The Fondazione Mondo Digitale and the United States Embassy in Italy, in collaboration with Microsoft, present the sixth edition of Coding Girls, the programme that attracts young women to coding and accelerates the achievement of equal opportunities in the science and technology sectors. The appointment is at 11 am, today, at the United States Embassy in Rome.
Schools and universities can follow the conference thanks to a live stream on the Facebook Page of the Embassy.
CODING GIRLS – Programming the Future
Press Conference
Rome, Oct. 8, 2019 – 11:00 am
United States Embassy in Rome
Young Hall, Via Sallustiana 49
PROGRAMME
11.00 | WELCOME ADDRESS
- Lewis M. Eisenberg, United States Ambassador
- Alessandra Donnini, President, Fondazione Mondo Digitale
11.15 | INSTITUTIONS SUPPORTING YOUNG ITALIAN WOMEN
- Paola Pisano, Minister for Technological Innovation and Digitalisation
11.30 | THE CODING GIRLS PROGRAMME IN 14 CITIES
- Mirta Michilli, Co-founder and Director General, Fondazione Mondo Digitale
11.45 | AN ALLIANCE BETWEEN UNIVERSITY AND ENTERPRISE FOR WOMEN’S WORK
- Barbara Cominelli, Director, Marketing & Operations, Microsoft Italy
- Tiziana Catarci, Professor Computer Engineering and Director of the Department of “Information, Control and Management” Engineering at Sapienza University
12.15 | WOMEN CHANGEMAKERS
- Ilaria Capua, Scientist, Director, One Health Centre of Excellence, University of Florida (in videoconference)
12.30 | CODING GIRLS SUCCESS STORIES
- Emilia D’Aponte, Director, Liceo Vito Volterra in Ciampino (Rome)
- Aurora Odierno, Bio-Informatics student, Sapienza University
- Elena Brachetti, Professor, IIS Emanuela Loi in Nettuno (Rome)
12.45 | CONCLUSIONS
PRESS KIT
- Press Note
- Conference Programme
- Project Profile
- Coding Girls Hub and Universities
- Coding Girls Association
- Stories
- Data on the Gender Gap
- Info-graphic
