RISK Women in Business
Co-Founder | RISK Women in Business | Jan 2023 – Jul 2025
Improving female representation in business communities and build a structured network with mentoring and industry access.
Origin
I remember how a friend kept trying to convince me to join RISK, KIT's finance club. At that time, there were no other women in the club of 25 students, and it took me a while to eventually join. This experience made me question how I could change the environment to make it more welcoming. KIT has always been a technical university with a low percentage of women and sitting in a tutorial of eleven people as the only female student was normal. I met Annika at one of our events, and convinced her to start Women in Business together. This was not only the start of the first female business network at KIT, but also the beginning of a wonderful friendship.
What We Built
Over one year, we built a student organization within RISK from 1 to 14 team members. We designed marketing materials, pitched to companies, set up the internal organizational structure, and established a repeatable format for speaker and company events as well as a mentoring program.
InspireHer
Speaker events with 40+ attendees, including industry leaders such as the Managing Partner of Bain Germany & Austria.
EngageHer
Company events and networking formats to connect female students with employers and career paths.
EmpowerHer
Mentoring program pairing 10 mentors with 10 mentees.
Learn more: RISK Women in Business