Calling on KEDGE graduates to participate in the ActInSpace international hackathon!

Kedger Valentin Benoit is member of the jury of the 2020 edition of the ActinSpace Hackathon 💬

As a member of the jury for the 2020 edition, Valentin hopes that as many people as possible, from all walks of life, will take part in this extraordinary event: "I am therefore calling on the KEDGE Alumni network. If you are simply curious or passionate, or whether a company manager, freelancer, or employee from the business, engineering, design, marketing, or other sectors,  don’t wait any longer! This could be a unique opportunity to take part in the launch of a rocket  French Guiana, experience weightless flight, or for you to raise €100,000 for your project (one of the prizes to be won." 

Don’t hesitate to contact Valentin (valentin.benoit@kedgebs.com) if you are interested in participating in ActInSpace, or if you simply have an interest in space.

"I am a 27-year- old from Brittany and 2016 KEDGE graduate. After an experience in innovation purchasing for L'Oréal, I focused my career on entrepreneurship and innovation. I took over the event agency Paris Privé with two other Kedgers. I then co-founded The Blockchain Company to assist companies in their transformation activities thanks to blockchain technologies. I’m now the business manager at LittleBIG Connection, France's leading market place for intellectual services. " - Valentin Benoit.

ACTINSPACE HACKATION 🚀

ActInSpace is the leading international hackathon in the field of space applications.

Created by CNES (Centre National d'Etude Spatial – the French space agency) in 2014, and in cooperation with ESA (European Space Agency) Aerospace Valley, and Airbus, this unique competition is open to people from all walks of life.

ActInSpace aims to develop the spirit of entrepreneurship and forge links between space professionals and citizens by offering teams challenges to be overcome using space data and technologies patented by CNES and its partners.

For a straight 24 hours on 13 and 14 November 2020, and taking place simultaneously throughout the world, participating teams will work together with alongside business coaches and technical experts on problems faced daily to think up and design tomorrow's products and services based on space data. 

The three main teams will be as follows:

• # Everyday Life in your Business: Get your business off the ground using space technologies
• #Space4.0: Become a NewSpace player and improve the space sector through the use of ‘earth technologies’
• #Humanitarian: Find a way to make the space sector serve humanitarian causes

This 4th edition (prior editions took place in 2014, 2016 and 2018) endeavours to bring together more than 5,000 participants from 100+ cities in 50 countries on 5 continents.

The winning teams then compete in national and international finals to present their start-up projects to a jury of made up of international experts in international technology transfer and business.

Since the first edition in 2014, 36 start-ups have been created of which more than 75% are still in business.

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