Celebrating the Top 100 Women in Social Enterprise
In the spirit of empowering women leaders in Europe and accelerating progress towards a more gender-equal world, EN has launched the Top 100 Women in Social Enterprise initiative. Celebrating women in the social enterprise sector, spotlighting their impact journey and achievements, connecting them to learn from and inspire each other.
Join us for this panel, to celebrate this year’s Top 100 Women in Social Enterprise, to learn about their work and impact as well as to get informed about recent research that spotlights the needs and barriers of women in the European social enterprise ecosystem.
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Katerina Chantzi
Country
Company
Cleantech Estonia
Job title
Project Manager
Interests
About me
Betina Lopes
Country
Company
University of Aveiro and Cartas com Ciência
Job title
Researcher
Interests
science
About me
Learning and (re)constructing knowledge is my profession and my passion. I started as a Biology and Geology teacher in 2004 and embraced research in science education in 2007. Currently I am focused on researching science teacher education initiatives that occur within a context of development cooperation.
Jennifer Busch
Country
Company
www.climb-lernferien.de
Job title
Founder & CEO
Interests
About me
Tina Beranek
Country
Company
Caritas Vienna
Job title
Social Worker
Interests
About me
suzanne wisse-huiskes
Country
Company
EN
Job title
CEO
Interests
Social Enterprises, Impact Measurement
About me
Anna Duszczynska
Country
Company
A.D. new world
Job title
Founder
Interests
About me
Top 100 Women Social Enterprise 2022 | Founder @A.D. new world | Impact Branding | Brand Consultant | Leading brands to become the champions of a purposeful world | Contributing to building a better creative industry
Laura McDermott is an Irish design and innovation consultant, based in Madrid. She is the Director of Academic Experience and Innovation at IE Business School, Adjunct Professor of Innovation and Design at IE University and formerly the Design Lead in the IE Center for Social Innovation and Sustainability. Laura designs sustainable innovation projects, specifically from a behavioural lens, with educational institutions, startups and corporates. She has published articles in The Beam and Global Voices, as well as receiving two IE Awards for the Humanities for her writings on Ethics, Democracy, Behavioural Design and Sustainability.
Gerlinde Schmidt
Country
Company
Euclid Network
Job title
Project Manager
Interests
About me
Martina Ferracane
Country
Company
FabLab Western Sicily
Job title
Founder
Interests
About me
Anna Lind
Country
Company
Right To Play Sverige
Job title
Operations Manager
Interests
About me
Ylva Lundkvist Fridh
Country
Company
Mikrofonden Sverige
Job title
ceo
Interests
About me
Jiabao ZHAO
Country
Company
EN
Job title
EU Project Trainee
Interests
Gender equality, Human rights, Empowerment
About me
Petra Rahn
Country
Company
Bildungsprofis gGmbH
Job title
Founder
Interests
About me
Veerle Klijn
Country
Company
Euclid Network
Job title
Head of Policy & EU Relations
Interests
About me
Anna Juusela
Country
Company
We Encourage Oy Ltd
Job title
CEO/Founder
Interests
AI, Blockchain, Women in Tech
About me
Aino Aid™ is designed as a first step for victims seeking help. Anonymous chat helps overcome the shame they feel, learn the level of seriousness of their situation for the most suitable action they can take. Usually, the desired services are hard to find, scattered and it’s often difficult to recognise the right services. Further, most of the services address the acute situation, missing the need for long term support in terms of psycho-social help and guidance for the healing process from victim to survivor.
Elena Mertel
Country
Company
Euclid Network
Job title
Project Officer
Interests
About me
Laura Guerra
Country
Company
REDPANTI
Job title
CEO, Founder
Interests
About me
Rosa Arias
Country
Company
Science for Change
Job title
CEO & Founder
Interests
Citizen science, social innovation, collaborative research, women in science
About me
A Chemical Engineer with a Master's degree in Energy with distinction (Heriot-Watt University), Rosa is the CEO & Founder of Science for Change, a company that seeks to bring science closer to society with co-creation and dialogue with quadruple helix stakeholders at its core, and the creator of the citizen science app OdourCollect (Singular Project Prize #Prismas2021).
