13 April 2018
Press ReleaseHANNOVER MESSE 2018(23–27 April)
Three entrants nominated for Engineer Powerwoman 2018 award
–Awards presentation atthe WoMenPowercareers conference
Hannover, Germany. An independent jurymade up of members of the WoMenPower conference advisory committeehas announced the nomination of three women for the Engineer Powerwoman award. Endowed with 5,000 euros, the award is dedicated to encouraging companies to reward the performance and special commitment of their female employees engaged in STEM occupations. The winner will be announced at the opening event for the WoMenPower careers conference on 27 April. The following women were nominated: Sophia Hatzelmann(ahc GmbH), Irina Lucke(EWE Offshore Service & Solutions GmbH)and Ariane Wyen(OHB System AG).
Sophia Hatzelmannis an electrical engineer and has been activefor 20 years as a project manager and consultant in the automotive and mechanical engineering industry. She is the founder and managing director of the technical management consultancy ahc GmbH and is also involved in the international Augmania Augmented Reality startup, with responsibility for its European sales. Ms. Hatzelmann is one of ten Industry 4.0 scouts from the German state of Baden-Württemberg, and is also head of the state’s STEM commission. In addition, she is actively involved in the “FRAUEN unternehmen” (WOMEN enterprising) initiative of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy, speakingat schools and universities.
Irina Lucke, Managing Director of EWE Offshore Service & Solutions GmbH, is one of the pioneers of wind power on the high seas. She wasthe key person in charge ofbuilding Borkum Riffgat, the first commercial offshore wind farm in the North Sea, and played a major role in the construction of Germany's first offshore wind farm,alpha ventus. She is the Chairwoman of the Board of Managementat the Bremerhaven Wind Energy Agency, Germany’s leading wind energy association, and co-initiator of EWE's “Women with Energy” network. Ms. Lucke is a lecturer at the ForWind Academy as well as the Summer School of the Renewable Energy Cluster.
Ariane Wyen, Structural Subsystem Engineer at OHB System AG, is the main contact person in the area of structural analysis and verification for the SARah satellite project, a satellite-based radar reconnaissance system. As an engineering manager, she defines the specifications for the tendering of structural parts, helps select suppliers and supervises the production process as well asquality assurance. She is responsible for the creation and implementation of standardized processes in her department, which often lead to a significant increase in efficiency. Ms. Wyen delivers lectures as part of the “Women's Class” initiative and is a speaker for the German Aerospace Industries Association (BDLI) at the “ESA Promotion Day” series,staged at northern German universities.
WoMenPower
The WoMenPower careers conference attracts over 1,400 participants and ranks as one of Europe’s foremost platforms for success strategies and innovative forms of work. As an annual fixture at HANNOVER MESSE, it will be held this year on Friday, 27 April. The WoMenPower conference comprises lectures, seminars and workshops, plus a supporting exhibition. This year, more than 50 participating companies, industry associations, business networks, organizations and trainers are providing information on career opportunities, courses of study, coaching and mentoring offerings as well as a range of additional labor policy and labor market topics and trends.Participation in the event is by online registration at
The main sponsors of the conference areBundeswehr, Robert Bosch GmbH and WAGO Kontakttechnik GmbH & Co.KG.
HANNOVER MESSE – Get new technology first!
The world’s leading trade fair for industrial technology will next be staged from 23 to 27 April 2018 in Hannover, Germany. With its core focus on “Integrated Industry” and “Integrated Energy”, the upcoming HANNOVER MESSE will feature five parallel shows: IAMD: Integrated Automation, Motion & Drives, Digital Factory, Energy, ComVac, Industrial Supply and Research & Technology. The event will be co-located with CeMAT, the world’s leading trade fair for intralogistics and supply chain management. Mexico will star as the Partner Country of HANNOVER MESSE 2018.
Deutsche Messe AG
As one of the world’s foremost organizers of capital goods trade fairs, Deutsche Messe (Hannover, Germany) stages a rich array of events at venues in Germany and around the globe. With 2017 revenue projected to total about 357 million euros, Deutsche Messe ranks among Germany’s top five tradeshow producers. The company’s portfolio features such world-class events as (in alphabetical order) CEBIT (digital business), CeMAT (intralogistics and supply chain management), didacta (education), DOMOTEX (carpets and other floor coverings), HANNOVER MESSE (industrial technology), INTERSCHUTZ (fire and rescue services, civil protection, safety and security), LABVOLUTION (lab technology) and LIGNA (woodworking, wood processing, forestry). The company also regularly hosts a number of internationally renowned events by third parties, among which are AGRITECHNICA (agricultural machinery) and EuroTier (livestock production), both of which are staged by the German Agricultural Society (DLG), EMO (machine tools; staged by the German Machine Tool Builders’ Association, VDW), EuroBLECH (sheet metal working; staged by MackBrooks) and IAA Commercial Vehicles (transport, logistics and mobility; staged by the German Association of the Automotive Industry, VDA). With more than1,200 employees and a network of 58 sales partners, Deutsche Messe is present in approx. 100 countries.
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