SDG Pitch Event 2022: Students' Ideas for a Sustainable Future
The SDG Pitch event went into it's third round with exciting ideas from students at ETH and UZH who are working towards a sustainable future.
Dedicated students and researchers at ETH Zurich and UZH showcased their project ideas that contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
In each three minutes, the following student teams presented their idea, which global issue they tackle and the potential impact of the solution to the jury and the audience.
- external page Plastic Scanner: simple handheld scanner detecting different types of plastic, presented by Lin Boynton - most promising idea
- Lumia: tool to avoid biases in hiring processes, presented by Simon Perisanidis & Catalina Oritz - most promising idea
- external page ClimaLinks: support's decision-making of industries influenced by climate change, presented by Annie Chang & Jake Casselman - best pitch
- INSEPET: sustainable pet food, presented by Yuwei & Anna Belousova
- external page wheemo: improving drive train material-consumption and energy efficiency presented by Theo Messin
- Cobra: inclusive bras, presented by Xindi Liu & Renjun Tang
- external page Humane Warriors: a platform connecting global talents to communities in need, presented by Rythima Shinde
We also had the opportunity to engage with external page Prof. Guilherme Lichand, who gave us insights into his journey of creating his entrepreneurial project external page Movva, a Brazilian edtech helping higher-ed institutions keep their students enrolled and engaged. George Boateng who participated in the very first edition of the SDG Pitch Event, returned to give us an update about his project external page Sua Code, a smartphone-based online coding program aiming to teach millions across Africa how to code.
A huge thank you also to the jury, Marriette Mertens (ETH4D), Fajer Mushtaq (founder ETH spin-off Oxyle), Dr. Jeannette Behringer (UZH Sustainability), Madeleine Guyer (UZH & ETH), Ghjulia Sialelli (SSC) and Niccolò Schlueb (SEIF), for their critical questions, and Isabella Ilchmann for guiding us through the evening. And lastly, thanks to all guests for joining us and the interesting discussions at the Apéro by external page Ässbar and external page fountain.
The event was co-organised by the ETH Student Project House, ETH Entrepreneurship, external page UZH Innovation Hub and ETH4D.
