• Undergraduate

William Davidson Institute’s Climate Entrepreneurship Exchange connects undergraduate students in Egypt, Libya, Morocco, and the United States to collaborate on and pitch an innovative, entrepreneurial solution addressing an identified climate issue. Participants submit their video business pitch to a competition at the end of the cohort. Finalists are acknowledged for their work and top winners are offered the opportunity to travel to Michigan (for North African participants) and Morocco (for American participants) for a weeklong trip exploring the entrepreneurial ecosystem and local culture.

Activities

Over eight weeks, cross-cultural teams work together to identify a climate challenge from one of their countries and develop a business solution to the issue. Participants complete online modules asynchronously to prepare them to design their business solution, such as Introduction to Climate Change & Climate Solutions; Introduction to Entrepreneurship; Design Thinking & Creative Inquiry; Conducting Market Research & Understanding the Energy Sector; Turning Your Idea Into a Business & Marketing Your Business; Finance & Funding; and Pitching Your Business. In addition, participants join weekly webinars to hear from subject matter experts and work on team assignments. All teams submit their business pitch for a competition at the end of the program, where the winners are selected by the program partners.    

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