Please Note: Our mission is to bring these ideas to diverse audiences. Amita’s participation in an event does not necessarily constitute an endorsement of its host organization.
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Amita has presented over 100 invited keynotes, lectures, and workshops to audiences spanning diverse fields, including leaders, change agents, students, innovators, and entrepreneurs.
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Her interactive talks focus on how mastery of the mind leads to enduring individual, team, organizational, and societal change. They weave simple, powerful insights with engaging stories and practical tools that audiences can instantly apply to transform how they live, work, and lead.
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She often delivers opening keynotes at conferences and retreats to prime minds for creative, big picture, out-of-the-box thinking.
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See a list of upcoming and prior events below. For speaking inquiries, email edge@vitamita.com
TESTIMONIALS:
TALKS & EVENTS:
Jan. 22 – May 5, 2020: Johns Hopkins University: Masters degree course on “Leading Change”: Lecturer (Enduring Edge has been a required textbook for the class since 2014)
March 27, 2020: Johns Hopkins University: Last Lecture Series on “Wellness of the Mind”: Invited Speaker (Rockville, MD)
January 15, 2020: Bethesda Green: BeGreen Hub Accelerator: Speaker & Workshop Leader: Creating the Startup Manifesto (Bethesda, MD)
January 13, 2020: Bethesda Green: BeGreen Hub Accelerator: Speaker & Workshop Leader: Mastering the Entrepreneurial Mindset (Bethesda, MD)
Sept. 4 – Dec. 17, 2019: Johns Hopkins University: Masters degree course on “Leading Change”: Lecturer (Enduring Edge has been a required textbook for the class since 2014)
Nov. 18, 2019: Centennial High School: Keynote Speaker: “Why Mastering Your Mind is the Secret to Success” (Ellicott City, MD)
Oct. 8, 2019: Georgetown University McDonough School of Business: Guest Speaker: “Meditation and Leadership” course (Washington, DC)
Sept. 13-15, 2019: Indiaspora Global Forum: Speaker
(Tarrytown, NY)
Aug. 28, 2019: Stanford GSB Women’s Circle: Workshop Leader: “Designing Your Life” (Washington, DC)
Aug. 7, 2019: Private Event: Law Firm: Speaker (Baltimore, MD)
June 17, 2019: Bethesda Green: BeGreen Hub Accelerator: Keynote Speaker: Summer Pitch Event (Bethesda, MD)
June 6, 2019: Bethesda Green: BeGreen Hub Accelerator: Speaker & Workshop Leader (Bethesda, MD)
Jan. 23 – May 7, 2019: Johns Hopkins University: Masters degree course on “Leading Change”: Lecturer (Enduring Edge has been a required textbook for the class since 2014)
February 4, 2019: Centennial High School: Speaker: “Enduring Edge: Transforming How We Think, Create and Change” (Ellicott City, MD)
January 26, 2019: American Production and Inventory Control Society DC Metro Chapter: Keynote Speaker: New Mindset… New You!
January 16, 2019: Bethesda Green: BeGreen Hub Accelerator: Speaker & Workshop Leader: Creating the Startup Manifesto (Bethesda, MD)
January 14, 2019: Bethesda Green: BeGreen Hub Accelerator: Speaker & Workshop Leader: Mastering the Entrepreneurial Mindset (Bethesda, MD)
Sept. 5 – Dec. 18, 2019: Johns Hopkins University: Masters degree course on “Leading Change”: Lecturer (Enduring Edge has been a required textbook for the class since 2014)
December 14, 2018: Centennial High School: Speaker: “Enduring Edge: Transforming How We Think, Create and Change” (Ellicott City, MD)
December 6, 2018: Saul Ewing: Emerging Company Roundtable: Speaker (Baltimore, MD)
November 15, 2018: ETC Baltimore / Maryland Institute College of Art: Women’s Entrepreneurship Day: Panelist. Register here. (Baltimore, MD)
Oct. 30, 2018: TEDCO Entrepreneur Expo: Fireside Chat: Featured Speaker (College Park, MD)
