Supporting tech for good in developing countries, Alessandra Rojas, Sustainable Entrepreneurship

We chat with Alessandra Rojas about her work as the Sustainable Entrepreneurship Manager @ Tech4Impact EPFL
Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland

Supporting tech for good in developing countries, Alessandra Rojas, Sustainable Entrepreneurship

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I am part of the team of EPFL Tech4Impact. The EPFL is one of the two Swiss Federal Institutes of Technology and at Tech4Impact we are focused in how we can use technology for sustainable impact and the UN 2030 agenda. We work with students, researchers, professors, NGOs and corporates to try to build an ecosystem around it.

The GSIV program specifically is part of our efforts to collaborate with NGOs and international bodies in Geneva to further push the developing of technology specifically by supporting Global South initiatives. We actually run a second initiative called Tech4Dev grants in which we pair Global South NGOs with researchers at EPFL to develop impactful technologies.

Developed and managing the new EPFL Changemakers programme! Check it out here

Alessandra Rojas works as the  Sustainable Entrepreneurship Manager at EPFL Tech4Impact where she aims to foster sustainable entrepreneurship amongst the EPFL community and the region. In her current role, she leads the partnership with the Growth Stage Impact Venture program with UNDP, develops and manages the EPFL Changemakers program, and further supports initiatives that foster impact-driven entrepreneurs.

Prior to her work at EPFL, Alessandra worked for the International Trade Centre in Geneva, the German social venture capital BonVenture and as a consultant for social businesses. She holds a Master’s Degree in Development Studies from the Graduate Institute Geneva  and a Bachelor in Technology and Management from the Technical University of Munich.

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