On the 27th May 2025, a new event on the DCA annual calendar took place in Aachen, Germany: The DCA Spring Talks.
When Women Empowering HDD was launched by the DCA board two years ago, we raised an important question: how can we bring 50% of the talent in the population into our workforce?
A lot has been organized since, as a small group coordinators continue to see each other every month: a large survey with our members which results were shared during last year’s congress in Barcelona, a “girls only” networking drinks event is part of the official schedule since last year, and an intense collaboration with drill for Europe, for example.
The first DCA Spring Talks was organized by We-HDD to condensate part of the change intended to be brought to our companies. It was designed to be an accessible event with a larger content proposal with topics like ground investigation campaign, the appropriate choice of the drilling tools, the role of grouting in cable projects, how to make our job sites greener, project presentations and even a much-appreciated mini mud-school!
Most of our speakers were women as well as the attendance, where we have chosen to have at least one woman per company. The intention was explicitly to put more women in the spotlight, given them the opportunity to experience DCA, showcasing their great contributions and spreading technical knowledge to inspire and help all – regardless of their gender.
This first event welcomed more than 40 people from our DCA members, which was a good participation for a new DCA event.
Other similar events will be planned to develop individuals and grow our industry together.
And together, let’s make the HDD business stronger. Let’s attract women and younger generations. Let’s contribute to the energy transition and a better future.
See you again in 2026!