Women in Tech - French Tech Düsseldorf
Schedule
Mon Mar 09 2026 at 05:00 pm to 09:00 pm
UTC+01:00Location
L'Oréal Germany | Düsseldorf, NW
About this Event
Women in Tech: Empower, Inspire, Lead
Join us for an exciting evening dedicated to women in startups and the tech industry. This roundtable event will shine a spotlight on the unique challenges, opportunities, and achievements of women in the tech world. Let’s come together to share experiences, tackle important issues, and inspire the next generation of female leaders!
🔑 Event Highlights:
• In-depth panel discussions featuring influential women in tech.
• Networking opportunities with like-minded professionals, industry leaders, and innovators.
• Inspirational keynote from a female tech leader.
• Drinks, snacks, and a vibrant atmosphere to foster connections and collaboration.
Don’t miss out on this unique opportunity to be part of a movement that’s shaping the future of women in the startup and tech world!
About La French Tech Düsseldorf 🐓
La French Tech Düsseldorf is a unique ecosystem that brings together French startups, investors, decision makers and community builders in Düsseldorf & NRW. Our primary mission is to give entrepreneurs access to all the information and contacts they need to explore and develop their activities in Germany with a specific focus on the NRW startups and tech ecosystem, gathered in one place.
We help all members of the ecosystem to create exchanges and grow in Germany and in France: direct access to experts and networking opportunities with key players. We speed connections with local startups and scale-ups by bringing together companies, startups, investors, events, and organizations.
About HEUKING
HEUKING is one of the major commercial law firms in Germany with more than 400 lawyers, tax advisors and notaries providing legal services across eight offices in Germany. The spectrum of HEUKING - having it`s headquarter in Düsseldorf legal advice - ranges from German and foreign (including French) medium-sized companies to international (including listed) large corporations in all matters of law. HEUKING Partner Dr. Patrick Müller is leading the Venture Capital Department at the Düsseldorf Office and thus advises Start-ups as well as VC Investors. In addition Patrick is member of the HEUKING French Desk.
About L'Oréal
For 115 years, L'Oréal, the world's leading beauty company, has been devoted to a single purpose: fulfilling the beauty aspirations of consumers worldwide. Our goal of creating beauty that moves the world defines our approach to beauty as essential, inclusive, ethical, generous, and committed to social and environmental sustainability. With our diverse portfolio of 37 international brands and the ambitious sustainability commitments of our L'Oréal for the Future program, we offer everyone around the world the best in terms of quality, efficacy, safety, sincerity, and responsibility, celebrating beauty in its infinite diversity.
With more than 90,000 dedicated employees, a balanced geographic footprint, and sales across all distribution channels (e-commerce, mass market, department stores, pharmacies, perfumeries, hair salons, branded and travel retail), the Group generated 41.18 billion euros in revenue in 2023. With 20 research centers in 11 countries around the world and a dedicated research and innovation team of over 4,000 scientists and 6,400 digital talents, L'Oréal is actively shaping the future of beauty and becoming a Beauty Tech powerhouse. L'Oréal is also the cosmetics market leader in Germany. The Group is represented in Germany at four locations, including a factory in Karlsruhe. L'Oréal employs around 3,000 people in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland.
Agenda
🕑: 05:00 PM
17:00 – Doors open
Info: Start the evening with refreshments and light snacks to fuel the conversation.
🕑: 06:00 PM
18:00 – Welcome Introduction
Host: Adrien Serres
Info: Welcome / Opening by Adrien Serres, co-president at La French Tech Düsseldorf with Katharina Gortat, Treasurer at La French Tech Düsseldorf & Co-founder of She Grows Academy.
🕑: 06:05 PM
18:05 – Greeting from L’Oréal
Host: Arooj HUMAYUN
Info: A special message from Arooj HUMAYUN, CIO at L’Oréal presenting us the Beauty Tech program.
🕑: 06:15 PM
18:15 – Keynote from Alexandra Berthold
Host: Alexandra Berthold
Info: An inspiring talk from a leader in tech, serial entrepreneuse
🕑: 06:35 PM
Roundtable : How Diversity is Driving Innovation and Shaping New Business
Info: Lien up to come very soon
🕑: 07:10 PM - 07:25 PM
Female Introduction Pitches
Info: Hear 4 women pitches
🕑: 07:30 PM
Networking, Cocktails, and Food
Info: Enjoy a relaxing time to connect, share ideas, and grow your network with industry professionals.
🕑: 09:00 PM
End of Evening
Where is it happening?
L'Oréal Germany, Johannstraße 1, Düsseldorf, GermanyEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
EUR 16.00









