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Women Power Pavilion

— Helsinki
19.11.25
19-20/11.2025 in Slush

The Women Power Pavilion is a joint initiative of seven European projects working to advance a more gender-inclusive innovation landscape in Europe. 

The objective of the Women Power Pavilion at Slush is to position Europe as a global leader in gender-inclusive innovation by showcasing the support, funding, and scaling opportunities available for women innovators—while highlighting their crucial role in driving the green and digital transitions. 

The contributing projects are:

  • Gender Gap in Investments
  • EIT Community Supernovas
  • Scale Her
  • HER Fund
  • Women TechEU
  • European Female Founders
  • WomenInvestEU
  • Green Transition Forum

Event agenda

Opening & Keynote: Importance of unifying support to women founders, actions to be taken.

10:45 – 11:00 (Day 1)
Speakers: Denisa Perrin, Head of Unit, EIC Accelerator, EISMEA

Fireside Chat #1 – Investor Chemistry: Turning First Encounters into Real Commitments

11:10 -11:30 (Day 1)
Speakers: Daphné Dupont Gurs, Partner, Ring Capital & Rubina Singh, Senior Investment Manager, Foresight Group Moderator: Lois Paatan, Bpifrance & WomenINvestEU

Fireside Chat #2 – Breaking Biases: Looking for investments at Slush? When and how to walk away from a deal & Launch of the Gender Gap in Investments report

12:45 – 13:15 (Day 1)
Speakers: Speakers: Ana Barjasic, EIC Board member & Jade Abir Bouledjouidja, Founder and CEO Renasens Moderator: Anne-Charlotte Joubert, CEO Wonderfund & Scale’Her Project Coordinator

Who owns the future?

14:00 - 14:20 (Day 1)
Speakers: Hedi Mardisoo, CEO and co-founder Cachet & Mike Butcher, founder and editor Pathfounders Moderator: Anne-Charlotte Joubert, CEO Wonderfund & Scale’Her Project Coordinator

My journey from entrepreneur to investor

15:20 - 15:40 (Day 1)
Speakers: Laurie Lancee, Supernovas Ambassador in Amsterdam, Founder, Investor, Fractional CFO & Podcast AtVenture DealFlow. Moderator: Ana Alcaine, Supernovas Team Representative for EIT Manufacturing

Opening - Keynote speaker

10:00 – 10:15 (Day 2)
Speakers: Sirpa Pietikäinen, Member of European Parliament

Report Presentation - Levelling the Playing Field: Key Levers to Mitigate Gender Bias in European Venture Capital

10:15 – 10:35 (Day 2)
Speakers: Blanca Chocarro, Supernovas Team Representative for EIT Manufacturing

Keynote – Scaling Europe’s Innovators: How RI-TIs Can Accelerate Growth

10:40 – 11:00 (Day 2)
Speakers: Jean-David Malo, Acting Director, ERA & Innovation, DG Research & Innovation, European Commission Anne-Charlotte Joubert, CEO Wonderfund & Scale’Her Project Coordinator

Women TechEU pitching session

11:00 – 11:30 (Day 2)

Fireside Chat #4 – From Funding to Impact: What Do Women-Led Companies Bring to the Table?

11:30 - 11:50 (Day 2)
Speakers: Caritta Seppä, Investment Manager, Spintop Ventures & Jekaterina Romanova, PrintyMed Founder and Women TechEU Winner Moderator: Teresa Hernández Martín, Women TechEU Lead

Fireside Chat #5 – Scaling Beyond Funding: Insights from an EIC-Backed Women-Led Company

12:15 – 12:35 (Day 2)
Speakers: Judit Camargo, Ffounder Roka Furadada Moderator: Monika Stanisheva, Founder & CEO of Green Transition Forum

Fireside Chat #6 – Leading Without Permission: The Power of Authentic Female Leadership

12:40 - 13:00 (Day 2)
Speakers: Laure Prevault-Osmani, Co-founder of Sabi Agri, Co-founder of European Female Founders Moderator: Teddy Slavcheva, Project Manager WonderCoder & Co-Founder European Female Founders

Fireside Chat #7 – How to close your investment round directly at Slush - Tips and trick from a founder who did it

14:00 – 14:20 (Day 2)
Speakers: Pamela Nunez Wallgren, Cco-founder Finch 3D Moderator: Claudiu Alin Apostu | Entrepreneur, ecosystem builder and innovation promoter

Fireside Chat #8 - Green Transition Spotlight: Investing Where Impact Grow

15:00 - 15:20 (Day 2)
Speakers: Rubina Singh, Senior Investment Manager, Foresight Group & Jade Abir Bouledjouidja, Founder & CEO, Renasens Moderator: Monika Stanisheva, Founder & CEO of Green Transition Forum