Connecting Purpose with Profit: how can business be a force for good?

Impact Innovation Week Overview:The Impact Innovation Week 2020 in Linz has officially launched! For the next 2 weeks, you can join a series of hybrid events, including press conferences, workshops and meet-ups, all of which will focus on the theme of European innovation breakthroughs and fostering sustainable innovation.About SpeakersMichaela StephenMichaela is an Innovation Consultant at Pioneers passionate about using business to drive innovation as a force for good. Originally from Scotland, and having worked in a startup environment herself, she brings diverse experience in the areas of intrapreneurship, social innovation, startup corporate collaboration, hackathons and innovation workshops. She has implemented these formats across numerous companies with particular focus on FinTech, Energy and Aerospace. Verena JudmayerAs an Innovation Consultant at Pioneers, Verena jointly develops, implements and improves innovation processes with corporate clients. Being a creative mind with a passion for entrepreneurship and impact innovation, she has experience in setting up innovation labs, facilitating design sprints, on-site as well as virtual, organizing rapid prototyping challenges and building bridges between startups and corporates through various formats. Her project work has focused on FinTech, InsurTech and Energy while being enthusiastic about design and sustainability.

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Peter-Behrens-Platz 10, 4020 Linz (Map)
Impact Innovation Week Overview:
The Impact Innovation Week 2020 in Linz has officially launched! For the next 2 weeks, you can join a series of hybrid events, including press conferences, workshops and meet-ups, all of which will focus on the theme of European innovation breakthroughs and fostering sustainable innovation.

About Speakers

Michaela Stephen

Michaela is an Innovation Consultant at Pioneers passionate about using business to drive innovation as a force for good. Originally from Scotland, and having worked in a startup environment herself, she brings diverse experience in the areas of intrapreneurship, social innovation, startup corporate collaboration, hackathons and innovation workshops. She has implemented these formats across numerous companies with particular focus on FinTech, Energy and Aerospace.


 Verena Judmayer

As an Innovation Consultant at Pioneers, Verena jointly develops, implements and improves innovation processes with corporate clients. Being a creative mind with a passion for entrepreneurship and impact innovation, she has experience in setting up innovation labs, facilitating design sprints, on-site as well as virtual, organizing rapid prototyping challenges and building bridges between startups and corporates through various formats. Her project work has focused on FinTech, InsurTech and Energy while being enthusiastic about design and sustainability.