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Top to bottom: Attendees enjoy a three-course dinner; Katy Knox, president of U.S. Trust (the Private Wealth Management Group of Bank of America) leads the introductory Q&A; WINnovators make new connections.

WINning!

WALTER hosts 4th annual WINnovation event

Over 200 Triangle area professionals joined WALTER magazine and presenting sponsor, Bank of America, at The Umstead Hotel and Spa September 7. The fourth annual WINnovation celebrated women and innovation in the local comunity. The event kicked off with startup workshops led by Inspiring Capital and StartingBloc, followed by a cocktail reception for networking with fellow innovators and entrepreneurs. The presentation began with a delicious three-course meal with w wine pairings provided by The Umstead Hotel and Spa, while the panel of honorees gave TED-talk style presentations. Each panelists discussed the various successes and challenges they have experienced in their personal and professional lives. The evening concluded with a panelist Q&A and a special presentation from supporting sponsor, Diamonds Direct.

WALTER was joined by an engineer, a scientist, an entrepreneur, a creative, and a strategist. But, no one title applies here. Each of the speakers is all of these—creatively strategizing, breaking new ground, engineering change. And as they proved that evening, they’ve just about got it down to a science. —KP

Top to bottom: Deborah Levinson Grant from workshop sponsor Inspiring Capital; guests network during cocktail hour; Lucie Beck and Alex Moore from presenting sponsor Bank of America.

Top to bottom: Guests mingle at cocktail hour; roundtable discussion at startup workshop led by StartingBloc; attendee creates inspiring work; Ami Vaughan and Megan Farrell from supporting sponsor Diamonds Direct; startup workshop attendees strategize;.

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Clockwise: Panelists Sepi Saidi, Cicely Mitchell, Lindsay Zanno, Emily Sexton, and Melisse Shaban; panelists with WALTER staff Katherine Poole and Creative Director Laura Wall; attendees give a round of thanks; Kristine Sloan from StartingBloc; Katherine Poole with Bank of America’s Virgina Parker and Kari Stoltz.

WINnovation was made possible by presenting sponsor Bank of America with support from Diamonds Direct and The Umstead Hotel and Spa.