Webinar CinnovatE: Women in Entrepreneurship & Circular Economy

Описание: The CinnovatE webinar Women in Entrepreneurship & Circular Economy, held in the context of International Women’s Day, addressed the main challenges women face when launching and growing entrepreneurial initiatives, particularly in the fields of the circular economy and sustainability.

Throughout the session, speakers shared practical perspectives and real experiences on how these challenges arise within innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystems, as well as different ways of addressing them through higher education, support networks, funding, and collaboration across the ecosystem.

Speakers:
Caroline Westberg, Senior Associate Director, Climate Entrepreneurship & Innovation at IE University
Eglè Brezgytė, Coordinator of Project Department at LTVK
Asta Anilionė, Head of Klaipėda Women Business Network
Indrė Butvilė, Member of Klaipėda Women Business Network
Manuela Pérez, R&D Consultant at PKF Attest innCome
Andrea Beleván, International Programme Manager at South Summit
Patricia Astrain, Founder & CEO at Recircular

This webinar formed part of CinnovatE’s wider work to strengthen the role of higher education and entrepreneurial ecosystems in enabling more inclusive, circular, and sustainable urban futures.

Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
00:10 Higher education and women’s entrepreneurship
00:15 Ecosystems and support networks
00:25 Funding and support instruments
00:35 Market access and opportunities
00:40 Entrepreneurship journey and case study
00:55 Q&A and closing