Over the last months, we have once again been reminded of the importance of coming together to explore new possibilities and to understand how we can use this moment in history to think and act differently to create positive impact. Therefore, members of the BMW Foundation Responsible Leaders Network, in collaboration with the BMW Foundation, are promoting a workshop series created by Rosario Londono in 2016 and now tailored to the North American Regional Network.

The Personal Accelerator is a space of possibility aimed at accelerating our Responsible Leaders’ growth and designing of their futures. The program consists of live online sessions, mastermind groups, guided coaching, self-creation, business modeling, and co-creation that introduces new mindsets, habits, and structures into their life’s rhythm.

Denkraum Amsterdam is the first event in the 2020 Denkraum series on “Good Life & Sustainable Cities,” organized by the BMW Foundation Herbert Quandt in collaboration with Impact Hub and hosted by three European cities.

Denkraum brings together leaders from the private, public, and civic sectors to explore how European cities can address environmental, economic, and social challenges. The virtual and in-person event explores a positive vision of the future: sustainable cities by 2030, in which a good life plays an essential part. Guided by experts from different sectors, participants will deep dive into innovations and challenges on several topics such as multi-stakeholder governance, circular infrastructure, inclusion, local food chains, energy, and mobility.

The Responsible Leadership Days are a three-and-a-half-day immersive leadership program hosted by the BMW Foundation as part of the third sprint of RESPOND’s first cohort. Together with the startup founders, we want to explore what Responsible Leadership means for them as founders and entrepreneurs, reflecting and peer-counselling around critical topics such as leadership dilemmas, personal growth journeys, and ethics.

RESPOND is a BMW Foundation Herbert Quandt accelerator program, operated by UnternehmerTUM, which aims to accelerate startups and empower leaders to take their business to the next level.

Our regional network meetings are designed to build trust and connection within specific regions, show participants how to support each other, and co-create a space for Responsible Leadership in the region.

We cultivate a global network of Responsible Leaders to empower each other, exchange ideas, pool resources, and collaborate towards greater positive impact in keeping with the UN 2030 Agenda.

We believe that startups have the energy, creativity, and innovation to find new solutions and achieve systemic change, thus contributing to a more sustainable and responsible economy. This is why, in January 2020, we launched RESPOND – a BMW Foundation Accelerator program powered by UnternehmerTUM.

The virtual RESPOND Demo Night is the closing meeting of our first cohort and will present how entrepreneurs from ten startups use technological innovations to contribute towards achieving the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals.