Center of Entrepreneurship and Innovation has joined hands with DICE Foundation and together we are organizing an entrepreneurial competition “UMT DICE Virtual Innovation Competition 2017” at University of Management and Technology, Lahore on December 19-20, 2017.  DICE Foundation is a non-profit organization, registered in Michigan, USA. DICE Foundation in collaboration with its domestic and international partners, is pursuing a DICE Program in Pakistan, to foster the culture of Innovation and Entrepreneurship in the country and transform Pakistan into an innovation-driven economy. The partners of DICE Program in Pakistan are: PCST, British Council, ISESCO, FPCCI, British Council, NUST , NEDUET , COMSATS, IST,  UET-KPK, UET-Taxila, UOG, IBA Karachi,  UAF, LUMS, DUHS, NTU, Sukkur IBA SMEDA, PSF, ICT R&D Fund and now UMT, Lahore.

About UMT DICE VIC 2017:
A virtual platform of DICE innovation portal website, where UMT students having novel business ideas in any category, have a chance to show their skills and bring their ideas to an inter-university level.Winning Prize:1st Prize:    Rs. 50,000/-2nd Prize:   Rs. 30,000/-
3rd Prize:    Rs. 20,000/-
Day 1:
On December 19, 2017 more than 50 participants registered for the event and 40 teams got shortlisted to give 2 minutes elevator pitch followed by 2-3 minutes question answer session and at the end judges shortlisted the 15 best startups to give final presentation. Panel Judges
Naveed Ahmad (Visual COmmunication Designer at Chief Minister’s E-Rozgaar Program) Abdul Wasay (CEO – Car Butlers) Ahmed Mughal (Co-Founder TapInsta)

  Day 2:
On December 20, 2017 the shortlisted top 15 startups pitch their ideas to the judges and three teams secured the top position. The top 15 finalist startup ideas were: 1. Warq Al Qadeem 2. Solar Plane 3. Smart Cane 4. Dog Flight VR Simulator 5. Home Innovation 6. Trach & Drop 7. Yofit 8. Smart Mirroe 9. Home Automation & Security System 10. Car Seat Redesign 11. Smart Factory 12. Bluetooth Tyre Nozel 13. Intelligence 14. AV Stores 15. Make a Makaan Panel Judges Usman Zia Khan (Commercial & Financial Consultant with Government of Punjab) Waleed Ibraaz (Assistant Director at Darson Industries) Hassan Khan (Marketing Head at UBER)

Winners

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