We invite students, faculty, staff, alumni, corporate partners, and friends to the 50th Anniversary Women@Wentworth breakfast, Gaining STEAM: Empowering Women for Success.
Please register for this year’s in person event by selecting the red “Registration” button above. Kindly RSVP by Wednesday, March 23rd.
Our Free breakfast event will include:
- Woman of the Year Recipient and Keynote Speaker: Sharmi Albrechtsen, Co-Founder and CEO of Smartgurlz
- University Leaders: will share exciting news about Wentworth’s initiatives to support and grow our female population
- President Mark A. Thompson, Ph.D.
- Nicole Price, Vice President of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
- Women at Wentworth Endowed Scholarship Recipient:
- Catherine “Cat” Roden, Construction Management ’23
- Student Leader Recognition: Karyn Thompson will recognize the female leaders of clubs, organizations and athletic teams on campus
- Woman of the Year Presentation: Dean Durga Suresh-Menon, School of Computing and Data Science will present the award to our keynote speaker, Sharmi Albrechtsen
- Shared Resources: an attendee directory will be distributed following the event (be sure to opt-in to receive your copy)
Sharmi Albrechtsen, Founder & CEO
SmartGurlz™, like all successful inventions, was born of necessity, by a mother who became frustrated when trying to find educational but fun toys for her daughter, Nina.
Meet Sharmi: Nina’s mom, robotics aficionado, and founder of SmartGurlz™. She saw a gap in the market to create a robot for doll-loving girls, while at the same time inspiring their interest in STEM related subjects. In creating SmartGurlz™, Sharmi created a the world’s first self- balancing coding robot for girls. What started as a labor of love for her daughter, has evolved into a company that empowers girls everywhere with skills to become confident, inspiring women.
Sharmi was recently nominated to AdWeek’s top 37 women ‘Who Are Disrupting the Status Quo and Championing Gender Diversity in Advertising and Tech.’ and is recognized by Inc. Magazine on their list of the Top Female Founders in 2021.
Questions about the event? universityevents@wit.edu or 617-989-4378