University Startup World Cup in Copenhagen attracts the world’s best brains
Contact lenses for diabetes, which can measure your health, insect-flour that can replace cereals, or a tiles with naturally growing grass that can replace traditional tiles to make cities greener? The ideas are only some of many that will be celebrated at the University Startup World Cup , held in Copenhagen for the first time.
This week’s schedule is tight, with more than 40 teams, representing a broad range of innovators, from more than 24 countries, gathering in Copenhagen to present their ideas for future solutions. The teams must be trained to pitch, visit businesses, meet with investors, and ultimately compete in having the world’s best idea! You can see the whole program for the world championship in entrepreneurship for college students here.
On Friday, September 18, the finals will be held at the House of Industry, where one winner will be chosen out of a starting pool of 750 teams. The jury, consisting of prominent business people Stine Bosse, Johan Bülow, Soren Ejlersen and Nicolas Michaelsen, will select the final winner, who will be presented an award by HRR Crown Princess Mary.
Human Shojaee, the CEO of Venture Cup, which is behind the World Cup, looks forward the University Startup World Cup 2015.
“It is a great opportunity for the teams to participate in the world championship, but it is also a chance for Danish businesses. We have collected about 70 of the sharpest minds in the world here in Copenhagen, and the promotion of Denmark in the world as entrepreneurial hub is huge! “
Join Expo at IDA Wednesday, September 16 here, and register for the afterparty at the dock on Friday, September 18 here.