Oct. 30, 2018: TEDCO Entrepreneur Expo: Fast Pitch Session: Judge (College Park, MD)
Oct. 3, 2018: Betamore Beta City: VC Pitch Competition: Judge (Baltimore, MD)
October 2, 2018: Barcoding, Inc. Annual Executive Forum: Opening Keynote Speaker
Sept. 27, 2018: DC Startup Week: Speaker: “Perspectives from Immigrant Founders” (Washington, DC)
Sept. 26, 2018: Univ. of Maryland School of Pharmacy: Speaker: “Mastering the Pharmapreneurial Mindset” (Baltimore, MD)
Sept. 19, 2018: TEDCO Builder Fund Conversations: Inaugural Keynote Speaker (Baltimore, MD)
Sept. 18, 2018: TiE DC: Workshop Speaker: “Mastering the Entrepreneurial Mindset” (Tysons Corner, VA)
August 11, 2018: New Student Orientation: Speaker: “Solving Business Problems with the 3D Mind” (Baltimore, MD)
July 26, 2018: Urban Alliance Public Speaking Challenge: Judge (Silver Spring, MD)
June 25, 2018: NIH, NIGMS 7th Biennial National IDeA Symposium of Biomedical Research Excellence: Roundtable Moderator (Washington, DC)
June 23, 2018: TiE Young Entrepreneurs: Judges Panel: Annual Global Business Plan Competition (Arlington, VA)
June 21-22, 2018: Univ. of Vermont: Biomedical Entrepreneurship Summer Course: Lecturer (Burlington, VT)
June 19, 2018: TiE New York: Workshop Speaker: “Mastering the Entrepreneurial Mindset” (New York, NY)
June 14, 2018: U.S. Chamber of Commerce: Aligning Incentives for Better Health Conference: Holistic Well-Being in Workplaces & Communities: Panelist
May 12, 2018: TiE DC: Startup Workshop: Essentials for Growth: Speaker (Tysons Corner, VA)
April 21, 2018: Women’s Conference: Unity is Strength: Keynote Speaker
April 10-16, 2018: Graduate course on “Leading Change”: Guest Teacher: Authentic Leadership (Enduring Edge is a required textbook for the class)
March 29, 2018: Private Event: Guest Speaker: Book Club on Enduring Edge (Annapolis, MD)
March 15, 2018: ForoMET DC: A Celebration of International Women’s Day. Speaker (Washington, DC)
March 13-19, 2018: Graduate course on “Leading Change”: Guest Teacher: The Leader’s Mindset (Enduring Edge is a required textbook for the class)
February 10, 2018: Venture Capital Investment Competition: Judge (Baltimore, MD)
February 2, 2018: PeaceTech Lab: Speaker: “Mastering the Mind for Resilience, Creativity and Success” (Washington, DC)
January 26, 2018: Bethesda Green: BeGreen Hub Accelerator: Speaker & Workshop Leader: Creating the Startup Manifesto (Bethesda, MD)
January 25, 2018: Bethesda Green: BeGreen Hub Accelerator: Speaker & Workshop Leader: Mastering the Entrepreneurial Mindset (Bethesda, MD)
January 20, 2018: New Student Orientation: Speaker: “Solving Business Problems with the 3D Mind” (Baltimore, MD)
January 18, 2018: Women in Bio: Speaker: “Mastering the Entrepreneurial Mind” Register here. (McLean, VA)
January 13, 2018: Maryland Institute College of Art: Micapreneurship Business Matters Conference: Speaker: “Mastering the Entrepreneurial Mindset”. Register here. (Baltimore, MD)
Dec. 7, 2017: National Cancer Institute Tech Transfer Center: Speaker: “Mastering the Entrepreneurial Mindset” (Rockville, MD)
Nov. 28-30, 2017: Global Entrepreneurship Summit: Invited U.S. Delegate (Hyderabad, India)
Oct. 25, 2017: TEDCO Entrepreneur Expo: Fast Pitch Session: Judge (Baltimore, MD)
Oct. 6, 2017: Vicente Ferrer Foundation – Empowering Rural India: Recipe for Empowerment Gala: Emcee (Washington, DC)
Oct. 5, 2017: Univ. of Maryland School of Pharmacy: Speaker: “Mastering the Entrepreneurial Mindset” (Baltimore, MD)
Sept. 29-Oct. 1, 2017: Indiaspora Fifth Anniversary Leadership Forum: Speaker
(Leesburg, VA)
Sept. 22, 2017: PeaceTech Lab: Speaker: “Mastering the Mind for Resilience, Creativity and Success” (Washington, DC)
Sept. 19, 2017: Springboard Health Innovation Hub: Judge (Washington, DC)
