Engineer Powerwoman wanted - New Young Engineering Award
Published on : Monday 02-01-2023
The awards ceremony will take place on 21 April 2023 during the WomenPower Career Congress. Applications are free of charge.
January 2023 – The WomenPower 2023 Career Congress marks the eleventh time that Deutsche Messe honors a female professional from the STEM sector. This person will be selected for having implemented innovative trends in the technical environment of a company through her commitment, ideas or performance. Besides this, the Young Engineering Award will be presented for the first time. This will go to a woman from the STEM field who is no more than 30 years old and who has made exceptional contributions.
Both calls are open to all companies and institutions from Germany and abroad. Only one nomination per award, per company is allowed. The deadline for applications is 13 February 2023.
The awards ceremony will take place on 21 April 2023 during the WomenPower Career Congress. Applications are free of charge. The Engineer Powerwoman 2023 and the nominees for the Young Engineering Award will be selected by an independent jury consisting of members of the Congress Advisory Board. This jury will initially determine three nominees from each of the competition areas. From these, the award winners will be named and announced at the WomenPower Career Congress.
Last year, Dr Kamila Flidr was named Engineer Powerwoman at WomenPower in the course of HANNOVER MESSE. Kamila Flidr obtained an undergraduate degree in engineering from the Czech Technical University in Prague, afterwards earning a masters degree at the Ecole Centrale de Lyon. There, she also obtained a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, before launching her career at PSA Peugeot Citroën. In 2014, she moved to Germany, taking over the technical support of a key account at Altair. She helped co-found Altairs new subsidiary in Eastern Europe and took up the position of Technical Account Manager upon her return to Germany. Dr. Flidr made her mark in a male-dominated industry and has used this experience as an opportunity to support the career advancement of women. Since January 2022 Dr Flidr has served as president of Altairs Women in the Tech EMEA Employee Resource Group.
The relevant application forms and instructions can be downloaded from the Internet at www.womenpower-kongress.de
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