For Global Entrepreneurship Week this year we hold an extraordinary discussion about an ordinary topic: 9 out of 10 venture-backed startups fail, according to the Startup Genome Project, so it is about time we celebrated failure!
Join a panel discussion featuring international entrepreneurs from the Academy’s Leaders in Innovation Fellowships and Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation programmes and UK-based entrepreneurs from the Enterprise Hub about the lessons they have learnt along their entrepreneurial journeys which have built their resilience to innovate and disrupt.
Dr Inken Braunschmidt
In July 2017, Inken joined Halma plc, the global group of life-saving technology companies, as Chief Innovation and Digital Officer and as a member of Halma's Executive Board. In her role, Inken helps to create and nurture the group-wide innovation culture and digital growth. Before joining Halma, Inken was the Chief Innovation Officer of innogy SE/ RWE AG and founder of the Innogy Innovation Hub, a venture development and investment platform for corporate and external start-ups. She is a member of the Enterprise Hub Committee of the Royal Academy of Engineering and a non-executive director at James Fisher plc.
Dr Mai Sabry Saleh
Mai is a Leaders in Innovation Fellowships participant and currently working on the HR Health Promotion System (HR-HPS), a web-based software programme that guides employers concerning best practices to secure the health and well-being of their workforce. She has designed software programs for learning style assessment, HR management, and job matching, among other applications.
Dr Amrit Chandan
Amrit is an entrepreneur interested in projects that address our societal challenges and are positive for humanity. Amrit holds a PhD in chemical engineering (fuel cell technology) and worked in the low carbon vehicle space for several years. In 2016, Amrit co-founded Aceleron, which is developing advanced lithium batteries for the circular economy. Amrit has raised over £15 million in private and public funding for Aceleron. He has written many articles for popular magazines, trade journals and academic peer reviewed journals. He has also been recognised for his work through several accolades, including being named on the Forbes 30 Under 30 list and being awarded the Hawley Award for Engineering Innovation by HRH Princess Anne, on behalf of the Worshipful Company of Engineers.
Chinenye Justin Nwaogwugwu
Engineer Chinenye Justin is a Nigerian Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation alumnus. He has developed and manufactured over 60 specialty chemical products being used in water treatment, households, institutions, farms, oilfields, and other industries to date which are in use by national and multinational companies, households, and exported to Ghana, South Africa and Botswana.