Workshop: Becoming Change Makers for Inclusive Entrepreneurship and Impact

Workshop: Becoming Change Makers for Inclusive Entrepreneurship and Impact

An online webinar for university students who want to turn ideas into impact: hear from entrepreneurs, ask your questions, and explore how you can drive inclusive change.

 

The webinar is free of charge and open to all members of the Ulysseus community. Registration is now open – secure your spot until 20 Nov!

What to expect?

How can different perspectives shape more inclusive entrepreneurial ideas, and what does it take to turn them into impact?

The workshop combines short inputs from entrepreneurs with opportunities for exchange. After a brief introduction to the topic, our speakers share their entrepreneurial journeys and perspectives, each followed by a live Q&A. In a closing interactive session on a Miro board, you can reflect on what inspired you and think about your own first steps. No prior experience with the tools is needed, and you can choose whether to take part in the interactive elements. The session is designed to be accessible and engaging for all participants.

Audience

This workshop is open to university students from across the Ulysseus alliance who are interested in social impact, entrepreneurship, innovation, equality, diversity, and inclusion, regardless of whether they already have entrepreneurial experience. The workshop is held in English and is free of charge.

Programme

The workshop begins with a short welcome and introduction by our moderator, Namrata Sethi (Haaga-Helia University of Applied Sciences), followed by inputs from invited speakers and a live Q&A. An interactive session invites participants to share their ideas and questions in a simple, accessible format – via Miro. The workshop concludes with key takeaways and closing reflections.

Our goal: a respectful and inclusive space

This workshop addresses topics related to inclusion and diversity. We are committed to creating a respectful and inclusive environment in which all participants feel welcome.

Active participation is encouraged, but not required. Participants are free to decide how much they would like to contribute. We ask everyone to engage respectfully and to help create a space where they can share different perspectives constructively.

Speakers

Lena Obermair

Portrait of Lena Obermair

Lena is a systems changeworker and social entrepreneur from Italy, currently based in Innsbruck, Austria. As Managing Director of Impact Hub Tirol, she supports diverse stakeholders – including entrepreneurs, investors, and intermediaries – along their impact journey. In doing so, she fosters a community of belonging and builds the strategic alliances needed for systemic transformation. Her work focuses on feminist entrepreneurship and leadership and embedding regenerative practices into entrepreneurial action.

Yvette Bezuidenhout

Portrait of Yvette Bezuidenhout

A teacher and diver at heart, Yvette has worked as an instructor in English language teaching, freediving, and scuba diving. Passionate about the marine environment and its protection, she is the author of a children’s book on plastic pollution and freelance writer for deeperblue.com. She is currently pursuing a Master’s degree in Smart EdTech at Université Côte d’Azur, exploring how technology can improve learning outcomes. Her next step is to start a language and literacy project in her adopted country of France.

Further speakers will be announced soon. Stay tuned!

Save your spot – registration is open until 20 November

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