Calling all STEMM students, faculty, and staff from the Washington DC, Maryland, and Virginia (DMV) area who are innovators, inventors, scholars, educators, and creatives! You are invited! On Thursday, September 24th at Goucher College's Hyman Forum of the Atheneum from 9am - 6pm, the Inspiring Global Changemakers Through STEMM Innovation event brings together STEMM students, faculty, and staff from the Washington DC, Maryland, and Virginia (DMV) area who are innovators, inventors, scholars, educators, and creatives to learn more about intellectual property protection, commercialization, and entrepreneurship. Sponsored by Goucher College and Qualcomm, leading global inventor of the technologies shaping our digital futures and the United States’ top patent filer, the event features hands-on makerspace activities; highlights The Inventor's Patent Academy, a free online invention and intellectual property learning platform created by Qualcomm and InventTogether; and showcases sessions by inventors and innovators, intellectual property protection and technology transfer professionals, entrepreneurs, and researchers from all career stages, including students! Registration is free! Virtual registration available. Register today! Agenda Overview: 9:00 - 11:00 am - Makerspace Workshop11:00 - 11:30 am - Registration & Check-in11:30 am - noon - Welcome*12:00 - 12:45 pm - Networking Lunch & Learn1:00 - 1:45 pm - Making the Most of Your Great Ideas with The Inventor's Patent Academy*1:45 - 2:30 pm - Keynote: Empowered Innovation: Building Your Path from Idea to Impact*2:45 - 3:45 pm - Panel: Lessons from Student Changemakers*3:45 - 4:45 pm - Panel: Taking Your Innovation to Market*4:45 - 6:00 pm - Closing* & Networking Reception* = Sessions available for virtual registrants