Gender Gap in Investments - Launch of the Study
— Brussels
04.11.25
16:30 – 21:00
You are invited to attend the launch of the study on gender gap in investments.
Date: 04.11.2025
Time: 16:30 – 21:00
Venue: European Parliament, Rue Wiertz 60
Event agenda
Registration and welcoming coffee
16:30 - 17:30
Opening Address
17:30 – 17:40
Speakers: Lina Gálvez, Member of the European Parliament
Opening Remarks: Empowering Women Innovators: How EU Policies and Programmes Make a Difference
17:40 – 17:50
Speakers: Jean-David Malo, Acting Director for ERA & Innovation, European Commission, DG RTD
Presentation of Findings: How to Measure, Monitor and Address the Gender Investment Gap
17:50 – 18:15
Speakers: Mark Whittle, Christine Stedtnitz, Nadine Whelpton (CSES), Kasia Piasecki and Alicja Stelmach (EWVC)
High-Level Panel Discussion 1: Investing in Equality: Scaling Impact to Bridge the Gender Funding Gap
18:15 – 19:00
Speakers: Moderator: Alain Heureux - General Manager, Virtuology Academy. Panelists: Hrönn Greipsdóttir - CEO at Nýsköpunarsjóður (Kria Innovation Fund), Ulrike Kostense - Head of Fund Investments Invest-NL, Hanadi Jabado - Managing Partner Sana Capital
Platform prototype launch
19:00 – 19:15
Speakers: Louis Geoffroy Terryn - Head of Research Operations at dealroom
Panel discussion 2: Using Data to Drive Gender Equality in Research, Innovation, and Investment
19:15 – 19:50
Speakers: Moderator: Marta Wysoczyńska - Coordination & Analytics Team Leader EISMEA, Katerina SVICKOVA - Head of Sector DG RTD (SHE Figures Unit), Lucrezia Lo Sordo - Invest Europe, Veronique Jacq - Head of Digital Venture BPI France, Louis Geoffroy Terryn - Head of Research Operations at dealroom
Closing Remarks
19:50 – 20:00
Speakers: Marta Wysoczyńska - Coordination & Analytics Team Leader EISMEA
Cocktail Reception
20:00-21:00