Let's start again with the collection of applications for Human Knowledge Lab, the Idea Validation training course of Joule, Eni's school for business. The programme, now in its third edition, will focus on technological and/or digital applications in the field of sustainable mobility, logistics, decarbonisation, circular economy and the fight against climate change.
The application collection phase starts on April 14 and ends on May 25, directly on the website Joule platform. Once this phase has ended, the most interesting projects will be selected to participate in the training course, during which theory and practice alternate, which will take place in person from 11 to 17 July in the spaces of theCa 'Foscari University of Venice. At the conclusion of the Idea Validation process, the most innovative startups will be selected.
Who is it for?
The HK Lab program is aimed at teams of innovators made up of at least two people over the age of 18 and with a business idea in the fields of decarbonisation, circular economy and the fight against climate change through the application of robotics, IOT and artificial intelligence technologies and innovative materials with application to transversal sectors.
How does the Joule Human Knowledge Lab program work?
The HK Lab path unfolds in several stages during the year, each of which will see the participants face off in a challenge that will determine the most deserving project. The first stage of HK Lab was held in Rome last September at one of Eni's corporate sites, while the second was held in the spaces of the Kilometro Rosso Innovation District in Bergamo. This last stage will instead be held at the Ca' Foscari University of Venice.
During the week, contributions from startuppers, internal Eni experts and experts from the innovative ecosystem, from Business Schools and academic contexts of excellence alternate. Participants have tutors and coaches available to support the individual growth and development process.
Ma what are the prizes? The working groups selected for the final phase of HK Lab will be able to obtain incubation courses with the PoliHub, customized packages through Energizer, Open Badge Joule which certifies the skills in sustainable entrepreneurship for all participants.
The winners of the second edition
Among the seven teams selected to participate in the week of full immersion in Bergamo, two were awarded:
· GEVI: intelligent vertical wind generator. This team has the opportunity to benefit from in-kind services provided by Joule's Energizer, through personalized consultancy based on the team's business needs, to undertake an incubation process with PoliHub, Joule's partner, and access the co- working of KM Rosso for a period of 3 months following HKLab.
· SmartKite: Artificial Intelligence for high-altitude wind power has the opportunity to make use of the in-kind services provided by Joule's Energizer, through personalized consultancy based on the entrepreneurial needs of the team.
