16 November 2020
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Story Dr Nitha Ramnath
In this webinar,
Prof Brownhilder Neneh of the University of the Free State, and
Christopher Rothmann, co-founder of
LiquidCulture, discuss the intersection between the two fields of science and entrepreneurship, and entrepreneurship and the university curriculum from an interdisciplinary perspective. The webinar will provide insight into entrepreneurship at universities, particularly the UFS, advancing entrepreneurship development and entrepreneurship-related programmes that are student focused, and illustrate the critical role that entrepreneurship plays in the lives of students.
This webinar is part of a series of three webinars on Interdisciplinarity that is presented from November to December 2020 via Microsoft Teams for a duration of 45 minutes each. The webinar topics in the series explore the intersection between Neuroscience and Music, between Science and Entrepreneurship, and between Science and Visual Arts.
Date: Tuesday 24 November 2020
Topic: The intersection between science and entrepreneurship
Time: 13:00-13:45 (SAST)
Platform: Microsoft Teams
Introduction and welcome
Prof Corli Witthuhn
Vice-Rector: Research at the University of the Free State
Presenters
Prof Brownhilder Neneh
Prof Neneh is Associate Professor and Academic Chair (HOD) in the
Department of Business Management at the University of the Free State. She is an NRF-rated researcher in the field of entrepreneurship and small business development. Her research is primarily based in the field of entrepreneurship, where she looks at different aspects of a business venture – from business gestation activities to performance, growth, and exit. She also focuses on some niche areas in entrepreneurship, such as women and student entrepreneurship. She was a 2019 winner of the Emerald Literati Awards in the category Outstanding and Highly Commended papers.
Christopher Rothmann – Co-founder of LiquidCulture
Liquid Culture (LC) was started by Christopher Rothmann and Dr Errol Cason in the UFS Department of Microbial, Biochemical and Food Biotechnology in 2018. They produce yeast in its purest liquid form. LC is the only company in Africa to do so. Their yeast is mainly used by breweries for the fermentation of beer and they have since also branched out to the baking and distillery industries. Christopher was awarded the joint runner-up position in the Existing Tech Business category of the 2019 Entrepreneurship Intervarsity.