Event Description

Women can make a unique impact as innovators in their fields and communities. In Women Who Make a Difference*, we bring together visionary impact-driven female entrepreneurs who are catalysing changes through their startups, advancing the Sustainable Development Goals and creating a more resilient society. Our guest speakers will share their journeys, in which entrepreneurship meets purpose, and discuss why gender equality and women empowerment are key to accelerate progress at local and global levels.

When: Thursday, December 3rd, 9am – 12pm CET, on Zoom

What: Keynotes, pitches, panel discussion and networking

Agenda:

• 9:00am: Kick-off

• 9:20am - 10:00am: Keynotes with Amelia Lopez Huix, founder and CEO of MOH International, and Johanna Seeliger, founder and CEO of Diversify.

• 10am - 10:30am: FEMpitching stage

• 10:30am - 11:30am: Panel discussion - “Female entrepreneurship meets purpose” with the keynote speakers Amelia Lopex Huix and Johanna Seeliger, Bettina Hirsig, founder and lead of Powercoders, and Linda Grieder, founder and CEO of Rethink Resource. Panel discussion moderated by Catherine Riesen from Startup Academy Basel

• 11.30am - 11.50am: Networking

• 12.00pm: Closing

*The third-edition of this FEMEvent takes place as part of the Impact Day, Impact Hub Basel’s one-year anniversary and celebration of social innovation and sustainable entrepreneurship. For more information access the link.

This is an event by FEMtrepreneurs. FEMtrepreneurs is a Basel-based non-profit organization with the mission of increasing the number of female leaders and entrepreneurs by reinventing how FEMtrepreneurs interact and thrive.