The entries from these startups will be judged on Business and Cities technology innovation.
Every participant will have a wiki-style entry in openbusinesscouncil platform and certificate of participation
• Trophy
• Winners certificate (digital and physical)
• Participation certificate that can be used in website (digital and physical for all startups partners)
• Investment opportunities per ward winner of $USD 150k – $USD 450k via YingDe Group innovator investment program
• Kashkind equity and credit investment mentoring and opportunities
• Startup R&D advice credit and cash rebates via company tax relief for UK Companies up to 33%
• ztudium digital media and PR Credits worth $50k across group platforms
• Winners will have its products/solutions featured on World Smart Cities Forum (WSCF) shortlisted within the context of London / UK, New York / USA, Hanoi / Vietnam and Ukraine Smart Cities
• Winners will be integrated into the smart cities program
• Winners would qualify for the XnTREE &ARK-i Labs accelerator programs
• Winners will have opportunities to showcase on startup tech ecosystems in EU, USA, China, Bangladesh, Scotland, Malaysia and Brazil, Blockchain and Smart city ecosystem
• Access to partner universities network and their business tech R&D ecosystem departments:
The University of Edinburgh, University Of Surrey, Durham University, King’s College London Blockchain Association. UCL, Technical University of Lisbon, University of California – Smart Cities, Accessibility, Blockchain and AI Departments
• Have your product / solutions shortlisted on World Smart Cities Forum initiatives – Smart Cities, Accessibility, Blockchain and AI Departments.
• All startups and Company that register in awards will have a wiki profile for both the organisation – startups and founder MD
• Interview on openbusinesscouncil.org for one founder
• Company profile, media promotion and interview on citiesabc.com
• Company profile, media promotion and interview on intelligenthq.com
• Promotion on all our media outreach and other PR outreach
Awarded to a single product or service or line of products or services launched or updated in the last 12 months
AI is the biggest thing when it comes to creating foundational 360 technologies of our times and increasingly critical for businesses and governments.
Blockchain technology is a fast-growing foundational technology that touches all areas of society and increasingly does it on almost all areas of the internet of trust
This award highlights the best global city/cities that have demonstrated pioneering projects, tech, platforms, innovations, ideas and intelligent strategies.
AI is the biggest thing when it comes to creating foundational 360 technologies of our times and increasingly critical for businesses and governments.
AI is the biggest thing when it comes to creating foundational 360 technologies of our times and increasingly critical for businesses and governments.
AI is the biggest thing when it comes to creating foundational 360 technologies of our times and increasingly critical for businesses and governments.
The jury panel will include leading influencers and academics in the award field and in partnership with the World Smart Cities Forum
Professor Yu Xiong is an academic, researcher and serial entrepreneur. He was trained as a computer scientist, then became a professor in various business schools across the UK. He is active in doing research, growing start-ups, creating his own companies. During his career, he has wide publications in top academic journals, and created business impact in multiple industries.
David is a member of several W3C committees on HTML. He has written numerous magazine articles on type, technology, and the Web. He lectures in site design, computer publishing, and story structure. As a card-carrying HTML terrorist, Siegel intends to keep raising the bar of design standards on the Web by fighting the technologists until the last bullet (is taken off the last gray page). He has published a book on environmental, population, and women's issues and continues to express his views and concerns through his web site. David is an ardent vegetarian, an avid skier, and writes screenplays in his spare time. He lives in San Francisco and dreams of some day being able to sit on a sidewalk cafe in Paris and write HTML pages that save the planet.
Jaewon Peter Chun was Born in South Korea, started with Investment Bank and started initially in investment / finance in tech and working in investing in high potential companies. Jaewon Peter Chun is now the President of the World Smart Cities Forum, Chief Executive Officer, ARK-i Labs since Nov 2019. Jaewon is also the CEO, XnTREE and Executive Directorof Korea-Israel Chamber of Commerce (KICC), since Mar 2011. Jaewon Peter Chun has been a Partner, APEX Investment & Company, since Jan 2005.
Hilton is Vice Chairman of the Ztudium Group of companies that include techabc limited, citiesabc, openbusinesscouncil, fashionabc and has an unique high profile professional in the financial industry, asset management and fintech. Hilton is the co-founder of ztudium group an ecosystem specialised in bridging the best of AI, Fintech and Blockchain. With more than 30 years of Banking and Asset Management experience in London from Quantitative Asset Management, Capital Markets, Hedge Funds and Private Equity.
Professor Fernandes is a world-leading expert on modelling complex systems and on digital innovation in supply chains. His research has modelled complex systems ranging from crime networks to global supply chains, with a strong track record in translation to the business community. Using a complex systems lens he has worked with construction, pharmaceutical, biotech and digital firms. His research has been funded by prestigious and competitive funding bodies like the British Council, Department for Business Innovation and Skills, Economic and Social Research Council, Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council.
Professor Fernandes is a world-leading expert on modelling complex systems and on digital innovation in supply chains. His research has modelled complex systems ranging from crime networks to global supply chains, with a strong track record in translation to the business community. Using a complex systems lens he has worked with construction, pharmaceutical, biotech and digital firms. His research has been funded by prestigious and competitive funding bodies like the British Council, Department for Business Innovation and Skills, Economic and Social Research Council, Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council.
