SCBio, statewide bank host Furman Women's Leadership Summit.

Greenville's United Community Bank and SCBio will partner with Furman University as it prepares for its virtual seven-week Women's Leadership Institute starting April 15.

"Having United Community Bank and SCBio join as presenting sponsor and presenting partner, respectively, increases the breadth and depth of the program into South Carolina's business community," Anthony Herrera, executive director of Furman's Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, said in a news release.

The program, led by Furman faculty members and leaders from various civic and corporate organizations, is open to emerging and established women leaders from across the Palmetto State and beyond and covers core competencies from team leadership and design thinking to negotiating and developing networks.

Participants will meet virtually on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., starting April 15 through June 1. Registration for the $1,499 program is open now.

"Furman's Women's Leadership Institute is among the premier programs in the Southeast devoted to promoting talent development, fostering invaluable connections and expanding new opportunities for current and emerging women leaders across the business ecosystem," Erin Ford, executive vice president and chief operating officer for SCBio, said in the release. "We are honored and enthusiastic supporters of the WLI program and mission, and look forward to being actively involved in this fantastic program."

Ford and Sam Konduros, chief executive officer and president of...

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