INTELLIGENT BRANDS // Green Technology
Schneider Electric launches
Go Green in the City 2018
/////////////////////////////
Roorkee in India won first place in the 2017
Go Green in the City final for their ‘Evacool’
air-cooling system. They stated: “Go Green
in the City has been a dream come true!
Winning the competition has given us such a
great sense of achievement, as well as a rich
learning experience. If you care about how
technology can promote greener practices
and sustainability, you will not get a better
opportunity than this!”
An ever-increasing success
Teams must be composed of two students
attending accredited business or engineering
schools in the same country for the duration
of the competition. Each team should
include at least one female member, in line
with Schneider Electric’s policy of promoting
diversity and inclusion. The deadline for
submissions is June 1.
S
chneider Electric, a leader in
digital transformation of energy
management and automation, has
just launched Go Green in the City 2018,
its global contest to find bold ideas and
innovative solutions for smarter, more
energy-efficient cities.
Now in its eighth year, Go Green in the City
has become a major event for business and
engineering students worldwide. In 2017,
nearly 20,000 young innovators from 3,000
universities in 180 countries took part,
including 58% women. The stakes for Go
Green in the City competitors are high, with
mentoring, networking, travel, cash prizes and
business/job opportunities all on the horizon.
Three new topics added in the
competition to focus on digitisation
In 2018, the competition should attract
even more interest, thanks to a wider range
of topics. Students are invited to submit
84
INTELLIGENTCIO
their bold ideas in one of five categories:
sustainability and inclusivity, the digital
economy, smart supply chain, cybersecurity,
or ‘no boundaries/bold idea for going green’
(any topic). ‘Sustainability and inclusivity’,
‘no boundaries’ have been popular topics
for many years. Recently added, these
three categories reflect a greater focus on
digitisation, along with a ‘sky’s the limit’
approach to innovation.
Olivier Blum, Chief Human Resources
Officer at Schneider Electric, commented:
“Schneider Electric has a bold vision to solve
our planet’s energy paradox. Go Green in the
City was designed as a platform for young
innovators to become a part of this vision.
Helping students to develop their bold ideas
for new sustainable solutions and gain a
foothold in our industry is a great way for us
to accelerate positive change.”
This enthusiasm is shared by participants.
Raja Jain and Nimisha Gupta from IIT
All shortlisted teams will receive mentoring
by Schneider Electric experts to produce
viable business cases to present at one of
seven regional semi-finals over the summer
in Europe, North America, China, India,
Asia-Pacific, the Middle East, Africa and
South America. Each of the seven regional
winners will then be invited to prepare
for the competition final, along with one
outstanding all-female team and two ‘wild-
card’ teams (additional teams selected from
the semi-finalists).
After this second round of mentoring, 10
teams will meet at the global final in the
United States (city to be announced) in the
autumn. The global winning team selected
by the executive jury, will be offered the
chance to start a career at Schneider
Electric, after an international travel to
visit any two locations of their choice
worldwide, where Schneider Electric offices
are present. n
www.intelligentcio.com