CI Talent Fair

The morning session will feature biotech, life sciences and healthcare companies actively hiring in respective fields.

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Madison Vitale, AKA Madi Snacks and one-fourth of Sistersnacking, an online brand delivering food, travel, fashion and lifestyle content to its audience of over 1M followers, is taking the stage to share the importance of building your personal brand and attracting new audiences while remaining authentic and relatable.

Often called “The Mel Robbins for business,” Erin Hatzikostas is a globally recognized expert on the impact of authenticity in the workplace. With a dynamic blend of humor, intelligence and unfiltered honesty, Erin is sure to be your favorite no-nonsense navigator through the corporate junk jungle, helping you see that authenticity isn’t a buzzword—it’s a business strategy.

This will be the final networking window for CI’s biotechnology, life science and healthcare startups. Take advantage of this time to visit a few more companies and make introductions before new ones arrive.

Live from District New Haven, The Whiffenpoofs, the world’s oldest and best-known collegiate a cappella group, will put on a 15-minute, special performance, mixing old Yale tunes, jazz standards and other hits from across the decades. Founded in 1909, the “Whiffs” began as a senior quartet that met weekly at Mory’s Temple Bar. Today, the group has become one of Yale’s most celebrated traditions, performing more than 200 concerts across six continents each year.

Linda Clemons is a nationally recognized body language and connection expert helping people communicate with confidence—often before they ever say a word. With more than three decades of experience, Linda has built her career around the power of nonverbal communication and how it shapes trust, influence and leadership. She’ll share practical insights on how to come across more powerfully in interviews, presentations and everyday conversations, while inspiring the audience to connect with purpose and lead with presence.

The afternoon session will feature climate, consumer and tech companies actively hiring diverse roles and industry positions.

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Julie Brown is an entrepreneur, speaker and networking coach who hosts the podcast “This Shit Works,” where she shares no-nonsense strategies for building the kind of relationships that drive careers, community and opportunity. Don’t miss your chance to hear her practical, approachable take on networking—and how to make it work for you.

Erin Hatzikostas will take the stage again to tell more audience members about the power of authenticity and how it can be used as a strategic advantage in life and the workplace. Her interactive sessions teach people to stop out-working others and start ‘out-uniquing’ them.

This will be the final networking window for CI’s climate, consumer and technology startups. Be intentional on making those last few impressions and connections.

As the event wraps, make sure to stick around for our giveaway winners… prizes will be announced soon.