Ateneo Intellectual Property Office, Accenture, and Ateneo Management Engineering Association launch “Jumpstart The Future”

The Ateneo Intellectual Property Office (AIPO), Ateneo Management Engineering Association (MEA), and Accenture Ventures Philippines have launched: “JUMPSTART THE FUTURE: An Innovation for Society Case Competition''. Contestants will be asked to choose a problem statement or focus area where they will be working their case on and attend mentorship sessions to fully optimize them. 

In the case launch held last April 5, 2022, the three organizations presented what the focus of this year’s case competition was all about, which are: innovation and creating impactful ideas for a better future. When talking about societal impact, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are the perfect blueprint to achieve this. These goals address global challenges, including poverty, inequality, climate change, environmental degradation, peace and justice. The competition challenges its participants to build a future by constructing a startup dedicated to tackling an SDG. 

As an additional spark plug to the startup journey of the participants, the AIPO has given optional focus areas currently being tackled by existing startups. Namely, search and recovery operations, electricity consumption monitoring, and deaf learning experience.

Winners of the competition will get the following prizes:

1st Placer - ₱15,000 + Accenture Internship (for all members) + AIPO Incubation Sponsorship* 

2nd Placer - ₱10,000 + Possible AIPO Incubation Sponsorship 

3rd Placer - ₱5,000 + Possible AIPO Incubation Sponsorship 

*AIPO Incubation Sponsorship will cover the certain costs to help bring the winners' idea/startup to life

Who can join? Students from any level and course within the ADMU may apply. They may form groups of 3-5 members or sign-up individually and the organizers will assign them to a team of 3-5 members. 

Applications are still open and the deadline for submissions is on April 11, 2022.

📌 Registration Form: https://tinyurl.com/JTFAccentureRegistration  

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