Discussions with bold leaders, technical workshops, design sprints, networking opportunities and much more. Tomorrow, Tuesday, March 31, Google's global program and brand, "Women Techmakers" (WTM), which was first introduced in 2012 by then-vice president of Google[x], Megan Smith, finally comes to Greece.
Today, “Women Techmakers” is led by women’s advocate in technology, Natalie Villalobos, along with a global team of Googlers who are passionate about empowering women in technology by increasing their visibility and providing them with a global community and the necessary resources. 
Throughout the year, Women Techmakers in Greece will celebrate women in technology and beyond through numerous initiatives such as conferences, seminars, workshops, member representation at various global events, discussions and more. Women Techmakers is an important tool to recognize how women’s presence has impacted the technology industry and beyond.
Google Developers in Thessaloniki, official organizers and supporters of WTM in Greece, aim to highlight the contributions of women in technology through these actions and are excited that these continue to this day. They are proud to have the support of an excellent panel that will attend the opening ceremony tomorrow, at the Thessaloniki Concert Hall, Maurice Saltiel Hall (M2M), from 6:30 p.m. The event will also be attended by the United States Consul in Thessaloniki, Mr. Robert P. Sanders, as a guest of honor.
PROGRAM
18.30 | Arrival
19.00 – 19.30 | Welcome
19.30 – 21.00 | Speeches and open discussions with:
● Liana Gouta (Director, International Government Affairs, HELLENIC PETROLEUM Group, President of the Sector of Women Managers and Entrepreneurs, EEDE of Macedonia)
● Ralliou Lepidou (Journalist – Creator of ka-business.gr)
● Katerina Kanelidou (leadership, executive coach)
● Fofo Boniou (Journalist, Member of the Editors' Union)
Eva Epitropaki (co-founder of jamjar.gr)
● Vera Papagelopoulou (co-founder of jamjar.gr)
● Sofia Reppou (Psychologist, Researcher)
● Maria Makri (founder of theproject.gr)
● Victoria Sinikliyski (computer science student)
19.30 – 21.00 | Speeches and open discussions from Athens via video conference (Hangouts) with:
● Olga Stavropoulou (President of Militos SA & Co-Founder of the Social Enterprise “knowl for Education & Lifelong Learning”)
● Marika Lambrou (General Manager, Business Imaging & Professional Print Group, INTERSYS)
● Vasso Kollia (former Secretary General of Gender Equality - GSGE)
● Christina Frentzou (Project Manager of EU Affairs of Militos SA)
● Kseniia Shumelchyk (Head of WTM Ukraine)
● Athanasia Tsakiri (CEO, Direct Solutions – Innovative Applications and Services Private Company)
● Xenia Ziouvelou (senior research scientist)
20.45 – 21.00 | Global WTM Hangout where leaders of other communities from around the world will welcome WTM Greece.
21.15 – 22.00 | Parallel workshops:
● Android Wear Concepts | Kseniia Shumelchyk
● Map the Entrepreneurial journey: Goal Setting through profiling | Katerina Kanelidou
● WordPress | Athanasios Panagiotidis
During the Women Techmakers event, a pilot program, the “Interactive Lab,” will be launched in collaboration with Mataroa, who recently organized the successful “Code Girls” program (a program for learning to code exclusively for girls aged 10-16 that took place in Kalamata and Kozani).
The Interactive Lab is an experiment to introduce the girls who attended the Mataroa program and beyond, to the use of the internet and its capabilities with the aim of “teleporting” commands to receiver devices in other parts of the world. For this specific experiment, there will be a robot in Thessaloniki that will receive commands from Kalamata through a specific program.
Admission to Women Techmakers is free but registration is mandatory and can be done either at the Concert Hall or by following this link: https://goo.gl/YwYPqU
