International Fall Gathering 2025 – Women Shaping the Future | By Invitation Only

Inspiring women leaders from science, business, and society will come together in Berlin for the International Fall Gathering, part of the Falling Walls Science Summit. The event explores how to amplify women’s voices in science and innovation and build more diverse, inclusive academic spaces—through panels, workshops, and meaningful networking.

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Programme

09:30 - 09:45 | Welcome & Kick-off
Ylann Schemm (Elsevier Foundation), Kyra-Constanze Pauly (Bayer Foundation), Annabella Hüftler-Fick (Volkswagen Foundation), Julia Milbredt (Falling Walls Foundation)

09:45 - 10:15 | Keynote: Female Leadership in Science: Why It Matters More Than Ever—Towards Inclusive and Unifying Futures 
Speaker: Catherine Ngila (African Foundation for Women & Youth in Education & STI)

10:15 - 12:30 | Panel & Workshop: Women’s Role in Shaping the Future of AI - Inclusion, Ethics, and Innovation
Speaker: Julia Stamm (She Shapes AI), Theresa Züger (Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society), tbd

12:30 - 13:30 | Lunch Break

13:30 - 15:00 | Impulse Speech on Empathetic Leadership & Knowledge Sharing with Lunia Hara 
Speaker: Lunia Hara

15:00 - 17:00 | Impulse Talk & ‘Open Clinic’: Confidence in Research with Tracey Brown
Speaker: Tracey Brown (Sense about Science)

17:00 - 17:15 | Reflection Session

17:45-18:30 | Joint Award Ceremony with FW Lab, Engage & Venture: Announcement of the Women’s Impact Award Winners
Speakers: Ângela Gonçalves (German Cancer Research Center - DKFZ), Omneya Attallah (Arab Academy for Science, Technology, and Maritime Transport - AASTMT), Colette Wabnitz (Stanford University, University of British Columbia)