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EMPOWER 2023 - Hosted by the Princeton Entrepreneurship Council

When
April 26 - 28, 2023

Where
Virtual

Hamilton Brook Smith Reynolds was proud to sponsor the Princeton Entrepreneurship Council’s Empower 2023 Conference that took place April 26-28. The virtual conference explored the path to entrepreneurial success and positive societal impact for academic-driven innovations. This year's conference celebrated women academic entrepreneurs including faculty, postdocs and graduate students commercializing university-developed intellectual property.

Empower is a Princeton University entrepreneurship conference hosted by the Princeton Entrepreneurship Council, which is part of the Office of the Dean for Research and a partner of Princeton Innovation. 

Celebrating Women Academic Entrepreneurship

  • Explore the path to entrepreneurial success and positive societal impact for academic-driven innovations by faculty, graduate students, postdocs and other founders in deep tech, social sciences, arts and humanities.
  • Engage with experts across the three stages of university startups – launching, funding and scaling – and learn valuable skills and resources to tap as your entrepreneurial journey unfolds.
  • Network with fellow founders and investors in the commercialization of university-developed intellectual property.
  • Celebrate with some of the nation's best academic spinouts during a pitch competition in which presenting companies will compete for significant cash and in-kind prizes.