Nourishon Dubai 2020

Ideanco Lab is presenting Nourishon Dubai, inspired by 'nourishment' and powered by the ideanco Lab., a global hybrid (physical and virtual) challenge focusing on food security and in partnership with AREA 2071, it will take place on February 26 – 27, 2020, at AREA 2071, Emirates Towers, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.  

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Nourishon is inspired by Nourishment, which is “the food needed for us to grow, to stay healthy, and remain in good condition.” Ideanco Nourishon Dubai brings together the challenges of the UAE and the region with the local and international innovators who have the passion, expertise, and capability to crack them and come up with an actual solution full of impactful benefits for the community locally, regionally and globally.

The top cohort winner to be part of ideanco hybrid incubator program powered by ideanco Lab and under the name of Kitchenette.

The General Challenges

1. Food Access
2. Food Availability
3. Food Utilization

Please note: We will be sending the contestants (applicants) a detailed problem statement per Challenge once we get closer to the UAE Innovation Month.

Contestants can choose either one of the problems or all of the problems. Ideanco to work closely with the contestants on choosing the correct problem.

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The Challenge Breakthrough

24 HOURS - To come up with solutions for the UAE challenges

DATASET - Provided by ideanco.

SELECTING TOP INNOVATORS - Locally, Regionally and Globally

COACHES AND MENTORS - Provided by Ideanco.

PRIZES - The top cohort winner to be part of ideanco hybrid incubator program powered by ideanco Lab and under the name of Kitchenette.

What You Can Do To Cause A Breakthrough

• Click ACCEPT CHALLENGE above to sign up for the challenge
• Read the Challenge Guidelines to learn about the requirements and rules
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• Start a conversation in our Forum to join the conversation, ask questions or connect with other innovators.

SHARE THE FUTURE AND PROMOTE INNOVATION

Supporting and inspiring the next generation of innovators in the field of Food Security, while building strong relationships with future leaders of the industry.

CULTURE AND COMMUNITY

Investing in a generation of future engineers, developers, and entrepreneurs. As leaders in the field, you will have the chance to shape the skill set and career trajectory of a tomorrow’s innovator.

ENTHUSIASM AND EAGERNESS

Attracting innovators from Physics, Bioinformatics, Computer Science, Engineering, Economics, Math, Philosophy, Cognitive Science and more...

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Challenge Breakthrough

Nourishon Dubai brings together the challenges of the Middle East with the local and global innovators who have the passion, expertise, and capability to crack them and come up with an actual solution full of impactful benefits for the community locally, regionally and globally. 

Chosen cohorts of innovators to tackle the set of challenges within 24-hours period in a hybrid format (at AREA 2071 in Dubai and virtually from anywhere in the world), before pitching their ideas in front of relevant and well-respected judges coming from the private and public sectors and in particular from the food security, and relevant industries. Such innovative ideas has the potential to be developed to tangible sustainable solutions, projects and potential startups that address not only the UAE food security challenges but also nutrition challenges in different cities across the globe.

Background

Solve Food Security challenges with great ideas that can develop into tangible sustainable solutions, projects and potential startups that address not only the climate challenges in the Middle East but also cities across the globe.

Prizes

Winners of the Ideanco Nourishon Dubai to be incubated at Ideanco's Global VIrtual Incubator, by transforming concepts to become an MVP. The top cohort winner will be virtually incubated at the ideanco “Launch” pillar, powered by ideanco Lab. Ideanco assigned a dedicated virtual incubator platform for Food Security by the name of Kitchenette under Launch, which is inspired by kitchen with the necessary elements needed to innovate and come up with original products and shining food security startups.

Timeline

• Registration is now open. APPLY TODAY
• Registration Close on January 6, 2019
• Nourishon (24 hours) take place on Feb 26 - 27, 2020 at AREA 2071 in Dubai or Virtually via live Feed from any where in the world
• Judging is on day two of the Nourishon Dubai  (Feb 27, 2019)
• Winners to be incubated three months after announcing the winners (pending investment from a private and/or public investors).

How Do I Win?

To be eligible for an award (Ideanco Virtual Incubator), your proposal must, at minimum:

• Satisfy the Judging Scorecard requirements
• Thoughtfully address the Submission Form questions
• Be scored higher than the other cohorts!

Acknowledging a feeling or moment. Ideanco Nourishon is well Integrated with Well-being and Happiness :) 

Judging Criteria

Apply today to the Nourishon Dubai and get a chance to solve global food security challenges and to take your concept to the next level and be exposed to elite Judges aligned with sustainability and climate change. Innovators, professionals, entrepreneurs, startups or existing companies are allowed to enter the Nourishon. 

All individuals should be over 18 to enter the Climathon. Anyone attending in person at AREA 2071 and below the age of 21, should get parents consents prior to his/her attendance. Ideanco to share such consent forms with the qualified innovators.

