Philadelphia's start up community is flourishing with projects centered around medicine, artificial intelligence, and robotics, but sustainability-focused innovation has been long overdue for its time in the spotlight. On September 30th Pennovation Works in partnership with Penn Center for Innovation hosted a virtual panel for the 2021 B. PHL Innovation Fest. Feminine Energy: Female Founders Solving Sustainability Challenges was led by Melissa Brown Goodall, Senior Director of Environmental Innovations Initiative at UPenn in discussion with three female founders as they shared best practices and experiences founding their sustainability-focused startups, solving some of today's greatest environmental and social challenges.
The conversation offers insight into how these female founders utilize local resources, including Accelerator programs, funding opportunities, and incubators, to promote and amplify their pursuits.
Moderated by
- Melissa Brown Goodall, Senior Director of Environmental Innovations Initiative at the University of Pennsylvania
Featured Panelists
- Katherine Sizov, Founder & CEO of Strella Biotech - Pennovation Lab tenant
- Melissa Lee, Founder & CEO of The GREEN Program (TGP)
- Natalie Lennick, Founder of Green Ablutions - Pennovation Accelerator Alumni
If you would like to revisit the discussion, you can find a recording of the panel here.
About B.PHL Innovation Fest
An annual three-day innovation celebration started in 2019 to highlight Philadelphia as a fantastic place to live and work; to create meaningful connections locally and globally between people and organizations doing innovative work; and ignite new ideas and inspire change makers of the future.
Learn more about B.PHL here
