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Digital Transformation: Opportunities and The Employment Landscape

DATE & TIME

Monday 24 January 2022

10:00 AM / 15:00 GMT

LOCATION

Zoom

Digital Transformation enhances an organization’s operations to deliver greater value to its customers and stakeholders and it also improves the customer experience and the relationship they have with the organization’s brand. This is achieved by the integration of innovative technologies into every aspect of the business.

With Digital Transformation also comes a cultural change that requires organizations to innovate, challenge the status quo, experiment, and continually assess and monitor for improvements 🚀

What does that mean for students, recent graduates, and early career professionals? What opportunities does Digital Transformation bring and how can they enter the field? Join this Expert Session with Rami Kichli, Vice President, Gulf & Levant at Software AG to learn:

✅ Digital Transformation applications, trends, impact, and opportunities
✅ The employment landscape around Digital Transformation
✅ How to start a career in the field and how to switch from different industries
✅ Essential skills and what recruiters look for in fresh talents

About Rami Kichli:

Rami Kichli is the Vice-President for Software AG in the Gulf and Levant. He brings to Software AG a strong track record of building businesses with his strategic vision while also integrating sales and marketing to achieve revenue growth. He oversees business operations, talent and ventures and steers the profitability requirements of the business as determined by the strategic plans.

Rami also navigates the branding and marketing function for the region in tandem with its global positioning. He works closely in line with each country’s national vision across the region by developing strong alliances while also tapping into newer market segments. Prior to joining the company, he worked at leading technology firms such as SAP, Cisco and several other multinationals in the region.

Click “Register” to secure your slot. When the webinar launches, that same button will say “Join with Zoom.” Click to join the event.

International Startup Championship 2022- Woxsen University, India

Event Overview

A start-up pitch competition geared towards university/college students. To participate in the competition, the student must be currently enrolled either at Woxsen or Woxsen’s International partner universities.

India has the 3rd largest startup ecosystem in the world. It’s raining unicorns in India amid an unprecedented funding spree for Indian startups across sectors. 44 Indian startups have already made it to the unicorn club in 2021.

Do you have an idea that you think could change the world? Are you dreaming about earning millions or even billions of dollars by launching a business around this idea?

The winners stand a chance to get their ideas incubated at Trade Tower- Woxsen’s Incubation Centre.

Points to Note

Each university is to nominate a team of interested students with their proposals by 30th January, 2022. No changes shall be made to the proposals post this deadline.
Day 1-2nd Feb’ 22 (Wednesday): The students are to login to the virtual zoom link that will be shared with the participants. The teams shall have to present their pitch-deck consisting of but not limited to:
1. Vision and Value Proposition
2. The concern
3. Target market and opportunity
4. Revenue or business model
5. Traction and validation/roadmap
6. Marketing and sales strategy
7. Financials: sales forecast, income statement (also called profit and loss statement), and cash flow forecast for at least three years
8. Investment and use of funds
Each individual/team would be allotted only 5-10 minutes to present their subsequent idea to the panel and 5 minutes would be allotted to the judges for question and answers session. In case of unforeseen circumstances or lack of time, the remaining teams would be allowed to present the following day.
Day 2:4rd Feb’22 (Thursday): The Teams would be required to login to the virtual platform for the closing ceremony. The panel of Judges would announce the winning teams to proceed for incubation of their ideas. Additionally, the winning team also stand a chance to receive one on one mentorship from the esteemed panel of judges.

Date

2nd-3rd February, 2022

Location

The event will be organized virtually on Zoom.

Registration & Fees

INR 5000 per Team (or a Single Person)

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Please ensure to complete both steps to confirm your participation.

Industry Focus

The ideas could be geared towards improving lives and transforming industries; such as, but not limited to, healthcare, artificial intelligence, robotics, transportation, financial technologies, IoT, augmented reality and agriculture, among others.

Criteria for Selection

Team

In the early stages, investors invest in people. Because of that, judges pay particular attention to the “Founding Team.” They are looking for a team that is multidisciplinary and complementary, with the capacity to implement – a team that is capable of achieving what it sets out to do and that what it sets out to do is ambitious enough.