With more than 15 years of experience in odours and citizen science, Rosa coordinates the European projects D-NOSES and NEWSERA, plus the Catalan cluster of the TRANSFORM project. She advises the "Science in Parliament" initiative, as well as the Mutual Learning Exercise on citizen science launched by the EC with 11 Member States on 2022. She is also a member of the Board of Directors of the European Citizen Science Association (ECSA).
Currently, Rosa is working towards a technical standard to monitor odour pollution through citizen science to facilitate the upscaling of the methodology and the official uptake of citizen-generated data by
Sofia Breitholtz
Country
Company
Reach for Change
Job title
CEO
Interests
About me
Joudi Sammani
Country
Company
EN
Job title
Communication & Design Trainee
Interests
About me
Neusa Sousa
Country
Company
Afro Beauty Tea
Job title
Founder & CEO
Interests
About me
Neusa Sousa, 29 years old Portuguese, has a degree in tourism, is a Master's student in Women's Studies - Women in Society and Culture at the New University of Lisbon, trained in introductory journalism by CENJOR, is a content producer of the program Welcome to RTP Africa, reporter, event organizer, gender activist, promoter of the empowerment of African women and Afro-descendants, entrepreneur, event organizer and promoter of Afro-entrepreneurship.
Simone Schirru
Country
Company
RREUSE
Job title
Policy Officer
Interests
About me
email: simone.schirru@rreuse.org
Tebbi Niminde-Dundadengar
Country
Company
Tebalou
Job title
CEO
Interests
About me
Author, Speaker, Founder
Passionate about empowering children
Filipa Pinto Coelho
Country
Company
VilacomVida and Joyeux Portugal
Job title
Executive president
Interests
About me
Naomi Butters
Country
Company
ICENA
Job title
Co-Founder & Director
Interests
About me
Elin McCallum
Country
Company
Bantani Education asbl
Job title
Executive Director
Interests
anything skills/entrepreneurial learning
About me
Gizem Kendik Önduygu
Country
Company
Toyi
Job title
Chief Impact Officer
Interests
About me
Jen Baughan
Country
Company
Solutions for the Planet
Job title
CEO
Interests
About me
www.solutionsfortheplanet.co.uk
Sophie Roos
Country
Company
Euclid Network
Job title
Project Officer
Interests
About me
Larissa Gleich
Country
Company
LG - Beratung & Organisation
Job title
independent Business Consultant
Interests
About me
Independent Business Consultant for startups and companies with focus on sustainability, social entrepreneurship and operations/ procurement.
More at:
www.larissa-gleich.de
Dina CHAERANI
Country
Company
EN
Job title
WISE Trainee
Interests
Children and Youth Issue, Gender Equality, Youth Economic Empowerment, Public Policy.
About me
Dina Chaerani has a solid blend of experience working directly with youths in need along with a highly accomplished academic record achieved from the State University of Jakarta upon receipt of her Bachelor’s degree in German Language Education. Her skill set gained through her youth work with the Youth Advisory Panel and being the president of Youth Coalition for Girls has afforded her the opportunity to acquire valuable knowledge of social service programs, child and family support, and operational coordination. Her communication strengths and ability to connect with children and youth of all ages and establish trusting relationships position her to thrive in this challenging field. She feels a devotion to this profession. Her skills include the ability to effectively communication with young adults of all ages and diverse ethnicity in a way that does not show disrespect which is important to them. Besides that, she has been involving herself to work professionally in Non-Government Organization life and being
Pamela Benitez
Country
Company
The Virtual Events Experience
Job title
Founder & Director
Interests
About me
Liene Reine-Miteva
Country
Company
LLC Ligero
Job title
Founder and CEO
Interests
About me
Ever since I remember myself I enjoyed working with people, helping, persuading, and engaging them into various activities. EU has always been on top of my mind, I consider myself a true European and true advocate for business with strong social impact; engaging with people and “selling” idea of these values is a perfect match for me.
