Trophée excellencia 2015 – Nominees announced!

Femmes du Numérique and Pasc@linedunveil the nominees for the Trophée excellencia 2015

For the second edition of the “Trophée excellencia”, organized by Syntec Numérique’s Commission Femmes du Numérique and the associationPasc@line, 79 applications were received in three categories. The twelve winners will be announced at an awards ceremony on Tuesday September 29, in the presence of Axelle Lemaire, French Secretary of State for Digital Affairs.

With 12,000 net jobs created in 20141, 35,000 new hires every year, 93.7% permanent contracts and 68.9%2 management positions, the digital sector is an attractive and innovative vector, brimming with talent and projects that are driving France’s future. Despite this potential, the sector suffers from a shortage of candidates, particularly among the younger generations and women.

The aim of the Trophée excellencia is to encourage young women to go into the digital sector, in order to broaden their career opportunities and reveal female talent in the sector. This year, ten Syntec Numérique member companies are contributing to the campaign, as well as ten schools, enabling ten selected future female students to be offered their studies, alongside the two winners who will be rewarded in the “Entrepreneur” and “Association” categories.

The projects submitted were examined by a jury, headed by Véronique di Benedetto, President of Femmes du Numérique, and Christian Colmant, General Delegate ofPasc@line.

excellencia 2015 Trophy nominees

Entrepreneur” prize: creation of a company in the digital sector by a woman

• Hanae Chino, Nowa: offers companies a peer-to-peer learning system to support their employees.

• Laura Fort, Studio PixMix: startup creating innovative video games based on the latest neuroscience research.

• Dorine Olejnik, Wizzvet: information sharing and exchange platform for animal medicine specialists.

The winner in this category will benefit from four months of technical and marketing support, legal assistance and personalized coaching sessions.

Association” prize: voluntary involvement of a woman working in the digital sector

• Christine Dutrey Boukhari, Christeam: in partnership with the association “Les enfants du désert”, Christeam’s mission is to help school children in the Moroccan desert by giving them access to a multimedia classroom.

• Cécilia Lejeune, Virtual Association: the first student association dedicated to sharing knowledge and organizing events around virtual reality.

• Raphaëlle Menajovsky, Webassoc: with over 300 volunteers to its credit, and in collaboration with 250 humanitarian and charitable associations, Webassoc offers help in optimizing the use of digital tools.

The winning association will be sponsored by a corporate partner for one year (skills and/or financial sponsorship), and the winner will benefit from personalized coaching sessions.

Student” prize: a springboard for young women studying at university, this prize aims to highlight the professional projects of future women in the digital industry.

The ten winners will be announced at the awards ceremony. Their tuition will be fully paid for, and their careers will be showcased, notably on the excellencia.org website.