Market Validation

Judges want to see what level of knowledge you have of the market in which you are competing. What is your capacity to recognize and describe the problem you are solving. You must know and communicate well who your competition is and how you compare with them.

Product

It is important to define your product so that the jury can understand how, in an innovative way, it addresses the market problem being solved. Having a functional market value proposition (MVP) is crucial.

Business Model

Be clear about how you will make money. The jury will want to know: Did you test your market? Do you know the cost of acquiring a customer and their Life Time Value? If you’ve already performed the initial market tests your chances of making it to the end of the competition will greatly increase. And last but not least, the business model should be scalable – it must be global in scope, or at least regional.

Soft Skills

The entrepreneurial team should be assertive and clear when speaking about their startup. The panel will be asking among themselves if the entrepreneurs are capable of “selling” the vision of the company. Besides, the entrepreneurs must be able to position themselves as leaders.

Certificate of Participation

A Certificate of Participation shall be given to all participants.

Top 3 Winners stand a chance to get their Startup ideas incubated by Trade Tower-Woxsen’s Incubation Centre

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Localized Workshop: How to Answer “What are Your Weaknesses?”

DATE & TIME

Sunday 16 January 2022

1:00 PM / 18:00 GMT

LOCATION

Zoom

What are your weaknesses? Why should we hire you? Why are you interested in this position? Why did you leave your last position? These are some of many difficult questions that you will most likely be asked at an interview. In this Career Development Workshop, our Career Coach in Residence, Iyad Uakoub, will guide you in preparing to answer difficult interview questions to stand out as a candidate and impress employers

About Iyad:

+12 years of global experience in building award-winning career centers, advising startups, empowering organizations with workforce learning & engagement strategies and leveraging data and technology to democratize career opportunities. Click here to learn more about Iyad.

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Localized: Entrepreneurship in Emerging Markets

DATE & TIME

Sunday 16 January 2022

1:00 PM / 18:00 GMT

LOCATION

Zoom

Emerging markets present plenty of problems to be solved which creates opportunities for aspiring entrepreneurs. While there’s no lack of opportunities, there’s lack of resources and access to funds and mentors. These are some of the challenges that entrepreneurs face in emerging economies.

In this session with Kalsoom Lakhani, Co-founder and General Partner at i2i Ventures, we will discuss what inspires entrepreneurs, what challenges them, and some of the creative ways they deal with uncertainties.

Join us to learn:

Going from an idea to a product
Clearly defining your solution and customers
Navigating regulations and policies in emerging markets
Securing funds and investments
Common challenges entrepreneurs face in emerging markets and how to overcome them

About Kalsoom:

Kalsoom is the Co-founder & General Partner at i2i Ventures, an early stage VC fund for Pakistan, and the country’s first female-founded VC fund. Prior to opening the doors to i2i Ventures in 2019, Kalsoom was the Founder of Invest2Innovate, i2i Ventures’ sister entity, which she founded in 2011 to support and unleash the potential of young entrepreneurs in growth markets like Pakistan. She has trained young entrepreneurs, changemakers, and civil society leaders in Kosovo, Nepal, Cambodia, Ireland, Bangladesh, Ukraine, and Kazakhstan, and has spoken at numerous venues, including the World Economic Forum, Aspen Ideas Festival, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, U.S. State Department, the Global Entrepreneurship Summit, and SXSW. Kalsoom is currently a nonresident Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council and serves on the Board of the American Pakistan Foundation.

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Career with Social Impact: Solving Regional & Global Challenges

DATE & TIME

Tuesday, 1 March 2022

11:00 AM / 16:00 GMT

LOCATION

Zoom

Have you ever thought about a career in an international non-governmental organization? Independent global organizations like the World Economic Forum are dedicated to improving the state of the world by engaging leaders in the business, political and cultural spheres.

A role in the World Economic Forum would give you the unique opportunity to be a part of projects that involve collaboration with different stakeholders across different regions to deliver projects and own initiatives that make a real difference by solving regional and global challenges.

