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Rasmus Hartung, CEO & Co-founder at Howdy, talks about the challenges and market opportunities that arise from mental health at the workplace, and how Howdy is tackling this issue with a B2B system that monitors employees' wellbeing and mental health. Howdy's goal is to incentivise a constructive conversation and the development of proactive measures in the corporate environment, contributing to UN SDG 3 (Good Health and Wellbeing).  🔗 Useful links https://howdy.care https://maze-impact.com/maze-x

Lucas Paes de Melo, CEO & Co-founder at Amparo, talks about how Amparo's prosthetic device for lower limb amputees can be moulded to the amputee’s residual limb in a short period of time. Their solution is contributing to UN SDG 10 (Reduced Inequalities).  🔗 Useful links https://www.amparo.world/ https://maze-impact.com/maze-x/

Rafael Ferrer Sánchez, CEO & Growth Manager at Neki, talks about the challenges and market opportunities that arise from our world’s rapidly ageing population. Rafael tells you how Neki is tackling this issue with smart wearable technology, thus contributing to the UN SDG 3 (Good Health and Well-being) and SDG 10 (Reduced Inequalities). This episode was recorded live, hence, the sound captured is of inferior quality. 🔗 Useful links https://neki.pt/ https://maze-impact.com/maze-x/

Rita Maçorano, CEO and co-founder at Nevaro, shares the challenges and market opportunities that mental health-related issues present, and how the startup is tackling this issue through physiological and behavioural biomarkers and gamified experiences. Ultimately, Nevaro is contributing to the UN SDG 3 (Good Health and Well-being). 🔗 Useful links https://www.nevaro.tech/ https://maze-impact.com/maze-x/

Tobias Kronawitter, CEO & Co-founder at kaputt.de provides insights and shares the challenges and market opportunities that arise from increasing the life of electronic devices through accessible repair kits and more. With their solution, kaputt.de is contributing to UN SDG 12 (Responsible Consumption and Production). 🔗 Useful links https://www.kaputt.de/ https://maze-impact.com/maze-x/

Orlando Remédios, CEO & Growth Manager at Sensefinity, shares with Cristina Almeida (MAZE's Head of Platform) the challenges and market opportunities that arise from food waste, and how the startup is tackling this issue by digitalising supply chains to always-on and real-time systems. With this solution, Sensefinity is redefining logistics and the supply chain, thus contributing to the UN SDG 12 (Responsible Consumption and Production).  🔗 Useful links https://www.sensefinity.com/ https://maze-impact.com/maze-x/

Ana Catarina Gomes is the CEO of CBR Genomics, a Genomics-as-a-Service company that brings Genetic Information to better serve the medical field. In this episode, Ana Catarina and Cristina talk about the challenges and market opportunities that arise from the usage of clinical genetic data, and how CBR Genomics is tackling this issue to prevent the development of diseases. Thus contributing to the UN SDG 3 (Good Health and Wellbeing).  🔗 Useful links  https://www.cbrgenomics.com/ https://maze-impact.com/maze-x/

Niclas Persson is the CEO and Co-Founder of Deedster, a platform empowering people and organisations in taking action against climate change. In this episode, Niclas and Cristina talk about the challenges and market opportunities that arise from the climate emergency. Deedster creates solutions for corporates to engage their employees and customers on climate action through gamified experiences.  Thus, Deedster is contributing to the UN SDG 12 (Responsible Consumption and Production) and SDG 13 (Climate Action). 🔗 Useful links https://deedster.com/ https://maze-impact.com/maze-x/

According to the UN, energy use and production is the dominant contributor to climate change—accounting for 60% of global greenhouse gas emissions. Global dependence on fossil fuel-based power generation is significantly harming the environment and is threatening the health of millions of people worldwide. In addition, energy demand is set to grow by more than 25% to 2040, requiring more than $2 trillion a year of investment in new energy supply. In order to meet the rising energy demand, while decreasing the pollution rates, there is a significant need to adopt new and clean sources of electricity production worldwide. Matias Sigal, Business Developer at Eco Wave Power, talks in this session about the issue of rising energy demand and the unsustainable status quo of energy supply. He tells you how Eco Wave Power is solving these issues with smart technology. More on Eco Wave Power here: https://www.ecowavepower.com/. The goal is to provide the audience with insights on how Eco Wave Power is tackling the issue of unsustainable energy supply. With their solution, they are contributing to the UN Sustainable Development Goal 7 (Affordable and Clean Energy). The conversation is lead by Cristina Almeida, Head of Platform at MAZE, and followed by a discussion with questions from the audience. This event is part of the series LIVE session with the ten startups that make the 2020 cohort of MAZE X, the pan-European impact startup accelerator. https://maze-x.com/

Mobility in cities is hitting a wall: air pollution causes death to millions of people per year, traffic congestion and noise is causing serious mental health issues, and CO2 from traffic contributes to climate change. Moritz Meenen, Founder and CEO of Electric Feel, will talk about the issue of unsustainable means of transportation and how his startup is solving it with a platform for sustainable transportation operators in cities. More on Electric Feel here: https://www.electricfeel.com/ The goal is to provide the audience with insights on how Electric Feel is tackling the issue of unsustainable transportation. With their solution, they are contributing to the UN Sustainable Development Goal 11 (Sustainable Cities and Communities). The conversation is lead by Cristina Almeida, Head of Platform at MAZE, and followed by a discussion with questions from the audience. This event is part of the series LIVE session with the ten startups that make the 2020 cohort of MAZE X, the pan-European impact startup accelerator. https://maze-x.com/

if: technology = future and: women ≠ tech then: women ≠ future "We believe that we, as women, deserve at least a 50% say in what our world is going to look like. But today, we make up less than 20% of the tech workforce." - Dora Palfi, Founder and CEO of imagiLabs. In the session, Dora talks about the issue of inclusion in tech and how her startup is solving it with smart technology. More on imagiLabs here: https://imagilabs.com/. The goal is to provide the audience with insights on how imagiLabs is tackling the issue of lacking tech inclusion. With their solution, they are contributing to the UN Sustainable Development Goal 4 (Quality Education) and 5 (Gender Equality). The conversation is lead by Cristina Almeida, Head of Platform at MAZE, and followed by a discussion with questions from the audience. This event is part of the series LIVE session with the ten startups that make the 2020 cohort of MAZE X, the pan-European impact startup accelerator. https://maze-x.com/

Silo mentality, a lack of communication, and informal networks are big issues within large corporations. They translate into significant direct and indirect costs to the businesses and to the wellbeing of their workforce. In this session, Chistoph Drebes, CO-FOUNDER & CEO of Mystery Minds, talks about the issue of silo thinking and how his startup is solving it with smart technology. More on Mystery Minds here: https://www.mysteryminds.com/. The goal is to provide the audience with insights on how Mystery Minds is tackling the issue of silo thinking that is present in most big corporations. With their solution, they are contributing to the UN Sustainable Development Goal 8 (Decent Work and Economic Growth). The conversation is lead by Cristina Almeida, Head of Platform at MAZE, and followed by a discussion with questions from the audience. SPECIAL: live piano session by Christoph at the end of the session. This event is part of the series LIVE session with the ten startups that make the 2020 cohort of MAZE X, the pan-European impact startup accelerator. https://maze-x.com/