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Jill Ker Conway Innovation & Entrepreneurship Center

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The Jill Ker Conway Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center’s mission is to create a pipeline of exceptionally innovative, entrepreneurial and financially savvy women—cultivating change agents prepared to succeed in a complex world.

Announcements

Welcome Raj Malhotra, New Director of the Conway Center

Raj Malhotra has over 20 years of experience in launching and managing digital startups, teaching and mentoring programs, and building strategic partnerships. A serial innovator who transforms ideas into thriving enterprises, he has built venture-backed startups and teams within Fortune 500 companies that generated outsize returns from modest investments. He joins Smith to inspire and lead students in co-creating enterprises that collaborate across disciplines and economic boundaries. Learn more about Raj.

Conway Center has moved!

The Conway Center is now located on the first floor in the Neilson Library. Our doors will be open to the Smith community as permitted by Smith’s COVID-19 Response Plan. We look forward to seeing you soon!

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About the Center
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Resources

Upcoming at Conway

Featured Event
Oct
28

From Wall Street to the Coffee Farm

  • online; 7-8 p.m. (ET)
  • Annual Elizabeth Miller '81 Lecture
    Speaker: Margaret Nyamumbo '11 (founder, Kahawa 1893 Coffee)
Nov
2

Testing Ideas

  • Neilson Library Room 103, 5:30 p.m.
  • Dinner provided. RSVP on SSN required.
Nov
12

FinLit Friday

  • Neilson 103, 12:15-1:15 p.m.

  • Topic: "Adulting and Building Wealth While in School
    RSVP on the SSN required.
Nov
29

Annual Elevator Pitch Contest

  • Neilson 103, 6-7:30 p.m.

  • 90 seconds to pitch an idea for a business, service, product or project from class. Up to $1,000 in cash & prizes.

Contact

Conway Center

Neilson Library 103
Phone: 413-585-3653
Fax: 413-585-3655
Email: ciec@smith.edu
Mailing address:
Alumnae Gym, 83 Green Street
Northampton, MA 01063

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Conway Connect Blog

Stay in the know about what's happening on campus and beyond the gates with our monthly blog.