Fe+male Tech Heroes Conference 2025: Rethinking Leadership

The annual Fe+male Tech Heroes Conference is ready to go!

Join us for the sixth edition of the highly anticipated Fe+male Tech Heroes Conference, where innovation meets empowerment with this year's theme: "Rethinking Leadership"!

Embark on a transformative journey through the dynamic landscape of innovation, equality, diversity and inclusion. Get ready for thought-provoking discussions, groundbreaking achievements, and heartfelt stories that will inspire every tech enthusiast.

Buy your tickets now, because this is an event you won't want to miss!

Thursday, May 15th
12.00 - 18:30
Conference Center, High Tech Campus Eindhoven (Located at HTC 1B on the Campus Map)

The event is open to anyone who shares our passion for gender equality and diversity in tech, whether you're a seasoned professional, curious student or just starting out in the field.

Ticket price:
Early bird ticket - EUR 10
Regular ticket - EUR 15
Student ticket * - FREE

*Registration only with valid student mail-address.

Tentative agenda:

12.00 Walk in

Conference Center High Tech Campus Eindhoven with small snack

12.30 Opening

Fe+male Tech Heroes founders Ingelou Stol and Hilde de Vocht

12.45 Keynote Ingrid Tappin
Founder & CEO Diverse Leaders in Tech, ex-Accenture, MT/Sprout Inclusive Leader 2023

Identity Intelligence: Unlocking Your Leadership Superpower in Tech
As women in tech, we navigate a world shaped by AI, automation, and rapid change—yet our greatest advantage isn’t just technical expertise, but the power of our unique identity. In this inspiring keynote, Ingrid Tappin, leadership innovation expert and founder of Diverse Leaders in Tech, introduces Identity Intelligence (IdQ)—a game-changing framework that helps you transform your lived experiences into your most powerful leadership strengths.

Through the IdQ Quadrant and Exceptional Leadership Archetypes, Ingrid will reveal how the very challenges you’ve faced—being the ‘only’ in the room, overcoming biases, navigating different worlds—have given you the adaptability, resilience, and insight to lead with impact. You’ll walk away with a new understanding of your leadership potential and the confidence to turn your unique story into a competitive edge in tech.

13.15 Fireside chat: guest TBD

13.45 Keynote Meike Nauta

Keynote from Meike Nauta, Explainable AI Expert, senior AI consultant at Datacation, Ass. Professor at TU Eindhoven, PhD, Ingenieur van het Jaar 2025 🏆

14.15 Networking Break

Foyer, Conference Center

15.15 Workshops

We offer a number of inspiring workshops on personal development, leadership and entrepreneurship in various conference rooms. We've confirmed workshops with Philips, Demcon, LUMO Labs, Synopsys and Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e). We'll update this page as we confirm more workshops. Choose one!

16.15 Short Break

Foyer, Conference Center

16.30 Panel Discussion

Miriam van der Meer, Senergetics; Yolanda van Dinther, Thermo Fisher; Joseph Zekry, ZekryTech and iBUILT, International Business & Innovation Leaders in Tech; Ariam Rossom, Nearfield Instruments. Ingelou Stol will moderate a panel discussion featuring leaders from diverse generations and tech companies. The panel will explore different leadership approaches and learning styles across generations in the technology industry.

17.15 Networking & Drinks

At the Summer Festival Tent close to The Strip.

18.30 End of Event