Part 2 of a multi-part episode on the work lives of five Cartier Women’s Initiative Fellows. Ishani founded Serein, which helps companies prevent harassment and discrimination in the workplace. Next, we hear from Rana, founder of RS Research, a next-generation therapeutics company developing novel nanomedicines based on innovative drug delivery platforms to treat patients fighting cancer. Join us for insights on what it means to ask big questions and reach the answers in innovative, impactful...
The Cartier Women’s Initiative Fellows are innovators, changemakers and impact entrepreneurs par excellence. Five of the Fellows came on Impact People to let us inside their world – three in this episode, two more in Part 2. We start with Amaia Rodriguez, whose company Gravity Wave removes plastic from the ocean to give it a new value. Then there’s Salma; she founded Green Watech, a solution that transforms wastewater. Finally, we hear from Titi about 9ijakids, a learning tool that uses inter...
Empowering Systemic Investing: what needs to be done? It’s a big question for the impact ecosystem. It’s also the title of an upcoming session at Impact Week, moderated by Shiva Dustdar, Director, Head and Dean of the EIB Institute. Shiva talks about the concept, big news from EIB, books she’s reading and lots more. https://institute.eib.org/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/shivadustdar/ https://ssir.org/articles/entry/systemic_investing_for_social_change https://en.wi...
The EIB Institute and EIF launched the Empowering Equity Academy in June to encourage female students in STEM and sustainability subjects to consider careers in venture capital and private equity. Mara and Laura, students with backgrounds in clean energy transition, have joined the Academy and are now learning a lot about how finance can create the world they want to live in. Join Mara, Laura and Ben for an in-depth introduction to their upcoming session at Impact Week, “Empowering Gender and...
Looking up the sheer glass face at night, you could imagine there’s the beacon they flash to summon the city’s impact people. The BAT Tower stands tall as a central, collaborative space for Bilbao’s impact sector. Our latest episode of Impact People takes us live inside BAT Tower for a chat with the people behind the slate of Impact Week pre-events happening in the tower. After a quick intro with Oscar Ugarte Gamboa (Director, Seed Capital Bizkaia), we hear from Maria Ocariz (Operations Manag...
Bilbao Berrikuntza Faktoria, a collaborative space from Mondragon University and the City Council of Bilbao, brings together learning, innovation and entrepreneurship all in one impactful place. Impact People takes us inside for interviews with the residents: Ziortza Olano Astigarraga (Team Coach, Mondragon Team Academy), Marisol Menendez (CEO & Founder, Bilakatu, WITH) Juan Zubiaurre Atxa (Business Development Manager, TAZEBAEZ) and Sain Lopez (Co-Founder, Mondragon Team Academy). Expect...
How does the acorn grow to an oak? Seed Capital Bizkaia has answers, as exemplified by the dozens of impact enterprises they’ve nurtured over the years. After an introduction from Oscar Ugarte Gamboa (Director, Seed Capital Bizkaia), we hear from three social entrepreneurs Seed Capital Bizkaia has supported: Aitor Ojanguren (Socio Fundador, Koiki), Luis Miguel Aras Portilla (Executive President, Impulso Cognitivo) and David Fried (CEO, Evolv). Tune in for insider perspectives on the impact bu...
Lever for Change has mobilised over $1 billion in philanthropic capital by matching donors to issues in open-call challenges. Dr. Cecilia Conrad, CEO of Lever for Change, joins Ben for a conversation on how this model works, what voices it amplifies and how more impact people can get involved. A trained economist with 31 years in academia, Cecilia jumped into the world of philanthropy with a splash, eventually leading the MacArthur Fellows program and 100&Change, the latter of which laid ...
We’re going LIVE from Basque country, first stop: BBK Kuna in Bilbao. Meet the impact people of this incubation space during a round table discussion with Kristian Prieto (Director, BBK Kuna), Oihane Aldaiturriaga (Head of Entrepreneurship & Employment, BBK), Isabel Abascal Canales (Founder, Compostree) – and a special appearance from Ainhoa Isla Lopez (CEO, Auziker). Public and private, places and people – learn how these factors come together to grow the impact ecosystem here. htt...
