2018 International Women's Day
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On March 8, 2018, EPFL Alumni, in partnership with the EPFL Equal Opportunities Office, organized for the first time an event on the occasion of International Women's Day. The event brought together over 200 participants at the Rolex Learning Centre Forum.
After an introduction by Pierre Vandergheynst, Vice-President for Education, on EPFL's challenges and actions in the field of diversity, and a presentation of McKinsey's "Women Matter" by Nina Probst, partner McKinsey & Company, a panel of alumna women was moderated by Myret Zaki, editor-in-chief of Bilan, around the theme"Careers for women... EPFL, and after? ». This panel brought together:
- Marilyne Andersen PH’98 & PhD AR’04, EPFL, Dean ENAC, Professor of sustainable construction technologies
- Agnès Simon BSc GM’93, Medtronic,Senior Executive Business Leader in Healthcare Medical Devices
- Assia Garbinato PhD IN’00, Vaudoise Assurances, Data Manager
- Michèle Reigner MX’01, Rolex, Head of Patents & Technology Watch
- Lajla Aganovic SC’08, Private Asset Management Firm, Senior Investment Officer
- Déborah Heintze SV’12, Lunaphore, Co-founder & COO
The event was followed by a cocktail reception during which the participants were able to meet the associations involved on the subject.