Rules | WMF Startup Competition

4. How to participate

Send your request by filling out the form with the requested information and documents:

Proposer and the team;

The company;

The project and the Challenges of the Future

Documentation.

Startups have to indicate how they are accepting the Challenges of The Future. For each challenge, we are leaving below some examples of trends and technology:

Future of Cities & Communities - Smart City, Smart Community, IOT, Mobility, Energy prosumer market, Energy storage, efficiency & management, Renewables & alternative fuels, Platform economy, Big Data & Analytics, Environmental sensors, Digital twins, Smart home & Buildings

Future of Health - Digital Health, Well-being, Telemedicine, Healthcare supply, Patient Engagement, Medical devices, Fitness apps, Remote monitoring, Biotech, ageing, Omics

Future of work - New ways of working, Digital HR, Change management, Diversity and inclusion, Intranet, Intrapreneurship, Meta* for work, Tools for digital nomads, Design and project/Task management, Voice&Video, Data protection

Future of Culture & Travel - Artificial Intelligence for the tourism sector, Mobile Apps, QR Codes, IOT and big Data, Augmented Reality, Smart luggage, Sharing & rentals, Booking & search, Revenue Management, Channel managers

Future of Food & Agriculture - Climate-smart agriculture, Smart or vertical farming, Smart Aquaculture, Autonomous Vehicles and drones, Precision farming, Optimization of supply chain, Big Data and analytics, 3D food printing, Ingredient innovation, Cell-based nutrition, Delivery

Future of Marketing - Advertising & Promotion, Content&Experience, Social&Relationships, Commerce&sales, Data, Management, Display& Programmatic Advertising, Search&Social Advertising, Content Advertising, Video Advertising, PR, Proximity Marketing, Sales automation, Affiliate marketing, E-commerce Platforms e Carts, iPaaS, Cloud management, Vendor Analysis, Business Intelligence& Data Science

Future of Learning & Education - EdTech, AR, VR, AI, Robotics, Learning Management Systems, Learning analytics, Classroom engagement, Online to Offline, Learn from anywhere

Future of Media & Entertainment - Subscription on-demand, Connected home, AI, Curated Content, Streaming, Gesture control, VR/AR/XR, Infotainment, 4K, Contextual media, video intelligence, Consumer engagement via new medium

Future of Retail & Customer Experience - Sustainable Materials & Production, Digital Marketing, Customer Engagement, Efficiency of Supply Chain, Phygital Stores, SaaS marketplaces, In-store marketing & analytics, Cashierless checkout, Bots & chatbots, Fraud prevention solutions, Last mile delivery, Guest wi-fi

Future of Sports & Events - Tech for events, eSports, Digital fitness, Fan engagement, Player engagement, Data for events, Team and coach success, Ticketing, Broadcasting & Streaming)

Future of Finance and insurance - Payments, Financial inclusion, Buy Now Pay Later, Blockchain and crypto-currencies, Identity and authentication, Insurtech, Cybersecurity, NFT, Complementary currencies, Crowdfunding, POS, Lending, Online banking, Real Estate & Mortgage

Future of planet earth - Climate Change & Decarbonization, Space tech - downstream; Water consumption and sanitation, Waste to resource, Reuse of products, IOT based & AI-powered smart waste management, Bio-based materials, Remanufacturing, Traceability, Bees preservation, Circular economy

Please follow our guidelines for your Pitch.

5 . The Competition

At the end of the selection process, our team will choose 6 startups who will have the opportunity to present their project at WMF2023 through a 3-minute speech.

Following the presentation, the jury will have 2 minutes to ask for further clarification. The jury and the audience will then express their preference through an online voting system, on the basis of the following criteria:

Skills and knowledge of the team, feasibility of the project;

Product/service development stage;

Degree of innovation and defensibility of the same;

Competitive context and positioning;

market needs;

Business potential of the idea.

6. Prizes

The finalists of the Startup Competition will be evaluated by a technical jury of experts and by the audience. The remaining prizes will be awarded by the same partners according to the following criteria:

Clarity of the speech;

Knowledge and skills of the team, feasibility of the project;

Product/service development stage;

Degree of innovation and defensibility of the same;

Competitive context and positioning;

Market needs;

Business potential of the idea

Completeness of the documentation presented.

The winners will gain funding through digital marketing consultancy products and services. The prize is not convertible to cash. The value of the prize is made up by services offered by our partners. The promoter declines any responsibility for the prizes awarded by the partners.

9. Responsibilities

No liability can be accepted by the promoter for the awarding of prizes. Should the contest not be carried out as foreseen, the promoter reserves the right, at its complete discretion, to modify or cancel it, without this resulting in any responsibility for the promoter. To participate in the initiative, it is not necessary to purchase any products sold by the promoter. Participation is free of charge.