THE BIGGEST CATCH: € 25.000
The BizHack winner received the opportunity to be fast-tracked to Phase 2 of GOInternational’s Indo-Finnish Market Entry Acceleration Programme where they will frugally innovate with disruptive Indian companies and present their solutions in March 2018 for direct implementation in Chhattisgarh.
Winner got free access to the Indo-Finnish Market Entry Acceleration Programme, including:
- Flights to City of Raipur, Chhattisgarh in March 2018 for 2 people to participate in BizHack 2
- 1-on-1 coaching sessions leading up to the trip to India to fine-tune the pitch and ensure everything is well prepared to enter the Indian market
Other selected teams:
Were given the opportunity to be fast-tracked to BizHack 2 of the Indo-Finnish Market Entry Acceleration Programme where they can frugally innovate with disruptive Indian companies and present their solutions in March 2018 for direct implementation in Chhattisgarh
(Total Value: € 25.000)
PACKAGE DETAILS
- Entry to the exclusive BizHack: Smart City Challenge
- Access to the 2-day India-themed side-event @Slush
- Automatic entry to GOInternational’s Indo-Finnish Market Entry Acceleration Programme*
- Option to buy discounted Slush ticket**
* With the option to opt out
** Based on availability
Tieto Headquarters, Espoo, Finland
At the BizHack, Innovators were challenged to finding ways of frugally hacking their products & services to fit live Smart City plans in Chhattisgarh, India. Experts and Mentors were on hand to steer this intensive workshopping stage and to help get solutions ready for the Indian market. Keynote Speeches on the opportunities & challenges for cross-border Smart City Innovation transfer were also delivered.
At this event participants were intrinsically connected to Smart City Innovation, since the venue itself (Tieto’s Emphatic Building) analyses data gathered from thousands of sensors in the premises to improve employee experiences.
Slush, Kokoustamo 205
A closed-door VIP roundtable session where Government officials and key decision makers from the Nordics came together with the State of Chhattisgarh to lay out the broad contours of the potential opportunities in Chhattisgarh for Finnish Innovation; including the opportunity to co-create & collaborate with Indian partners.
Slush, Kokoustamo 203
Participants, who attended the BizHack on 29th November, got the chance to present their solutions to a judging panel and the winner was announced at the end of the day. Other selected teams were also given the opportunity to be fast-tracked to BizHack 2 of the Indo-Finnish Market Entry Acceleration Programme where they can frugally innovate with disruptive Indian companies and present their solutions in March 2018 for direct implementation in Chhattisgarh.