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With Stefan Savevski (COO, NewMan's Business Accelerator) & Ann Rosenberg (Fellow, theWSIE).
Fri, May 25, 2018 @ 03:00 PM   FREE   SAP Leonardo, 10 Hudson Yards
 
   
 
 
              

    
 
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INVENT TOMORROW'S NEW SERVICES THANKS TO SPACE TECHNOLOGIES!


Calling all challenge enthusiasts: It's time to unleash your entrepreneurial potential! For the first time ever, we are bringing ActInSpace across 15 locations in the United States. Come & join us in this remarkable experience!
Discover the potential of space-based technologies & transform your idea into a real-life business!ActInSpace is a unique opportunity for people worldwide to work on one of the contests' many challenges & use patents & technologies made available by Airbus, CNES (French Space Research Agency) & ESA (European Space Agency) to create game-changing solutions. The challenges are based on high-level technologies, which nevertheless are easy to re-use as they have been selected due to their potential for commercial applications.
Don't worry, you don't have to be an expert to be a part of ActInSpace.Join forces with people who share your passion & together, under the guidance of experienced mentors who can fill in the gaps, you'll be able to overcome any obstacle in your way!
So how does it work?For 24 hours, your team will be imagining & designing innovative services & products derived from space technologies & space acquired data. With the advice of business mentors & technical experts, you will be working on real-life challenges & coming up with creative solutions that find everyday uses (for space technologies or data). The registrations are open on the official site & you can see all the challenges & sign up here.
And that's just the beginning!The winning teams will proceed to the global finals to present their project to an international jury of experts on technology transfer & business development.All teams with promising projects will go on to receive guidance from ESA's Business Incubation Centers & partner incubators to accelerate their project & turn their idea into a real company. So get ready to be coached, advised & encouraged by top technical & business experts around the clock transforming your idea into a winning business concept.
What makes this experience so compelling is that it is first & foremost meant for start-up teams who will continue to develop commercial solutions based on existing patents from ESA or any of the corporate partners of AIS, for example Airbus who will financially support the start-up company. The best start-ups receive a position in one of the 16 ESA space tech incubators located in the countries who are members of the agency.
Aside from financial support for your start-up, as a winner you have the opportunity receive:
a ticket for the weightlessness experience
pilot training on Airbus A320 simulator & a visit of Airbus Defense & Space's satellite integration room & 3D facilities
a voucher of 100k of satellite derived data
By taking part in ActInSpace, you'll be taking part in a truly international event bringing together entrepreneurs, students, job seekers, developers & creatives worldwide from over 70 cities across 5 continents, all working towards improving our lives on & off Earth. So don't wait any longer, find your challenge & sign up athttps://actinspace.org/register!
 
 
 
 
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