7th "Walk & Talk" Webinar - Women in ICT Standards

Overall Scope

The 7^th StandICT.eu 2023 "Walk & Talk" webinar will introduce the community to the "Women in ICT Standards".

The link between technology and women is growing stronger every year and clearly reflected in the Sustainable Development Goals 5 on gender equality and the empowerment of women, which includes a specific target on how to leverage technology and ICT assets to fully achieve women’s empowerment.

Diversity, equity and inclusion are foundational elements for the development of standards with a view to shape a world where everyone is adequately represented regardless of race or gender.
Nowadays, the role of women is widely recognized within the ICT Standardisation landscape for their valued participation and contributions on Standards & Certification committees and activities (across a broad range of ICT areas).

In this Webinar esteemed representatives from various European and International Standards Developing Organisations will come together to discuss their effort, achievements and current activities in the respective ICT technological domain, how the role of women in ICT gained releveance over the past years and how to encourage more and more women to be active in the field.

Who should attend

• ICT Specialists and Professionals under the main Digital Single Market & Digital Europe domains
• Standard Developing Organisations representatives
• Members of Research Institutes working in ICT Standard Development
• Representative of National Standards Associations

Agenda

11:00 - 11:10 Helen Köpman - European Commission Acting Head of Unit, Digital Innovation & Blockchain
11:10 - 11:20 Silvana Muscella, Trust-IT Services CEO & StandICT.eu 2023 Coordinator - Slides
11:20 - 11:30 Fiona Delaney, CEO at Origin Chain Networks & EUOS Blockchain TWG Chair - Slides
11:30 - 11:40 Sabine Janning, Senior Standards and Compliance Program Manager at IBM - Slides
11:40 - 11:50 Maria Ines Robles, IETF Roll Co-Chair & StandICT.eu 2023 Fellow - Slides
11:50 - 12:00 Jacqui Taylor, CEO at FlyingBinary & Expert lead for the British Standards Institute (BSI)
12:00 - 12:10 Marianna Kramarikova, IEC Technical Officer & Women in Standards Board Member - Slides
12:10 - 12:20 Suno Wood,  Chair of ETSI TC eHEALTH - Slides
12:20 - 12:30 Q/A Session and conclusions

Recording:

The video recording and presentations will be made available after the conclusion of the event.