In this session with Mahmoud Jabari, Community Manager, Africa & Middle East, at the World Economic Forum will discuss his career journey, experience, background. He’ll tell you how he was able to land a job at one of the world’s most well known non-governmental organizations. He’ll share his advice and tips for students and recent grads and talk about what he does on a daily basis, what his career path has been and what his career trajectory could look like. Gain insights through someone who actually works in the field and develop a deeper understanding of whether a role in economic and international development is right for you.

About Mahmoud Jabari:

Mahmoud Jabari is an accomplished young professional who works across sectors, regions and platforms to shape regional collaboration and inform public policy agendas. His professional expertise includes private sector diplomacy, public-private partnerships and strategic communication. At the World Economic Forum, he works with government and business leaders in Africa and the Middle East to amplify their impact and bring their expertise to new communities. He spearheaded the Forum’s engagement in Kenya’s Kakuma Refugee Camp, including the planning and implementation of the first-ever Executive Leadership Education Module in 2019. Prior to the Forum, Mahmoud was an Economic Development Associate at the Jerusalem-based Quartet Mission where he managed political and economic engagement to inform the product development of an economic mapping platform. He has spoken at the Annual Conference of the US World Affairs Councils, TEDx Tufts and TEDx Teen New York City.

2022 EFMD Global Fairs Powered by Highered

Event Details

Connect your students and alumni with companies and organisations from around the globe, in a sophisticated job fair simulation environment that enables real-time interaction between recruiters and candidates.

We are pleased to continue the EFMD Global Fairs powered by Highered in 2022, allowing companies and organisations to attract and engage top talent from participating member schools while strengthening their employer branding.

The 2022 offer will consist of

two three-day global fairs (April 5-7 and October 18-20), the largest virtual fairs for talent ever organised, including hybrid elements, allowing companies greater visibility and employer branding, while providing talent with the opportunity to prepare their visits with an employer-focused approach properly,
complemented by a free private event, to be organized by your school on the same platform.

If your school career event agenda is already set up and you know you will organize more than one private event, you can book extra private events at a discounted fee.

Registration

Practical Information

This service is exclusive to EFMD members. Non-members may contact Liliane Gaspari for more information.

Early Bird Fees until January 31st, 2022: 590 € for EFMD members (including unlimited talent and alumni participation to the 2 Global Fairs and one complementary private event)

Normal Fees from February 1st, 2022: 790 € for EFMD members (including unlimited talent and alumni participation to the 2 Global Fairs and one complementary private event)

Preferred Early Bird Fee for an extra private event (booked upon registration) until January 31st, 2022: 590 €

Preferred Fee for an extra private event (booked upon registration) after February 1st, 2022: 790 €

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International Startup Championship 2022

Competition Overview

Woxsen University is pleased to invite all partner universities to nominate their students to participate in International Startup Championship 2022 which will be held on the 2nd and 3rd February 2022.

Do you have an idea that you think could change the world? Are you dreaming about earning millions or even billions of dollars by launching a business around this idea?

At Woxsen University, we firmly believe in bringing up a breed of next gen entrepreneurs and with this initiative, we would like to invite young minds from across the globe to present their business ideas. The winners stand a chance to get their ideas incubated at Trade Tower- Woxsen’s Incubation Centre.

Registration

Registration Fee- INR 5000 per Team (Or a Single Person)

Click Here to Apply

Click Here to Complete the Payment

Please ensure to complete both the steps to confirm your participation.

Considering the prevailing circumstances, the championship will be held in online mode on Zoom.

Note: You may nominate any number of individuals/teams to represent your university.

