Digital Brusselles FREE Luncheon Roundtable & Female Tech Incubator Launch

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 here. 

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 - 
      • Mrs. 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
  • Mrs. Pascale Van Damme, Vice President & General Manager of Dell BeLux & Head of EMEA NATO, and President of Agoria Digital Industries 
    • 13:30-14:00 - Closing Keynote
    • Closing Word:  Ms. Mai Ensmann, Coordinator, CyPro (DLI)
    • Presentation:  Inspiring Women & Girls in Tech Role Model/s - TBC
  14:00-16:00 - Digital Muse After School Program (girls ages 11-16): "Digital Music Workshop"
  • 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 strictly required and spaces are limited. Separate tickets for both the Luncheon and DM Workshop are required.  Participation in the DM Workshop is reserved for girls* ages 11-16 with written permission to attend and transport arrangements agreed by a legal guardian.
 
*Anyone who identifies as a girl.