🗨️ English
🌮 Free food and drinks all afternoon!
🪴 A goodie bag & plant to take home!
💸 Giveaway of Coolblue vouchers!
For the 3rd edition of the Intl. Girls in ICT day together with KDG University, we’ll celebrate the 17th of april! An inspiring afternoon for highschool students deciding their future studies, university students, women working in tech & anyone interested!
This event is made possible by IBM CIC and KBC!
In the theme of "Decoding Tech," we want to make the incredible tech world more accessible to everyone, because it’s full of opportunities shaping our future! The ideal time to come and soak up the atmosphere of the #womenintech community, learn about the importance of how we shape tech for the future and of course just try out some fun stuff yourself! On this cozy afternoon we foresee several interactive activities, a giveaway with Coolblue Vouchers, inspiring talks and a speed networking session. Not to mention free food, drinks and a full goodie bag 🪴!
So are you already studying, maybe considering studying tech or already working in tech? Then be sure to come and listen and network with inspiring people at a fun afternoon at KDG University along with Clusity!
More on the program below 👇🏿
16:00 - 17:15 PM: TECH FAIR - Walk around and experience fun activities at the booths, get free food & drinks and experiment!
Discover how to move robotic arms with LegoLAB, learn how to program a micro:bit with Phyton (for absolute beginners!) with Digitale Wolven, make a binary name bracelet, discover the first builds of KDG students, emerge yourself in a Virtual Reality world with IBM CIC or take your picture with KBC.
17:15 - 18:40 PM: Inspiring Talks from women in tech
Listen to Linde Nouwen, Vasilena Stoyanova and June Vanlerberghe how their journeys led them to becoming young professionals in tech!
Exploring your journey into cybersecurity
Linde Nouwen is a 23-year-old cybersecurity enthusiast working in the Offensive Security Team at KBC. Her day-to-day consists of penetration testing, but you’ll find Linde as well in hacking competitions and bootcamps. In her presentation she’ll tell us how she entered in the world of cybersecurity, how it became her passion and maybe can become yours too 😏. Linde is breaking the stereotype that a hacker is someone in a basement wearing a hoodie, but rather that it requires social interaction and lots of creativity!
My journey as international student to woman in ICT
Vasilena Stoyanova was born in Bulgaria and came to Belgium 5 years ago as an international student at KDG University studying Applied Computer Science. After graduating in 2023, she established herself as a professional in the IT sector and started working as a System Engineer, putting her skills in software development, data and client interaction in action! In her presentation she’ll share that journey, with a focus on the importance of embracing diversity and the value of perseverance. Vasilena will give practical advice an for young graduates embarking on their careers, based on her experience. Outside of work, Vasilena is into sports, and mainly Mixed Martial Arts (MMA). 🥋
18:40 - 19:00 PM: 1:1 networking and announcement winners Coolblue Vouchers
To close of the event, everyone gets matched up to very quickly talk to someone you don’t know yet. Don’t worry, people who’re the most intimidated by networking usually enjoy this part of the event the most! and if you stay until after the networking, you’ll find out if you won one of the Coolblue Vouchers!
