The Digital Leadership Institute, Women’s Entrepreneurship Platform and their partners are proud to announce a Move It Forward – female digital starters event for Women versus COVID19, taking place online on 24-26 April 2020 (all times CET, GMT+2), in support of the #EUvsVirus hackathon organised by the European Commission, and in celebration of Girls in ICT Day 2020!
Move It Forward female digital starters events are an initiative of inQube, DLI’s female digital accelerator, and are supported by top technology companies, non-profit organisations, and youth and women’s networks and communities. Their objective is to give teen and adult women* the skills to become digital entrepreneurs and leaders, and to support them in driving positive change in their communities and society-at-large.
Participants: If you are a teen or adult woman* interested in building your tech and entrepreneurship skills while addressing challenges for Women during the COVID19 crisis, please sign up for this FREE event!
Coaches/Volunteers/Partners: Please contact us if you would like to support this event. Opportunities exist for Move It Forward volunteers, interpreters, coaches, jury members, content and media partners, prize contributors and sponsors.
*Anyone who identifies as a woman
- 09:00-09:30 – Check-in & Virtual Coffee
- 09:30-10:00 – Orientation Webinar 1: Orient Yourself to Innovate with Zoom
- 10:00-11:30 – Opening Session (Open to the Public): Unpacking the Challenge of “Women versus COVID19”
- 10:00-10:15 – Welcome Message from Commissioner Mariya Gabriel, European Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture and Youth
- 10:15-11:30 – Keynote Presentations:
- Ms. Bernadette Gemmell, European Institute for Gender Equality
- Ms. Pirkko Mahlamäki, Executive Committee, European Women’s Lobby
- Miss Alai Miranda Blanco Lascurain, European Digital Girl of the Year 2019
- 11:30-12:30 – Orientation Webinar 2: Orient Yourself for the Move It Forward Workshop Webinars
- 12:30-15:00 – Workshop Webinar 1: Build & Launch Your WordPress Website in the Cloud with Amazon Web Services
- 15:00-17:00 – Brainstorming, Project Ideation & Team Grouping
- 17:00-18:00 – #EUvsVirus Opening Session
Day Two – 25 April (Saturday – All Times CET, GMT+2):
- 09:00-09:30 – Check-in & Virtual Coffee
- 09:30-12:00 – Workshop Webinar 2: Visualize Your Data with Tableau
- 12:00-13:30 – Project Work with Coaches
- 13:30-16:00 – #EUvsVirus Expert Webinars
- 16:00-19:00 – Project Work with Coaches
- 19:00-20:00 – #EUvsVirus Live Q&A Sessions
Day Three – 26 April (Sunday – All Times CET, GMT+2):
- 09:00-09:30 – Check-in & Virtual Coffee
- 09:30-12:00 – Workshop Webinar 3: Build a Smartphone App with MIT App Inventor for Android
- 12:00-15:00 – Project Work with Coaches
- 15:00-16:00 – Project Submissions to #EUvsVirus (optional)
- 16:00-19:00 – Closing Session (open to the Public): Project Pitches for “Women versus COVID19”
- 16:00-18:00 – Jury Introduction & Project Presentations:
- 18:00-18:45 – Jury Deliberation and Closing Keynotes:
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- Ms. Anna Falth, WE EMPOWER, UN Women
- Ms. Julie Linn Teigland, EMEIA Area Regional Partner, EY
- 18:45-19:00 – Award** Announcements & Prizes
- 19:00-20:00 – Virtual Reception with #EUvsVirus
- Overall Best: 6-month Virtual inQubation at DLI; 10 Hours one-to-one inQube Startup Coaching; and free access to Crowdfunding 101 online course ($197 value) care of event partner Global InvestHer
- Most Impact: 4-month Virtual inQubation at DLI; 8 Hours one-to-one inQube Startup Coaching
- Most Innovative: 4-month Virtual inQubation at DLI; 8 Hours one-to-one inQube Startup Coaching
- Ms. Charlene Lambert, President, Women’s Entrepreneurship Platform
- Ms. Wendy Diamond, Founder, Women’s Entrepreneurship Day Organization
- Ms. Anne Ravanona, Founder & CEO, Global InvestHer
- Ms. Jaya Jiwatram, Digital and Interactive Media Specialist, UN Women
- Ms. Cheryl Miller Van Dÿck, Founder, Digital Leadership Institute
- Others TBA
