Women & Leadership Conference Program, 12 November 2026
| TIME |
Activity |
Speaker(s) |
| 09:30 |
Registration & Coffee
Foyer Kuppelraum |
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| 10:30 |
Welcome
Kuppelraum, Room 501 |
Dr. Kellie Gonçalves |
| 10:40 |
Host welcome
Kuppelraum, Room 501 |
Prof. Dr. Virginia Richter and Prof. Dr. Heike Mayer |
| 11:00 |
Keynote #1
"From Breaking Barriers to Building Bridges: Women as Leaders, Innovators, and Nation Builders in the 21st Century"
Kuppelraum, Room 501 |
Prof. Dr. Hirut Woldemariam Teketel |
| 12:00-14:30 |
Lunch
Main Entrance Hall (ground floor) |
|
| 12:45 |
Breakout sessions: Round 1
Session 1 - Role Models: Meet the Speakers (Room 217)
Session 2 - New Faces: Academic Speed Dating (Room 331)
Session 3 - Right Conditions: Beyond Individual Leadership (Room 117) |
Hosted by:
Dr. Monika Kugemann
Dr. Kellie Gonçalves
Franziska Burger |
| 13:15 |
Short break |
|
| 13:30 |
Breakout sessions: Round 2
Session 1 - Role Models: Meet the Speakers (Room 217)
Session 2 - New Faces: Academic Speed Dating (Room 331)
Session 3 - Right Conditions: Beyond Individual Leadership (Room 117) |
Hosted by:
Dr. Monika Kugemann
Dr. Kellie Gonçalves
Franziska Burger |
| 14:00 |
Short break |
|
| 14:30 |
Keynote #2:
"Paving Your Own Path: Moving from Postdoctoral Research to Aerospace Entrepreneurship and Management"
Kuppelraum, Room 501 |
Dr. Marcella Veneziani |
| 15:30 |
Coffee break
Foyer Kuppelraum |
|
| 16:15 |
Panel discussion
"My Way to Lead: There Is No Single Path to Leadership"
Kuppelraum, Room 501 |
Daniela Bodmer |
| 17:30 |
Emilie Jäger Prize celebration
Aula, Room 210 |
Emilie Jäger Awardee 2026
Hosted by:
Prof. Dr. Paola Luciani |
| 18:15 |
Closing remarks
Aula, Room 210 |
Dr. Kellie Gonçalves |
| 18:30 |
Apéro
Main Entrance Hall (ground floor) |
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