2025 Women of Innovation Awards

The 20th annual Women of Innovation event, hosted by the Connecticut Technology Council, celebrates trailblazing women & girls inspiring visionary leadership in scientific research, education, manufacturing & entrepreneurship. Forty-six exceptional Connecticut women will be recognized for their achievements in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM).

Keynote Speaker:

Dr. Esther S. Takeuchi, a SUNY Distinguished Professor and the William and Jane Knapp Chair in Energy and the Environment at Stony Brook University.

Dr. Takeuchi holds a joint appointment at Brookhaven National Laboratory as Chief Scientist and Chair of the Interdisciplinary Science Department. Dr. Takeuchi has more than 150 patents, is a member of National Academy of Engineering, the National Inventors Hall of Fame, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, American Academy of Arts and Sciences and a Charter Member of the National Academy of Innovation.
She received the National Medal of Technology and Innovation, the E. V Murphree and Astellas Awards from the ACS and ECS Edward G. Acheson Award. She is a Fellow of the ECS, the AIMBE, and the AAAS. In addition, she has received the European Inventor Award, the Sigma Xi Walston Chubb Innovation Award, an honorary Doctorate from Notre Dame University, and the National Academy of Sciences Chemical Sciences Award.

Event program:

Registration, networking and reception – 4:30-5:30 pm

Awards Ceremony – 5:30-7:00 pm