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Women of TUM Talk 2025

Fierce & Fearless

Women of TUM across Industry, Innovation & Science

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Fierce & Fearless

Women of TUM across Industry, Innovation & Science

April 9, 2025 | Central Munich

This year’s Women of TUM Talk, themed “Fierce & Fearless,” brought together TUM students, alumnae, scientists, and employees for an evening of inspiration, networking, and exchange.

At the heart of the event was an engaging panel discussion, where three distinguished Women of TUM shared their career journeys, challenges, and insights: TUM Professor Dr. Carina Baer de Oliveira Mann, TUM Alumna Dr. Aledia Bilali and TUM Alumna Dr. Anna Magdalena Hepp.

In addition to the panel, the event offered the perfect opportunity for all participants to network over drinks and finger food, share experiences, and build valuable connections within the Women of TUM Community.

At the networking event, the TUM student clubs EI Girls, Women in Business and she.codes were present. EI Girls connects female electrical engineering students, Women in Business supports women from all disciplines in starting their careers, and she.codes inspires girls in tech through coding workshops.

Speakers

Prof. Dr. Carina C. Baer de Oliveira Mann

Professorin Dr. Carina C. Baer de Oliveira Mann

Professorship of Biomolecular Cryo Electron Microscopy

TUM Alumna (M.Sc. Biochemistry 2011, B.Sc. Biochemistry 2009)

Read her alumni story

Picture: Astrid Eckert/TUM

Dr. Aledia Bilali

Migration & Interface Lead at BMW Group

TUM Alumna (Ph.D. Traffic Engineering 2021, M.Sc. Transportation Systems 2017)

→ Read her alumni story

Picture: private

Dr. Anna Magdalena Hepp

Manager at Bain & Company

TUM Alumna (Ph.D. in Management and Technology 2021)

→ Read her alumni story

Picture: Bain & Company

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Foundation of the Women of TUM

At an alumni seminar in Singapore on September 4, 2009, eight international TUM alumnae took the initiative and founded the Women of TUM network. The goal was set to promote exchange among women of TUM and thereby strengthen the alumni network and the connection to TUM.

From the desire to connect women and learn from each other, a dynamic, international network has developed within 15 years, which now reaches around 12,000 women beyond the TUM community.

The founding committee (from left to right): Karen Teo (Singapore), Diyana Kostovska (Bulgaria), Aliya Moldagazyyeva (Kazakhstan), Dr. Tatyana Vlasyuk (Russia), Iman Emam Omar Gomaa (Egypt), Linlin Meng (China), Dr. Gabriela Iulia David (Romania), Prof. Ying Zhang (China) (Picture: Jadhav).

The then spokesperson of the Women of TUM network, Prof. Ying Zhang, called for joining the network in the 2009 alumni magazine KontakTUM and stated:

“We, like you, have studied, obtained our doctorates, and worked at TUM. […] We want to exchange ideas and opinions and support each other in our activities and life paths. In our women’s network, we can discuss topics that specifically concern us as women, such as female career strategies […]. Above all, we can also encourage young women who are interested in studying.”