Program of the Women's Careers and Networks Symposium 2021

• Opening Remarks: Prof. Dr. Metin Tolan
  08:30 CET
  
  
• Keynote: Prof. Dr. Erin Schuman - A Fascination with the Neuron
  08:45 CET
  
  
• Session 1: Perseverance
  9:50 - 11:05 CET:

  
  

  • Dr. Emma Camp - "I can and I will"
    
  • Dr. Elisabet Prats Alfonso - The perseverance is the key to success
    
  • Prof. Dr. Sarah Garfinkel - Courage doesn't always roar: a personal tale of perseverance
    in science
    
  • Karen Dolva - Can technology be Warm and Inclusive, and how can we get there?
    

  
  

  
  
• Session 2: Resilience
  11:10 - 12:30 CET:

  
  

  • Prof. Dr. Alessandra Minello - Women in academia: before, during and after the pandemic
    
  • Prof. Dr. Lucia Melloni and Dr. Caspar Schwiedrzik - Growing up in academia as a family

  
  

• WoCaNet 2021 Group Picture
  12:30 - 12:40 CET
  
  
• Lunch and networking break
  12:40 - 13:40 CET
  
  
• Panel Discussion: Science through the Lens of Society
  13:45 - 15:15 CET:

  
  Panellists: Prof. Dr. Gijsbert Stoet, Prof. Dr. Alessandra Minello, Dr. Catharine Young, and
  Prof. Dr. Ulrike Beisiegel
  Moderator: Dr. Katrin Wodzicki
  

  
  
• Session 3: Versatility
  15:30 - 16:45 CET:

  
  

  • Dr. Noushin Delmdahl - Career Options in Industry for Scientists
    
  • Dr. Catharine Young - Transforming broken systems
    
  • Prof. Dame Frances Ashcroft - Life is full of surprises
    
  • Dr. Radhika Patnala - The stories we tell

  
  

  
  
• Keynote: Prof. Dr. Eva Pellicer - Tales and lessons from a materials science researcher: 'make it all happen!'
  17:00 CET
  
  
• Closing remarks: WoCaNet organizing team
  18:00 - 18:15 CET
  
  
• Virtual Networking Dinner @ Gather.town
  19:00 - 21:00 CET
  

May 28th, 2021 - Workshops & Career Fair

Career Fair:

• Beatrix Henseler, Satorius
  09:00 CET
  
• Dr. Rituparna Chakrabarti, iScience, Cell Press
  10:00 CET
  
• Mandy Moehle and Dr. Justyna Pielecka-Fortuna, Evotec
  11:00 CET
  
• Dr. Vera Bissinger, Dorothea Schloezer Mentoring Program
  12:00 CET
  
• Dr. Javier Suarez-Alvarez, Centre for Educational Research and Innovation, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
  13:00 CET
  

Workshops:

• Entrepreneurship in STEM
  
• Visual Science Communication: How to design a graphical abstract?
  
• Negotiation & Conflict Management