Humans of Impact: Sh!t Happens

by | Jun 15, 2020

In this month’s session, we will focus on the setbacks, mishaps, and unfortunate events that happened during the new normal – pandemic.

Humans of Impact: Sh!t Happens

For the pilot session of Humans of Impact, we are focusing on a very timely topic that most of us probably went through: Shitty Things that happened in the New Realm. (COVID-19 Edition).

In this run, speakers will be sharing the following:

  • setbacks, mishaps and unfortunate events
  • how it impacted their life, business, loved ones etc.
  • lessons learned
  • Advice

About Humans of Impact

Humans of Impact is an event series led by Impact Hub Asia Pacific. The series enjoys different themes and topics per month, allowing different entrepreneurs’ points of view to come to life through relaxed, conversational webinars. It aims to share all kinds of impact that key opinion leaders, subject matter experts, thought leaders, and impact entrepreneurs have used to leave their mark on the world while encouraging dialogue among its panelists and viewers.

Brown Bag Lunch – Managing your Business Through Uncertainty

by | Jun 10, 2020

See your business through to a new normal

Not sure what your business will look like post-lockdown, or as businesses start to re-open? Do you need help understanding what the risks are to your organization as we get ready to face a new normal?

Emilie’s expertise in risk management, scenario planning and contingency planning will help you chart a way through the uncertainty!

Emilie Wilcox is the Managing Partner at Baiame Consulting, specializing in risk and performance management. With over 15 years of experience helping businesses identify and manage their risks to better their performance, Emilie has worked with organizations of all sizes and kinds in numerous countries and industries. Reach out to Emilie to schedule a session to talk through your organizations’ next steps.

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Brown Bag Lunches are Impact Hub Ottawa’s weekly lunch & learns led by Hubbers, for members and non-members alike. Topics vary each week, but you’re always sure to learn something new! Can’t make it at 12 PM? Register and we’ll email you a recording of the presentation to watch at your convenience.

Free tickets – Available to Members and anyone for whom cost is a barrier to attending.

We have removed our ‘Helping Hand Donation’ ticketing option and offer the following suggestions should you wish to donate, instead, to an organization working to support anti-racism in Canada:

* A Zoom link will be provided once you sign up via Eventbrite!*

Brown Bag Lunch – Using Data to Make Positive Change

by | Jun 10, 2020

How to harness the power of data for good!

We know that data has the power to make change. But how specifically can that power be harnessed to make a positive difference, locally and globally?

This week, Hubber Jennifer Shellinck will talk about going from high-level goals to the nuts and bolts of working with data, and how to connect these dots.

Jennifer Shellinck is an Ottawa-based data scientist who founded the data science company Sysabee to help organizations tackle thorny data problems that matter.

Jen’s passion is in bringing cutting-edge data technology to organizations wanting to form the best analysis and decisions. Sysabee applies the very latest machine-learning and systems-modeling to help organizations achieve their greater potential.

Jennifer is also the founding member of the Data Science Experts Group, an association of specialists who customize data-driven solutions for each client. Jennifer’s machine learning and simulation expertise comes from her background in Cognitive Science, earning a Ph.D. in 2009. As an adjunct professor at Carleton University, she remains active in academic research and keeps up-to-date on the latest research.

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Brown Bag Lunches are Impact Hub Ottawa’s weekly lunch & learns led by Hubbers, for members and non-members alike. Topics vary each week, but you’re always sure to learn something new! Can’t make it at 12 PM? Register and we’ll email you a recording of the presentation to watch at your convenience.

Free tickets – Available to Members and anyone for whom cost is a barrier to attending.

We have removed our ‘Helping Hand Donation’ ticketing option and offer the following suggestions should you wish to donate, instead, to an organization working to support anti-racism in Canada:

* A Zoom link will be provided once you sign up via Eventbrite!*

Food Talks: How food can save the world

by | Jun 10, 2020

Join us for Food Talks, where we’ll explore how we can all tackle the climate crisis through the lens of food.

