Be an Innovator

Participation is open exclusively to students in teams:

• Of minimum of 2 and maximum of 10 members
• Of which at least one member is enrolled at an University or Business School

Registration Process

• Mark the following days in your diary – they are the key dates for Be an Innovator 2017:
• Until 31st March 2017: Register your project and submit a written dossier
• April 2017: Pre-selection of final teams (based on your written presentation)
• April 2017: Get to know your BearingPoint coach (to prepare for the final presentation)
• May 2017: Present your project in front of the BearingPoint jury in Vienna. Two members from the team will attend the project presentation and BearingPoint will pay the travel costs.
• May 2017: Attend the award ceremony

Dates subject to change

Send us your written dossier until March 31st, 2017 to innovator@bearingponit.com. Your document should contain the following:

• Project Name and short description
• Goal and purpose of the project
• Required ressources

Selection Criteria 
Experienced Partners of BearingPoint are represented in the jury. They are responsible for the pre-selection and the assessment of the projects during the final presentation. They will apply the following criteria:

• Alignment with the slogan “Go digital” – your project should match
• Quality and originality of the project idea and the entrepreneurial approach
• Creativity and degree of innovation – how new is the solution, which needs does it adress and how relevant is its target group
• Teamspirit – collaboration, commitment and long-term orientation
• Ability to deliver – focus, measurable results and ready-to-implement organization
• BearingPoint Value Added – BearingPoint contribution is valuable and project idea enhances BearingPoint value proposition
• Business case – structure and cohesiveness of the project
• Commitment, Teaming, Excellence, Stewardship und Passion – BearingPoint values are well represented in the project

In order to prepare for the final presentation in front of the jury, a BearingPoint coach will be assigned to support you and give you advice for your presentation.

Awards and Prizes 
Three teams, which show an extraordinary performance and have a high-level innovative idea, will be awarded with great prizes:
 

• 1st Prize: 8,000 Euro and one year of coaching by a BearingPoint consultant
• 2nd Prize: 3,000 Euro
• 3rd Prize: 1,000 Euro

You can find more details and the terms and conditions on www.bearingpoint.com/beaninnovator.            

Contact person: 
Sidonia Iliescu
+40316302476
sidonia.iliescu@bearingpoint.com