Special guests were Schleswig-Holsteins minister for economic affairs, transportation, employment, technology and tourism Dr. Bernd Buchholz, the founder of Postevand Jesper Krogh Kjeldsen (session: bottled water – the whole lie) and the co-founder of Human Works Design Canay Atalay (session: conscious business model design). Further green and sustainable start-ups, companies and institutions who contributed to the IGEF were GP Joule, Nordgröön, Bracenet, Palgero, One Earth One Ocean, MyBoo, knoop, sourceboat, HALM, Umtüten, Cradle to Cradle e.V., Unu Motors, KielRegion and YooWeeDoo. 

More than 15 sessions and workshops at the GreenTech Stage, credits: Thomas Neumann

The International Green Entrepreneurship Forum

The IGEF is an annual network forum for partners from science and research (students, researchers and research institutes), private enterprise (entrepreneurs, established companies and investors) and “the public” (politics and special interest organizations) to combine their efforts to improve and promote the growth of the green economy and green entrepreneurship through genuine projects.

During spring 2014 the 1^stInternational Green Entrepreneurship Forum took place as a part of the “Flensburger Forum für Unternehmertum und Mittelstand”. The IGEF was held as a one-day event at the Flensburger campus under the motto “Business Opportunities in the Green Economy – Combining Efforts of Science, Economy and the Public”. Among other, special guests were Dr. Robert Habeck (Minister for energy agriculture, the environment, nature and digitalization) and Jørgen Mads Clausen (Chairman of the Board, Danfoss A/S). The first IGEF were funded by the “Gesellschaft für Energie und Klimaschutz Schleswig-Holstein GmbH (EKSH).

Since 2017, the IGEF is part of the Schleswig-Holstein-wide project “StartUp SH” funded by Schleswig-Holstein with funds from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF).

The Waterkant #StartupSH Festival

Waterkant is an unique opportunity for networking, learning and inspiration. It’s a rich international cocktail of start-ups, companies, creators, intrapreneurs, mentors, investors, students and kids who come together and co-create a transformative experience. Alongside the scheduled program, start-ups and companies in a variety of areas showcase their products, services, technologies and talents throughout the day with playful, eye-opening experiences and demos.

More Infos @ www.waterkant.sh

Summervibes at Waterkant #startupSH Festival, credits: Julia Seifert, opencampus.sh

Outdoor session, credits: Julia Seifert, opencampus.sh

Topics like GreenTech, Renewable Energies, Mobility, CleanTech, FinTech and Sustainability at IGEF 2018,
credits: Julia Seifert, opencampus.sh