IDOMENI Social Business Challenge
The Final - Online Event
7 teams of 30 University Students from
4 European Countries working together during 2 months with
a mission: make an impact in society!
IDOMENI Social Business Challenge has come to and end and we already
have a winner! The team who will boost the growth of an NGO trying to offer fair employment to refugees is...
WHAT IS #IdomeniSBC?
One Business Plan, one social cause: helping the NGO NAOMI.
30 participants coming from all over Europe.
3 steps. One winner
Do you want to learn more? Go to the official event's page
STEP 3 - THE FINAL
The great adventure of the Idomeni Social Business Challenge has already come to an end: not the Coronavirus, nor the distance and nor the quarantine has stopped the #EucAPeople achieving their objective!
Starting from the event in Bonn at the end of February, 22 of the students involved in the project have worked relentlessly for almost two months to complete the Challenge and create a Business Plan and a Website for Naomi!
The five teams - Romans (Italy), 4Ward (Italy), Lentejas (Spain), Monterroni (Italy) and D.R.E.A.M. (Italy) - who made it till the end, exposed their projects on 27 & 28 April in front of a jury of experts coming from the entrepreneurial and academic world.
Who won the big prize? Check your self!
ONLINE AGENDA
27 APR
10:00 - 10:20
EucA & Naomi Welcome Session
10:20 - 11:00
Transparency in Fashion and Innovation
Marina Spadafora, National Coordinator Fashion Revolution Italy
11:00 - 11:10
Meeting the Jury
11:10 - 11:40
11:40 - 12:10
28 APR
10:00 - 10:30
10:30 - 11:00
11:00 - 11:30
11:30 - 11:50
Break
Jury meet
11:50 - 12:00
Winner Announcement
12:00
πως τοστ! - Toast Altogether
Bring your drink and let's celebrate!
KEYNOTE
Marina Spadafora
Advocate for fair fashion
National Coordinator at Fashion Revolution Italy
Mrs. Spadafora is known worldwide for her experimental and sophisticated knitwear brand with boutiques in Milan and Florence. She has collaborated with Prada, Miu Miu and Ferragamo e Marni and has been Creative Director of “Auteurs du Monde”, the ethical fashion brand of Altromercato, entirely made up of producers belonging to the World Fair Trade Organisation for the respect of people and the environment.
She worked directly with the United Nations to bring development to emerging economies through fashion.
In 2015, she received the United Nations “Women Together Award” for her work with handcrafted textiles in the world. She is the Italian coordinator of the Fashion Revolution and has done a TED Talk on the theme of “Consumer Power.”
MEET THE JURY!
Nicola
Sarcinelli
Retail Excellence & Performance Manager Retail at Gucci, Seoul
Mr. Sarcinelli studied Economy at Tor Vergata University, where he also obtained a Master’s in Banking and Finance.
He worked as an M&A and Business Development analyst in Fincantieri, Trieste, before joining Gucci in 2014. He began as Business Analyst at the Milan Office and then joined Gucci’s Seoul headquarters, where he became Omnichannel Business Project Manager. Since 2017 he is the Retail Excellence & Performance Manager at Gucci Seoul.
Architect Engineer at Aristotle's University of Thessaloniki, Greece
Mrs Aslanidou has worked in the field of architecture since 2004 and since 2010 in the field of photography, with parallel studies on their theory and applications. The subjects of research she is specialized on are: Theory of Space & Movement, and The Role of Photography and Landscape in the establishment of national ideals.
Yeoryia Aslanidou
Alessandro Signorini
Professor of Social Marketing and Fundraising at John Cabot University, Rome
Mr Signorini has been Chair of the Business Administration Department at John Cabot University. He has also cooperated in fundraising projects for organizations like the World Food Programme or Oxfam. He co-founded an innovative social start-up in the field of charity cashback called Donapp. Since 2016 he is a member of the Board of Trustees of Soleterre Foundation, which deals with pediatric oncology.
Online Communication Officer at UNO-Flüchtlingshilfe, Bonn
Mr. Dresen has worked at the German Federal Foreign Office in Brussels, at the University of Bonn as an assistant and as EU Careers Ambassador in EPSO. Since 2017 he is Online Communications Officer at UNO-Flüchtlingshilfe, the German partner of the UNHCR. He has been involved with NAOMI Thessaloniki NGO in several projects for four years.
Helge
Dresen
Lorenzo Ricciardi Celsi
Program Manager at CONSEL- ELIS Consortium, Rome
Certified as Project Management Professional (PMP), Mr Ricciardi has been a technological consultant, business developer and project manager in different Italian institutions. He is also a professor at eCampus University and lecturer at Sapienza University of Rome. He is expert in management consulting, big data analysis and Artificial Intelligence. Since 2018 he works at ELIS, where he is Program Manager.
Communications Director at EucA, Brussels
Mrs Palocci has broad experience in Strategic Communications and events management. She worked in Italy at the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and at the University Cooperation for Peace and Development. Now based in Brussels, she has worked for European associations and lobbying consultancies as Edelman or EucA, where she joined as Communications Director in 2017.
Maria Giulia Palocci
Ulric
Gensch
General Director at GESA Wuppertal, Germany
Mr Gensch is an expert on business management, with proven experience in consulting and business direction. He has been CEO of business such as NOAH! and Ventura; but he has devoted most of his life to run social companies in different fields as CEO in Grüntal, Reditus and GESA. He has done voluntary work in the management of the Protestant Church in Wuppertal and is a member on the Board of several organisations. He is an external expert for NAOMI Thessaloniki Textile Production.
MEET THE TEAMS!
THE WINNER
The decision was not easy. However, after much deliberation from our jury, the team that achieved the highest score in the business plan, website and presentation, winning a mesmerizing prize, was...
4.W.A.R.D. TEAM!
Coming from Collegio Nuovo (Pavia, Italy), Elisa Seghetti, Chiara D'Alessandro, Gloria Scala and Sofia Fini, captivated the minds of our critic panel of jury.
Congratulations!
REGISTRATION
Do you want to attend the keynote, some presentations, the winner announcement or the whole event? All you need to join the competition is a computer and a stable WiFi connection!
Register now! You will receive a link to join the event the previous days!
REGISTRATIONS ARE NOW CLOSED
THE PRIZE
The winning team will receive:
- An individual 100€ voucher to expend on Naomi's products.
- A 5 days holiday in Thessaloniki, Greece.*
*This prize could be subject to changes for circumstances not under EucA's control.
ANY QUESTION?
If you have any doubt or need further information, contact us at info@euca.eu