The Future Fellows Experience is a fun, informative and engaging learning experience, designed to help you explore the knowledge and skills required to become an environmentally conscious entrepreneur, or ‘Ecopreneur’. The experience combines a selection of useful ‘Primers’ on key subjects related to ecopreneurship, a challenge-based learning experience to help you explore your eco-friendly venture ideas, and a number of chances to interact with an expert panel of entrepreneurs with experience in developing positive impact businesses. Want the big picture? Here's a quick explainer of the Future Fellows Experience:

Through the Future Fellows Experience you can learn some of the foundational knowledge necessary to understand ecopreneurship as a path to creating a positive impact on the planet. Through the Pitch Friendly Challenge you will also get to apply and practise a number of skills essential for ecopreneurship, such as futurecasting, concept research, using canvas tools and systems thinking.

ITZA is a digital learning company based in Scotland, UK, that helps young learners around the World build the passion, curiosity and competencies necessary for a life rich with independent learning. The Villars Institute,(https://villarsinstitute.org/) based in Switzerland is a nonprofit foundation dedicated to, amongst other things, developing educational activities that promote biodiversity, planetary health, and sustainable development. Each year they bring a dynamic group of young learners together at The Villars Symposium,(https://villarsinstitute.org/events/villars-symposium-2024) along with leading experts across multiple fields, to explore solutions to today’s most pressing environmental challenges.

In short an ‘Ecopreneur’ is an entrepreneur (or venture builder, startup founder) who prioritises planetary health and sustainability as they work to build a profitable business that creates positive impact. To learn more, head over to our Ecopreneur 101!(https://futurefellows.itza.io/ecopreneurship101-page1)