ressf stakeholder engagement

Sustainable Renewable Energy Startup Workshop

Stakeholder Engagement meeting25th June, 2016

GIZ Responsible & Inclusive Business Hub MENA (RIBH MENA) RE Training

As its sister hubs in other world regions, RIBH MENA provides information on and raises awareness about Corporate Social Responsibility and Inclusive Business. Beyond this we assist the private sector with skills and business model development as well as networking support around CSR and IB.

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Intro to RIBH MENA & Cleantech Arabia. Intro to Sustainable Startup Format & RE Format. What We’ve Done. Get Involved.

16.09.16

BonnGermany

Cairo, MENA

Jakarta,SOA

Pretoria, Sub-Sahara

RIBH Network: globally yours


Learning Processes / Knowledge Management

Private SectorEngagement in

Development Projects

CSR Network Support and Round Tables/ Community of

Practice

Start-‐up Support and

Entrepreneurship Promotion

GIZ Responsible & Inclusive Business Hub – MENA Core Activities



Cleantech Arabia

Entrepreneurship& innovation

Support

Financial SupportCapacity BuildingConsultancyExposure & NetworkingFacilitation of InvestmentProject Development

Knowledge &Awareness

ResearchCommunicationTalksMobile ApplicationDatabase



20Research articles

10Talks

1,200Database items

4Awareness

campaigns & videos

3Students

awareness & capacity building

1000Employment generated

3,500,000 + 1,500,000 EGP

Total investment facilitated

6Industry projects

developed

4Entrepreneurship

programs

65,000 EGPTotal grants/ fellowships

offered to individuals

Cleantech Arabia

3Full training programs



The Sustainable Start-‐Up format is an interactive concept developed by RIBH MENA for start-‐ups and small & medium enterprises that want to innovate their businesses on an eco-‐social basis. It is offered as five-‐days workshop.

• "Challenges" -‐ Energy context in Egypt

• "Impact" -‐ Stakeholder Analysis

• "Opportunities" -‐ Building your Business Model

• "Action" – Business Case & Financial Tools

• "Communication" – Marketing Strategy & Startup Support

Sustainable Start up Format



Sustainable Startup Format



Introduction to the RE Sustainable Startup Format• The workshop adapted the workshop material of the Sustainable Startup workshop by the GIZ and RIBH MENA to suit energy startups and entrepreneurs. The workshop was designed and developed by GIZ’s RIBH MENA in association with Cleantech Arabia

• The Sustainable Startup Format focuses on training potential entrepreneurs in the field of renewable/sustainable energy to launch their startup. By the end of the 5-‐days workshop, the startups should:·∙ better understand the energy context in Egypt, the main stakeholders and the different markets·∙ identify their client base, solution and value proposition for each client·∙ have an initial idea of their business model·∙ have a set of financial planning and marketing tools to build their startup·∙ know how to build a business case for their renewable energy startup·∙ know who can support their startup, and their client, to develop and adopt renewable energy solutions

·∙ know how to create a sustainable business model (socially and financially)


NEED/PROBLEM

The Flow for The Workshop…


NEED/PROBLEM

SOLUTION NEED/PROBLEM

FINANCIAL TOOLS & PLANNING

KEY AC

TIVITIES &

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MARKETINGSOLUTION NEED/PROBLEM




• Product/Service/Energy

• Who’s who

• Stakeholder Analysis

• Energy Context

• Marketing Sizing & Segmentation

• Understanding Motives

• The Energy Flow


KEY AC

TIVITIES &

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URC

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P CHALLEN

GES &

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MARKETING





• Who’s who


• Energy Context



• The Energy Flow Day 1: Challenges – 4 hrs


KEY AC

TIVITIES &

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URC

ESSTARTU

P CHALLEN

GES &

SUPPO

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MARKETING





• Who’s who


• Energy Context




Day 2: Impact – 4 hrs FINANCIAL TOOLS & PLANNING

KEY AC

TIVITIES &

RESO

URC

ESSTARTU

P CHALLEN

GES &

SUPPO

RT

MARKETING



SOLUTION NEED/PROBLEM• Product/Service/Energy

• Who’s who


• Energy Context




Day 2: Impact – 4 hrs

Day 3: Opportunities – 4 hrsFINANCIAL TOOLS & PLANNING

KEY AC

TIVITIES &

RESO

URC

ESSTARTU

P CHALLEN

GES &

SUPPO

RT

MARKETING





• Who’s who


• Energy Context



• The Energy Flow


KEY AC

TIVITIES &

RESO

URC

ESSTARTU

P CHALLEN

GES &

SUPPO

RT

MARKETING

Day 1: Challenges – 4 hrs


Day 3: Opportunities – 4 hrs

Day 4: Action – 4 hrs





• Who’s who


• Energy Context



• The Energy Flow


KEY AC

TIVITIES &

RESO

URC

ESSTARTU

P CHALLEN

GES &

SUPPO

RT

MARKETING

Day 1: Challenges – 4 hrs


Day 3: Opportunities – 4 hrs

Day 4: Action – 4 hrs

Day 5: Communication – 6 hrs




What We’ve Done So Far• A 5-‐day Renewable Energy Sustainable Startup Format (RESSF) was designed and developed with the input of a marketing expert, a financial expert and a technical expert

• A 5-‐day workshop was conduced from the 8th to 12th of February 2016, with a total of 28 hours of training

• 25 participants attended the training. 21 participants committed for five days days; two teams were from from Minya, one from Tanta and one from Sudan

• A 5-‐day Training of Trainers (ToT) was conduced from May 31st to June 5th, 2016 that hosted 8 committed trainers from various background and representing different stakeholders

• The RESSF was piloted through a full-‐fledged 10-‐month renewable energy startup support program that RIBH MENA was also a partner in

• Two of the participating startups-‐to-‐be from the pilot RESSF are currently part of Heliopolis University (HU) incubation program and are receiving further consultancy support

Intro to RIBH MENA & Cleantech Arabia. Intro to Sustainable Startup Format & RE Format. What We’ve Done.Get Involved.


Our Network of Trainers

Intro to RIBH MENA & Cleantech Arabia. Intro to Sustainable Startup Format & RE Format. What We’ve Done.Get Involved.

Hossam el Zayat, Sunergy

Mahmoud el Reffai, Siemens

Maysara Fouad, ENCPC

Mohammed Mazen, ENCPC

Yasmine Khalafallah, Takween Integrated Community Development

Suzan Salem,HU

Mahmoud el Sherif, NU University & Jozour

Mohamed Tarek,UNIDO


How You Can Be Involved• Host the 5-‐day workshop independently or as part of your entrepreneurship support programs

• Promote the workshop among your startup network

• Sponsor your startups to attend the workshop



So How Does it Work?


Send a request to the organizing team (OT) at GIZ RIBH

MENA and CleantechArabia

The OT will get back to you with the most

suitable time to conduct the workshop

The host entity (the implementers) announces the

workshop; the OT will work with you on the announcementand the selection

The host entity announces the

selected participants ; the OT will liaise between the host entity and the

trainers

The host entity will handle all the logistics and

outreach associated with the workshop and the follow up with the startups

The OT will collect the evaluations and the host entity will collect the fees (200 EGP per startup); the hosting entity can subsidize the cost


Contact Us To Organize a Workshop


• GIZ RIBH MENA: [email protected]

• Cleantech Arabia: [email protected]

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