#FOODTALKS: How food can save the world

Join us on Tuesday 30th June 2020 (5.00-6.30pm) for Food Talks, where we’ll explore how we can all tackle the climate crisis through the lens of food.

This is part of our 2020 #FoodTalks series, which has an overarching theme this year of ‘We are all emergency respondents now’. We will discover how we can transform our food systems to tackle the climate, nature, obesity and democracy emergencies.

Carolyn Steel, in conversation with our moderator, will be sharing insights from her brand new book ‘Sitopia: How Food Can Save the World’. Carolyn also wrote ‘Hungry City’ and is a leading authority on food, cities and transformative change. In addition, we will hear stories of people taking positive climate action on the ground (to be announced soon). Crucially, there will also be an opportunity for you to get involved in the discussion about how we can all be emergency respondents now.

#FoodTalks is brought to you by a partnership of the Food Ethics Council, Impact Hub Kings Cross, Organico, and London Food Link, part of Sustain: the alliance for better food and farming.

There is an optional donation to this event. This will help us cover our costs and time for the event, but we still want to be accessible to everyone, so only give if you can!

We need to talk: We are not “all in the same boat”

by | Jun 10, 2020

The pandemic is pictured as a unifying issue. One motto keeps echoing from nations to communities: “We are all in this together”.

It’s all over social media, newspapers, magazines, TV. But are we really in this together?

Isn’t it rather that we’re weathering the same storm but on different boats? Although the pandemic narrative makes us look equally impacted, COVID-19 is affecting people in very different ways. If your ship is shipwrecked or you’re navigating on a solid transatlantic, how you get out of the storm might look very different.

In the first event of the Gender Equity & Social Justice Tribe, we’ll dive into how and if the coronavirus crisis is amplifying existent inequalities. We’ll listen to each other’s stories about how we are experiencing the world in crisis through an intersectional and gender lens. We’ll observe where the stories are connected and notice how it all comes together on a collective and societal level.

Join us for an honest, online conversation in a safe space, and bring along your open mind and willingness to listen without judgment.

This event is brought to you by the Gender Equity & Social Justice Tribe at Impact Hub Berlin – where change goes to work.

Spotting opportunities in the new normal – An entrepreneurial mindset

by | Jun 10, 2020

Besides all the challenges it brings, the post-covid world also includes significant opportunities for those who would like to approach it

Entrepreneurs embrace opportunities and transform them into value for our societies. Besides all the challenges it brings, the post-covid world also includes significant opportunities for those who would like to approach it with an entrepreneurial mindset.

The workshop Spotting opportunities in the new normal – An entrepreneurial mindset builds on an established framework to develop the knowledge, skills and attitudes that are at the basis of entrepreneurship. The focus will be on the time we are living in – the ‘new normal’, which does not just bring challenges but could also create opportunities, if we learn how to spot them.

Through a combination of key learnings and practical exercises, the workshop will provide participants with strategic competences to boost their entrepreneurial mindset and explore new trends and opportunities.

The workshop will be held on Thursday 11 June from 6 to 8:00pm and will be facilitated by Semih Boyaci, cofounder of Impact Hub Istanbul.

Please note that Zoom link to participate in the workshop will be provided upon registration. The event will be held in English

*The project “PEP – Promotion of Economic Prospects” is financed by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and implemented by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) in cooperation with Re:Coded & Impact Hub Istanbul.

MEST AFRICA CHALLENGE 2020: RWANDA

by | May 29, 2020

MEST Africa, in partnership with Microsoft, is proud to presents the 2020 MEST Africa Challenge pitch competition (virtual edition!)

About this Event

Be a part of MEST Africa’s tech startup pitch competition from the comfort of your home!

On June 24th, top startups from Rwanda will compete in the African tech startup pitch competition, the 2020 MEST Africa Challenge, for the chance to win $50,000 in equity funding!

The virtual Zoom event will provide a stage for technology start-ups to pitch for funding and gain international visibility in front of the MEST team and renowned judges from the local ecosystem.

The top company from Rwanda will go on to compete against those from eight other African countries on a global stage in front of entrepreneurs, investors, corporate partners, and ecosystem players for the ultimate prize of funding.

