Viva Technology – The biggest startup and tech
event in Europe, which brings together business leaders, startups and investors
each year – took place over four days from June 14. OPPO returned for the
second consecutive year to announce the final call for entries to the 2023 OPPO
Inspiration Challenge and showcase some of the success stories from last year’s
inaugural Inspiration Challenge.
During the event, OPPO Technology Strategic
Planning Expert, Rabinovich Adi, delivered a speech on how technology can be
used to create a better future for all. He also introduced the latest updates
from the 2023 OPPO Inspiration challenge and invited a number of technology
startups specializing in sustainability and accessible technology to
demonstrate their innovations at the show.
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| VivaTech 2023 |
“The overwhelming response to the first OPPO
Inspiration Challenge last year showed us the great potential and possibilities
for Virtuous Innovation in startups,” said Adi. “For the second Inspiration
Challenge this year, we have introduced two new entry categories focusing on
Inspiration for People and Inspiration for the Planet. Improving health and the
environment are shared goals of everyone on this planet. By combining our own
resources with the ingenuity of the start-up community, we hope that we can use
innovation to lead real changes in these two crucial areas.”
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| Rabinovich Adi, OPPO Technology Strategic Planning Expert |
OPPO
Empowers Last Year's Inspiration Challenge Winners to Turn Inspiration into
Impact
A total of 536 proposals from 39 countries and
regions around the world were submitted to the 2022 Inspiration Challenge. Of
these, OPPO has since gone on to support 18 teams to further implement their
ideas. At this year’s VivaTech, OPPO invited the winner of last year's
Inspiration Challenge, Alango Technologies, and the Europe & Israel
Regional Challenge winner, Sign Now, to share their experiences participating
in the 2022 Inspiration Challenge.
Alango Technologies, a leader in the
field of digital sound enhancement technologies for voice communication and
immersive audio experiences across real-life scenarios, won last year’s OPPO
Innovation Challenge with their proposal, BeHear line of concept consumer
electronics products. This visionary hearing solution seamlessly integrates
Bluetooth earpieces with state-of-the-art digital audio algorithms, delivering
a range of exceptional assistive hearing devices that redefine the
hearing-impaired users’ experience across diverse real-life scenarios.
Dr. Alexander Goldin, Founder and CEO
of Alango Technologies, expressed immense pride in claiming the title of
the 2022 Inspiration Challenge winner, stating, "Winning the competition
was an exceptional moment for us." He further added, "Since our
victory, we have enjoyed a fruitful collaboration with OPPO, joining forces to
create a captivating promotional video. Moreover, we have utilized the prize
money to refine our algorithms and expand the scope of our applications.
Participating in the OPPO Inspiration Challenge proved to be a rewarding
journey, allowing us to forge a close partnership with one of the world's top
consumer technology companies and seamlessly integrate our innovative solutions
into mainstream electronic devices."
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| Dr. Alexander Goldin, Founder and CEO of Alango Technologies |
“Taking part in the Inspiration Challenge has
helped us to raise our profile at the global level,” said Hila Almog, Head of
Community of Sign Now. “After winning the regional competition, we received a
lot of media coverage and now have the opportunity to share our innovations
here at VivaTech. By providing on-demand sign language interpretation through
real-time video calls, our app serves as a bridge between the deaf community
and service providers. Together with OPPO’s support and influence, we hope to
improve accessibility and create equal opportunities for the deaf community.”
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Hila Almog, Head of Community of Sign Now, speaking with sign language |
The
Startups Working with OPPO to Build a Better Future with Technology
With the startup community being the source of
some of the world’s most cutting-edge innovation, OPPO invited SolCold — a
world leader in outdoor cooling coatings research and development — to share
their experiences in innovation at VivaTech.
“Given the pressing issue of global warming,
where the sun’s heat cannot be dissipated by our planet, our innovative
solution can achieve outdoor cooling with zero carbon emissions by reflecting,
converting, and releasing heat,” said Yaron Shenhav, CEO and Co-founder of
SolCold. “Together with OPPO, we are now working on discovering additional uses
for this innovative coating on mobile devices.”
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| Yaron Shenhav, CEO and Co-founder of SolCold |
In addition to giving a broader platform for
startups to share their ideas, OPPO also takes the opportunity at VivaTech to
share more about its own mission to create a better future for all. Through the
annual Inspiration Challenge, OPPO is driving virtuous innovation by empowering
technology professionals around the world to develop new solutions for people
and the planet.
Last
Call for Entries to the 2023 OPPO Inspiration Challenge
VivaTech 2023 is also the final stop in the
recruitment stage for this year’s OPPO Inspiration Challenge. Many promising
proposals covering new technologies and concepts have already been received
since entries opened for the 2023 Challenge in May, and many more proposals are
expected over the coming weeks as the submission period enters its final phase.
The deadline for submitting proposals is June
30, 2023. Applicants will be assigned to one of three regional challenges and
the top five teams from each region will progress to the final global event. A
total of 5 teams will be selected as global winners of the 2023 OPPO
Inspiration Challenge, each of whom will receive a US$50,000 (pre-tax) grant,
as well as potential partnership and funding opportunities from OPPO and its
partners.
To learn more about the OPPO Inspiration
Challenge and submit a proposal, please visit the official website at oppo.com/en/proposal.
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