"Hirander Misra is the Chairman and CEO of GMEX Group (GMEX), offering innovative solutions for the creation & operation of electronic exchanges and post trade infrastructure in securities, FX, derivatives, commodities, crypto & digital tokenised assets. He is also part of the Mauritius Financial Services Commission task force on Digital Finance. He is also Chairman of MINDEX, the Mauritius and the Founder & Co-Chairman of FinComEco, a fully integrated Financial & Commodities Ecosystem."
"Michael Stanley-Jones is a Programme Management Officer with UN Environment Programme. He supports knowledge management and digital transformation within the Ecosystems Integration Branch based in Nairobi. As co-Secretary to UN Alliance for Sustainable Fashion from July 2018 to September 2020, Michael has advocated for engagement with the textile and apparel industries on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. "
Dinis Guarda is an author, academic, influencer, serial entrepreneur and leader in 4IR, AI, Fintech, digital transformation and Blockchain. With over two decades of experience in international business, C level positions and digital transformation, Dinis has worked with new tech, cryptocurrencies, drive ICOs, regulation, compliance, legal international processes, and has created a bank, and been involved in the inception of some of the top 100 digital currencies.
Antonio Santos is an Influencer, Global Tech Ambassador and Social Media Business Evangelist. He currently holds the position of Community Manager at Atos. Trained as a sociologist, Antonio Santos has been working with the likes of Siemens and TalentCulture. As a serial entrepreneur, he has co-founded six startups. Antonio is involved in projects related to digital transformation, future of work, diversity and inclusion focused on sustainability.
Asad Sultan, CEO of Deutsche Malayan Ventures and an industry leader in the areas of finance and technology. Asad Sultan is a twenty-five year veteran of the investment banking industry, including fifteen years in Asia. Asad Sultan is currently the Chief Executive Officer of Deutsche Malayan Ventures, a company that provides bespoke cross-border advisory services for investment and execution of high-value projects in Malaysia. He is also Senior Adviser at JT Capital Asset Management.
Dinis Guarda is an author, academic, influencer, serial entrepreneur and leader in 4IR, AI, Fintech, digital transformation and Blockchain. With over two decades of experience in international business, C level positions and digital transformation, Dinis has worked with new tech, cryptocurrencies, drive ICOs, regulation, compliance, legal international processes, and has created a bank, and been involved in the inception of some of the top 100 digital currencies.
Asad Sultan, CEO of Deutsche Malayan Ventures and an industry leader in the areas of finance and technology. Asad Sultan is a twenty-five year veteran of the investment banking industry, including fifteen years in Asia. Asad Sultan is currently the Chief Executive Officer of Deutsche Malayan Ventures, a company that provides bespoke cross-border advisory services for investment and execution of high-value projects in Malaysia. He is also Senior Adviser at JT Capital Asset Management.
Antonio Santos is an Influencer, Global Tech Ambassador and Social Media Business Evangelist. He currently holds the position of Community Manager at Atos. Trained as a sociologist, Antonio Santos has been working with the likes of Siemens and TalentCulture. As a serial entrepreneur, he has co-founded six startups. Antonio is involved in projects related to digital transformation, future of work, diversity and inclusion focused on sustainability.
Criag helps industry, public sector and academia to collaborate across Data Science & AI, Digital Technology (Blockchain, Quantum, 5G, IoT, etc.), Space & Satellite and Robotics & Autonomous Systems. In his roe,, he helps external organisations to leverage the Universities talent, research, expertise and facilities to enable new Data-Driven Innovations. Criag began my career as a modern apprentice in business administration at The Scottish Government before joining The Data Lab Innovation Centre. He studied Business & Enterprise part-time at Edinburgh Napier University (BA with Distinction) and have also undertaken courses in Design Thinking & Lean Start-up Methodology at Munich University of Applied Sciences. He is passionate about accelerating start-ups, spin-outs and SMEs through collaboration, as well as, promoting Scotland as a world-class location for establishing and growing a new business venture.
Ben Goertzel is an artificial intelligence researcher and founder of SingularityNET. Goertzel is the chief scientist and chairman of AI software company Novamente LLC; chairman of the OpenCog Foundation; and advisor to Singularity University. He was Director of Research of the Machine Intelligence Research Institute (formerly the Singularity Institute). Ben Goertzel was the mastermind behind one of the most advanced robots to date, Sophia.
Antonio Santos is an Influencer, Global Tech Ambassador and Social Media Business Evangelist. He currently holds the position of Community Manager at Atos. Trained as a sociologist, Antonio Santos has been working with the likes of Siemens and TalentCulture. As a serial entrepreneur, he has co-founded six startups. Antonio is involved in projects related to digital transformation, future of work, diversity and inclusion focused on sustainability.
Antonio Santos is an Influencer, Global Tech Ambassador and Social Media Business Evangelist. He currently holds the position of Community Manager at Atos. Trained as a sociologist, Antonio Santos has been working with the likes of Siemens and TalentCulture. As a serial entrepreneur, he has co-founded six startups. Antonio is involved in projects related to digital transformation, future of work, diversity and inclusion focused on sustainability.
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Solving a specific business challenge
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