WiSe-YP Big Idea Pitch Competition

This competition is to motivate young students/researchers to develop entrepreneurial and business mindsets with their skills and training on sensor research and development.

Competition Rules

  • A three-minute oral pitch presentation with four slides about a business idea based on the presenter’s research project(s).
  • The first slide is for the title, presenter, affiliation and credentials. The other 3 slides focus on “the Problem”, “Solution(s)”, and “Expected Outcomes”.
  • The teams can bring what they can carry
  • Each team can have 1 or max 2 participants.
  • Eligible for students, postdoctoral fellows, and young professionals (defined as within 15 years from B.Sc. degree by the IEEE YP program)
  • One-page proposal should be submitted on or before. 20 June 2023. The proposal should include a project Title, the Problem, Solution(s), and Expected Outcomes.
  • The judging and mentoring panel will consist of entrepreneurs and academic researchers.

Awards

Will be announced soon.

Registration

To register Click the following link to complete the form.

Chairs

  • The University of Texas at Tyler, USA

  • Gerd Grau

    York University, Canada

Judges

  • University of Southampton, UK

  • Emre Ozer

    Pragmatic Semiconductor, UK

  • Roger Grace

    Roger Grace Associates, USA

Sponsor

The competition is sponsored by Sensors Council WiSe and YP committees.

For inquiry, email: o.ozioko@derby.ac.uk