Digital Transformation: Opportunities and The Employment Landscape

Event Overview

With Digital Transformation also comes a cultural change that requires organizations to innovate, challenge the status quo, experiment, and continually assess and monitor for improvements 🚀

What does that mean for students, recent graduates, and early career professionals? What opportunities does Digital Transformation bring and how can they enter the field? Join this Expert Session with Rami Kichli, Vice President, Gulf & Levant at Software AG to learn:

✅ Digital Transformation applications, trends, impact, and opportunities
✅ The employment landscape around Digital Transformation
✅ How to start a career in the field and how to switch from different industries
✅ Essential skills and what recruiters look for in fresh talents

About Rami Kichli:

Date & Time

Monday , January 24th, 2022

10:00am Washington D.C.
3:00pm London
4:00pm Geneva
5:00pm Cape Town
8:30 pm Mumbai
11:00pm Singapore

Registration

Click Here to Register

Login or Create a Localized Account. Click “Register” to secure your slot. When the webinar launches, that same button will say “Join with Zoom.” Click to join the event.

U.S.-India Higher Education Collaboration and Internationalization

Miami University is excited to partner with the U.S. Embassy in New Delhi to contribute to the development of internationalization leaders at Indian Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) and the creation of university partnerships and collaborations between India and the United States. We are seeking participants from Indian HEIs for a professional development training program in 2022. A cohort of 10 participants and 2 alternates will be selected to participate in the training course, which will require ~10 hours per month commitment from February through November 2022 (combination of synchronous virtual interactions and independent work).

Participants in the program will:

Become familiar with the existing scholarly literature and currently accepted best practices for internationalization and collaboration in U.S. institutions by working through an online course and engaging virtually with U.S. Senior International Officers (SIOs) and administrators in the United States
Participate in a virtual Association of International Education Administrator’s event in Spring 2022
Attend the annual NAFSA: Association of International Educators Annual Conference May 31 to June 3, 2022 in Denver, Colorado
Develop campus internationalization strategic plans for their own institutions
Help develop a model of campus internationalization specifically for the Indian context

Interested higher education leaders in India are asked to complete this interest survey by January 15, 2022.

Indian Institutions: Apply to Participate

U.S. Institutions: Engage with the Program

Learn more at https://www.miamioh.edu/global-initiatives/about/initiatives/us-india-collaboration/index.html

Map the System 2022 – Launch Event

#MaptheSystem is back! Save the date and join us for the launch of MTS 2022 with a very special Keynote speech from Professor Yunus.

About the Event

Welcome to Map the System 2022! This workshop will welcome all of our partners and participants to this year’s competition.

Save the date and join us for the launch of ´Map the System 2022 with a very special Keynote Speech from Nobel laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus on 25th January 2022 at 2pm GMT (check your local time here).

Map the System is organised by the Skoll Centre for Social Entrepreneurship at Saïd Business School, University of Oxford. This workshop has been designed with and will be delivered by our partners at The Grameen Creative Lab.

Join us as we cover the below areas in the workshop.

Keynote Speech from Professor Yunus and time for Q&A.
What is systems thinking? Why do we need it?
Who applies systems thinking? Examples from organisations who use systems thinking.
How to apply systems thinking? Problem definition and an overview of systems mapping techniques and tools.
Key learnings of the workshop and next steps for the Map the System competition.

Student Registration for Map the System is open until 31st January 2022.

Date & Time

Tuesday, 25 January 2022
9:00am – 10:30am EST

Registration

Please note:
– Attendance is free but you must register in advance via Eventbrite.
– The link to access the online event will be emailed to you approximately 24 hours before the event, and a reminder on the day of the event.
– The session will be recorded.

For more information, please email mapthesystem@sbs.ox.ac.uk or visit our website at www.mapthesystem.sbs.ox.ac.uk

About Map the System

Map the System is a global competition of the Skoll Centre for Social Entrepreneurship in partnership with educational institutions across the world.

Map the System asks participants to use ‘systems thinking’ as a guiding approach to understanding complex social and environmental challenges. Participants are evaluated based not on a ‘solution’ to a problem, but rather on the depth of understanding of the problem, including an analysis of existing solution efforts, impact gaps and opportunities for positive change. Participants create systems maps as a means to articulate their findings in a way that people can meaningfully understand, share, and learn from – key skill sets for those interested in creating systemic social or environmental change.