FREE Move It Forward Women in Music - female digital starters weekend

In collaboration with the Brussels Electronic Marathon and in celebration of the European Week of Action for Girls, the Women Code Festival and European Code Week 2017, the Digital Leadership Institute and its partners are proud to announce a FREE Move It Forward - female digital starters weekend with women in music and the arts.  This initiative of the Digital Brusselles female tech incubator is supported by the Digital Belgium Skills Fund, top technology companies, non-profit organisations, and youth and women's networks and communities. Its objective is to give teen and adult women from the greater Brussels region the skills to become digital entrepreneurs and leaders, and to support them in driving positive change in their communities. 
 
Digital Brusselles Musical Showcase at BOZAR
with Brussels Electronic Marathon
As a special feature of this Move It Forward weekend, Digital Brusselles is collaborating with the Brussels Electronic Marathon to showcase an all-women/non-binary music stage on Sunday, 15 October, 19:00-00:00 at BOZAR in Brussels. This event is free for participants of the 2-day MIF weekend, and is open to the public with pre-registration and a suggested donation. The showcase will feature artists noted below as well as projects from the MIF weekend.
Move It Forward Draft Weekend Programme:
 
Day One - 14 October (Saturday):
  • 08:00-08:30 - Registration & Coffee
  • 08:30-10:30 - Opening Plenary:
  • 10:30-12:30 - Workshop 1: Build Your Online Presence with Wordpress with Ms. Nicola Walsh & Ms. Madalina Lazar Amazon Web Services
  • 12:30-13:30 - Lunch Break
  • 13:30-15:30 - Workshop 2: Launch Your Project in the Cloud with Ms. Nicola Walsh & Ms. Madalina Lazar Amazon Web Services
  • 15:30-18:00 - Brainstorming, Proposals, Idea Selection, Team Grouping & Project Work
  • 18:00-19:00 - Dinner
  • 19:00-22:00 - Project Work with Coaches

Day Two - 15 October (Sunday):

  • 08:00-08:30 - Coffee & Danishes
  • 08:30-10:30 - Workshop 3 Smartphone App Development for Android with Cheryl Miller / DLI 
  • 10:30-12:30 - Workshop 4: Digital Music Composition with Martine-Nicole Rojina
  • 12:30-13:30 - Lunch Break
  • 13:30-16:00 - Project Work with Coaches
  • 16:00-17:00 - Presentation Preparation
  • 17:00-19:00 - Closing Plenary: Project Presentations & Judging
  • 19:00-00:00 - Awards Dinner, Networking & Musical Showcase
Awards:
Prizes will be handed out for the top three projects presented on Sunday afternoon:
  • Overall Best: 6-month inQubation at Digital Brusselles; 10 Hours one-to-one Startup Coaching; Other TBC
  • Most Impact: 4-month inQubation at Digital Brusselles; 8 Hours one-to-one Startup Coaching; Other TBC
  • Most Innovative: 4-month inQubation at Digital Brusselles; 8 Hours one-to-one Startup Coaching; Other TBC
Jury Members:
Coaches:  Move It Forward female digital starter weekends are supported by a worldclass team of coaches who generously give their time and expertise to help participants deliver awesome projects and enterprises. 
Speakers, Jury-members & Coaches:
Eline Van Audenaerde manages The Unicorn Mothership, her own one-woman business and heads shesaidso Belgium, a network of women who work in music. She offers digital marketing to the music and tech industry, is a creative coach for DJs and producers and a full-time unicorn.
 

 

Move It Forward FAQ
 
Participants:  If you are a teen or adult woman* interested in building your tech and entrepreneurship skills while making an impact on challenges facing girls, women and their communities, please join us!  
*anyone who identifies as a woman
 

Childcare:  We proudly work with Bsit to provide childcare for participants with children up to ten years of age, on an as-needed basis.  If you wish to take advantage of this service, please kindly indicate that when you register.

 
Languages:  Workshops and inspirational talks will be given in the language of choice of the speaker with interpretation in other languages, as needed.  If you would like to support this event as an interpretor, kindly join the event as "Volunteer/Event Partner" or contact us.
 
Laptops: Participants will need a laptop to fully benefit from this event. If you do not have access to a laptop please let us know and we will reserve one for you. 
 
Supporters:  Move It Forward would not be possible without the support of our awesome partners and sponsors.  Kindly contact us if you would to support this event. Opportunities exist for Move It Forward volunteers, interpreters, coaches, jury members, content and media partners, prize contributors and sponsors.
 
If there is any other way we can facilitate your participation in this event, please do not hesitate to let us know!
Share Your Super Power with the Digital Brusselles Community!
Digital Brusselles is about knowledge-sharing among women -- some new to the career marketplace, and some more experienced but looking to try new things, e.g. starting their own digitally-driven commercial or social enterprise.  Do you have a secret super power (big or small!) -- building resumes, time management, bookkeeping tips & tricks, online marketing, etc. -- that you would like to share with a group of kind and curious women who could really benefit from what you know, and that you can share in an open, relaxed and non-judging setting?  Then please get in touch with us!  Your contribution to the Digital Brusselles community can pay you back in free attendance at workshops and events run by Digital Brusselles and other community members. So anything you contribute -- in English, Dutch, French or whatever language with which you're most comfortable -- will definitely come back to you.
 
Volunteering, Donations & Sponsorship:
If you or your organisation is interested in partnering, volunteering, sponsoring girls and women to participate in Digital Brusselles activities, or would like to support Digital Brusselles and its mission in other ways, please select the