To celebrate women in innovation, tech, and business, and to highlight and promote the success of the European Innovation Council Women Leadership Programme’s (EIC WLP) 2nd cohort, the EIC is glad to invite the participating EIC beneficiaries and EIT grantees to the virtual closing event of the programme.
Register and let’s celebrate together!
(Applications are open until Thursday, 17 November 2022)
The EIC WLP Awards Ceremony will take place online on Friday, 18 November 2022 (10:00 – 11:30 CET). This event will showcase and celebrate the achievements of the Women Leadership Programme and openly conclude its 2nd cohort. Open to everyone interested, it will shed extra light on all the participating EIC and EIT-funded female researchers and innovators and celebrate their achievements during the WLP journey.
The event will also give visibility to the implemented WLP elements, from training, and networking, to coaching, and will help to better understand the outcomes and impact of the knowledge shared during the programme.
Moreover, and to ensure female leadership keeps on being empowered, the EIC will lift the veil on the upcoming 3rd cohort of the EIC Women Leadership Programme – so make sure to be part of this!
Event Details
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18 November (10:00 – 11:30 CET)
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Aminda Leigh | Host
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Virtual event
10:00 to 10:10 - Welcome
Aminda Leigh
10:10 to 10:20 - Welcome words by an inspiring female leader
Ana Barjasic, EIC Board Member | CEO of Connectology and Executive Committee Member of Global Entrepreneurship Network Europe
10:20 to 10:30 – Presentation of the Women Leadership Programme
Veronica Beneitez Pinero | Deputy Head of Unit, EIC Transition Activities and Business Acceleration Services, EISMEA
10:30 to 10:50 - Roundtable: Enhancing skills with the Women Leadership Programme
Speakers - Personal Mentor & Mentee, Business Coach & Coachee:
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Sara Canella & Claudia Consales
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Virginie Kolovos & Daniela Wirthl
10:50 to 11:15 - Roundtable: Women in Business: Providing leadership, creating solutions, and driving change
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Angele Giuliano, EIC Ambassador | CEO of AcrossLimits, Business Angel and former President of the Maltese Foundation for Women Entrepreneurs
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Samira Nik, EIC Programme Manager for Quantum Tech and Electronics
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Daphne Haim Langford, Founder & CEO of Tarsier Pharma and 2021 EU Prize for Women Innovators winner
11:15 to 11:30 - Closing remarks
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Martin Kern | Director of EIT
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Jean-David Malo | Director of EISMEA
Please note that after your registration you will receive a calendar invitation with a link to join.
Additional Information
About the EIC Women Leadership Programme
Women-led companies are on the rise. The participation of women in deep tech is not only a matter of fairness but an important case of using Europe’s full potential of excellence in science and businesses. The EIC proactively seized this great opportunity for growth: the latest EIC Accelerator calls stated that at least 25% of applications invited for the second stage of evaluation should come from women (co)founded or led companies. As a result, the number of selected women (co) founded and led companies went from 7% to 34% (compared to the previous EIC call). This contributed to an overall increase in female-led companies from 8% to 15% (blended finance calls only).
To further build upon this, the EIC is offering a dedicated mentoring programme, the EIC Women Leadership Programme (WLP), which aims to level the playing field in scalable businesses and mindsets by unlocking potential and breaking down barriers to success!
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