Conference Program

SUNDAY | March 6, 2011
Location: Hungarian Academy of Sciences
18:00 - 18:30 Arrival of participants
18:00 - 22:00 Registration of participants
18:30 - 19:00 Event Opening Session Academy Club
19:00 - 22:00 Welcome reception of the Hungarian EU Presidency Academy Club
MONDAY | March 7, 2011
Location: Hungarian Academy of Sciences
08:00 - 08:45 Registration (Hungarian Academy of Sciences)
09:00 - 09:30 Welcome addresses Ceremonial Hall
09:30 - 10:45 Keynote opening session
Women in technology - the policy dimension		 Ceremonial Hall
10:45 - 11:15 Drawing Competition Award Ceremony Ceremonial Hall
11:15 - 11:30 Inspection of the exhibition by Vice President Neelie Kroes Ceremonial Hall
11:30 Conference Photography
11:45 - 12:45 Press conference (by invitation)
11:30 - 12:00 Coffee break for conference participants
12:00 - 13:00 Women in technology - The Future of Europe! Ceremonial Hall
13:00 - 14:00 Buffet lunch
14:00 - 15:30 Breakout session 1
The Education Perspective - getting more girls to STEM

Breakout session 2
The Research & Innovation Perspective - the added value of the gender dimension		 Conference Room


Ceremonial Hall
15:30 - 16:00 Coffee break
16:00 - 17:30 Breakout session 3
The Entrepreneurship Perspective - Attracting venture capital to women's technology enterprises

Breakout session 4
The Workforce Perspective - the added value of diversity in the workforce 		Ceremonial Hall



Conference Room
20:00 - 23:00 Reception of the European Commission Restaurant Gerbeaud
(8 minute walk)
TUESDAY | March 8, 2011
Location: Hungarian Academy of Sciences
08:30 - 10:15 Breakout session 5
The Leadership & Media Perspective - Women in leadership in the 21st century		 Ceremonial Hall
10:15 - 10:45 Coffee break
10:45 - 12:30 Wrap up - recommendations for A New European Action Plan
Conluding remarks: DG INFSO
Next steps		 Ceremonial Hall
12:30 - 13:30 Buffet Lunch