At the UNLEASH Closing Ceremony the five winners of the special awards pitched and received their awards.
Solution Name: ADYA
Executive Summary:
A growing middle-income population of young women in Indian cities experience limited opportunities for physical activity, placing them at increased risk of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) including diabetes, heart disease and cancer. ADYA (‘power’) is a social franchise run by women, for women. It provides affordable & convenient fitness classes through a train-the-trainer model leveraging unused infrastructure in Chennai, while simultaneously creating employment opportunities for women.
Solution Name: 123+
Executive Summary:
123+ represent the spirit of the 123 countries who have decriminalized homosexuality. The mission by 2030 is to shift all countries with some form of criminalization (currently 72 countries at least one degree towards legalization. To do that, 123+ will provide an online hub. Rally to link global LGBT+ communities in need of capacity building, resources, or best practices with those who are able to offer support.
Solution Name: SaniHive
Executive Summary:
Urban slum communities in Khayelitsha, South Africa needs sustainable sanitation that meets the needs of high population density because the current temporary portable toilets are largely inaccessible due to space constraints leading to situations where 20,000 people in Endlovin, for instance are expected to share just 380 toilets leading to poor sanitary conditions. Furthermore, community members have to walk long distances, often at night and in high crime areas, to these toilets.
Solution Name: Prometheus
Executive Summary:
Using Lagos, Nigeria as a case study, our prject will solve environmental, economic, health and behavioural problems using scalable business models and innovative technology to produce affordable clean fuels and other useful raw materials from the 730,000 tons of plastic waste generated in the state per year.
Solution Name: Urban Cool
Executive Summary:
The rise in urban temperatures has led to severe health ailments among slum-dwellers in Delhi. Slum communities need affordable cooling, both in the short- and long-term, to reduce their vulnerability. Using a flexible financing model, we equip communities with solar-powered evaporative coolers, training, and franchise models. Increased humidity from the coolers aids the growth of air plants and climbers, allowing us to install a green mesh on top of the roofs, thus lowering ambient temperature.
UNLEASH is a global innovation lab, convening 1,000 carefully selected millennial thought leaders from more than 100 countries, who will collaborate on ideas and solutions to help achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Singapore is the official host of UNLEASH 2018. In 2017, the inaugural UNLEASH was held in August in Denmark, convening 1,000 […]
With a global footprint in more than 20 countries, Keppel is a multi-business company that delivers robust solutions for sustainable urbanisation to meet the growing need for energy, infrastructure, clean environments, high quality homes and offices, and connectivity. The Keppel Group of Companies includes Keppel Offshore & Marine, Keppel Land, Keppel Infrastructure, Keppel Telecommunications & […]
Deloitte is collaborating with UNLEASH for the second year, to bring together the brightest young minds from different sectors and backgrounds to determine and develop new solutions for the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). As lead innovation partner for UNLEASH, Deloitte facilitates innovation labs where Deloitte professionals apply their business capabilities and innovation experience to guide […]
Sembcorp Industries is a leading utilities, marine and urban development group, present across five continents. As an integrated energy player, Sembcorp is poised to benefit from the global energy transition. It provides solutions across the energy and utilities value chain, with a focus on the Gas & Power, Renewables & Environment, and Merchant & Retail […]
2018 is DBS’ 50th anniversary. The story of DBS is intertwined with Singapore’s, and their achievements mirror hers. In their early years as the Development Bank of Singapore, their mandate was to finance a newly-independent Singapore’s industrialisation. DBS has therefore always been a different kind of bank, with a mission that was bigger than themselves. […]
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong announces Singapore as host of UNLEASH Innovation Lab in 2018 During his visit to Singapore, Danish Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen handed over UNLEASH to Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. UNLEASH is a global innovation lab, bringing together 1,000 carefully selected young talents from across the world, to collaborate […]
During Dragons’ Den the winners of the seven UNLEASH themes were found. Find more information about the winners here: Education & ICT Energy Health Food Sustainable Consumption & Production Urban Sustainability Water
