FREE Lunch & Launch: Digital Brusselles Female Tech Incubator
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On 25 October at BeCentral in Brussels, with support from the Digital Belgium Skills Fund, the Digital Leadership Institute is proud to launch Digital Brusselles, Europe's first female tech incubator with the mission to promote inclusive digital transformation by increasing participation of girls and women in the digital society. Join us to celebrate by registering for our luncheon briefing, which is part of the first Open Door Day at BeCentral!
- 11:30-12:00 - Light Lunch and Registration
- 12:00-12:15 - Welcome & Keynote Presentations
- Welcome:
- Ms. Cheryl Miller, Founder, Digital Leadership Institute
- Ms. Katja Legisa, Director, Digital Brusselles (DLI)
- Keynote Presentations -
- Ms. Saskia Van Uffelen, CEO Ericsson Belux and Digital Champion of Belgium
- 12:15-13:30 - High-level Roundtable: Inclusive Digital Transformation with leading figures from the European, Belgian and Brussels public and private sectors
- Moderator: Ms. Cheryl Miller, Digital Leadership Institute
Ms. Rose Beaumont, Senior Vice President, Business Enablement and Communications for Mastercard
Ms. Claire Bury, Deputy Director General, DG CONNECT, with responsibility for regulatory aspects of the Digital Single Market
Ms. Lie Junius, Director EU Public Policy and Government Relations at Google 
Ms. Afke Schaart, Regional Lead and Vice President of Europe for the GSMA
Ms. Claudy te Boome, Senior Manager, Ernst & Young EU Global Account
Ms. Pascale Van Damme, Vice President & General Manager of Dell EMC Commercial BeLux & Head of EMEA NATO; and President of Agoria Digital Industries
- 13:30-14:00 - Closing Keynotes
- Closing Word: Ms. Mai Ensmann, Coordinator, CyPro (DLI)
- Keynote: Ms. Manon Van Hoorebeke - 2014 European Digital Girl of the Year
13:30-16:00 - Digital Muse After School Program (girls ages 11-16): "Digital Music Workshop"
- 13:30-14:00 - Joint program with Digital Brusselles Launch (above)
- 14:00-14:15 - Snack and Welcome:
- Welcome: Ms. Valentina Calà, DLI Innovation Officer
- Keynote: Ms. Sandrine Droubaix - DJ Sand
- 14:15-15:45 - Digital Music Workshop for Girls with DJ Sand: Digital Music Composition with Ableton & DJing with Native Instruments
- 15:45-16:00 - Wrapup & Cleanup
- 16:15 - All participants picked up by Parents/Legal Guardians
Important: Attendance at the noted activities is free but registration is required.
*Anyone who identifies as a girl.
