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The right connection can change the trajectory of an idea, a business, or a career.
The Rise Circle: Innovation, Access & Impact Panel & Mixer brings together founders, investors, STEM & healthcare professionals, corporate leaders, & ecosystem builders for an experience designed to turn introductions into meaningful opportunities.
Through a short panel conversation, attendee spotlights, & intentional networking, well explore how innovation, access, investment, & strategic relationships can help ideas move forward & create measurable impact.
But this isnt a mixer where you grab a name tag, collect a few business cards, & go home.
Attendees will have opportunities to share what theyre building, what theyre looking for, & where they can be a resource to others. Come ready to meet potential collaborators, investors, advisors, partners, & professionals who can help open the next door.
Host
Fiserv iHub, RUTGERS Newark
Featured Speakers
Gadareth Higgs, PhD | Healthcare & Life Sciences Investor + Advisor
With more than 15 years of experience across bioinformatics, consulting, & healthcare, Gadareth works with startups navigating growth, investment, & commercialization. Through Higgs Insights, he has helped startup clients increase investor interest, raise between $200K & $7M, & secure significant investor commitments. His experience also includes precision oncology, biotechnology, ConcertAI, & McKinsey.
Gary Burnett | Healthcare + Transformation Executive
Gary works at the intersection of healthcare innovation, organizational transformation, talent strategy, & community impact. His work focuses on building cross-sector partnerships & creating strategies that improve organizational performance while expanding access & outcomes for diverse communities.
Whether youre raising capital, building a company, advancing an idea, looking for strategic partners, or simply trying to find the right people to help you move forward, The Rise Circle is designed to help make the room smaller & the connections stronger.
Come ready to share. Come ready to connect. Come ready to find your next opportunity.
Disclaimer: By attending The Rise Circle, you consent to being photographed and/or recorded during the event. These photos & videos may be used by The Rise Circle for promotional, marketing, & educational purposes, including future events, social media, websites, & other communications.
Interested in sponsoring or exhibiting? Connect with us: info@therisecircleglobal.com
Learn more about Us
Why Rise Circle?
Two Founders. One Encounter. Boundless Possibilities.
We connected last year, survived an accelerator together (it didn't kill us, so I guess we are stronger). Several train rides (to NYC) & car rides (to Philly) later, we were more exposed to the founder ecosystem, absolutely loved the experience, but something was still missing...
We are curating conversations & experiences that our ecosystem needs. And we are excited to do it right here in New Jersey.
Our Mission
Our mission is to create an ecosystem that facilitates strategic partnerships, with a special focus on highlighting underrepresented founders, leaders, & innovators in the STEM & Healthcare spaces; alongside the organizations, corporations, venture firms, & ecosystem partners that invest in & champion their success.
Hosts
Idongesit Obeya | Founder, Altruistic Scribe
Idongesit Obeya, RN, BSN, MSN, CCM, is a distinguished healthcare leader, professor, & advocate whose work is rooted in advancing equity, innovation, & human-centered care. As the Founder & CEO of Altruistic Scribe, she is committed to transforming health outcomes through culturally responsive education, strategic advocacy, & solutions that bridge gaps in care for underserved communities.
With more than 16 years of experience across diverse healthcare settings, Idongesit brings deep expertise in nursing, case management, patient education, & public health engagement. She is widely recognized for her ability to connect clinical insight with compassionate leadership, creating meaningful impact for both individuals & communities.
A passionate champion for progress at the intersection of healthcare, STEM, & innovation, Idongesit believes that the future of care must be both technologically forward & deeply humane
Adaeze Iloeje-Udeogalanya | Founder, African Women in STEM
Adaeze Iloeje-Udeogalanya is a leadership & AI strategist, TEDx speaker, & the founder of African Women in STEM, a global career & leadership ecosystem advancing access & opportunities for women in STEM fields.
With over 20 years of experience as an engineer, strategist, & executive in the energy sector, Adaeze has led large-scale initiatives totaling more than $500 million. Today, she works at the intersection of leadership & emerging technology, advising organizations & professionals on how AI is reshaping authority, decision-making, & visibility.
Through African Women in STEM, she partners with organizations, institutions, & companies to deliver events, programming, mentorship, & initiatives that strengthen talent pipelines & expand professional opportunities. Her TEDx talk, viewed over 100,000 times, reframes cultural identity as a strategic advantage in the future of work.
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