I enjoy all aspects of creating; organizing, and concluding big communication campaigns, public events for a large audience with many involved parties as well as helping people to develop their social business ideas and turn them into successful enterprises with considerable social impact!
Ingun Bol - de Bock
Country
Company
Move in2 the Future
Job title
CEO
Interests
About me
Marcela Neves
Country
Company
Euclid Network
Job title
Community Engagement Officer
Interests
About me
Djémilah HASSANI
Country
Company
CRESS Mayotte
Job title
international strategy expert for social economy
Interests
About me
Social Economy enthusiasts who loves to establish impactful connections in the oversea regions.
A proven 4 years experience of local partnership development and international cluster collaboration in the Indian Ocean with Tanzania, Kenya, Mozambique and Comoros island to enhance best practices discussions as well as building impactful and strategic partnerships.
Francesca Maines
Country
Company
Social Enterprise UK
Job title
Enterprise Programme Coordinator
Interests
About me
Evolena de Wilde d'Estmael
Country
Company
Faircado
Job title
Co-Founder & CEO
Interests
About me
Tatjana Vucic
Country
Company
Philanthropy Forum - the leading association for philanthropy in B&H
Job title
Executive Director
Interests
About me
ELEONORA TIRALOSI
Country
Company
EN
Job title
Communications and Design Trainee
Interests
Gender equality, Sports, Music, Politics, Human rights
About me
A young and eager to learn,undergraduate in Communication Science. Being an international student from Italy, I look forward to meet new poeple and learn from different cultures. Working at Euclid Network I am able to do be in a thriving environment, being part of an amazing team with the goal of connecting enterpresis to make a bigger social impact. I aspire to continu to do so and estend my connections to be first-hand part of the impact.
Julia Charlton
Country
Company
European Commission
Job title
Administrative agent
Interests
About me
Jonas Dinger
Country
Company
Social Impact Award
Job title
Managing Director
Interests
About me
Dorte Kronborg
Country
Company
Huset Venture Nordjylland
Job title
CEO
Interests
socio economics, sustainability, social responsability
About me
Sofía Gonzalez Chiraux
Country
Company
Ahimsa France
Job title
Founder and President Ahimsa France
Interests
About me
Chris Martin
Country
Company
Social Enterprise Scotland
Job title
Chief Executive
Interests
About me
Social entrepreneur interested in promoting a fairer, more inclusive society.
Juliet Cornford
Country
Company
British Council, Global Social Enterprise Programme
Job title
Senior Consultant
Interests
About me
social entrepreneur, passionate about doing business with impact,
Siobhán Cafferty - SE Project Manager
Country
Company
Pobal on behalf of the Department of Justice
Job title
Social Enterprise Project Manager
Interests
About me
Joana Gameiro
Country
Company
ESLIDER
Job title
General Coordinator
Interests
About me
Uta Deutschländer
Country
Company
Alexianer Textilpflege GmbH/EuCIE-European Confederation of Inclusive Enterprise
Job title
CEO / President
Interests
Inclusive Enterprises, People with Disabilities, Sport for People with mental Disabilities
About me
CEO of an Inclusive Enterprise, President of EuCIE - European Confederation of Inclusive Enterprises, Coordinator Equestrian Special Olympics Germany
Janet Foggie
Country
Company
N/A
Job title
Author
Interests
Nature, climate, spirituality
About me
I am an author, smallholder and climate change activist working to establish a local, community woodland
Zuzana Polačková
Country
Company
Institute for Forecasting, Slovak Academy of Sciences
Job title
researcher
Interests
Social economy, social innovations, social enterprises
About me
Her professional focus is paid to issues related to social economy and social innovations; employment and employability of the most disadvantaged groups; and quadruple helix approach to regional development. In her work, she embraces the principle of “research for practice”.
She is a co-author of the Act on social economy and social enterprises adopted in 2018, co-author of the Map of social entrepreneurships and their ecosystem in Europe published by the European Commission; a member of GECES - EC expert group on social economy and social entrepreneurship. She is a member of a number of advisory committees of initiatives/programs implemented by public same as non-profit sector organisations in Slovakia same as abroad.
