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🌏 Meet our Esteemed Kenote Speaker! 🌱

Join us in welcoming Genevieve Maricle, a trailblazer in global development and climate action, as our esteemed keynote speaker. With an illustrious career, she is currently the Director of Global Development at the National Security Council, White House.

🌱 Genevieve's expertise spans diverse roles - from Senior Advisor for Climate and Environment at USAID, to Director of Climate Policy Action at WWF-US. She spearheaded WWF's climate ambition, led the America Is All In coalition (5000+ entities dedicated to climate action), and championed the Forest, Food, and Land Challenge for the Global Climate Action Summit.

🌟 Notably, she played a pivotal role in USUN, working on the Paris Agreement, Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and as a deputy lead U.S. negotiator.

🌎 Her contributions extend to USAID, where she guided policy efforts on the 2030 Development Agenda/SDGs, Rio+20 Conference on Sustainable Development, and more. She crafted USAID's first Climate Change and Development Strategy and shaped strategic budget priorities for the Global Climate Change Initiative.

🎓 Genevieve's journey includes a BA in mathematics and environmental science from Northwestern University, and a PhD from the University of Colorado at Boulder in climate science policy.

🔥 Brace for an enlightening keynote, as Genevieve Maricle ignites our passion for impactful change and visionary climate action.

Join us as we gear up for the much-awaited Climate Innovations Challenge 2.0! With only 5 hours left before the kick-off, we're thrilled to bring together 30 brilliant university students hailing from 11 countries and 19 esteemed educational institutes. Supported by four climate-focused organizations, they will collaborate to solve exciting mini projects. Be part of this remarkable journey by joining us for the opening ceremony at 7.00 PM GMT+6. If you're interested in joining our opening ceremony don't hesitate to DM us. Together, we can create innovative solutions to combat climate change!

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Join the Climate Innovation Challenge now and be part of the movement for a sustainable future! Our challenge has just been featured in the prestigious Northwestern Buffett Institute for Global Affairs, recognizing our commitment to finding innovative solutions to combat the effects of climate change. Don't miss out on this opportunity to showcase your skills and creativity in tackling one of the biggest challenges of our time. Register now and let's work together towards a more resilient tomorrow.

Application Link: https://lnkd.in/gsh-4-fj

Empowering Future Climate Innovators! The energy was high at our third enlightening info session with AIUB, with 50+ students eager to learn about tackling climate change together. A massive shoutout to AIUB Business Club and Aiub Environment Club for making this happen. Stay tuned for our next university tour.

Applications are open now! Apply here through May 31. More details are in the application form.

Application link: https://lnkd.in/gsh-4-fj

Only 24 hours left until our Climate Innovation Challenge info session at American International University Bangladesh! 🌍🚀 Join us as we share what the climate innovation challenge is all about. Don't miss out on this opportunity to be a part of the change maker community! 🌱💡

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Following the prospective participant community gathering in Benin, Climate Innovation Challenge will be making an appearance in Bangladesh next week! This time, we will be hosting an info session at the renowned University of Dhaka on Monday, May 15. For students in Dhaka University, come forth to meet your peers, get to know CIC better, and have a great time. Application is closing soon so remember to send them in !
Looking forward to meeting our talented new cohort soon...

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Did we mention that CIC is a global community yet? Just this past weekend, thanks to Christian ADOH, we had 100+ participants gathering at a CIC info session in Benin.

All the perspective participants came from various departments of the University of Abomey-Calavi, including Renewable Energies, Agronomic Sciences, Water Management and Control, Software Engineering and Computer Security, and Food Technology at the University of Abomey-Calavi. Many of them have their own enterprises in Agribusiness, Waste Recycling, Renewable Energy and Energy System and Beverage.

Can’t wait to meet your peers from across the world to innovate for real-world climate challenges? Apply to CIC by May 15!

Application Link: https://lnkd.in/gdmN4HEY

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📣 Calling All Climate Innovators

The Climate Innovation Challenge is a virtual program that unifies global youth to address climate challenges in the global South and North. Through the program, students will collaborate virtually on real-world problems, gain knowledge and skills through project-based learning, and create innovative solutions for organizations working to create a sustainable and equitable world.

Participation in the program is free for admitted participants. Applications are open now! Apply here through May 15 (priority deadline). More details are in the poster attached.

Application link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfQhMwnZs6fFIV2OHxbVBCvKquEe1k6TMLYnLD9bUTCg_BefA/viewform

📣 Calling Climate-Focused Organizations!

The Climate Innovation Challenge is a virtual program that unifies global youth to address climate challenges in the global South and North. Through the program, impact-driven organizations working in the field of climate change will propose a business challenge for diverse student teams to address. At the end of the program, they will receive free consultation that directly contribute towards their business needs as well as gaining international exposure and networking opportunities with students, industry leaders, and other climate-focused organizations.

Do you have a business challenge you are looking to propose? Applications are open now! Apply through May 10 (priority deadline). More details are in the poster attached.

Application Link: https://lnkd.in/gjR-bzuy

"Join us in welcoming the inspiring Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus as the closing ceremony speaker for EmpowerEd! As a renowned economist, educator and social entrepreneur, he has dedicated his life to creating a world of equal opportunities and eradicating poverty. So get ready to be empowered by his visionary insights and ideas."



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As April is right around the corner, it is time to announce our final workshop for EmpowerEd -- Entrepreneurship and Innovation facilitated by Pavini Sethi. Pavini is the Youth Engagement and Education Lead at Yunus Thailand. Pavini has supported social entrepreneurship training and development for youth in her previous experiences. She holds a Degree in Environmental Conservation & Resource Studies from UC Berkeley. Have you had any entrepreneurship experience? Are you interested in learning more about entrepreneurship? Join us this Saturday on the first of April to hear more!

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This Wednesday, March 22nd, tune in to learn about Innovation in Education. Our wonderful facilitator, George Deriso, is an experienced executive, entrepreneur & consultant who has worked with businesses throughout Europe, North America & Asia-Pacific. George has founded 8 technology ventures & worked for AT&T, Apple, & Gartner Group. In addition, George is a faculty member at the University of Colorado Boulder with the 'Certificate of Excellence in Entrepreneurial Studies' program at the Deming Center for Entrepreneurship.
This a gentle reminder to all the registered participants to save the opportunity to learn more from George and ask all your questions away.

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