Competing businesses also stand to win support from MAC partner and leading technology giant, Microsoft, as well as the opportunity to join the MEST’s African-wide incubator community.

Date: Wednesday, June 24, 2020

Time: 3:00-5:30PM EAT

Local judges joining us include:

– Muthoni Wachira – Founding Partner at Hummingbird

– Herve Kubwimana – Accelerator Program Manager at MERCK

– Fredrick Andersson – Partner at Norrsken Fund

Country finalists to be announced shortly.

Register to receive the link to join.

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More about the MEST Africa Challenge:

This MEST Africa Challenge expanded from five markets to nine this year, embracing early-stage companies based in Ghana, Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa, Côte d’Ivoire, Sénégal, Rwanda, Ethiopia, and Tanzania, and providing the opportunity for the Challenge organizers – MEST, lead partner – Microsoft, and other Rwandan ecosystem partners – 250Startups and Impact Hub Kigali, to support even more startups through funding and resources.

Now in its fourth year, the MEST Africa Challenge has become an establishment in the start-up technology industry, giving an unprecedented global platform to hundreds of local tech entrepreneurs in Africa.

About the organizers:

MEST is an Africa-wide technology entrepreneur training program, internal seed fund, and network of hubs offering incubation for technology startups in Africa. Founded in Ghana in 2008, MEST provides critical skills training, funding, and support in software development, business, and communications to Africa’s tech entrepreneurs. Hubs are located in Accra, Ghana; Lagos, Nigeria; Cape Town, South Africa; and Nairobi, Kenya. MEST is funded by the Meltwater Foundation, the non-profit arm of Meltwater, a global leader in media intelligence and Outside Insight.

MEST AFRICA CHALLENGE 2020: NIGERIA

by | May 29, 2020

MEST Africa, in partnership with Microsoft, is proud to presents the 2020 MEST Africa Challenge pitch competition (virtual edition!)

About this Event

Be a part of MEST Africa’s tech startup pitch competition from the comfort of your home!

On July 22nd, top startups from Nigeria will compete in the African tech startup pitch competition, the 2020 MEST Africa Challenge, for the chance to win $50,000 in equity funding!

The virtual Zoom event will provide a stage for technology start-ups to pitch for funding and gain international visibility in front of the MEST team and renowned judges from the local ecosystem.

The top company from Nigeria will go on to compete against those from eight other African countries on a global stage in front of entrepreneurs, investors, corporate partners, and ecosystem players for the ultimate prize of funding.

Competing businesses also stand to win support from MAC partner and leading technology giant, Microsoft, as well as the opportunity to join the MEST’s African-wide incubator community.

Date: Wednesday, July 22, 2020

Time: 3:00-5:30PM WAT

Country finalists to be announced shortly.

Register to receive the link to join.

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More about the MEST Africa Challenge:

This MEST Africa Challenge expanded from five markets to nine this year, embracing early-stage companies based in Ghana, Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa, Côte d’Ivoire, Sénégal, Rwanda, Ethiopia, and Tanzania, and providing the opportunity for the Challenge organizers – MEST, lead partner – Microsoft, and other ecosystem partners including – VC4A, Afrilabs, LeversInHeels, MoveMeBack, BriterBridges, She Leads Africa, Seedstars Lagos, GrowthLab, Impact Hub Lagos, to support even more startups through funding and resources.

Now in its fourth year, the MEST Africa Challenge has become an establishment in the start-up technology industry, giving an unprecedented global platform to hundreds of local tech entrepreneurs in Africa.

About the organizers:

MEST is an Africa-wide technology entrepreneur training program, internal seed fund, and network of hubs offering incubation for technology startups in Africa. Founded in Ghana in 2008, MEST provides critical skills training, funding, and support in software development, business, and communications to Africa’s tech entrepreneurs. Hubs are located in Accra, Ghana; Lagos, Nigeria; Cape Town, South Africa; and Nairobi, Kenya. MEST is funded by the Meltwater Foundation, the non-profit arm of Meltwater, a global leader in media intelligence and Outside Insight.