GOLD WINNER – Block Fakes Team 19: Akshay Navaladi, Adebisi Adenipekun and Desmond Nji Atanga Solution: 120,000 children die due to counterfeit antimalarial drugs in Africa each year. In Nigeria alone, over 70% of all drugs sold annually are counterfeit. Existing solutions to tackle this problem have proven to be expensive and inadequate. Hence, Block Fakes propose […]
GOLD WINNER – SmartWrapR Team 13: Lu Yu, Morgan Law, Emelie Lindahl, Ryoko Suzuki, John Oyewole and Kevin Lee Solution: Shrink wrap is one of the largest hidden pollutants in the world. In the United States, there are over 2 billion pallets which causes 1.0 billion pounds of petroleum waste and of which 95% is expected […]
GOLD WINNER – UNLEAK Team 16: Emmanuel Marfo, Jon Kornik, Meseret Dawit Teweldebrihan, Priyank Hirani, Yael Zvulunov, and Yajun Wang Solution: Leaks inside homes lose enough water to serve 600 million people each day. UNLEAK will fix this in water stressed cities by offering free leak detection and cheap repairs to all. Using a method to […]
GOLD WINNER – Demolition 4 Design Team 17: Clare McCracken, Gitte Gylling Hammershøj Olesen, Kunmi Odufuye, Nicholas Ransome, and Zoé Bezpalko Solution: The Demolition 4 Design (D4D) platform disrupts the ecosystem of the built environment by connecting previously disconnected professionals, increasing knowledge of sustainable solutions and enabling value creation by diverting landfill waste into new […]
GOLD WINNER – Doti Gold Team 15: Benjamin Moore, Anja Rabezanahary, Eric Nwoko, Courage Saba, and Blessing Mene Edward Odgers Solution: Doti Gold is a for-profit organization that transforms food waste to gold (animal feed and fertiliser) using the Black Soldier Flies. Doti Gold will produce more affordable inputs mainly proteins for fish and bio fertiliser for […]
GOLD WINNER – Earthmark Team 21: Spencer Jay Horne, T. Adil Chowdhury and Anders Brandt Bangsgaard Solution: Product manufacturers will not use sustainable practices until demanded by consumers, but consumers have no easy way to make the best choices. The Earthmark app allows consumers to easily identify the most sustainable choices within product categories, spurring green […]
GOLD WINNER – HOD – Hear-oes on Demand Team 18: Silvia Muturi, Ryan Scott, Rick Martin, Nela Sladojevic, Joannes Paulus Yimbesalu, and Madhvi Aggarwal Solution: There is over 1.5 million deaf people in Kenya. The gap between the availability of interpreters and deaf individuals is 1:7500. Institutions which are mandated by the government to provide […]
Although UNLEASH LAB 2017 is over, we are already looking to the future to help all the great solutions become a reality. Congratulations to all our talents for all their hard work. Here are the winners of the five special awards: 1. Most impact potential SmartWrapR Theme: Sustainable Production and Consumption Team 13: Lu Yu, […]
Salman Khan will be joining UNLEASH in Aarhus. Salman “Sal” Khan is the founder of Khan Academy, a nonprofit with a mission of providing a free, world-class education for anyone, anywhere. Khan Academy started as a passion project. Sal’s cousin was struggling with math. He tutored her remotely and posted educational videos on YouTube. So […]
The Danish Prime Minister, Lars Løkke Rasmussen, will give a speech during the “UNLEASH Awards Show- Presented by BESTSELLER”. Lars Løkke Rasmussen has served as Prime Minister of Denmark from 2009 to 2011 and again since June 2015. He has been a member of the Danish Parliament since 1994 and Chairman of the Danish Liberal […]
We are happy to announce that actor, philanthropist, entrepreneur, investor and producer, Ashton Kutcher will be coming to UNLEASH on August 21. Ashton Kutcher has been named one of TIME magazine’s “100 Most Influential People in the World,” as well as being honored by Vanity Fair ‘s New Establishment List, which identifies the top 50 […]
Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Mary of Denmark will be coming to Aarhus to celebrate the SDG Talents. Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Mary is a passionate advocate for health, gender equality, and the empowerment of women and girls. She is committed to creating awareness, respect and acceptance of women and girls’ sexual and […]
On the final day of UNLEASH, we are happy to have Dee Poon speak on sustainable production and comsumption at Musikhuset, Aarhus. Dee Poon is the Managing Director of Brands and Distribution of Esquel Group, a global leading textile and apparel manufacturer with operations located worldwide. In 2014, Dee was selected as a Young […]
In just 12 days, UNLEASH will kick off in Denmark. We are so excited to welcome our 1,000 global top talents from more 129 countries. We have tech-entrepreneurs, leading academics, young professionals, and development program officers. All talents have proved a passion for positive change. We have gathered an incredibly diverse group of young and […]
