Call to Participate! Accelerator Lab Solutions Fair 2020

January 9, 2020

Do you work in development?

Have you implemented a SOLUTION to address development challenges in Sudan?

Are you an Academic Institute, in the Public Sector, Private Sector, a MUTANT (entrepreneur, social enterprise, artist, grass-root effort), CSO/CBO, IO/NGO or the UN?

UNDP Accelerator Lab Sudan Solutions Fair is the first development ecosystem forum that connects innovators, lead-users and development actors!

The UNDP Accelerator Labs are an experiment to create the world's largest learning network on development challenges. 60 Labs serving 78 countries are being built to unleash the power of local innovations, collective intelligence and experimentation to address development’s wicked challenges.

JOIN US AT UNDP ACCELERATOR LAB SOLUTIONS FAIR 2020.

CLICK HERE TO APPLY NOW!

GUIDELINES

Exhibitors’ Zone

  • Solutions Fair 2020 is limited to 100 exhibitors
  • Applications deadline: 13th January 2020
  • Applications will be reviewed and selected on a rolling basis
  • All successful applicants will be notified over e-mail no later than the 14th January 2020
  • Exhibitors are responsible for printed and digital displays in their exhibits
  • Due to limited space, exhibitors are limited to 2 roll-ups ONLY, no exceptions
  • OPTIONAL priniting support will be provided to exhibitors who need it. Exhibitors will be connected to our logistics partner for printing services ONLY.
  • Using stickers or putting up displays on the walls of the venue are NOT permitted

Presentation Zone

2020 THEME: Lessons Learned- Challenges and Opportunities for development in Sudan

  • Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis
  • Successful applicants will be notified over email no later than 14 January 2020
  • Presentations will be selected on the relevance of the material submitted to the Solutions Fair 2020 theme
  • Successful Solutions Fair 2020 is limited to 9 presentations/papers
  • Each workshop may not exceed 1 hour in length including Q&A

Pitching Zone

  • Exhibitors who have submitted development challenges in their area of work that they want entrepreneurs to tackle are expected to report to the Pitching Zone for briefing at 10am, Sunday 19th January
  • Exhibitors whose challenges are selected at the Pitching Zone are expected to provide a challenge briefing session to the hackathon participants at the Solutions Hackathon and will be part of the judging panel

 Networking Zone

  • Bring your business cards!
  • Exhibitors opting to participate have a HUGE surprise ahead.
  • Please input your three areas of interest you wish to discuss with other and/or learn more about
  • We only as you to keep an open mind

For questions and queries, please contact us at solutions.fair@undp.org