Below Zero Driving Green Innovation through diversity
Join us for a master class on the Below Zero Talent Programme in Green Entrepreneurship. Below Zero pioneers the creation of startups focused on reducing greenhouse emissions while attracting female students to entrepreneurship.
The programme has deeply resonated with the female student community, with 60% of participants in the first edition being women. Additionally, it attracts students from all five SDU faculties, acting as a catalyst for innovation and diversity in green entrepreneurship.
This session is tailored for lecturers and academic professionals eager to contribute to the green transition, establish a green growth knowledge platform at the university, increase female participation in entrepreneurship, and create highly employable graduates.
During the master class, we will delve into the core components of Below Zero, highlighting our approach to fostering green entrepreneurship and attracting female students. You'll gain insights into:
Programme Structure and Curriculum: Discover how the programme integrates sustainability principles with practical business development skills, empowering participants to create innovative solutions for today's environmental challenges.
Traction Among Female Students: Learn about our targeted strategies to engage and support female students, ensuring they have the resources needed to thrive in the entrepreneurial ecosystem.
Sustainability Focus: Understand how Below Zero leads participants to create businesses focused on decarbonization and climate change. Gain insights on how to potentially implement a programme like Below Zero in academic environments.
AI to Empower Green Innovation: Explore the new edition of Below Zero, which introduces AI tools to support innovation processes.
The master class will be conducted by Manuel Kehrer and Andreia Faria Onofre
Manuel Kehrer is an outreach partner at SDU RIO, working at the intersection between the University, industry, and public authorities. He excels at building relationships and connecting the dots, contributing to SDU's societal engagement and value creation. Manuel is also deeply involved in the SDU startup ecosystem as the co-coordinator of Below Zero, the SDU Talent Programme in Green Entrepreneurship, where he helps foster viable student startups.
Andreia Onofre is the co-coordinator of Below Zero, the leading SDU Talent Programme in Green Entrepreneurship. She founded the first commercial online platform to connect startup founders, talent, and investors, wePinch. Over the past six years, Andreia has been coaching startups as a business developer at the SDU student incubator, Startup Station. Her diverse career spans journalism, scriptwriting, documentary filmmaking, and digital marketing. Andreia is also a published author, recognized for her novel "You Can't Tell Everything to Men."
We look forward to sharing the transformative journey of Below Zero and inspiring you to contribute to the growing field of green entrepreneurship.