On the occasion of International Women’s Day, AREA is pleased to invite you to a webinar dedicated to supporting and empowering women in the refrigeration sector. The refrigeration industry plays a crucial role in our economies and societies, yet it remains a field where women are still underrepresented. Through this webinar, we aim to highlight the fundamental contribution of women to the sector and to inspire greater inclusion, diversity, and professional growth.
Our guests will share their personal and professional experiences, discussing challenges, opportunities, and achievements throughout their careers. Their stories will show how women bring essential skills, perspectives, and leadership to refrigeration, driving innovation, sustainability, and excellence across the industry. We hope this discussion will encourage dialogue, inspire future generations, and reaffirm that the role of women is not only valuable, but indispensable to the present and future of the refrigeration sector.
📆 6 march 2026
🕜 10.00 – 11.30 CET
🎟️ Free admission (registration required)
Tentative Agenda:
- Welcome and opening remarks by AREA, UNEP, WRD, INWIC (10 min)
- Institutional perspective: building an inclusive cooling sector (10 min)
- UNEP OzonAction: Sonja Wagner
- WRD: Steve Gill
- Global and Technical Perspectives from the sector (20 min)
- AREA: Marco Buoni
- INWIC: Mikaila Ganado
- Experiences from the field: women leading change (30 min)
- “Women in Cooling” video competition past winners
- Hannah Romberg (E.ON ERC)
- Araceli Pino (INTARCON)
- Women representatives from leading refrigeration companies
- Andrea Voigt (DANFOSS)
- Miriam Solana (CAREL)
- “Women in Cooling” video competition past winners
- Q&A and Closing Remarks (20 min)
For any information, please send an email to: girolami@centrogalileo.it