Award. Steele was also inducted in Bowling Green State University's Entrepreneur's Hall of Fame.

Event Date and Venue

This event will be held from 6:30-8:30 PM on Monday, March 31, 2014 at:

Evo Nexus Downtown Tech Center
101 W. Broadway, 2nd Floor
San Diego, California 92101
Map

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Free parking with validation.
Please park in underground parking structure located at corner of Front & Broadway. Coming from the 5 freeway and exiting Front, you will see the entrance to the underground parking lot on the LEFT hand side immediately after you pass through Broadway. Bring your parking ticket and we will validate.

Schedule

6:30 - 7:00 PM: Reception
7:00 - 8:30 PM: Panel discussion, Q&A

Registration is complimentary to interested attendees.
Free parking with validation.

A portion of the funds from the evening's mixer will be donated to BEWiSE – a Program of the San Diego Science Alliance (www.sdsa.org/bewise). As San Diego’s leading force for STEM advancement, the San Diego Science Alliance, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, puts expertise and resources into action to ignite passion and strengthen the education-industry pipeline so that we can re-emerge as a global leader in STEM.

WITI is proud to support this educational program.

Pre-registration for this event is closed and on-site registrations will not be accepted.

About Our Sponsor(s)

About DLA Piper LLP (US)

Established locally in 1927, DLA Piper LLP (US) is the largest law firm in greater San Diego. Our clients are based in virtually all regions across the globe, from the US to Europe to Asia. DLA Piper is proud to be core counsel to three of the four largest companies in San Diego: Qualcomm, Life Technologies and CareFusion. While we represent clients from a wide variety of industries, we focus on serving the high tech and life sciences sectors.

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About Evo Nexus
EvoNexus™ is San Diego’s only community-supported, fully pro-bono technology incubator. Evo Nexus provides full services – furnished office space, domain experts and mentors, and the opportunity to leverage a wide network of business and VC contacts – to start-up companies striving to achieve sustainability. Unlike many other incubators, Evo Nexus provides these services entirely free of charge. Incubator companies are under no financial or IP-related obligation to EvoNexus when they graduate.

About Our Partner(s)

BEWiSE – a Program of the San Diego Science Alliance (www.sdsa.org/bewise):

As San Diego's leading force for STEM advancement, the San Diego Science Alliance, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, puts expertise and resources into action to ignite passion and strengthen the education-industry pipeline so that we can re-emerge as a global leader in STEM.

BEWiSE, 'Better Education for Women in Science and Engineering,' provides Science Technology Engineering and Math (STEM) education opportunities free of charge to girls in San Diego. BEWiSE participants enter the program in the 7th or 8th grade by submitting an application and letter of recommendation from a teacher.

BeWiSE goals are to: 1) develop a diverse community of young women (grades 7-12) engaged in STEM learning through out-of-school activities; 2) to stimulate young women's interest in STEM through interactions with STEM professionals; 3) to increase young women's real world experiences in STEM and knowledge of STEM fields of study; and 4) to sustain alumnae interest and involvement and promote ongoing participation for women in STEM at all levels.

Contact Us

For more info regarding registration or event details, please contact Jennifer Beckey (tel: 858-518-0859) ([email protected]).

For more details about pre-registration, contact Tech Support.