Preferably to have the innovator in the Climate Change, Food Security, Sustainability and Renewable Energy industry with a special highlight on the pre-identified challenges of the Ideanco Nourishon Dubai:

1. Food Access
2. Food Availability
3. Food Utilization

Selection Criteria

All applicants will go through the selection criteria as described below:

Internal Committee: The internal committee will meet, provide due diligence and appraise all applicants that applied to the Nourishon Dubai platform. Applicants that do not meet the eligibility criteria will be excluded from the  Nourishon Dubai platform and notified.

Selection Committee: The selection committee consists of prominent and elite players from the sustainability and climate change industry (private and public sectors). The selection committee will choose the top innovators, professionals, entrepreneurs, startups or existing companies and will group them into Cohorts (minimum three per Cohort) that are suitable for the  Nourishon Dubai platform. The selection committee criteria is based on solution concepts. 

Semi-finalists

The chosen cohorts will be made available for the 24 hours  Nourishon Dubai platform at AREA 2071 located at the prestigious Emirates Towers in Dubai or virtually from anywhere in the globe on Feb 26 - 27, 2020. Qualified semi-finalists will be notified at least 2 weeks prior to the  Nourishon Dubai. 

Expenses

The organizers of the event will not cover expenses nor accommodation for any of the cohorts. Each of the Semi-finalists or cohorts are expected to pay for their own hotel stay, and transportation. As an alternative, chosen cohorts can work on the challenges virtually. 

JUDGING CRITERIA

At Nourishon Dubai the judges will evaluate semi-finalists during the challenge pitch and results will be given on the same day to all semi-finalists as per judging criteria below:

