On behalf of WIL Europe, Antoniya Parvanova invited EU Commissioner Mariya Gabriel to become Patron of the 4th edition of our Women Talent Pool programme. The EU Commissioner gladly accepted our invitation and will also take part in the kick-off event of the 4th edition of our Women Talent Pool programme, which will be organised with our Premium Partner Orange, in the offices of Orange in Paris, on 15 March 2018.

The objectives of this meeting were the following:

• further introduce our network, highlighting WIL’s effort to help increase women presence and leadership in the digital sector;

• present our Women Talent Pool programme and discuss the Commissioner’s role as Patron of the 4th edition and her talk during our kick-off event;

• discuss future collaboration opportunities, in particular how WIL Europe could contribute to the Commissioner’s agenda and initiatives when it comes to promoting women in digital.