the Hello Tomorrow Challenge is here to help young inventors launch their innovative technologies onto the market

This European challenge aims at creating and developing a Europe-wide cross-disciplinary ecosystem so as to break up the compartmentalisation of skills and to put technology at the very heart of the value creation process. It also helps young entrepreneurs by providing them with training, financial support and high visibility so they can have a positive impact on our future.
During a 5-month programme, from December 2013 to April 2014, the 25 selected teams will be able to take part in conferences all around Europe, to be mentored by the best experts in their field, to follow specialised masterclasses, and to meet potential co-financiers during speedmatching events. On 18 April 2014, an international jury will vote for the winning team in each of the following categories: biotech/medtech, energy, Big Data, hardware/robotics and IT/Com.
A fully comprehensive support will be granted to the winner, as well as finalists, in the creation and development of their businesses. This support will include: cheque, incubation, crowdfunding campaigns and meetings with international experts and leaders.

Orange is committed to the Hello Tomorrow Challenge

Orange's global partnership includes a financial support as well as the mentoring of candidates. The Group will also preside over the jury for the IT/Com category and be a jury member for the Big Data and hardware/robotics categories.
"Though this European challenge, we'll be glad to help extremely talented new entrepreneurs develop their business, so as to foster technological innovations that will have a positive impact on our lives", declared Vivek Badrinath, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Orange's Innovation, Marketing and Technologies.
This challenge illustrates and completes Orange's commitment to Open Innovation, through a worldwide ecosystem of start-ups and developers, especially with Orange Fab, its start-up accelerator network already deployed in Southeast Asia, France, Silicon Valley, and soon in Israel and Poland, the Orange Partner programme, and the Group's participation in NUMA - a Paris-based hotspot for innovation and digital technologies.

find out more
  1. Hello Tomorrow Challenge website
  2. the press backgrounder "open innovation at Orange" (in French): http://oran.ge/1eJLiVm
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