Innovation Jockeys Contest

Innovation Jockeys Contest

Accenture, in partnership with Yahoo India has launched the Fourth Annual ‘Innovation Jockeys: The Hunt for India’s most Innovative Minds’ which provides a platform to the budding innovators to showcase their talent and ideas.

Innovation Jockeys is open to undergraduate, graduate and post graduate students who can submit ideas under two categories on disruptive technology innovations related to the themes ‘Cognitive Computing and Internet of Things’ and ‘Digital Application Marketplace’. “We’re looking for India’s next generation of innovators – young people with drive, passion and creativity who will make a difference in the way businesses and society function,” said Raghavan Iyer, Managing Director, Technology Delivery and Innovation Council lead for Accenture in India. Each member of the winning team will receive a trip to Accenture Technology Labs, San Francisco, a Lenovo tablet and an Apple iPhone 6. Winning entries for each category will also receive an Apple iPad and a Pebble Smart Watch. The five most popular ideas will win an Amazon Kindle. The deadline for submitting entries is September 20, 2015. The winners will be announced at an awards ceremony on November 6, 2015 in Bangalore. http://innovationjockeys.net/.