Benefits of Participation
The Super Connect for Good provides a number of benefits for both applicants, runners-up and winners including:
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Recognition: Be recognised as one of our 42 Winners & Runners-up across the UK, Ireland and Europe to include on your website, marketing materials and social channels
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Exposure: Secure exposure for your company in both our local to European press coverage through mentions (winners) and through our guaranteed PR prizes with our media partners like Top Business Tech and HealthTech World
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Top 100 Innovation Showcase: Those identified by our Innovation Partners and Judges will be invited to pitch live to them at our Top 100 Innovation Showcase on 30th September 2021 to go head-to-head with the best in your respective innovation stream in the UK, Ireland and Europe
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Feature in our European Top 100 Industry Showcase Report 2022: If you are shortlisted by our Innovation Partners & Judges in our Top 100 Innovation Showcase you will feature in the report providing extended
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Access to Decision-Makers: Be super connected by the Empact Ventures team to potential partners, clients or funders with 3 free super connections for all applicants, 5 for runners-up and 8 for winners plus connect with our judges and partners in our event Expos
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Competition Prizes: We’ve made every effort to ensure that you receive prizes that genuinely support your business development (e.g. guaranteed pilots), funding (e.g. super connections to funders), exposure (e.g. PR) or support your challenges and team through our partners below.
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Overall Winner Prize
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12 Month Hays Rise Subscription Experience worth £40,000
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Linkedin Live Podcast Exposure & exposure within global content series of blogs on Hays Linkedin Account (circa 400k+ followers)
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Digital Solution profiling on Hays.com & regional sites
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5 free recruitment hire (up to 120k salary) over a 12-month period
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Access to Go1 Training Platform, HR-as-a-Service, VIP Access to events and content and press coverage.
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‘Our Scale-up Journey’ headlined in our Tech for Good Top 100 which will get significant press coverage including with Sifted.eu like last year here
Our Regional Partners for UK & Ireland
Our Regional Partners are based in the UK and Ireland who will be taking part in the Regional Judging and awarding prizes to support winners with their business challenges:
North of England (UK)
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Winner: 12 Month Hays Rise Subscription Experience including Linkedin Live Podcast Exposure on Hays Linkedin Account (circa 400k+ followers), Digital Solution profiling on Hays.com & regional sites, 1 free recruitment hire (up to 120k salary) over a 12-month period, Access to Go1 Training Platform, HR-as-a-Service, VIP Access to events and content and press coverage (worth £8,000 + VAT)
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Winner: 2 Days of Market Research Resource (worth £1,000 + VAT)
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Runner-up: 1 Day of Market Research Resource (worth £550 + VAT)
South of England
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Winner: 12 Month Hays Rise Subscription Experience including Linkedin Live Podcast Exposure on Hays Linkedin Account (circa 400k+ followers), Digital Solution profiling on Hays.com & regional sites, 1 free recruitment hire (up to 120k salary) over a 12-month period, Access to Go1 Training Platform, HR-as-a-Service, VIP Access to events and content and press coverage (worth £8,000 + VAT)
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Winner: A free Strategic Analysis Session with a Board of 3-6 People (worth £500+VAT)
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Runner-up: Guaranteed Place on OVHcloud Startup Program with €10,000 of Cloud Hosting credits
London
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Winner: 12 Month Hays Rise Subscription Experience including Linkedin Live Podcast Exposure on Hays Linkedin Account (circa 400k+ followers), Digital Solution profiling on Hays.com & regional sites, 1 free recruitment hire (up to 120k salary) over a 12-month period, Access to Go1 Training Platform, HR-as-a-Service, VIP Access to events and content and press coverage (worth £8,000 + VAT)
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Winner: 12 months free access to the Red Flag Alert API
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Runner-up: 12 months free access to the Red Flag Alert API
Scotland & Wales
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Winner: 12 Month Hays Rise Subscription Experience including Linkedin Live Podcast Exposure on Hays Linkedin Account (circa 400k+ followers), Digital Solution profiling on Hays.com & regional sites, 1 free recruitment hire (up to 120k salary) over a 12-month period, Access to Go1 Training Platform, HR-as-a-Service, VIP Access to events and content and press coverage (worth £8,000 + VAT)
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Winner: Guaranteed Place on OVHcloud Startup Program with €10,000 of Cloud Hosting credits
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Runner-up: Guaranteed Place on OVHcloud Startup Program with €10,000 of Cloud Hosting credits
Island of Ireland
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Winner: 12 Month Hays Rise Subscription Experience including Linkedin Live Podcast Exposure on Hays Linkedin Account (circa 400k+ followers), Digital Solution profiling on Hays.com & regional sites, 1 free recruitment hire (up to 120k salary) over a 12-month period, Access to Go1 Training Platform, HR-as-a-Service, VIP Access to events and content and press coverage (worth £8,000 + VAT)
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Winner: Guaranteed Founder Feature Press Coverage in Top Business Tech worth £500 + VAT (See Example)
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Runner-up: Guaranteed Place on OVHcloud Startup Program with €10,000 of Cloud Hosting credits
New Update: All Regional Winners will get a guaranteed place on the OVHcloud Startup Program with €10k worth of free cloud hosting credits and a guaranteed Founder Feature in Top Business Tech
Our Regional Partners (Europe)
Our Regional Partners are based in Europe who will be taking part in the Regional Judging and awarding prizes to support winners with their business challenges:
D-A-C-H & Nordics
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Winner: 12 Months of Hays Services including Linkedin Live Podcast Exposure on Hays Linkedin Account (circa 400k+ followers), Digital Solution profiling on Hays.com & regional sites, 1 free recruitment hire (up to 120k salary) over a 12-month period, Access to Go1 Training Platform, HR-as-a-Service, VIP Access to events and content and press coverage (£8,000 + VAT)
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Winner: Free pitch deck review and crowdfunding consultancy call with a 15% discount on fundraising fees.
