How do you define yourself? I am a very hands-on kind of person. My experience as an entrepreneur has taught me that there is little that you can’t accomplish, you just have to go for it and have the right people at hand to ask for help and advice. Why do you mentor tech start-ups? I love discovering new ideas and what other people are up to. This keeps my mind fresh. I also know how hard it can be sometimes as a founder of a small start-up, especially if you are venturing into fields nobody else has been before. So I am more than happy to give a helping hand, whenever I can. Why did you become part of the Young Innovators Competition? What immediately convinced me to be part of this programme were the 6 challenges. This is about addressing some of the world’s most pressing issues mixed with very local and down to earth approaches. I think that is exactly the way to address social problems, try to see the global picture and then scale it down to very specific solutions to a local problem. Daniela Schiffer co-founded Berlin-based start-up Changers.com in 2010. The Changers portable solar charging system combines the production of pure and clean energy and consumer desire for more independence and mobility with the revolutionary power of social media. Prior to Changers, Daniela worked as a consultant at a communications agency where she was closely involved with high-tech companies, specifically in the field of green energy and photovoltaics. Passionate about how the usage of media changes our society, she has collaborated on different media art projects across Europe. Daniela Schiffer Mentor InnovationSpace: Young Innovators 47