Why become a Social Entrepreneur? | Annette Bauer | TEDxWHU

In this talk Annette Bauer, Founder & Managing Partner of Professional Training Solutions GmbH, will tell her inspiring story of becoming a social entrepreneur. In her talk she will explain the need for “Social Entrepreneurship“ as an alternative to traditional NGOs and how it combines the two worlds of being an entrepreneur and making the world a better place. She will also share her motivation for working in Africa and some of the experiences along the way.

Annette Bauer is the founder and managing partner of Professional Training Solutions GmbH, a company that offers consulting services, concept creation, optimization and implementation support of individual technical training solutions for its customers. Miss Bauer founded the company after leading ITS International Training & Support GmbH as the Managing Director for 3 years. After graduating from Technical University of Munich with a degree in Technology and Management, Miss Bauer worked as a consultant for SAP Deutschland GmbH and TCW Management Consulting. From 2010 she founded her own consulting firm and was appointed Managing Director of ITS International Training & Support GmbH in 2012. Since then, she has been supporting a variety of clients in establishing training solutions based on the German Dual-System Training approach, combining theoretical and practical training in various professions.

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