Eva Curto
Country
Company
Fundación EOI
Job title
International Affairs. Innovation&Entrepreneurs
Interests
Sustainable Development, Circular Economy, Female Leadership, Social Innovation
About me
Passionate for International relations and co-creation for a more green, circular and inclusive world.
Helen Maynard-Hill
Country
Company
Euclid Network
Job title
Head of Communications and Marketing
Interests
About me
Inês Lagoutte
Country
Company
Porto City Council
Job title
Social Entrepreneurship and Innovation Manager
Interests
About me
Chic Cruz
Country
Company
Customer Success and Event Manager
Job title
Customer Success and Event Manager
Interests
About me
Igor Milosevic
Country
Company
NetworkTables
Job title
Customer Succes Manager
Interests
About me
Yoon-Joo Jee
Country
Company
Snowball Effect
Job title
Cofounder
Interests
About me
Monica Moldovan
Country
Company
Fructify Network
Job title
Community Lead
Interests
Entrepreneurship, Communities, Social Impact
About me
My name is Monica Moldovan, Community Lead and problem solver with a strong interest in diversity and inclusion.
Eva Varga
Country
Company
Euclid Network
Job title
vice-president
Interests
social enterprise development and social finance
About me
Ana Janosev
Country
Company
SIA Social Impact Award gGmbH
Job title
Managing Director
Interests
About me
Malte Bau
Country
Company
Otto von Guericke University
Job title
Research Associate
Interests
steward-ownership, social entrepreneuship
About me
Elli Keränen
Country
Company
Diaconia University of Applied Sciences
Job title
RDI Specialist
Interests
Social Innovations, ecosystems
About me
I work with EU project funding and proposal preparation at Diaconia University of Applied Sciences. Happy to meet new connections for collaborative projects!
Christian Vietz
Country
Company
Euclid Network
Job title
Operations and Finance Manager
Interests
About me
From early in his career Christian sought for ways to use the mindsets, models, and tools of entrepreneurship to create impact.
His MBA gave him the opportunity to research bottom up social innovation amongst refugees in Jordan and led him to consult social enterprises in Lebanon. Inspired by his research and work in the region, he co-founded a social enterprise in London that supported social enterprises to internationalise.
In London, he also joined Euclid Network (EN), was part of the move and reestablishment in The Netherlands, and now oversees the implementation of a number of projects, EN’s impact measurement, and generally the work on social innovation.
Marie-Luise Meinhold
Country
Company
ver.de
Job title
CEO
Interests
About me
Tiffany Bennett
Country
Company
Euclid Network
Job title
Research & Knowledge Management Associate
Interests
About me
Academic background in international development, entrepreneurship, & innovation. | Professional experience with research, NGO program management, grants & reporting, business & development consulting, & development fieldwork. | Passionate about the intersection of business & development, and the potential for social enterprises to create scalable, sustainable, transformative change on complex social, economic, and environmental challenges.
Flora Rosenow
Country
Company
Flora Rosenow
Job title
Brand & Communications Strategist
Interests
About me
https://www.linkedin.com/in/florarosenow/
Toby Gazeley
Country
Company
Euclid Network
Job title
Policy Lead
Interests
About me
Toby joined the team in March 2021 and works on a mixture of policy and European projects. Based in Brussels, Toby meets frequently with peer networks and institutional stakeholders to champion the voice of social enterprise and social entrepreneurs in the heart of Europe. Toby currently works on the European Social Enterprise Monitor which is a large scale quantitative research project taking place across Europe in collaboration with national partners which aims to close the gap in data available on social enterprise. Toby joined the EN Team after completing a Schuman Traineeship with the European Parliament’s Committee on Culture and Education where he contributed in particular to the Committee’s Reports on the European Education Area and Digital Education Action Plan. Toby graduated with an MA in European Policy from the University of Amsterdam in 2019. He dedicated his academic focus to understanding how imaginations of European community and citizenship can be stimulated through educational and cultural poli
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