25th Apr 2017

Global Wellness Summit launches student competition

Global Wellness Summit launches student competition

Students with an innovative wellness product or service are being invited to present it at the Global Wellness Summit (GWS) for the 2nd annual ‘Shark Tank of Wellness’ competition.

 

Students will be competing for a total of $10,000 in prize money – and the on-going support/mentoring of the GWS ‘Wellness Sharks’. The top three finalists will be rewarded at the 2017 conference, which takes place in Palm Beach, Florida from 9-11 October.

 

The inaugural Shark Tank-style competition attracted more than 70 entrants from 17 countries. The contest is open to university students (undergraduate and post-graduate are eligible) around the world and submissions are being accepted until May 15, 2017. There’s no fee to enter. Students are required to submit a written application along with a short video highlighting their innovative concept, product or service for the wellness industry.

 

‘The success of the inaugural ‘Shark Tank of Wellness’ competition was overwhelming and truly underlined just how has global ‘wellness innovation’ really is,’ said Susie Ellis, GWS Chairman and CEO. ‘Whittling the field down to just three finalists is a huge, but extremely gratifying, challenge and I know both the GWS team and our “wellness sharks” are looking forward to reviewing this year’s thought-provoking and inspirational entries!’

 

Last year’s top prize went to Shahrin Ali Raivi from North South University, Bangladesh, for the Mukto Sanitary Napkin, a concept to make sustainable sanitary napkins accessible to the 80% of women throughout Bangladesh who currently rely on unsanitary and ineffective options, including sand, leaves, mud and unsterilized rags.

 

http://www.globalwellnesssummit.com/2017-summit

 

 

 

 

 

 

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