The DLI Board and Executive Team are actively involved in initiatives with partners and stakeholders around the world that promote ESTEAM* leadership by girls and women. Find out below about our work in January and February 2018, learn here about future activities in which we are involved, and visit our calendar for upcoming events organised by DLI.
*entrepreneurship, science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics
18 January – Enabel “DigiTalk” – Women in Digital for Development: Ms. Cheryl Miller, DLI Founder, provided a keynote presentation on the subject of “Women and Digital for development: A new paradigm for the SDGs,” at Enabel, the Belgian Agency for Development, in Brussels.
31 January – Women Entrepreneurship Platform AGM (Brussels): On 31 January in Brussels, Ms. Cheryl Miller, DLI Founder, joined the Annual General Meeting of the Women Entrepreneurship Platform where she was sworn in as a member of the Board.
31 January – WEgate Information Session (Brussels): On 31 January at the European Parliament in Brussels, Ms. Cheryl Miller, DLI Founder, contributed to a working session on the WEgate female entrepreneurship platform of the European Commission.
2 February – Digital Skills and Jobs Governing Board Meeting (Brussels): On 2 February at the European Commission in Brussels, Ms. Cheryl Miller, DLI Founder, joined the third meeting of the Governing Board of the Digital Skills and Jobs Coalition of Europe.
20 February – Masters of Digital (Brussels): On 20 February, Ms. Cheryl Miller, DLI Founder, joined the DIGITALEUROPE “Masters of Digital” event taking place in Brussels.
20 February – Women in Tech Round Table with Commissioner Jourova (Brussels): On 20 February, Ms. Cheryl Miller, DLI Founder, joined a roundtable with European Commissioner for Justice, Ms. Vera Jourova, on the subject of “Breaking the Glass Ceiling.” The event was hosted by BSA in Brussels.
22 February – Salesforce Equality Appreciation Dinner (Brussels): Ms. Cheryl Miller, DLI Founder, joined a 22 February “Equality Appreciation” dinner, hosted by Salesforce.com in Brussels.
24 February – ToekomstATELIERdelAvenir (Brussels): On 24 February, Ms. Loredana Bucseneanu, DLI Strategy Officer, contributed to a ToekomstATELIERdelAvenir workshop on ICT with kids from the Brussels area.
26 February to 1 March – Mobile World Congress and Women4Tech 2018 (Barcelona): 26-28 February, Ms. Cheryl Miller, DLI Founder, joined the 2018 Ministerial Programme at Mobile World Congress 2018. On 1 March, Ms. Mai Ensman, DLI Development Manager, and Ms. Loredana Bucseneanu, DLI Strategy Officer, joined Ms. Miller for Women4Tech 2018, at which DLI was recognized as finalist and Ms. Miller received a 2018 Global Mobile Award for her work increasing participation of girls and women in technology studies and careers.
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