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Women & Girls in STEM ForumEVENT PROGRAMME

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9:30 – 9:45

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OPENING PLENARY

9:45 – 10:45

Wesley Crock, Head of Education, EIT RawMaterials

Bernd Schäfer, CEO, EIT RawMaterialsMariya Gabriel, European Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth

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SPEAKER PANEL ON THE PRESENT AND FUTURE OF GENDER EQUALITY IN STEM

Wesley Crock, Head of Education, EIT RawMaterials

Adam Warby, CEO Emeritus, Avanade & Chairman of the Board, JA EuropeAnna Clark, President, EIT Women Antoaneta Angelova-Krasteva, Director for Innovation, Digital Education and International Cooperation, EuropeanCommissionBeatrice Boots, Director, Dutch National STEM Platform (PTvT) & Chairwoman, EU STEM CoalitionJana Kolar, Executive Director, CERIC-ERICOuti Slotboom, Director, Strategy and Economic Analysis, European Commission

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STUDENT MENTORING

Anca del Rio, Founder and Lead, The Digital Aid ProjectDragana Čalija, Founder and CEO, SaintDi & OrderEngineIrina Toma, Consultant, Iceberg PlusIsabel Braga da Cruz, President, Regional Center of Porto at Universidade Católica PortuguesaLucia Chierchia, Managing Partner, GELLIFYMariyana Hamanova, Co-Chairperson, Cleantech BulgariaMartyna Szydlowska, CEO and Co-founder, Fractuscan Oy

Students involved in the Girls Go Circular project will meet inspirational mentors and exchange with their peers.

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9:45 – 10:45

COFFEE BREAK10:45 – 11:00

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11:00 – 12:00 STUDENT VOICES: VIDEO COMPETITION AND DISCUSSION

CLOSING PLENARY12:00 – 12:30

Wesley Crock, Head of Education, EIT RawMaterials

Laura Soucek, ICREA Research Professor, VHIO & CEO and Co-Founder, Peptomyc S.L.

Inspiring thoughts and wrap-up.

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Diana Filip, Deputy CEO and Vice President of Marketing and Development, JA EuropeWesley Crock, Head of Education, EIT RawMaterials

Iuliana Vizitiu, Internal Control Coordinator, European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT)Dana Adriana Puia Morel, Coach, Strategist and Connector, European Commission

Dora Palfi, Co-Founder and CEO, imagiLabs

Students and high-level representatives gather during the final, interactive plenary. The three finalist student videos onthe future of gender equality are shown. Participants vote for the winning video.

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