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Runner-up: Guaranteed Place on the OVHcloud Startup Program with €10,000 of Cloud Hosting credits
BeNeLuX
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Winner: 12 Month of Hays Services including Linkedin Live Podcast Exposure on Hays Linkedin Account (circa 400k+ followers), Digital Solution profiling on Hays.com & regional sites, 1 free recruitment hire (up to 120k salary) over a 12-month period, Access to Go1 Training Platform, HR-as-a-Service, VIP Access to events and content and press coverage (£8,000 + VAT)
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Winner: Guaranteed Founder Feature Press Coverage in Top Business Tech worth €500 (Example)
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Runner-up: Super Connect Lite Membership by Empact Ventures with up to 25+ Super Connections (worth €1,000)
Southern Europe
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Winner: 12 months of Hays Services including Linkedin Live Podcast Exposure on Hays Linkedin Account (circa 400k+ followers), Digital Solution profiling on Hays.com & regional sites, 1 free recruitment hire (up to 120k salary) over a 12-month period, Access to Go1 Training Platform, HR-as-a-Service, VIP Access to events and content and press coverage (£8,000 + VAT)
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Winner: Guaranteed Founder Feature Press Coverage in Top Business Tech worth €500 + VAT (Example)
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Runner-up: Super Connect Lite Membership by Empact Ventures with up to 25+ Super Connections (worth €1,000)
France
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Winner: 12 months of Hays Services including Linkedin Live Podcast Exposure on Hays Linkedin Account (circa 400k+ followers), Digital Solution profiling on Hays.com & regional sites, 1 free recruitment hire (up to 120k salary) over a 12-month period, Access to Go1 Training Platform, HR-as-a-Service, VIP Access to events and content and press coverage (£8,000 + VAT)
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Winner: Guaranteed Founder Feature Press Coverage in Top Business Tech worth €500 + VAT (Example)
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Runner-up: Super Connect Lite Membership by Empact Ventures with up to 25+ Super Connections (worth €1,000)
Central & Eastern Europe
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Winner: 12 Months of Hays Services including Linkedin Live Podcast Exposure on Hays Linkedin Account (circa 400k+ followers), Digital Solution profiling on Hays.com & regional sites, 1 free recruitment hire (up to 120k salary) over a 12-month period, Access to Go1 Training Platform, HR-as-a-Service, VIP Access to events and content and press coverage (£8,000 + VAT)
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Winner: Guaranteed Founder Feature Press Coverage in Top Business Tech worth €500 (Example)
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Runner-up: Super Connect Lite Membership by Empact Ventures with up to 25+ Super Connections (worth €1,000)
New Update: All Regional Winners will get a guaranteed place on the OVHcloud Startup Program with €10k worth of free cloud hosting credits and a guaranteed Founder Feature in Top Business Tech
Our Innovation Streams
These organisations will decide which Top 10 Applicants will pitch in our Top 100 Innovation Showcase & be featured in our European Tech for Good Report 2022:
AI for Good
Winner: Guaranteed Place on the OVHcloud Startup Program with €10,000 of Cloud Hosting credits
HealthTech Stream
Winner: Advice and an evaluation of your technology adoption within the trust
Guaranteed Press Coverage in HealthTech World
Industry Challenge Stream
Winner: Guaranteed 3 Month (unpaid) Pilot that if successful could lead to a paid contract FIND OUT MORE
General Tech for Good Stream
Guaranteed Place on the NatWest Accelerator (rated by Beauhurst as the Top UK Accelerator by size and growth), a dedicated mentoring session with NatWest and introduction to NatWest’s SME Taskforce UK partners
Smart Cities
3-Month Super Connect START / SCALE Membership (worth €3,000) with Empact Ventures
Our 2021 Judges
You can view all our judges across the First Round, Regional Judging, Innovation Judging and Virtual Final Judging below:
First Round Judges
Our First Round Judges will review applications in August 2021 to decide which to shortlist for Regional Judges to review in October 2021:
North of England (UK)
Mike Morgan
Business Director
Island of Ireland
Lisa Bailie
Ecosystem Manager – Belfast
Scotland & Wales (UK)
Sandy Findlay
Partnership Director
London (UK)
Flora Adam
Head of Marketing
Island of Ireland
Philip Marais
Northern Europe Lead
South of England (UK)
Amber Donovan-Stevens
Content Editor
North of England (UK)
Bo Pan
Managing Director, Lighthouse Global Solutions
D-A-C-H & Nordics (Europe)
Anna Maria Zlotnik
Account Manager
Scotland (UK)
Justin Black
Business Director
South of England (UK)
Luke Conrad
Digital Editor
South of England (UK)
Martin Pardey
Senior Business Director
Central & Eastern Europe
Laszlo Vizkeleti
Team Leader
Island of Ireland
David Burke
Business Director
London
Matt Hughes
Founder
London
Yigit Erol
CEO of Fidsy.com & Developer at GSK
BeNeLuX (Europe)
James Steward
CEO
Southern Europe
Julien Mur
Senior Manager
Central & Eastern Europe
Sam Yearsley
Ventures Associate
France (Europe)
Romain Dionnet
Deputy Director
D-A-C-H & Nordics (Europe)
Jose Manuel Jiminez
Business Development Manager
Scotland & Wales (UK)
Alfie Whattam
Manager, Hays
Southern Europe
Pedro Bandeira
Founder
BeNeLuX (Europe)
Florian Hofstee
Regional Manager
Regional Judges (UK - North of England)
This region covers the North East, North West and the Midlands
Mike Morgan
Business Director
Kim Johnston
City Manager
Richard Whitehouse
Chief Digital Officer
Rowena Innocent
Group Head of STEM Strategy, Spectris
Marcus Orton
Innovation & Growth Specialist
Tim Davies
Head of Ventures, Co-op Health
Regional Judges (UK - South of England)
This region covers the South East, South West and the East of England
Martin Pardey
Senior Business Director, Hays
Julie Baker
Head of Enterprise and Climate Engagement and Partnerships
John Courtney
CEO
Jo Slota-Newson
Principle, IQ Capital (South East)
Sophie Davies-Patrick
CTO
Helen
Manley
HR Director
Scotland & Wales
This covers all areas of Scotland and Wales
Justin Black
Business Director
Karen Meechan
Interim CEO, Scotland IS
Brian Hills
Deputy CEO, Data Lab
Nicola Anderson
CEO, FinTech Scotland
Mary Hopkins
Head of Business Systems & Informatics
Alistair MacColl
Chairman
London
Alfie Whattam
Manager, Hays
Paolo Valdemarin
CEO of Activate Studio & Partner of Activate Capital
Vaibhav Panchal
Senior Architect, Azure Cloud & AI, CTO Office
Michael Boham
CEO
Sam Marchant
Investment Associate, Ascension Ventures
James Wilson
CTO, Red Flag Alert
Island of Ireland
This covers Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland
David Burke
Business Director, Hays
Heidi Corr
Project Executive, Dublin BIC
Ken O’Neil
Head of Enterprise Solutions, AIB
Zhanna Zenina
Co-Founder and CEO
Oli Hammond
Investment Manager, Fuel Ventures (South East)
BeNeLuX
This covers:
Florian Hofstee
Regional Manager Hays Amsterdam, Hays
James Steward
CEO
Jouko van Aggelen
Chief Portfolio & Innovation Officer
Aon Assessment Solutions
D-A-C-H and Nordics (Europe)
This covers:
Marco Nadal
Tech Director, Hays
Tanja
Kufner
Expert Advisor
Philip Marias
Northern Europe Lead, OVHcloud Startup Program
Tosten Stuber
CTO at SatoshiPay
Anna Maria Zlotnik
Account Manager
Robert Bucher
Founder, Octily
Pia Tepper
Co-Founder HR Breakfast Club
Southern Europe
This covers:
Julien Mur
Tech Director, Hays
Mar Galtes
Journalist & Corporate Development Director, Barcelona Tech City
Jordi Arruffi
Director, Barcelona Digital Talent
Simona Bielli,
Head of Programmes
Malgorzata Ratajska-Grandlin
StartUp Programme Director OVHcloud
France
This covers all cities and towns across France:
Romain Dionnet
Tech Director, Hays
Christophe Lamy
Beta Gouvr Incubator
Niccolas Courtois
Beta Gouvr Incubator
Central and Eastern Europe
This covers:
László Vizkelti
Team Manager, Hays
Richard Hidi
Marketing Communications Project Manager, Hi Ventures
Sam Yearsley
Ventures Associate
Patrik Juranek
Founder (Startup Disrupt & Startup Grind CZ)
Innovation Judges
Our Innovation Judges will judge all applications to decide if to shortlist them into the Top 10 for their stream to pitch in our Top 100 Innovation Showcase & feature in our European Tech for Good Report 2022: