women in vr movement, also in europe

Women in VR

@Liege Web Fest

hello!I am Leen SEGERS

Co-founder of EEYOU & LucidWeb@Leenus

Accenture Netlog Kaltura Saffron Digital

Tech.eu

“ When technology doesn’t feel like magic , it’s probably obsolete” Gregg Katano @IBC2016

LucidWebDemocratizing VR Discovery

WebVR consulting & dev agency - Co-founded with Thomas Balouet - August 2016

1. Women in VR EuropeWhy?

Why?□ 1 out of 5 film directors =

female□ 18% tech founders = female

□ VR innovation happens now□ Opportunity to structurally

improve a new industry from the start

□ Ensuring diversity, equality & inclusion are cornerstones of VR

□ More women in VR will accelerate the success of VR

2. Film Female film directors?

Gender equality with directors □ Study, 2006-2013

□ European Women’s Audiovisual Network (EWA)

□ Worldwide growing concern about the marginalisation of female directors in the EU film culture

□ Powerful impact of the audiovisual media on society

□ Media content will be different if its creators are diverse

Female under-represent -ation on all levels □ 4 out of 5 films are not

directed by women□ 84% funding go to films not

directed by women□ Affecting the willingness to

invest□ % female graduating and %

female directors ⇒ talent exists

Share of female directors active in the industry

Female directed films are more successful □ More (83%) films made by

women are shown at festivals

□ More (51%) films made by women are nominated for or win awards

3. Tech Female tech entrepreneurs?

Some stats

□ Tech: 26% are women□ Female founders in US

(2015) : 24%□ Female founders, exl. USA:

■ 9,5% in 2009■ 18% in 2014

□ 2015 Global Startup Ecosystem:

▣ 9% in Berlin▣ 13% in Amsterdam▣ 18% in London▣ 21% in Paris

Some stats

□Female VCs (US): 4,2%□What stage (US)?

■19,4% Seed/angel■13% A/B■11,8% C

Female led startups are more likely to succeed □ Innovative firms with >

women in top management are more profitable

□ Companies with > gender diversity have > revenues, >customers, >market share & >profits

□ When it comes to leadership skills, men are more confident, women are more competent.

(source Adam Grant & Sheryl Sandberg)

3. CommunitiesFixing the ratios

Madwomen VR

Virtual Reality Girls

WiVR

Women in VR

European women can’t stay behind

https://www.facebook.com/groups/WomeninVREU

Full website online early 2017!

Women in VR?

□ Nonny de la Pena @ImmersiveJourno

□ Liv Erickson @misslivirose□ Angie Smets @AngieSmets

Europe:□ Tanya Laird @TanyaLaird□ Muki Kulhan

@mukiapproved□ Vera Grablechner

@VeraGrablechner

thanks!Any questions?

You can find me at@leenus

leen@lucidweb.io

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