Move It Forward for Women vs. COVID19

Outcomes from this event are included in our 30 April 2020 post “World’s First Women versus COVID19-Hackathon“

The Digital Leadership Institute and its partners, including the W20 EU Delegation, 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

Draft Programme:

Day One – 24 April (Friday – All Times CET, GMT+2):

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:
  - 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

**Awards: Prizes will be handed out for the top three projects presented at the Closing Session:

Overall Best: 6-month Virtual inQubation at DLI; 10 Hours one-to-one inQube Startup Coaching; and free access to Crowdfunding 100 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

Jury members: