Women in Tech NL

Going back to work after the summer holiday can make you feel like you need another vacation. #WiTNetherlands gives you an opportunity to keep that post-vacation serenity and glow for just a little while longer. This time we are partnering with Deloitte for an evening of story-telling. We all have stories. What is your story?

#Storytelling is a human art that teaches us about the human experiences. As such, even subjects like technology and science are not outside the world of human experience and the art of storytelling. Everyone has stories to tell. Storytelling is a powerful methodology which can be used when connecting and building meaningful relationships. Join us for an evening of #storytelling and #networking and learn how to form and purposefully use your story to better position yourself.

Because of the masterclass that will be given during this event we have limited number of seats available, so buy your ticket and secure your seat on time.

Agenda

17:30 - 18:00 Walk-In and Registration,

18:00 - 18:10 Kick-off by Snezana Zivcevska-Stalpers, Lead Dutch Chapter WiTNL,

18:10 - 18:20 Welcome Word by Kasia Blicharz, Partner at Deloitte Digital,

18:20 - 18:50 The story of the Dutch #LeadingLadyInCyber by Esther Schagen-van Luit,

18:50 - 19:20 The story of a futurist who is trying to make the world more human, by Jurrien Mammen, Partner Risk Advisory, Cyber Strategy at Deloitte The Netherlands,

19:20 - 20:45 Workshop Story-Telling by Nalani Kopp, founder at ArtherapyHQ and Managing Consultant - Customer & Employee Experience at Capgemini,

20:45 - 21:00 The story of Elly Verkerk - the girl that will be sailing over the horizon,

21:00 - 22:00 Networking.

The event will be moderated by Esther Schagen-van Luit.

Meet the speakers:

Kasia Blicharz is a Partner at Deloitte Digital, managing a team of 100+ people. With her team, she is working on implementing digital marketing strategies and platforms for large multi-nationals working on the future of marketing, digital and data. She studied to be a banker or diplomat, but she was always been fascinated with data-driven marketing and that’s why she became consultant working in the creative industry for the last 18 years. In June 2019 she became Partner at Deloitte Digital getting the chance to work on cutting-edge changes in digital and creative consulting.

Nalani Kopp is the founder of ArtherapyHQ, a digital community of change makers who use creative experiences to heal and to inspire locally. For the past 5 years, she has developed immersive Diversity & Inclusion programs and shared solutions for 20+ companies across industries from Banking to High Tech. She was recognized for her work at Tech Inclusion conferences hosted by Google and Viacom. Her career has included leading diverse teams as a Professor of English, Global HR Director at an AdTech startup, Director of Business Development for a coding bootcamp, and leading international teams as a Managing Consultant on the Salesforce Platform for IBM and Capgemini.

Jurrien Mammen is part of the NL Cyber team with a focus on Cyber Strategy. His expertise is with creating and expanding Cyber capabilities to help our clients become more effective and creating a safer environment to operate in. Jurrien believes that the best way to execute strategy is to ensuring everybody can do what they do best and fostering a collaborative team environment. He has over 15 years of Strategy, Risk management, Security Implementation experience. Before joining Deloitte, Jurrien worked at McKinsey & Company and had his own boutique consulting firm for Strategy Development, Training & Coaching using the Strengthsfinder method. Jurrien holds a master degree in Business Management & Industrial Engineering, is a Gallup Certified Coach and a retired Certified Information Systems Auditor.

Esther Schagen-van Luit aims to connect and bring out the best in people to together create a safe digital world. She is currently realizing this ambition at Deloitte Netherlands where she makes her clients' organizations and IT environments more secure each day, in her role as a Director on the SABSA Institute's Board of Trustees and through her Deloitte EMEA Women in Cyber Benchmark research project. Internally in our Deloitte Cyber team she drives inclusive recruitment, retainment & leadership. She passionately works on getting more girls and women into cybersecurity. She is continuously learning in the hope to become a 'full-stack security professional' one day, and specializes in strategic security architecture and understanding the security impact of new tech trends. Esther speaks at many events and publishes as a role model and expert, has won and been nominated for awards such as the Cybersecurity Award, Techionista Award, VIVA400, Change in Business Award and has been appointed ambassador for Deloitte Netherlands at One Young World in 2019. #BecomingALeadingLadyInCyber.

Elly Verkerk is 14 years old. She goes to school at Gymnasium Haganum in Den Haag. But what makes her special is her passion for sailing. Since she knowa about herself she has been spending her holidays on the boat of her parents. But now it is time for something really big: sailing on a tall-ship to the Caribbeans. More info about her trip: www.overdehorizonenterug.nl

Hope to see you on 18 September!

Team WiTNetherlands