Afnan Towheed and Shloka Singh Thakur
from
The winners were awarded a
cash prize of Rs 30,000, Rs 25,000 and Rs 20,000 respectively along with
mentoring opportunities and guidance from top industry leaders. The winning ideas
will also be featured in Metamorphosis Innovation Cell and the top three
winners will also be granted a 50% discount on Metamorphosis School Of
Entrepreneurship programme. Apart from this, there were cash prizes and perks
for all the 15 finalists and other participants of the competition.
The global competition was held in three different rounds i.e Application Process, Entrepreneurial Questions and Elevator Pitch where the students had to showcase their entrepreneurial talents to clear each of the rounds to secure a spot in the finale. The main sectors of idea pitching were Healthcare, E-Commerce, Education/Ed-tech, Consumer Tech, sustainability, CleanTech etc.
Amazed with the ideas presented by the
students Ms. Renuka Bodla (Head of Novartis Biome
Next year’s GSS Summit will be much
larger spanning over a time period of over 4 months. Students across the globe
will have interschool-preneur summits, then city-conclaves and then the Grand
Finale. Next year participation is expected to indulge 10000+ students from 15+
countries.