Speaker(s):

Dr. Susan Roelofs, Founder/ CEO Locsense.

For Who: Women with an interest in entrepreneurship. Specifically: students, PhDs, PDEngs and female founders

Dear Female Founder (to be),

After a successful first edition we would like to invite you for the second Deep Dive of our programme SheLaunches on Wednesday November 24 at 16.30 p.m.. Founder of Locsense Susan Roelofs is our special guest for this evening and she will share her story of starting a high-tech company after getting a PhD.

About the Deep Dive

The deep dive will consist of an introduction of SheLaunches, and an in-depth interview and Q&A with Susan. In the first part, we will discuss the topic of Susan's journey in general, the road to the company and will address issues around female entrepreneurship. Moreover, during the interview information will be shared about entrepreneurial characteristics, the differences between male and female founder personalities and how to build a balanced and diverse team.

16.30 - 16.45 Welcome and Introduction

16.45 - 17.00 SheLaunches intro with Barbera Bourne (Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy

17.00 -18.00 Interview with Susan/ Q&A

18.00 - 18.30 One-on-one for SheLaunches participants

About Susan

Susan Roelofs is an experienced technician and entrepreneur. She is founder of Locsense, a company that develops detection and control for scientists in cell biology. She got her PhD in 2015, and was a winner of the The Marina van Damme Scholarship Award. The Marina van Damme Scholarship is awarded each year to a successful University of Twente, Delft, Eindhoven and Wageningen alumna.

About SheLaunches

SheLaunches is an online e-learning environment where female PhDs can start exploring entrepreneurship. Content is delivered by experts from Golden Egg Check, RVO, Ministry of Economic Affairs and universities. The program is running and open for new participants!

Due to Covid-19, the whole session will be online to comply to current and future regulations. After signing up, you will get invited and receive the Zoom-link.

There is no need to have participated in the first Deep Dive Session.

We and Susan hope to see you on Wednesday at our Deep Dive about various entrepreneurial characteristics and the differences in personalities of male and female founders.

With kind regards,

Marjo Nieuwenhuijse & Gilles Meijer