Success of the STEM WOMEN CONGRESS in its fifth edition in Barcelona

STEM WOMEN CONGRESS BARCELONA 2023

Success of the STEM WOMEN CONGRESS in its fifth edition in Barcelona

2023 Barcelona SWC Barcelona 2023

The Esade Campus auditorium in Barcelona was filled yesterday to attend the fifth edition of the STEM WOMEN CONGRESS, a year in which the initiative has also expanded to Madrid and Lisbon. In 2023, SWC has solidified its presence and expanded internationally. Thus, Barcelona, the city where SWC originated, once again became the meeting point for companies, initiatives, and STEM institutions (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) striving to promote visibility for female talent in STEM sectors. In total, more than 700 people attended the event.

During the SWC, the SWC Annual Report 2023 was presented, an annual study prepared for four years that provides insights into the impact of initiatives on women and girls, revealing significant data. Based on the findings of the Annual Report, SWC has focused its mission for 2024 on four projects:

The “One school, one initiative” project aims to reach schools that have not been reached before, expanding the coverage of STEM initiatives and thus fostering an increase in new STEM vocations.
The “One company, one initiative” project aims to close the gender gap in professional environments through two actions. The first involves generating a service offering for companies interested in retaining their female STEM talent and attracting female STEM talent from abroad. The second action focuses on enhancing the visibility of initiatives both within and outside companies.
Development of the Digital Platform, which will enable the collection of data from all initiatives in each country that join this project.

Additionally, Eva Díaz, CEO of the STEM WOMEN Congress, announced that “based on the analysis of initiatives and the conclusions of the SWC Annual Report, SWC has set the goal of ensuring that 100% of schools, training centers, universities, and large companies in Spain have a STEM Women initiative by 2050.”

STEM Awards, an award that recognizes references

During the competition, the STEM WOMEN 2023 Award was presented, which this year was bestowed upon María José Lodeiros, a computer scientist, mathematician, and passionate advocate for STEM. The jury recognized her extensive STEM outreach work in educational institutions, her mentoring efforts that have contributed to empowering women in STEM, and her commitment to promoting internal initiatives aimed at advancing STEM within companies such as NTT Data and Accenture.

The STEM TEACHER AWARD, designed to highlight the role of teachers and their significant impact on students, was awarded to Susana Tuset for her projects #RoboCor and STEAM + inclusion = ESTIMA. Through these initiatives, students at the Sagrat Cor de Sarrià school utilize technology as a tool for inclusion, working alongside peers with cerebral palsy from the NADIS SCS Special Education school.

An award that recognizes the work of SWC

Just a week ago, SWC received recognition from the Generalitat of Catalonia, earning the DONA TIC award in the Leading Business Initiative category at an event held at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Barcelona.

This award underscores the importance of fostering a culture of diversity and equality in the ever-evolving landscape of science and technology. In this regard, Eva Díaz remarked in her speech that “this award serves as a catalyst for developing the new projects we have set for 2024 and encourages us to continue with our mission of expansion.” SWC is poised to host the STEM WOMEN CONGRESS in five cities in 2024: Milan, Madrid, Bogotá, Lisbon, and Barcelona.

Personalities of the Institucional world

SWC has the support of Spanish and European institutions. Every year, representatives of the institutions participate personally in the congress. Thus, this year, the closing was led by Helena Dalli, European Commissioner for Equality, who explained the European policies that are being developed at the European level. Mª Eugenia Gay, Second Deputy Mayor for Social Rights, Culture, Education and Life Cycles of Barcelona City Council also participated, saying “the advancement of women is essential for a fair city” and speaking about the importance of generating references for future generations. Finally, Natalia Mas, Minister of Economy and Finance of the Generalitat of Catalonia, closed the event by congratulating the organization and expressing her pride that Catalonia is an ambassador of an initiative like SWC.