Business transformations. Personal transformations. Systemic transformations. Join Casper Jones (Krisos), Ushma Issar (Rypple) and Mike van Wijhe (Treety) for an impact-driven chat – and a grand finale to our Impact Transformers series! https://krisos.eu/ https://www.rypple.org/ https://www.treety.co/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/casperjones12/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/ushmaissar/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-van-wijhe-40423710/ https://www.impacte...
Paul Wiemann and Jethro Tieman, students and founders at Unknown University, swing by the Titaan podcasting studio to talk transformations – personal and global. https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-wiemann-935a021b0/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/jethro-tieman/ https://farmbizafrica.com/ https://www.impacteurope.net/
Nora Praher (UN World Food Programme) was fresh from a panel on gender lens investing when she paid a visit to the Titaan podcasting studio. Should we even call it ‘gender lens’ anymore? To discuss... https://www.wfp.org/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/norapraher/ https://www.impacteurope.net/
Sami Simreen co-founded KiCo to empower impactful food entrepreneurs. He and Ben talk food transformation in the Titaan podcast studio, a few floors up from KiCo’s test kitchen. “I hate siloes,” says Sami – find out why. https://www.kico.kitchen/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/sami-simreen/ https://www.impacteurope.net/
It took courage to open Ukraine’s first museum run by visually impaired people. Then the full-scale invasion began. Our new impact film, Underseen, tells the story of Alina Marnenko, the founder of a museum run by the visually impaired, as she navigates the meaning of her “Museum in the Dark” in the darkness of wartime. Alina joins us, along with Rafael Cortes, director of the documentary. We talk inclusivity, social enterprises in Ukraine, the unique approach to making a film for a visually ...
After the release of a collaborative report between Sattva and SAP on social procurement, Srikrishna Sridhar Murthy (Sattva) and Alexandra van der Ploeg (SAP) joined Ben in the Titaan studio to take the discussion a step beyond. https://www.impacteurope.net/insights/global-transformers-live https://www.impacteurope.net/insights/paving-way-business-resilience-and-sustainability https://www.linkedin.com/in/srikrishnas/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexandra-van...
Recorded shortly before Impact Transformers, this episode dives deep on the origins, purpose and personal stories from Unknown University. We heard from student-founders on the last episode; now the University and its unique approach to impact gets the spotlight when Jurgen Nieuwenhuijsen takes the mic. https://www.linkedin.com/in/jurgennieuwenhuijsen/ https://unknown-universityas.com/ https://www.impacteurope.net/
Continuing our trip into Egypt, we talk to some of the many people making impact happen in the region during the Green Growth Summit, organized by our regional partner, Hivos. Social entrepreneurs, support organizations and incubators provide their views on a just transition in the MENA-region, while also sharing some of the mistakes that have made them grow.
MENA's impact people flocked together in Cairo for the second leg of the Green Growth Summit, hosted by our partner Hivos. It's a prime opportunity to take you on a two-part journey through Egypt. Before heading to the event, we met up for a warm encounter with our local partner Enroot, digging deeper into the bustling region they serve. Give Enroot a follow via: https://www.linkedin.com/company/enroot-impact-catalyst/
Impact Transformers goes live on June 12-13 at Titaan, a new hub for impact in The Hague. But before impact funds, financial institutions and corporate impact actors join forces at the event, we’re giving the mic to some of Titaan’s residents. On this episode, it’s Isha Rostamkhan and Jesse Casters, two young people leveling up their impact with the help of Unknown University. Tune in to hear their journey! https://www.businessofimpact.org/thehague/home https://unknown-universityas....
As Paris gears up for the Olympic Games, we ask: what’s the impact? In this mini episode, guest host Juli speaks with those who have the answer. Athletes and sports organisations get the mic to explain how they tackle climate change and make an impact on society's most pressing problems.