The NJECC Annual Conference, Innovation for Impact: Commercializing Academic Discovery, was a statewide commercialization conference which took place on October 27th, 2022 at NJIT's Campus Center in Newark, NJ. The conference aimed to create sustainable connections between various innovation ecosystem participants, targeting female inventors and commercialization gatekeepers: investors, service providers, and tech transfer & venture development staff. The conference included educational panel discussions for both new and experienced innovators addressing commercialization options and pathways, as well as keynote presentations from successful academic innovators. A showcase and networking session has provide opportunities to develop connections among gatekeeper and inventor participants.