Presentan: Cristina Riba y Artur Peguera, periodistas

09:00 h APERTURA DE PUERTAS

09:30 h INAUGURACIÓN
Joan Rodón, Decano Esade Business School
Mar Porras, Global President of STEM Committee & Marketing Manager en Ricoh
Eva Díaz, CEO y fundadora de STEM WOMEN CONGRESS
Liliana Arroyo, Directora General de Societat Digital de la Generalitat de Catalunya

9:45 h STEM WOMEN ASSOCIATION
Esther Izquierdo, Global President of STEM Ambassadors & Directora de Innovación en ARCbcn
Celiana Carreño, Global President of STEM Initiatives & VP de Tecnología y Responsable de Producto Europa en Globant

10:00 h ENTREGA DE PIN
Esther Izquierdo, Global President of STEM Ambassadors & Directora de Innovación en ARCbcn
Celiana Carreño, Global President of STEM Initiatives & VP de Tecnología y Responsable de Producto Europa en Globant
Mar Porras, Global President of STEM Committee & Marketing Manager en Ricoh
Susanna Cabos, Global President of SWC Annual Report & Directora de Calidad y Satisfacción del Cliente en Schneider Electric
Clara Lapiedra, Global President of Entrepreneuership & CEO de Aula Magna Business School

Carla Álvarez, SWC Ambassador
Patricia Acebes, SWC Ambassador
Covadonga Rodríguez, SWC Ambassador
Miriam Barajas, SWC Ambassador
Violeta Gibaja, SWC Ambassador

10:15 h PRESENTACIÓN ANNUAL REPORT 2023
Susanna Cabos, Global President of SWC Annual Report & Directora de Calidad y Satisfacción del Cliente en Schneider Electric

10:25 h STEM COMPANY AWARDS Presentación de proyectos
Cecilia Cuadra, Global President of Companies and Partners in STEM area & Jefa de Operaciones de Marketing en Ironhack

Proyecto 1
HP – CodeWars. Decoding STEM young talent
Ana Heredero, R&D Software Project Manager
Toni Ramos, Profesor de Matemáticas, Física y Electrotecnia en Colegio Sagrado Corazón
Raquel Álvarez, Estudiante de Ciencia e Ingeniería de Datos en la UPC
Lucía Álvarez, Estudiante de inteligencia artificial en la UPC

Proyecto 2
GFT – WomenTech
Núria Mir Font, Directora Ejecutiva en GFT España y directora del programa WomenTech
Pilar Bello, Directora de Formación, Desarrollo profesional y DEI

Proyecto 3
Oracle – Oracle Women Leadership España
Serena Pérez, Principal Account Cloud Engineer
Núria Raventós, Project Director at Oracle Consulting

Proyecto 4
Fundación Capgemini – Flow to the Future
Óscar Codón, Director de la Fundación Capgemini

Proyecto 5
Schneider Electric
Ainoa Irurre, Europe Talent Acquisition & Mobility Vice President

ENTREGA STEM COMPANY AWARDS
Núria Blasco, Directora General de Tepsa
Carmen Mur, Fundadora de Mur&Partners
Natalia Olson, Growth Advisor in HumanIT and Advisor en Plug and Play Tech Center
Georgina Comas, CEO adjunta TMCOMAS y cofundadora COMASTECH
Llum Llosa, Vicepresidenta de l’Associació d’Enginyers Industrials de Catalunya i Presidenta de la Comissió d’Igualtat

11:30 h PAUSA NETWORKING

12:00 h THE STEM WITH PURPOSE
12:00 h TALK 1
Joana Barbany, Directora de Desarrollo de Negocios Tecnológicos en Michael Page

12:15 h TALK 2
María Viader, CISO & DPO en Volkswagen Group España Distribución

12:30 h TALK 3
Hakima Zara Yahi, Fundadora y CEO en Global Science Transfer

12:45 h TALK 4
Fabiola Cavaliere, Ingeniera de simulación estructural de inteligencia artificial en SEAT

