What does it look like to build a career at the intersection of STEM and entrepreneurship? On February 26, UBC Okanagan’s School of Engineering, WeBC, and ETSI-BC will host a Women in STEM Entrepreneurship panel featuring women founders who are turning technical expertise into real-world impact.
Event Details
Date: Thursday, February 26, 2026
Time:
- Networking at 4:45 PM
- Panel from 5:30 – 7 PM
Location: UNC 106, Student Union Theatre, UBC Okanagan Campus
Moderator: Stephanie Gnissios, P.ENG, MBA, PMP, UBC Alumnus, Co-Founder Climate Risk Services
For women in STEM, entrepreneurship and business can be powerful pathways for transforming ideas into real-world impact. This upcoming panel brings together women entrepreneurs leading STEM-driven businesses to share their experiences at the intersection of science, technology, innovation, and enterprise.
Panelists will reflect on their career journeys, highlighting pivotal moments, lessons learned, challenges overcome, and the success factors that helped shape their paths. Through candid conversation and practical insights, the discussion will explore how entrepreneurial thinking can open doors beyond traditional STEM roles—and how business acumen can amplify technical expertise.
Open to the Okanagan community, this event welcomes students, recent graduates, researchers, and professionals who are curious about diverse and meaningful career pathways in STEM. Whether you are exploring entrepreneurship for the first time or looking to better understand how innovation moves from concept to market, this conversation will broaden how you think about what’s possible.
The UBC Okanagan School of Engineering is proud to partner with ETSI-BC and WeBC, and acknowledges the support of the Government of Canada through the Women Entrepreneurship Strategy.
Everyone is welcome. Seats are limited.