Women in digital events – April 2017
If interested in women in tech, digital, startups and gender inclusion, these events, conferences and awards will enable you to stay up-to-date about the latest trends in your industry, learn from industry leaders, and expand your network.
Seedstars Summit
April 6, 2017 – Lausanne, Switzerland
Global startup competition with 70+ startups from the fast growing startup hubs around the world, covering 65+ emerging and developing markets. Breakout sessions, panel discussions and specialized workshops on fintech, edtech, digital health, agritech, IoT, hardware, social networking, clean tech.
https://www.seedstarsworld.com/summit/
Launch Festival
April 6-7, 2017 – San Francisco, CA, United States
‘The world’s largest startup event’, gathering 12,000 attendees who can learn how to scale a startup from founders, investors and growth experts and what are the best practices in terms of investment strategies from angels and VCs.
https://www.launchfestival.com/
Cartier Women’s Initiative Awards
April 12, 2017 – Singapore
An ‘International business plan competition created in 2006 by Cartier, the Women’s Forum, McKinsey & Company and INSEAD business school to identify, support and encourage projects by women entrepreneurs.’ Founded in 2006, the Cartier Women’s Initiative Awards are open to women-run, for-profit businesses in any country and sector working to create strong social impact.
https://www.cartierwomensinitiative.com/
Tech Day
April 18, 2017 – New York, NY, United States
‘The largest startup event in the US with over 35,000 attendees’, including 60 ‘ask-me-anything sessions’ with late-stage founders to learn from their experience.
https://techdayhq.com/new-york/
The Women in Tech Summit
April 21-22, 2017 – Philadelphia, PA, United States
‘The Women in Tech Summit inspires, educates and connects women in the technology industry.’ Event including hands-on tech workshops, discussions about careers in tech, networking opportunities with other women in various aspects and careers in technology.
http://womenintechsummit.net/philadelphia/
TED
April 24-28, 2017 – Vancouver, BC, Canada
‘A week to explore the deepest scientific and psychological insights, the latest medical advances, the neatest inventions, all mixed with a dose of ancient wisdom, to ask the questions about ourselves that we often don’t have time for.’
This year, TED’s theme will be ‘The future you’. What does the future hold for you, for me, for us?
https://ted2017.ted.com/