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Katrien Herdewyn

Founder
Elegnano
Country or state 
United States (California)
Available to 
Europe,
North America
City 
San Francisco
Fee 
Languages 
English,
Dutch
Volunteer
Yes

Personal Details

Bio

Katrien Herdewyn graduated as an electrical engineer with a master's degree in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology at Belgian university KULeuven in 2010. After four years of scientific research in Solid State Physics, Katrien explored her childhood dream of learning how to design and make shoes by studying fashion footwear design in Belgium and Italy. In 2014, she started her own company Elegnano® to bring her two passions in life together – technology and footwear. Elegnano is literally, and figuratively a fusion of elegance and nanotechnology. Elegnano offers elegant shoes for men and women that are re-engineered and infused with (nano)technology to make them more comfortable and durable. Since 2014, under Katrien’s direction, Elegnano has launched several footwear collections and helped other companies across the world connect art and design with (nano)technology and turn prototypes into commercial products. Katrien has received several national and international awards and recognitions for her work in bringing high tech to fashion, art, and design - including Startup of the Year, Belgium’s 40 under 40, and InspiringFifty Belgium. In 2021, Katrien became an honorary professor in the faculty of engineering at her alma mater KULeuven.

Over the past 10 years, Katrien has been on stage giving keynotes, lectures, and inspirational presentations for national and international audiences of all backgrounds about Elegnano, (female) entrepreneurship & DEI, fashion tech, international business, sustainability in the fashion industry, etc.

Current position (1)

Founder

Elegnano

Achievements (1)
Inspiring Fifty Belgium

50 most inspiring and influential women in Belgian tech.

Degrees (3)
Bachelor in Electrical Engineering & Material Sciences
KULeuven
2005 to 2008
Master in Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
KULeuven
2008 to 2010
Fashion Footwear Design
Academy of Fine Arts SASK Belgium
2010 to 2014

Presentations

Presentations (5)
High Tech in High Heels

Event organizer: multiple including General Electric (GE), BNP Paribas, ONSemi, Voka...
Theme: Inspirational & Motivational
Topic: intra/entrepreneurship, thinking outside the box, getting outside your comfort zone, collaboration
Audience: Business

High Tech Tea

Event organizer: Deloitte
Theme: Diversity and Inclusion
Topic: Importance of diverse perspectives to foster innovation
Audience: Business, Women

Coloring Outside the Lines

Event organizer: Imec, international research center for nanoelectronics and digital technologies
Theme: Innovation
Topic: Inspirational talk on starting a fashion tech business at the cross-section of two industries
Audience: Engineers, Scientists, PhDs, Post-Docs

Young Entrepreneur without Borders

Event organizer: multiple including American Chamber of Commerce, European Union, Flanders Investment and Trade, Belgian Chamber of Commerce, Belgian Business Club Los Angeles...
Theme: International Entrepreneurship
Topic: The struggles and advantages of cultural differences (Europe vs USA) when doing business and the wealth diversity brings
Audience: Business, International

High Tech in High Heels
Past talks (5)
High Tech in High Heels
TEDx
Belgium
June 4, 2016
Women Leadership Initiative - Inspiration Talk
ONSemi
USA
December 7, 2021
High Tech in High Heels
Cercle Dynamique
Belgium
May 23, 2022
Keynote as Honorary Professor 2022
Faculty of Engineering, KULeuven
Belgium
May 16, 2022
High Tech in High Heels
Belgian Business Club Los Angeles
USA
July 21, 2021
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Books & Articles (4)

List of publications
List of op-eds on sustainability and diversity
Katrien Herdewyn merges science and shoe design (ENG)
Data News - Living in two worlds (NL)

Expertise (13)

Design
Business
Science
Entertainment & Art
Technology
Inspirational talks Fashion Tech Female Entrepreneurship Intrapreneur Mindset Diversity Motivational sustainable fashion footwear

Awards & certifications (3)

Honorary Professor at Faculty of Engineering
KULeuven
2021
Women in Footwear Award
Retailboss
2022
40 under 40 Belgium
2021
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Why choose me? 

Founder | Engineer | Shoe Designer | 40 under 40 Belgium | TEDx Speaker | Honorary Professor

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