Charlotte Pedersen is the Founder and CEO of Pegasus Consilium SarL, ...
EUROCONTROL is thrilled to partner with Aviation for All (AviAll) , and its partners, to organise this next edition of the Aviation 4 Girls event on 25 October 2024 at our Brussels headquarters.
Running under the theme “Spread your wings beyond limits”, this event is aimed at encouraging young minds to explore the unlimited possibilities of aviation.
The event is designed for 15-18 year-olds (girls and boys) and will feature:
- Empowering stories: Hear from our inspiring speakers about their experience and achievements in aviation.
- Hands-on workshops:
- Flight engineering challenge: Design, craft and test paper airplane wings
- Flight simulators: Take the pilot's seat
- Kinetic energy experiment: From potential to kinetic energy
- Air traffic control experience within the new EUROCONTROL Ops Centre
- A career fair: Discover diverse career paths in the aviation industry.
- A livestream: A portion of the event will be livestreamed for schools!
Due to high interest in the event, registration is now closed. We are currently processing all applications and will keep you informed. You can still tune in to the livestream, which will be available on this page on 25 October from 9:30 to 10:30.
Videos
Inspiring talks
Charlotte Pedersen
Mélanie Astles
Mélanie Astles is an aeronautical enthusiast and an accomplished aerobatic pilot. Six times French aerobatic champion ...
Lexie Janson
Also known as MaiOnHigh, Lexie Janson is a trailblazer in the sky. Born in 1993, she made history as the world's first female flying car racing pilot, ...
Farah Luu
Farah Luu is a Project Manager in the Drones Programmes at our EUROCONTROL Innovation Hub in France. ...
Tereza Mihaylova
Tereza Mihaylova works as Network Operations Specialist in Airspace Data at EUROCONTROL’s Network Manager Operations Centre ...
Kimberly Ullrich
Kimberly Ullrich works as an aviation consultant at To70, a global research and consultancy company ...
Agenda
Time | Description |
09:15 | Registration |
10:00 | Welcome Nargis Zamaray, AviAll President Iacopo Prissinotti, Director of the Network Manager Beatriz Ventero Pena, Strategy and Operations Acting Manager at Boeing Research & Technology – Europe |
10:30 | Inspirational speakers Nadja Keist, Air Traffic Controller Mona Seeberger, Helicopter Pilot Charifan Osso, Aviation Engineer Lexie Janson, Electric Flying Car Pilot Hania Mohiuddin, Aeronautical Engineer |
11:30 - 13:45 | Activities |
11:30 - 15:00 | Career fair |
13:45 | Lunch |
14:45 | Concluding remarks |
15:00 | End |
Registration
Background information
The event aims to stimulate the imagination and creativity of young people, and to encourage them to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) by showing them opportunities for careers in technical companies and organisations in which women are classically underrepresented.
This event is part of EUROCONTROL’s commitment to ensuring a diverse, gender-balanced and inclusive workplace.