Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW)
Global Impact Series
Awake enthusiasm and awareness for entrepreneurship. Panelists will share and discuss best practices in the area of youth entrepreneurship education and support.
Panelists:
- Carlos Sanvee (Switzerland, General Secretary YMCA)
- Afonso Mendonca Reis (Portugal, Entrepreneur, Professor)
- Johannes Lindner (Austria, Entrepreneur, Professor)
Panel moderated by Carsten Sudhoff with the opportunity to ask questions and participate.
Initiatives to support businesses during crisis. Panelists will share and discuss initiatives that have worked better and those that have been less successful.
Panelists:
- Marcus Dantus (Mexico, Investor)
- Andri Silberschmidt (Switzerland, Member of Parliament)
- Amos Talmore (Israel, Entrepreneur, Investor)
- Dr. Daniel Covarrubias (Mexico, Government)
Date & Time
Tuesday, 17.11.2020
15:00 – 16:30 (+1 GMT)
Panel moderated by Carsten Sudhoff with the opportunity to ask questions and participate.
Accessing early & mid stage investment. Panelists will share best practices in the world of classical investment as well as in the rising market for impact investment.
Panelists:
- Alan Weisleder (Israel, Investor)
- Amit Bouri (USA, Entrepreneur, GIIN)
- Olga Miler, (Switzerland, Entrepreneur, Investments)
- Dr. Edith Dankwa (Ghana, Entrepreneur, Media)
Date & Time
Wednesday, 18.11.2020
12:00 – 14:00 (+1 GMT)
Panel moderated by Carsten Sudhoff with the opportunity to ask questions and participate.
How do countries brand themselves as entrepreneur hub? Against the backdrop of the Swiss Entrepreneurship brand project, panelists will share best practices about how ecosystems have positioned and differentiated themselves.
Panelists:
- Alexandre Edelmann (Switzerland, EDA)
- Nicolas Bürer (CH, Digital Switzerland)
- Beat Bachmann (Switzerland, Canton of Zug)
GEW Basel
Surviving and Thriving
Let’s connect to discuss and enhance our mental health and resilience, benefitting from the strength of the entrepreneurial community.
Shared learning session on how to inspire youth to solve real world challenges.
Other Sessions
Panelist:
- Tim Calkins, Clinical Professor of Marketing at Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University
Topics:
- The importance of personal branding for entrepreneurs
- Storytelling – laying out your ideas in a logical and compelling way
- Effective communication – presenting and pitching your ideas
Panel moderated by Fiorina Mugione, Regional Director, GDSI
Panelists:
- Daniel Loeffler, Deputy Secretary-General at Departement of economic development at State of Geneva
- Dawn Lyle, Founder iCreate and 4theRegion, Swansea, Wales, UK
- Daniel Akinmade Emejulu, Program Manager, UN Affairs, Microsoft
- Joannie M. Bewa, United Nations Young Leader for SDGs
- Marta Perez Cuso, Economic Affairs Officer, United Nations Commission on Asia and Pacific (ESCAP)
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Isfandyar Zaman Khan, Lead Financial Sector Specialist, Europe & Central Asia, World Bank
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