Women Entrepreneurship Week @ HHL

Meet top female entrepreneurs @ HHL

For the second time now, Women@HHL and the Female Founders initiative of HHL will participate in the Women Entrepreneurship Week 2019 (WEW), a global movement celebrated this year at 200+ universities in 30 countries!

On 25th October 2019, we would like to invite you to a panel discussion with three female entrepreneurs and investors, who will share their experiences about common challenges faced along the (female) entrepreneurial journey. The panel will be hosted by Prof. Dr. Vivek Velamuri.

Finally, you get the opportunity to NETWORK with likeminded people over some drinks and snacks.

If you would like to attend the event, please register until 23th October 2019 for free via the following link!

Our top female panelists at a glance

(from left to right)

• Gwen Schröter, Investment Manager Golzern Holding
• Tanja Bogumil, Serial Entrepreneur and Board Member
• Conny Wuppermann, Co-Founder and CFO palero capital

What’s the agenda?

• 5.30 – 6:30 p.m. Welcome and Panel Discussion (Female Entrepreneurs / Investors)
• 6:30 – 7:00 p.m. Break
• 7:00 – 8:00 p.m. Pitch Contest
• 8:00 – 9:00 Networking Time (Open End)

PITCH your idea

A PITCH CONTEST will give entrepreneurs (consisting of teams with at least one female founder) the chance to convince our investors of their idea and win 500€.

How do I take part in the Pitch Contest?

Do you have an interesting business model or idea and would like to share it? Are you a start-up comprising of at least one female founder? The pitch contest gives you the chance to convince our jury of your start-up idea (2 min. elevator pitch + 2 min. Q&A). The jury will consist of three female entrepreneurs and investors. The winner is awarded with 500€.

We welcome all types of early stage start-ups!

How to apply for the Pitch Contest?

Please send one of the following sources of information about your start-up idea to Franziska Greim (franziska.greim@hhl.de):

• Pitch deck (max. 10 slides to show your start up)
• OR the URL of your start-up’s website
• OR a 1-page document explaining your start-up’s idea

Keep in mind: The application deadline is 21th October 2019, midnight. The selected pitch contest participants will be notified by 23st October latest.