FUTURE MOBILITY
CREATION SPRINT

Rethinking the business model of innovative glass solutions and beyond

May 31st - June 2nd 2022

Saint-Gobain Sekurit is opening the doors of its User Experience Lab in Herzogenrath for a 3 days creation sprint. As a leading provider for glazing systems and solutions, our mission is to pave the way for future mobility. To achieve this goal, we are inviting students, doctoral students and PostDocs with a game-changing mind to a 3 days creation sprint to create and develop innovative solutions and new business models to shape the future of automotive glazing and sustainable mobility. Supported by our experts, each team will tackle one of the three challenges and work on its own innovation. You will be guided through the creation process, from the ideation to the final pitch in front of a professional jury.

Pack your creativity, your laptop, and your team spirit and apply now to be part of this adventure!

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3
DAYS

3
CHALLENGES

> 2.000€
CASH PRIZES

3 CHALLENGES ARE WAITING FOR YOU

Make your choice!

Challenge #1: Sustainability is Key

Sustainability is the key driver for future mobility. Companies are not only influenced by strong external regulations on CO2 emissions, social and environmental impact, green supply chains and reusable materials are now must-have core values for every organization.

Traditional car ownership is replaced by circular sharing models. Internal combustion engine cars are no longer produced, and electric vehicles or other alternatives determine the market. As digitalization continues to be an important factor, help us create innovative glazing systems or new business models enabling a sustainability-focused mobility.

Challenge #2: Back to the Basics

The world is experiencing repeated conflicts between regions and countries. Consequently, energy prices have increased dramatically. Individuals are looking for protecting themselves, their family and friends. Local communities have developed, which led to an expansion of local cooperatives for food or energy.Sustainability is a second priority and mobility transformed to moving from A to B with the minimum costs, which means that the market for used cars as well as green retrofitting solutions are growing fast. Overall, innovation is now driven by low costs of ownership and affordability, based on different levels of services.

Help us create innovative glazing solutions and beyond which focus on security, risk reduction and cost minimization in a world of minimalism, where mobility is just a service.
 

Challenge #3: Data is the New Gold

In a fully connected world, a car is only the extension of a smartphone and there are no boundaries between home, car, workplace, private and professional life anymore. The mobility industry is driven by software companies and cars are now widely autonomous and rarely something that individuals own. Thanks to high level connectivity and tracking, CO2 emissions have decreased considerably. 

Help us create innovative services, products, business models or solutions around glazing systems based on a “data first“ approach.

WHY YOU SHOULD JOIN!

Awesome rewards & opportunities waiting for you!

Internships, Jobs & more

We are always looking for high qualified people to support us on our mission on creating innovative glazing systems. Participants will be connected directly to our HR department to find out how to collaborate!

Networking & Inspiration

Use the opportunity to learn from our special guest speakers and connect with other students and experts from Saint-Gobain Sekurit and beyond!

Cash Prizes

Winning teams will get rewarded with cash prizes worth more than 2.000€.

WHO CAN APPLY?

Bachelor, Master and doctoral students as well as PostDocs from engineering, design, business and any other disciplines are welcome! We want to build heterogeneous teams combining business and technical expertise that combine their creative bright minds to solve shape the future of mobility.

Ideally, you already gained some experience through internships and work-study activities.

As you will be pitching your ideas to Saint-Gobain’s R&D and other decision makers from the French headquarters, English language is mandatory for this event.

WHAT THE CREATION SPRINT IS ABOUT

The Saint-Gobain Sekurit Future Mobility Creation Sprint is a 3 days hackathon, where participants are offered the opportunity to develop innovative ideas to shape the future of automotive glazing and sustainable mobility. Supported by our experts, each team will tackle one of the three challenges and work on its own innovation. You will be guided through the creation process, from the ideation to the final pitch in front of a professional jury. After the final pitch competition, winning teams will be rewarded with cash prices worth more than 2.000€ in total.

The Location

Saint-Gobain Sekurit User Experience Lab, Herzogenrath

The Program

Day 1

May 31st, 2022

15:30 – 20:00
Welcoming, Introduction, Ideation, Start

Day 2

June 1st, 2022

09:00 – 20:00
Ideation, Creation, Coding, Prototyping

Day 3

June 2nd, 2022

09:00 – 16:30
Creation, Coding, Prototyping, Pitch Preparation

16:30 – 20:00
Pitch Event with Jury and Award Ceremony

HOW WE WORK

FEEL FREE TO CONTACT US IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS

 

creation-sprint@saint-gobain.com


Please also check out our FAQs to learn more about the creation sprint. 
 

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