| Big Idea in association with Dubai International Academic City(DIAC) & Dubai SME invites you to participate in the Big Idea Start-up Challenge 2012 on 16th February 2012 at the Dubai Knowledge Village Auditorium. The event is being hosted by Carole Spiers – Guest BBC Broadcaster & CEO Carole Spiers Group UK.
Big Idea Start-up Challenge 2012 is a business plan competition open to Institute students and young adults in UAE. As part of this initiative to nurture young talent, Big Idea will be inviting aspiring entrepreneurs and Mentor Institutes to be part of the Big Idea Start-up Challenge 2012. The winners of the Big Idea Start-up Challenge 2012 will have their ideas go through simulation at the Idea Lab at Dubai SME who will then be guiding them in setting up a lean organisation. The highlight of the event will be : Big Idea Global Entrepreneur Icon Award 2012 – conferred on Mr. N.R.Narayana Murthy, Chairman Emeritus, Infosys
Big Idea Entrepreneur Icon Award 2012 – conferred on Mr.Yogesh Mehta, Managing Director, Petrochem Middle East
Big Idea Young Entrepreneur Award 2012 – conferred on Alia Al Mazrouei, Mohammed Bitar & Reema Shetty, Founders of Just Falafel
Big Idea Mentor Institute Awards 2012 – Titanium, Platinum, Gold & Institute of the Year These Awards are a tribute for Inspiring entrepreneurship dreams in millions of aspiring entrepreneurs and instilling the 'dream it dare it do it' attitude in them.
The Entrepreneurship Advisory Board for Big Idea Start-up Challenge 2012 consists of : Carole Spiers – CEO Carole Spiers Group UK ; Herman Lewis – CEO Radio Spice; Khalid Al Jowder - Chairman Al Jowder Group & Winner of Young Entrepreneur Award from Mohammad Bin Rashid Establishment (MBRE); Satyajeet Roy- Director & Head of Commercial Banking, Citibank N.A, Mukund Cairae – CEO of Zee Network, Middle East, Sumantra Dutta – Country Head of STAR Middle East, Ayub Ahmed – CEO, Capital International Group. While the aspiring entrepreneurs will present Business Start-up Plan, Institutes will highlight the Innovative practices and methodology implemented in nurturing entrepreneurship skills in students and compete for the ‘Big Idea Mentor Challenge 2012’. For details & to register log on to www.bigidea.ae. Last date to register is 5th February 2012.  | 
