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FREE Lunch & Launch: Digital Brusselles Female Tech Incubator

by Digital Leadership Institute

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Wed, October 25, 2017

11:30 AM – 2:00 PM CEST

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BeCentral

Cantersteen 10

1000 Brussels

Belgium

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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!

11:30-14:00 - Luncheon Briefing: "Digital Brusselles: The Heart of Inclusive Transformation"

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

Panelists:

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