Social Entrepreneurship History:
SINA (Social Innovation Academy), Founder, Mentor, Coach, entrepreneurship academy for youth to become social entrepreneurs
Jangu e.V., Founder and Chairman, NGO for Youth Empowerment through innovative education and social entrepreneurship
Awards and Recognitions
Etienne Salborn:
2024: Leaders50
2022: Young Global Changer
2021: AACSB 2021 Influential Leader
2018: MIT D-Lab Innovation Ecosystem Builders Fellow and Winner of the Evolutionary Future Challenge.
SINA (Social Innovation Academy):
2024: ZeroDx Award
2023: Ockenden International Prize
2022: Tony Hsieh Award & Modern Work Award
2019: Pan-African Award for Entrepreneurship in Education
2018: UNHCR NGO Innovation Award
Education
Master of Arts in Peace, Development, Security and International Conflict Transformation, University of Innsbruck, Austria
Semester abroad at the United Nations-mandated-University for Peace (UPEACE), Costa Rica
Bachelor of Arts in Non-profit, Social & Healthcare Management, Management Centre Innsbruck (MCI), Austria
Experience and Engagements
African Union, Open-Lab Facilitator at the “Africa Talks Jobs Conference”, 2017, Ethiopia.
AMPION Venture Bus, Mentor. 2015, East Africa.
Ashoka, Changemaker, 2017.
Asian Productivity Organization (APO). Resource Person. 2015: Taiwan.
Bosch Foundation Alumni, Germany.
changemaker & innovator summit, Panelist, Kampala, Uganda 2018.
ChangemakerXchange, Facilitator, South Africa 2018, Tanzania 2019.
Civil Academy, Speaker and Facilitator, 2017, Germany.
Design Hub Kampala, Speaker at “Opportunities for Sustainable Health Start-ups”, 2017, Uganda.
Disability Inclusion Challenge, Judge, 2019, Uganda.
engagement global of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development. Instructor, 2017, Germany.
Entrepreneurship Summit 2021, Speaker, Berlin, Germany.
European Advance (EURAD), Academic Trainer. 2013, Austria.
ESCP, Lecturer for Social Entrepreneurship and Eco-Venturing, since 2022. Berlin, Germany.
F-LANE Vodafone Institute Accelerator for Female Empowerment, Awardee, 2017, Germany.
fishackathon, Panelist and Judge, 2016, Kisumu, Kenya.
Forum Entrepreneurship, Keynote Speaker, 2021, Innsbruck, Austria.
Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom, Scholar and Organizer of political safari. 2014, Germany.
giz and EU: Social Business – A path to financial sustainability for Civil Society Organizations, Facilitator, Uganda, 2019.
Global Solutions Summit, Speaker, Germany, 2022.
Goethe Zentrum Kampala, Speaker at “Open Doors: Integration and Impact of Refugee Populations”, 2017 Uganda.
GOODdler Social Innovation Youth Summit at Stanford University, Panelist, USA, 2018.
Graduate Business Conference, Panelist, France, 2019.
HIVOS Social Innovation Award, Speaker. 2014, The Netherlands.
Hult Prize 2017, Judge at the National Finals in Uganda.
Institute for Peace and Security Studies, Social Entrepreneurship Curriculum Development. 2015, Ethiopia.
macromedia university of applied sciences, Speaker, 2018.
Management Center Innsbruck (MCI), Lecturer on Social Entrepreneurship and Inclusive Leadership. Since 2018. Austria
National Skills Development Expo, Speaker, 2015, Uganda.
Regens Unite, Speaker, 2022, Germany.
Responsible Innovation Summit, 2020, Speaker at the virtual event.
Thoughtbox, New Generation Thinker, UK, 2018.
Nonviolent Communication International Intensive Training, Participant, Kenya, 2017.
Paris Peace Forum, Speaker and Project Leader, France, 2018.
Social Entrepreneurship Competition in Tourism, Jury Member, 2021.
Social Impact Award International, Host of “International Partnership Building Event on Social Entrepreneurship, 2017, Uganda.
Social Impact Award Uganda, Mentor, 2018 and 2019.
Social Impact Global Summit, Facilitator 2018, Georgia and 2019, Ukraine.
Social Innovation Summit, Speaker, 2018, Germany.
Social Innovation Summi – DRC, Speaker, 2023, Democratic Republic of Congo.
Startup Cup, 2016/ 2017, Coach and Mentor, Uganda.
Strength through Solidarity Program, Host and Trainer, 2017, Uganda.
Teal Around The World, Speaker, virtual, 2022.
The art of Storytelling in Business, Siemens Foundation, Certified Trainer.
The Tony Elumelu Foundation, 2016, Entrepreneurship Programme Mentor, Nigeria.
Training of Trainers on developing future-ready Agribusiness Social Enterprises organized by the APO, Resource Person, the Philippines, 2021.
TUI Care Foundation, 2020, Panelist on Web Series “Tourism for Development”.
UNCDF Startup Uganda, Steering Committee Member, 2019. Uganda.
United Nations-mandated-University for Peace (UPEACE), Guest Lecture on Peace Education, 2023.
We Make Future Festival, Speaker, Italy, 2022.
Westerwelle Foundation, Young Founder 2016, Germany.
Westerwelle Young Founders Conference, Speaker, 2019, Germany.
Workshop on Rural Community Development for Sustainable and Inclusive Growth. APO Resource Person, Fiji 2019.
Workshop on the Development of Productive Rural Communities
through Social Enterprises. APO Resource Person, Cambodia 2017.
World Agility Forum, Speaker, 2023, Portugal.
YOULIMA 2016, Speaker, Advisor on Youth Empowerment. DR Congo.