Sept 8, 2017: Univ. of Maryland School of Pharmacy: White Coat Ceremony Keynote Speaker (Baltimore, MD)
June 20, 2017: Halcyon Incubator: Speaker: “Mastering the Entrepreneurial Mindset” (Washington, DC)
June 14/15, 2017: Univ. of Maryland School of Pharmacy: Faculty Retreat Opening Speaker & Shark Tank Judge
June 11, 2017: Stanford GSB Women’s Circles – DC All Circles Meeting: Workshop Exercise Leader: “Creating a Compass”
June 6, 2017: World Trade Center Institute: Women Spanning the Globe Leadership Conference: Opening Keynote Speaker
May 25, 2017: Bethesda Green Incubator: Lunch Speaker Series: Register Here (Bethesda, MD)
May 11, 2017: Univ. of Maryland School of Pharmacy: Board of Visitors Meeting Speaker (Baltimore, MD)
May 10, 2017: Univ. of Maryland School of Pharmacy: 175th Anniversary Gala Speaker (Baltimore, MD)
April 28, 2017: National Cancer Institute Tech Transfer Center: Speaker: “Mastering the Entrepreneurial Mindset” (Rockville, MD)
April 12-18, 2017: Graduate course on “Leading Change”: Guest Teacher (Enduring Edge is a required textbook for the class)
March 15-21, 2017: Graduate course on “Leading Change”: Guest Teacher (Enduring Edge is a required textbook for the class)
March 9, 2017: MedStar Medical Center Family Medicine Faculty Retreat: Speaker (Baltimore, MD)
February 13, 2017: MBA Student LEAD (Leadership Engagement Action Development) Program: Workshop Speaker (Baltimore, MD)
January 7, 2017: New Student Orientation: Speaker: “Solving Business Problems with the 3D Mind” (Baltimore, MD)
December 14, 2016: Halcyon Incubator Mini-Shark Tank: Panelist (Washington, DC)
Nov. 14, 2016: TEDCO Entrepreneur Expo: Speaker: “Mastering the Entrepreneurial Mindset” (Baltimore, MD)
Oct. 20, 2016: Korean Business Enterprise: Keynote Address: “Mastering the 3D Mind: The Enduring Edge to Success”
(Tysons, VA)
Fall ’15/Spring ’16: Tech Innovation Center HEXCITE: Engaging world-class scientists & clinicians in an inter-disciplinary community to re-imagine healthcare: Faculty & Mentor
May 20-22, 2016: Indiaspora Forum: Panel Speaker
(Philadelphia, PA)
May 19, 2016: Private Event: Guest Speaker: Book Club on Enduring Edge
May 18, 2016: Fish & Richardson: Speaker: “Mastering the Startup Mindset”
May 12, 2016: AAPI Leaders Forum, White House: Invited Leader
May 7, 2016: Private Event: Guest Speaker: Book Club on Enduring Edge
April 27-May 3, 2016: JHU graduate course on “Leading Change”: Guest Teacher: “Authentic Leadership”
April 26, 2016: Wharton DC Innovation Summit: Speaker
April 25, 2016: National Institutes of Health Class: Guest Speaker
April 6-12, 2016: JHU graduate course on “Leading Change”: Guest Teacher (Enduring Edge was required textbook)
April 8, 2016: The Impact Center: Women’s Executive Leadership Program Retreat: Panel Speaker
April 4 & 5, 2016: MotivateU: Professional Development Week: Keynote Speaker: “Mastering Your Mind for Success”
April 2, 2016: American College of Medical Quality Annual Meeting: Plenary Speaker: “Keynotes in Quality”
April 2, 2016: Light City: Creative Innovation Conference: Panel Speaker
March 31, 2016: Virginia Tech Beyond Boundaries Forum: Adaptive Brain and Developmental Health: Invited Panelist
March 30, 2016: Light City: Health Innovation Conference: Keynote Speaker: “Transformative Innovation for Health”
March 29, 2016: Medstar Institute for Innovation: Integrative Medicine Symposium: Invited Participant
March 17, 2016: Women in Bio: “Women Investing in Women”: Panel Speaker
March 5, 2016: Johns Hopkins Carey Business School: Business of Healthcare Conference: Speaker
February 1, 2016: Startup Leadership DC: Speaker
Jan. 19, 2016: Accelerate DC Speaker Series: Speaker
Jan. 12, 2016: Health For America Fellows: Guest Speaker
January 4, 2016: Howard County Tech Council: Emerging Companies Roundtable: Speaker
