Monday, 08 May 2017 17:45

YOUTH&COMMON FUTURE, THE GRAN FINALE WITH THE BUSINESS COMPETITION

Wednesday 10 May, at the 'Auditorium Guarasci in Cosenza the team and new entrepreneurial ideas will be presented (10 am)
The Business Competition is the gran finale of the "Giovani&Futuro Comune" project.

Giovani&Futuro Comune is addressed to secondary school students and aims at stimulating and attracting their interest and business competence focusing specifically on the enhancement of public assets generating social and economic utility. The idea is also to generate a business and entrepreneurial attitude and the desire to build one's future. The initiative also aims at promoting and enhancing the immense cultural asset of Calabria.
Thirteen teams made up of young students made their way to Cosenza from the whole region to compete for the winning prize. The students were accompanied by the school principals of the schools which subscribed to participate in the event.
The best five business-ideas will be awarded 30.000 euros each which will be invested. The local authorities have made available various public assets in Cosenza, Catanzaro, Crotone, Vibo Valentia, Reggio Calabria, Rende e Rosarno.

"Giffoni Innovation Hub" which supports the event is the creative agency, promoted by Giffoni Experience, aimed at enhancing innovation, strategies and formats connected to the arts, culture and digital world. Besides GIH Giovani&FuturoComune will also be supported by 012FACTORY CALABRIA which will help one of the teams by offering a 6 months acceleration development programme. Last but not least Heroes, the first Festival of Innovation from the South of Italy, is set to offer the five winners, five tickets to join Heroes and its competition.
The ideas presented by the teams will be assessed by a jury of experts.
The jury that will give out the prizes to the 5 teams is made up by Goodwill, Fondazione Vodafone and Fondazione con il Sud, and Giffoni Innovation Hub.

For further info please visit http://www.giovaniefuturocomune.it/tag/meeting-regionale/

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