Terms and Conditions

1. By entering this competition and/or by applying and sending your information to the “IDEANCO NOURISHON” platform/workshop owned by Ideanco Innovation Management Consultancy (“The Organizer”), an entrant is indicating his/her agreement to be bound by these terms and conditions.
2. Persons must be aged at least 18 years to apply. All applicants in the UAE attending the IDEANCO NOURISHON DUBAI will be signing a consent form that will be shared via email before the IDEANCO NOURISHON DUBAI.
3. There is no entry fee to apply.
4. Acceptable Entries must be made by completing the online application process via specialized campaigns under IDEANCO NOURISHON or any other digital direct marketing campaign issued by Ideanco, or direct digital E-mailer issued by Ideanco. Applications not submitted via the online application process will not be accepted. Visit our Website (https://ideanco.com/) or click on “Apply” to access the application at https://ideanco.com/lab/challenges/nourishon/
5. Maximum one application per person. Entrants are discouraged from making multiple entries. The Organizer reserves the right to disqualify any entrant found to have done so.
6. The entrant acknowledges and agrees that all information provided and contained in the application form is true and correct. The Organizer may verify the validity of entries and disqualify any entrant without notice for providing false information, failing to comply with these terms and conditions or tampering with the entry process.
7. The entrant warrants that the information contained in his/her application does not infringe the intellectual property rights of any third party.
8. This webpage https://ideanco.com/lab/challenges/nourishon/ contains material including text, photographs, video, and other images and sound, which is protected by copyright, trademarks and/or other intellectual property rights. All rights related to the above webpage, including copyright and other intellectual property rights, are retained by the Organizer.
9. The entrant will indemnify the Organizer and keep indemnified, in full against all liabilities, costs, damages, demands, and expenses suffered or incurred by the Organizer for a claim arising out of, or in connection with or enforcement of, a breach of the above warranty.
10. No responsibility can be accepted for entries not received for whatever reason. The Organizer accepts no responsibility for entries that are incomplete, corrupt, delayed or not received for whatever reason. Proof of transmission will not be accepted as proof of receipt. The Organizer also reserves the right to disqualify from the promotion any entrant suspected of fraud or cheating including, without limitation, through the manipulation of codes, multiple computer-generated entries, or otherwise fraudulently falsifying data or acting fraudulently or dishonesty in the opinion of the Organizer.
11. The Organizer reserves the right to cancel or amend the competition and these terms and conditions without notice in the event of a catastrophe, war, civil or military disturbance, act of God or any actual or anticipated breach of any applicable law or regulation or any other event outside of the Organizer’s control. Any changes to the competition will be notified to entrants as soon as possible by the Organizer.
12. Participants will pay for their own meals if it is outside the main venue of the IDEANCO NOURISHON DUBAI. Any other expenses are not specified herein are the sole responsibility of the Participant and not the Organizer.
13. Applications will be assessed and judged by a committee from all entries received. The judge’s decision in respect of all matters will be final and no correspondence will be entered into.
14. Each successful Entrant must:
    1. be responsible for the safety of all their own belongings;
    2. obey the laws of Dubai and the UAE
15. The Organizer, its employees, and/or contractors will not be liable for participants health insurance or any loss or damage including indirect and consequential loss (however caused), suffered by the Participants (Participants) in connection with these terms and conditions, the IDEANCO NOURISHON DUBAI.
16. Pending allocation of funding for the Ideanco’s Virtual Incubator Program from potential sponsors and supporters (private and/or public sectors), the top cohort winner of the IDEANCO NOURISHON DUBAI will be getting a chance to enter the Ideanco Virtual Incubation Program in order to take their concept from an actual idea into a tangible working prototype. Once funding is confirmed within three months period after the actual dates of the IDEANCO NOURISHON, top cohort winners will be notified. In case of funding is not secured for the IDEANCO NOURISHON DUBAI, ideanco reserves the right to cancel the Virtual Incubator Program (Launch).
17. Ideanco’s website may link to external third party websites or third party content. The links and content are provided as-is, for convenience, and without any liability. Third party links and content may be subject to third party terms. The Organizer provides no warranty and accepts no liability for such external third party websites or content (including disclaiming any liability arising from any claim that the content of an external website linked to this website infringes the intellectual property of a third party).
18. Each Participant agrees to the use of his/her name and image in any publicity material, as well as their entry. Any personal data relating to Participant or any other entrants will be used solely in accordance with current local data protection legislation and will not be disclosed to a third party without the entrant’s prior consent.
19. Personal data made available to the Organizer via Ideanco’s website or the application page on Ideanco’s website or a third party will only be processed in accordance with our Privacy Policy. Please read this Privacy Policy carefully before proceeding.
20. The Organizer shall have the right, at its sole discretion and at any time, to change or modify these terms and conditions, such change shall be effective immediately upon posting to its website. You will be bound by the most current version of the terms on the website.
21. Limitation of Liability
    1. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES, INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE, SHALL THE ORGANIZER ,  ITS AFFILIATES OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, LOSS OR CORRUPTION OF (BUSINESS) INFORMATION, LOSS OF SERVICE, LOSS/DAMAGE TO HARDWARE OR ANY OTHER PECUNIARY LOSS) ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE MOBILE CONNECT SERVICE, EVEN IF USER HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
22. All participants taking part in the IDEANCO NOURISHON declare that they have sufficient ownership of intellectual property rights (trademarks, patents, copyright, etc), programmes and/or content included in their proposals, declaring through the acceptance of this Legal Notice that they do not infringe on any intellectual property right or any other rights and exempting Organizer from any liability regarding the use of the above-mentioned programs and/or content. Specifically, and in relation to the content and images that participants may make public during the IDEANCO NOURISHON, the latter guarantee and are liable to Organizer and third parties for the following aspects:
23. They are legitimate owners or holders of rights, granting Organizer the license for their publication and, where appropriate, have obtained the necessary consent from third parties to do so.
24. They do not violate applicable laws such as those relating to the right to privacy, image, intellectual, industrial or similar property rights, or any right of a third party, either a person or a company.
25. In the unlikely event that they publish personal details about another person during the course of the IDEANCO NOURISHON DUBAI, they should have previously obtained their consent for the publication.
26. The Participant (participants) will, therefore, be liable to the Organizer for the accuracy of the details reported, ensuring that they do actually correspond to them and not to a third party, holding Organizer harmless from any demand or claim that, if applicable, could be made by third parties in relation to the above statements, and any legitimate right to the content that is published and/or provided to Organizer as part of the IDEANCO NOURISHONThe participants are in any event solely liable for their health insurance and the consequences of damages or actions arising from the use of the content and/or programs included in their proposals, as well as their reproduction and diffusion. Intellectual and/or industrial property for initiatives and projects submitted in the “IDEANCO NOURISHON” will – where appropriate in each case – belong exclusively to participants who submitted them, unless otherwise agreed with the participants to have them sign an Intellectual Property Release Form which will be distributed during the IDEANCO NOURISHON on request. All Participants to work together with high respect of one another and in an ethical way of communicating with each other.
27. Participation in IDEANCO NOURISHON DUBAI automatically means that you agree on giving Ideanco or Emirates Foundation the permission to take appropriate photos during the IDEANCO NOURISHON workshop where Ideanco or Emirates Foundation holds the right to use the photos to promote for their programmes without asking the guardian, school or university or group or individual’s permission. This includes and not limited to posting on Ideanco or Emirates Foundation website, social media or using it in media or publications.
28. Code of Conduct:

Let us Empower each other and share knowledge and skills. It is the outcome of a greater chance to have a successful idea or project. This code of conduct serves to ensure that everybody and anybody who wishes to participate is able to do so, and applies to IDEANCO NOURISHON DUBAI workshop. Further, it applies to online activities related to IDEANCO NOURISHON DUBAI Workshops, including postings on social media.

Principles

• Do not Harass: Harassment is any unwelcome or hostile behavior towards another person for any reason. This includes, but is not limited to, offensive verbal comments related to personal characteristics or choices, sexual images or comments, deliberate intimidation, bullying, stalking, following, harassing photography or recording, sustained disruption of discussion or events, a nonconsensual publication of private comments, or inappropriate physical contact. Conduct need not be intentional to be harassment.
• Respect the Opinions and Abilities of Others: This Code of conduct is designed as a place for people all of the different skill levels and approaches to meet and work together toward common goals. As a result, we do not expect that everybody will share the same opinion. However, we do expect that disagreement is done respectfully. We are all learning.