Join the 10th edition of One Night to Innovate!
École nationale des ponts et chaussées, in collaboration with Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna (Italy), Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (Germany), and ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences (Switzerland), are launching the 10th edition of “One Night to Innovate”, a business creation event that encourages students to develop their creativity and entrepreneurial spirit.
This event is also an opportunity to enhance their skills: working in small groups, they have one night to develop an innovative proposal addressing challenges linked to themes that are central to the School and its partners.
After a presentation from an entrepreneur, the students take part in a project launch workshop, the first step in a collaborative project under the guidance of experienced professionals. In the early morning, the projects are presented to a panel of judges made up of members of School, alumni who have become entrepreneurs and recognised professionals, who assess their relevance and viability. Prizes will be awarded to the best teams by the Fondation des Ponts and Fondation Singular Planet, as well as Vinci and L’Oréal, partner companies.
The competition is open to EELISA students from all partner universities and other institutions in the Paris region. Whether they are interested in setting up their own business, already have a project in mind or just want to team up in favor of innovation and entrepreneurship, this initiative is a great opportunity to kick-start their ideas.
WHEN
From 05 December 2024 18:30 to 06 December 2024 09:30
WHERE
Onsite, at École nationale des ponts et chaussées, Paris
REGISTRATION
Registration is mandatory, there are limited spots, so make sure to be quick!
– 6:00 PM: Reception – registration
– 7:00 PM: Welcome by Anthony Briant, the Director of the École Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées
Testimonials from entrepreneurs about the entrepreneurial spirit.
– 7:45 PM: Ideation Workshop – Idea Generation facilitated by the d.school team.
· Students work around the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals to identify a problem by group.
· Students choose the issue they want to develop and form about a dozen teams of 5 or 6 people.
· Each team is assigned one or two coach(es).
– 8:15 PM: Parallel session : Briefing for the coaches.
– 9:00 PM: Project development under the supervision of the coach until 12:00 AM (±).
– Night: Teams work on their project and prepare their deliverables.
– 5:00 AM: Pitch training
– 6:15 AM: Submission of deliverables: Business Model Canvas, prototype, a PowerPoint presentation, and a video
– 7:00 AM: Teams present their project to the jury.
– 8:50 AM: Jury deliberation.
– 9:15 AM: Award ceremony
– 9:30 AM: End of the event One night to Innovate.