About this Event
The future is not waiting โ it is being built by women who have the courage to lead it.
The 2nd Annual Unleash Your Potential: Women Who Own the Future brings together leaders, innovators, and allies to spotlight the women shaping Technology, Defense, Cybersecurity, and Artificial Intelligence. This event is designed to make these industries accessible, inspiring, and within reach โ whether you are already in the field, exploring a path forward, or supporting the next generation ready to step into it.
You belong in this room.
This is more than a summit. It is a platform, a movement, and a room filled with possibility.
It is a room where visibility becomes opportunity and potential turns into leadership.
What You'll Experience:
- A powerful keynote from Abigail Fabian leading in Tech and Defense
- Discussions diving into Cybersecurity how it relates to true crime and AI
- A dynamatic fireside chat featuring the women who are owning these industries
- Meaningful networking with professionals and allies
- Insight into career pathways, leadership journeys, and real-world impact
We believe representation matters. Exposure matters. Access matters.
By opening this space to professionals, aspiring leaders, students, and families, we are building a bridge between curiosity and opportunity.
Come learn. Come connect. Come support the women who are leading the future.
Sara McGuire Consulting is proud to collaborate with the New Hampshire Tech Alliance and OrgNxt LLC for this empowering event.
Together, we are committed to advancing innovation, increasing representation, and creating accessible pathways into Technology, Defense, Cyber and AI for women.
About the New Hampshire Tech Alliance
The New Hampshire Tech Alliance is a statewide technology association committed to supporting companies at every stage of growth. Through programs that focus on workforcedevelopment, innovation, advocacy, and entrepreneurship, the Alliance helps ensure New Hampshire remains a leader in the evolving global tech landscape.
About OrgNxt LLC
The mission of OrgNxt LLC is to educate and advise established businesses, academia, and start-ups on potential cases for the their technology as it applies to defense and national security challenges, enabling them to reach their full market potential while providing those who serve and protect with the tools they need, before they need them.
Founder and Principal, Tom Fournier, LTC, U.S. Army (Retired).
Agenda
๐: 10:30 AM - 10:40 AM
Welcoming Remarks
Host: Sara Margalus
๐: 10:40 AM - 11:00 AM
Partnership, Protection, and the Path Forward for Women Who Own the Future
Host: Dana Dexter, Alderman Ward 3, Manchester, NH
๐: 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Keynote Speaker - SHE leads in Tech and Defense
Host: Abigail Fabian
๐: 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM
Lunch
๐: 01:00 PM - 01:30 PM
Mapping Harm: The M**der Matrix Meets Cybersecurity
Host: Dr. Elizabeth Gurian
Info: The M**der Matrix began as a way to make sense of something that often feels chaotic and overwhelming: serial homicide. Built from international cases spanning 1900 to today, including solo male and female offenders as well as co-offending teams, the Matrix organizes complex case information into a structured system that allows patterns to emerge more clearly.
At its core, the M**der Matrix is about turning scattered data into insight. It breaks cases down into consistent categories, offender behaviour, victim selection, detection methods, and justice outcomes, so that comparisons can be made and trends can be identified.
For Women Who Own The Future: Technology โ Defense โ Cyber โ AI, this talk shifts the focus from homicide alone to the bigger idea behind the tool: mapping harm. The same thinking that helps identify behavioural patterns in violent crime can also be applied to cyber threats, online exploitation, coordinated attacks, and other complex security challenges. Whether the h
๐: 01:30 PM - 02:00 PM
The Future of AI
Host: Candice Benson
Info: Curious about AI? Our expert in AI, Candice Benson will discuss all your questions and how she advises organizations on secure AI adoption, governance, and enterprise transformation.
๐: 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM
Fireside Chat
Host: Discussion with Speakers led by Sara Margalus
Info: Sara Margalus will have a fireside chat with Abigail, Elizabeth and Candice on their expertise in Tech, Defense, Cyber and AI. This is designed as an open discussion with everyone in the room. Come ready with your questions and enjoy learning from these trailblazing women!
๐: 03:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Reception and Networking Event
Host: Sara Margalus
Info: At Sara McGuire Consulting, it wouldn't be an invite without a fun reception! The day will be filled with amazing conversations on these topics that are driving our future. Join us all for the reception to get to know these women and everyone in attendance. A fabulous way to connect, network, make friends and support each other! Music, drinks, and amazing food from our local vendor Tidewater!
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
The Venues at The Factory, 252 Willow Street, Manchester, United States
USD 0.00 to USD 84.01