13:00 h TALK 5
Alba Buendía, Especialista en Tecnología en Nestlé Global IT Hub

13:15 h IGUALDAD DE GÉNERO STEM: TRANSFORMANDO EMPRESAS PARA UN FUTURO INCLUSIVO
Susanna Carmona, Directora General de La Mútua dels Enginyers
Carme Pellicero, Directora General de Quantion
Rebeca Marín, Directora de Personas y Organización de Aigües de Barcelona
Sara Rodríguez, Gerente de Sostenibilidad del Grupo Abertis
Susana Pastor, Directora del Global IT Barcelona Hub de Nestlé
Maria Gregori, Gerente de Innovación Tecnológica de Caixabank Tech
Patricia Pimienta, Iberian Home & Distribution Vicepresident de Schneider Electric
Pere Oteo, Chief People Organisation de CELSA Group

14:00 h COMIDA NETWORKING

Presenta: Ruth Gumbau, periodista

15:00 h INSPIRACIÓN
Elsa Giménez, Global President of Schools & CEO KitCo For Personal Development
WowPlayExperience – Mi primer circuito eléctrico
Carlota Pascual,

15:30 h STEM TEACHER AWARD
Lectura del acta:
Carol Romay, Leader of Global Volunteers Spain Chapter in STEM WOMEN Network & Consultora Freelance
Entrega el premio:
Robert Miralles, General Manager at ITnow

15:45 h COMUNIDAD STEM WOMEN

15:45 h Talk 1
Mireia Hernán, Presidenta Club Dones Politècniques de la UPC Alumni

16:00 h Talk 2
Lorena Sánchez, Responsable de la Escuela de aprendices SEAT
Marisa Dameá, Automatización y Robótica Industrial
Carolina López, Mecatrónica industrial
Itziar Borràs, Automoción

16:20 h Talk 3
Margie Cabanas, Cofundadora & CMO de Qualitahub
Paulina Petit, Estudiante del Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Technologies and Economic Analysis (interuniversity UPC-UPF degree)

16:35 h Talk 4
Carmen Cabanillas, Subdirectora General de Gobernanza de los Registros en Dirección General de Gobernanza Pública y Presidenta de ASTIC

16:50 h Talk 5
Judit Garcia, Directora de Recursos Humanos de TMB
Natàlia Bigas, Directora de Infraestructuras de Bus
Anna Anducas, Estudiante en prácticas de TMB
Cristina Gil, Estudiante en prácticas de TMB

17:05 h Talk 6
Belen Jodar, COO de Hiberus Media Labs

17:20 h STEM WOMEN AWARD
Carol Romay, Leader of Global Volunteers Spain Chapter in STEM WOMEN Network & Consultora Freelance
Mercedes Wullich, Presidenta de las Top 100 Mujeres Líderes en España

17:25 h HOMBRES STEM: EL PRIVILEGIO DE LA INVISIBILIDAD
Mar Porras, Global President of STEM Committee & Marketing Manager en Ricoh
Ramón Martín, CEO de Ricoh
Fernando Matzkin, Director de Negocios/GM para Europa de Globant
Josep Ramón Ferrer, Director de Ventas del Sector Público de Italtel

18:00 h SWC: THE PITCH
Clara Lapiedra, Global President of Entrepreneuership & CEO de Aula Magna Business School

Jurado:
Sandra Rams, Socia directora y cofundadora de Seven Roots VC
Marta Villaseca, CEO & Cofundadora de Ebisu Digital VC

Presentación de proyectos:
Laura Inés Fernandez – Bein Mindset
Florencia Martínez – HDR
Carla Maté – D-Sight
Silvia Mogas – BMB Web3
Carlota Pascual – WowPlay
María Seoane – Sistema THEAD

19:00 h CLAUSURA
Helena Dali, Comisaria Europea de Igualdad
Mª Eugenia Gay, Segunda Teniente de Alcalde de Derechos Sociales, Cultura, Educación y Ciclos de Vida del Ayuntamiento de Barcelona
Hble. Sra. Natàlia Mas, Consejera de Economía y Hacienda de la Generalitat de Catalunya