WBC Presents — Curiosity in Action: From Idea to Impact
The Women’s Business Council
Invites You to Attend
Curiosity in Action:
From Idea to Impact
A Valuable Opportunity to Network, Learn and Grow
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Date & Time Tuesday, November 10 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM EST |
Location Stonewall Golf Club 15601 Turtle Point Rd., Gainesville, VA |
Join us for an engaging luncheon featuring Dr. Arti Patel Varanasi, a serial entrepreneur and innovator whose work sits at the intersection of technology, public health, and community impact.
Talk Highlights
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Highlight curiosity as a key driver of innovation |
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Understand the transition from idea to impact — from “Why?” to “How?” |
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Encourage an entrepreneurial mindset in leadership |
About the Speaker
Dr. Arti Patel Varanasi, a serial entrepreneur, is President and CEO of the social enterprise Advancing Synergy, LLC. She has over 25 years of combined experience in cancer research, advocacy, capacity building, public health, and project management. Arti is passionate about developing innovations that build stronger communities and enable all individuals to lead healthier and longer lives. Her focus has been on leveraging technology to address chronic disease and advance health equity and justice.
She is an active member of the health, entrepreneurial, and technology communities in the DC-Maryland-Virginia area and serves the community through various leadership roles. Arti is a senior lecturer for the Master’s in Biotechnology Program at The Johns Hopkins University. As an advocate for improving the training of postdoctoral fellows, she was one of the founders of the National Postdoctoral Association, the NCI Fellows and Young Investigators Association, and the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences Fellows Committee.
Arti was a fellow in the National Cancer Institute’s (NCI) Cancer Prevention Fellowship Program, where her research interests focused on nutrition, immunity, and cancer prevention. She received her PhD from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and her MPH from Johns Hopkins University. Arti is also a graduate of the National Science Foundation funded ACTiVATE® program for women technology entrepreneurs.
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Date and Time
Tuesday Nov 10, 2026
11:30 AM - 1:30 PM EST
Tuesday November 10
11:30am - 1:30pm
Location
Stonewall Golf Club
15601 Turtle Point Rd. Gainesville
Fees/Admission
$35.00 (Includes Lunch)
As this is considered a private event, we will not be able to accept any refunds if requested less than 8 days from the event.
Advance registration is required and is requested to be made no less than one week ahead of the event date.
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