WITECH | Entrepreneurship for Women in Tech
The WITECH conference is organized by Politecnico di Milano and PoliHub, the startup accelerator of PoliMI. The event, part of a project funded by the European Union, is dedicated to women, entrepreneurship and technology.
The conference, held in English, will host keynotes and panels, which will see as protagonists men and women from different fields, such as startups, universities, public administration, education. Various issues will be addressed, such as STEM education programs dedicated to girls, how Diversity & Inclusion is addressed in large corporations, the experience of female startup founders, policies and actions conducted by institutions to promote female empowerment.
17.00-17.15 Introduction and presentation of Witech Program
with Enrico Deluchi CEO PoliHub
with Cristina Rossi Lamastra President of the “Comitato Unico di Garanzia, Politecnico di Milano
17.15 – 17.35 Plans, actions and policies to empower women to study and pursue a STEM career
with Alessia Cappello, Councilor for Economic Development and Labor Policies, Municipality of Milan
17.35-17.45 Diversity e inclusion in Politecnico
Cristina Rossi Lamastra President of the “Comitato Unico di Garanzia”, Politecnico di Milano
17.45-18.05 STEM & Entrepreneurship
with Alessandra Accogli CEO & Founder, Sinergy
with Vincenzo Butticè Assistant Professor in Entrepreneurial Finance
18.05-18.30 Break
18.30 – 18.50 The Importance of Network
with Alessandra Lomonaco La carica delle 101
with Stefania Quaini Angels4Women
18.50 – 19.10 Conversation – Women as a Growth Driver
with Claudia Manzi Professor of Social Psychology, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
with Monica Poggio, CEO, Bayer Italia and Vice-President of Assolombarda
19.10 – 19.30 STEM Education
with Ulrike Sauerwald, Research & Knowledge Management, Valore D
with Roberta Russo, Head of the Industry 4.0 Enabling Technologies commission, Associazione Donne 4.0
19.30-19.45 Keynote
Valeria Cagnina, Co-Founder e Mentor di OFpassiON
