Meet Ben Medland, founder of Drift Energy. Inspired by a chat with his 5 year old son, Ben is developing a new class of renewable energy, green hydrogen generated from ocean winds. On 9th December DRIFT Energy Ltd became the first global winner of our LeZero Innovation Prize at an awards ceremony held at the University of [...]
GEN UK is preparing to hold the 3rd Startup Planet conference coinciding with the UN’s COP meetings. This year we have teamed up with the University of Birmingham Dubai to co-host Mobility Futures Forum on their campus from 7-9 December. Over 3 days we are running plenary sessions and workshops with entrepreneurs, policy makers, investors, educators and [...]
Global Entrepreneurship Week 2023 kicks off 13th November with 40,000 events taking place across the UK and 200 countries around the world. Our UK launch event is being hosted at HSBC Innovation Banking with Kevin Hollinrake MP – Minister for Enterprise, Markets and Small Business, Matt Jolly Director, ClimateTech & Sustainability and Catherine Wright Director in [...]
2,500 people from 123 GEN countries came together to engage, learn and collaborate to support the development of our global ecosystems at the Global Entrepreneurship Congress in Melbourne this month. GEN UK was proud to be nominated in 4 categories at the annual Compass Awards: Champion Catalyzer for Partnerships for GEW Champion Catalyzer for Activities Overall [...]
16 green mobility startups from 12 countries have been selected to go forward to the finals of the inaugural LeZero Innovation Prize. Shortlist was revealed at Global Entrepreneurship Congress in Melbourne by GEN UK Chair, Marc Ortmans. Amaranthus Biorefinery Mexico AviBike Hungary BANF Korea Drift Energy UK Ediwheel Hungary Green Energy Mali GreenBox Republic of [...]
For companies wanting to grow their business GEN UK has launched xporter, an accelerator designed to enable you to export successfully. As part of the programme we are running dedicated webinars exploring topics related to growing your business in new markets. Each month our export experts provide insights and guidance to help you prepare to export [...]
GEN UK Ambassador for Purpose and Founder of One Earth, Linzi Boyd, is in conversation with leading voices from the world of entrepreneurship. In her weekly Thought Leadership Series, Linzi Has Words, Linzi meets Yvonne Greeves Natwest Director Women in Business, Alla Ouvarova Founder and CEO of Two Chicks, Jacqueline Brown Founder Fashion Africa, and David [...]
Entrepreneurs are key to combating climate change. We are inviting entrepreneurs working on net zero mobility solutions to enter a new competition, LeZero Innovation Prize. Open to all, the Prize is a chance to win cash and in-kind mentoring and support package worth over £25,000 to grow and showcase their venture in 2024. Applications open now [...]
GEN UK is excited to appoint Linzi Boyd, founder of One Earth and serial entrepreneur, as its Ambassador for Purpose. Linzi is a global speaker, leading with purpose and impact and passionate about everyone being seen and heard. She will be using her role as Ambassador to drive growth on purpose to shift business mindsets and [...]
Today with our partner Envirorally we are launching an exciting new event for Global Entrepreneurship Week. A zero carbon motoring event driving green innovation. The inaugural LeZero ‘rally’ will be held in November and run 1,300km from Paris to Venice. Winning teams will be those with the lowest carbon ratio ‘emissions’. The event will run in [...]