Dec. 5, 2015: 1D 2D 3D Mind framework presented to 10-13 year olds in a workshop on building confidence
Dec. 1, 2015: U.S. Small Business Administration InnovateHER Innovating for Women Challenge: Panelist
December 1, 2015: Medstar Institute for Innovation: MI2 All Minds Meeting: Guest Speaker
November 19, 2015: Morgan State: Keynote Speaker: “Mastering the Entrepreneurial Mindset”
November 17, 2015: TEDCO Entrepreneur Expo: Panelist & Speaker: “Mastering the Entrepreneurial Mindset”
November 21, 2015: Pitch George Elevator Competition: Judge
November 15, 2015: Startup Weekend DC Global Startup Battle: Judge
November 9, 2015: mHealth Summit Speaker: “Innovation from Within: Cultural & Commercial Considerations”
November 9, 2015: Startup Boot Camp Opening Keynote & Closing Speaker: “Cultivating the Innovator’s Mindset”
November 6, 2015: Health For America Fellows: Guest Speaker
Nov. 3, 2015: U.S. Small Business Administration InnovateHER Innovating for Women Challenge: Panelist
October 28, 2015: Johns Hopkins Carey Business School Speaker: “How to Follow Your Passion to Find Your Calling”
October 21, 2015: ATHENAPowerlink Baltimore Business Women’s Roundtable: Panel Speaker
Oct. 2, 2015: George Washington School of Medicine, Clinical Practice Innovation & Entrepreneurship Lecture: Speaker
September 2015: Stanford Medicine X Conference: Invited Speaker: “Training the Mind for Healthcare Innovation and Transformation”
Sept. 20, 2015: Maryland Heart Associates Heart Health & Well-Being Seminar Speaker: “Mastering Your Mind for Well-Being”
Sept. 18, 2015: TEDCO Executive Women’s Roundtable: Guest Speaker: “Mastering the Entrepreneurial Mindset”
Sept. 14, 2015: THNK School of Creative Leadership Forum featuring “experts who are at the top of their game and pioneering or disrupting their fields”: Speaker
June 29, 2015: Betamore: Speaker: “Mastering the Entrepreneurial Mind“
June 25, 2015: Bethesda Green: Speaker: “Mastering the Entrepreneurial Mind”
May 22, 2015: Duke Ellington School of the Arts, Guest Speaker
May 13, 2015: Springboard Health Innovation Hub Bootcamp: Speaker
May 11, 2015: White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders Leaders Forum: Invited Leader
May 8-10, 2015: Indiaspora Forum: Speaker: “The Holy Grail: The Intersection of Medicine and Technology”
April 28, 2015: Wharton DC Innovation Summit: Speaker: “Women Innovators and Entrepreneurs”
April 26, 2015: International Day of the Book
April 21, 2015: Springboard Health Innovation Hub: Speaker
April 11, 2015: Stanford GSB Washington DC / Baltimore: Speaker: “Social Entrepreneurship & Design Thinking”
March 25, 2015: U.S. Small Business Administration InnovateHER Challenge: Panelist
Spring 2015: Johns Hopkins graduate course on “Leading Change”: Guest Teacher: “Authentic Leadership”
Spring 2015: Johns Hopkins graduate course on “Leading Change”: Guest Teacher (Enduring Edge was required textbook)
March 21, 2015: Pipeline Fellows DC Bootcamp: Guest Speaker
March 10, 2015: Johns Hopkins-Coulter Translational Partnership Bootcamp: Panelist
February 2015: TEDCO Executive Women’s Roundtable: Guest Speaker
January 2015: National Defense University: Guest Speaker
December 2014: Bethesda Writer’s Center Holiday Book Fair
November 2014: 2014 Entrepreneur Expo: Enduring Edge book signing
Spring 2014: Johns Hopkins graduate course on “Leading Change”: Guest Teacher
March 2014: National Institutes of Health Class: Guest Speaker
February 2014: National Defense University: Guest Speaker
Feb. 7, 2014: Children’s Natl Medical Center: Guest Speaker
Dec. 2013: HIMSS mHealth Summit: Venture+ Forum: Keynote Speaker
May 2013: National Defense University: Guest Speaker
March 2013: National Institutes of Health Class: Guest Speaker
June 2013: Life Sciences Bootcamp: Speaker
June 2013: XX in Health by RockHealth: Keynote Speaker
