InnoHUB Launch event
June 8, 2021 // in VR
Why InnoHUB?
Our first edition of the InnoHUB program, organized in partnership with Evenness and powered by We Rise, Techleap, Fundright, Fugro, and Fruss AG, focused on creating the Womentum (the momentum for women and gender nonconforming individuals in the fields of Innovation).
With new female role models in business and entrepreneurs slowly rising across the globe, Women in AI would like to bridge the gender gap in the ecosystem and accelerate the change. This comes with a goal to upskill women and gender nonconforming innovators from the Netherlands, Benelux and other global markets. Also, to provide them with the right Data- & AI-related practical knowledge to ensure that they gain competitiveness in the job market and become more visible and included in the global history of innovation.
What is InnoHUB?
This novel learning & accelerating program organized in a web-based VR environment is tactically designed for women and gender nonconforming individuals of all ages, cultures, and backgrounds to:
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gain the required skills in the fields of Open Innovation, AI & Data to increase their competitive edge in the job market,
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learn first hand from the Innovation experts and inspiring role models, as well as
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prepare to innovate (and by doing so, advance their agile thinking or even launch their own startup)
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Format: June 22 - July 15, 2 days a week, 3 hours per day (Workshop: 4:30pm-6:30pm CET; Networking: 6:30pm-7:30pm CET)
Launch Party
The Stories of Agile Innovation
Democratizing AI & Data
Urban Resilience & Sustainable Societies
Building Impact Solutions
Responsible & Ethical AI Practices // Gender Free Tech & Inclusion by Design
Data & AI tools: What, Why & How to use them
From ideas to startups: How to get funded
Mastering Your Virtual Pitch
A Very Festive Closing Party
Is it worth it?
Oh yes! Definitely! The InnoHUB program, first of all, gave our participants the right agile & digital skills to be ready for the Future of Work and be able to advance their career. Plus, they got inspired as InnoHUB is the most innovative and inclusive program that you have ever experienced (hosted in web-based VR). Also, it was based on the previous successful initiatives by Women in AI Netherlands and global chapters that were tailored to women & gender nonconforming innovators:
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The WaiACCELERATE program that was initiated by Eve Logunova, Ambassador Women in AI Netherlands, in 2020. 18 startups from the program are now in their active go-to-market stage. 5 startups are in the finalization stage, being ready to launch within the next year. Watch their pitches here. The WaiACCELERATE program scaled across the continents in 2021 - EU, Northern America and the Asia-Pacific region - becoming a global initiative;
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AI Crash Course by Women in AI Sweden;
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WaiPractice by Women in AI Ireland;
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Global WaiTALKs - more than 300 knowledge sessions- webinars with 10,000+ attendees.
Who were the speakers?
June 22 [16:30-19:30] - The Stories of Agile Innovation
(Hosted by High Tech Tea)
Founder High Tech Tea & SkillGenie
co-Founder & CTO at Voyc
co-Founder Stormly
Founder VRHTI & Passport to Success Myanmar
Ventures Lead at Mediahuis
June 24 [16:30-19:30] - Democratizing Data & AI
(Hosted by Women in AI)
Women in AI Ambassador (NL), Founder Evenness, Initiator InnoHUB & WaiACCELERATE
European Regional Chair for the International Society of Chief Data Officers at MIT Sloan School of Management
June 29 [16:30-19:30] - Urban Resilience & Sustainable Societies
(Hosted by Women in AI & Fugro)
AI Video Assessment Lead at Incision; InnoHUB Core Team Member
Technology Innovation Manager at Fugro - Advanced Analytics; Vision, Rail and MetOcean
July 1 [16:30-19:30] - Building Impact Solutions
(Hosted by The Next Women)
AI Video Assessment Lead at Incision; InnoHUB Core Team Member
AI Strategy Consultant at Accenture
Director at The Next Women
July 6 [16:30-19:30] - Responsible & Ethical AI Practices // Gender Free Tech & Inclusion by Design (Hosted by FruitPunch AI Eindhoven)
Chairwoman at FruitPunch AI Eindhoven
PhD TU Delft, Member Nl4XAI
Founder MuldiMedia; Board Member & co-Founder Workplace Pride; AI Inclusion Advisor to Women in AI Netherlands
July 8 [16:30-19:30] - Data & AI Tools: What, Why & How to use them
(Hosted by TechLabs Amsterdam)
co-Founder TechLabs Amsterdam & Entrepreneur in Sports, Health & Fintech; Advisor to Women in AI
InnoHUB Program Lead; Core Team Member Women in AI Netherlands; former Data & AI Application Development Associate Manager at Accenture
July 13 [16:00-17:15] - Mastering Your Virtual Pitch
(Hosted by Women in Tech)
Community Outreach Director at Women in Tech the Netherlands; Software Engineer at CGI
Founder & Principal at Empowering Management; former Director Health & Tech at Edelman and Partner/Chief of Client Delivery at InnoLeaps
July 13 [17:30-19:30] - From Ideas to Startups: How to get funded
(Hosted by The Code to Change & Fundright)
Founder & Director at The Code to Change
Director at ASIF Ventures
Venture Fellow at January Ventures
July 15 [17:00-19:00] - A Very Festive Closing Party + "ELOQUENT-AI" pitch competition
(Hosted by Women in AI & Evenness)
Meet The Team
Eve Logunova
Women in AI Ambassador
(The Netherlands), Founder & Managing Partner at Evenness
Gaby K. Slezak
Women in AI VR Ambassador, Partner & Head of XR at Evenness
Andreea Moga
InnoHUB Program Lead, Member Women in AI, AI Tech & Ed Trendsetter
Farah Shakra
InnoHUB Community Partners Lead, Member Women in AI, AI Solution Architect at Maistering B.V.
Robin Vergouwen
InnoHUB Core Team member, Host, AI Video Assessment Lead at Incision
Boshra Javaheri
InnoHUB Core Team member, AI & UX Design Researcher, Guest Lecturer at Inholland University of Applied Sciences
