The annual Women to Watch event is coming up on March 8, 2007 from 5:30 – 8:30 pm at Boston’s Fairmont Copley Plaza Hotel.
10 New England women will be honored at the Women to Watch 2007 event. These up-and-comers are continuing to grow and shape the future of their industry. You can register to attend here.
Congratulations to this year’s honorees:
Deya Corzo, Medical Director of Clinical Research, Genzyme Corp.
Mary Lynne Hedley, Executive Vice President and Chief Scientific Officer, MGI Pharma Inc.
Asa Kalavade, Founder and Chief Technology Officer, Tatara Systems Inc.
Christina Lampe-Önnerud, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Boston-Power Inc.
Paula Long, Founder and Vice President of Products and Strategy, EqualLogic Inc.
Rachel Meyers, Director of Research, Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Stefania Nappi, Chief Executive Officer, PreferredTime Inc.
Mira Sahney, Founder and President, Myomo Inc.
Karen Tegan Padir, Vice President of Enterprise Java Platforms, Sun Microsystems Inc.
Angela Zapata, Senior Scientist, Bioengineering, The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory
Renee Blodgett is the founder of We Blog the World. The site combines the magic of an online culture and travel magazine with a global blog network and has contributors from every continent in the world. Having lived in 10 countries and explored over 90, she is an avid traveler, and a lover, observer and participant in cultural diversity. She is also the founder of the Magdalene Collection, a jewelry line dedicated to women’s unsung voices and stories, and the award-winning author of the bestselling book Magdalene’s Journey
She is founder of Blue Soul Media and co-founder of Blue Soul Earth as well as the producer and host of the award-winning Blue Soul CHATS podcast, that bridges science, technology and spirituality. Renee also founded Magic Sauce Media, a new media services consultancy focused on viral marketing, social media, branding, events and PR. For over 20 years, she has helped companies from 12 countries get traction in the market. Known for her global and organic approach to product and corporate launches, Renee practices what she pitches and as an active user of social media, she helps clients navigate digital waters from around the world. Renee has been blogging for over 16 years and regularly writes on her personal blog Down the Avenue, Huffington Post, BlogHer, We Blog the World and other sites. She was ranked #12 Social Media Influencer by Forbes Magazine and is listed as a new media influencer and game changer on various sites and books on the new media revolution. In 2013, she was listed as the 6th most influential woman in social media by Forbes Magazine on a Top 20 List.
Her passion for art, storytelling and photography led to the launch of Magic Sauce Photography, which is a visual extension of her writing, the result of which has led to producing six photo books: Galapagos Islands, London, South Africa, Rome, Urbanization and Ecuador.
Renee is also the co-founder of Traveling Geeks, an initiative that brings entrepreneurs, thought leaders, bloggers, creators, curators and influencers to other countries to share and learn from peers, governments, corporations, and the general public in order to educate, share, evaluate, and promote innovative technologies.
