Women in Science and Technology Breakfast

Join us for the “Women in Science and Technology Breakfast” and hear an inspiring talk, “Empowering Women in STEMM” from our special guest Dr. Angeliki Rigos. The event will take place on the Kuopio campus, Snellmania Main Lobby on Friday, October 10 from 8:00–10:00 am.

Light breakfast, coffee and tea will be served, giving you the perfect chance to connect, network and share ideas. This event is sponsored by the Department of Technical Physics.

This collaborative event brings together researchers from the University of Eastern Finland and professionals from Women in Tech Finland (WiT) communities for a morning of conversation, networking and inspiration.

Registration is open until 29 September.

Agenda

8:00–8:30 Breakfast & networking 
Start your morning with coffee/tea and delicious breakfast and meaningful conversations with researchers and professionals from diverse backgrounds

8:30–8:40 Opening & Welcomes
Introduction Women in Tech Finland

8:45–9:30 Keynote Talk: Empowering women in STEMM: Angeliki Artemis (Diane) Rigos’ journey from industry to academia to founding the nonprofit Epistimi in order to provide leadership training to women in STEMM globally

What happens when women get leadership training and begin leading themselves, rather than following the traditional path they were groomed for? Dr. Angeliki Rigos tells the story of her evolution from Principal Scientist in a company to Chemistry Professor to Executive Director of a Global Center at MIT to founding leadership programs for women in STEMM. She talks about the tipping points in her career that shifted her trajectory and the crucible moments that changed her forever.

9:30–9:50 Discussions

10:00 Closing the event


Speaker Bio
Dr. Angeliki Rigos is a scientist, educator, and consultant interested in working across disciplines to promote sustainable solutions to global problems. Dr. Rigos began her career as a Principal Scientist at Physical Sciences Inc. She transitioned to Assistant, then Associate Professor of Chemistry at Merrimack College. In 2017, she became the Executive Director of the MIT Tata Center for Technology and Design and in 2019, Program Manager for the DOE funded Center for Enhanced Nanofluidic Transport and Associate Director for Graduate Programs at the MIT Energy Initiative. Concurrently, she co-founded the MIT LEAdership and Professional Skills and Strategies (LEAPS) Program. In 2021, she founded the nonprofit Epistimi, Inc to offer leadership training to women in STEMM globally. Dr. Rigos has been part of the leadership team of the MIT Club of Boston since 2018.

Dr. Rigos holds a B.A. in Chemistry from Cornell University, a Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and an M.B.A. from Northeastern University and is an alumna of HERS Denver 2015. She served as President of the Massachusetts Chapter of the Association for Women in Science (AWIS) and President of the MIT Club of Boston. She has been teaching leadership to graduate students and postdocs in the MIT Physics Department for the past 6 years.


We warmly welcome you to join us for this special event!

For more information, please contact: Cristina Florea, email [email protected], or Asta Kärkkäinen, email [email protected].