Name: RS Innovators Championship: Launch Event!
Start: 25/10/2022 06:00 PM +00:00
End: 25/10/2022 07:30 PM +00:00

Welcome to the RS Innovators Championship!&nbsp; Solve real-world challenges and be in with the chance to win &pound;5000!&nbsp;
The RS Innovators Championship is a Global Competition for teams of Young Innovators (18-30yrs) to design sustainable solutions to 5 RS Group challenges that will transform how the industry currently operates For a Better World.
THE 5 CHALLENGES - set by RS colleagues, aligned to real business goals&nbsp;
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<li>People &ndash; Training and Language</li>
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Create a technology solution that will allow us to deliver real-time training to colleagues in over 32 countries, allowing them to hear it in their local language.
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<li>Water Filtration: Keep it Clean - The Washing Machine Project</li>
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Create a filtration solution that allows wastewater from a Divya wash cycle to be collected and reused for washing, cooking, cleaning, or agricultural farming.
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<li>Sustainable Packaging - Waste Not, Want Not</li>
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Create a reusable packaging solution that would offer the ultimate protection for the global distribution of products without harming the environment.
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<li>Sustainable Product - Repair and Reuse</li>
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Create a solution that would allow us to extend the life of our products to our customers through either repair services or replacement.
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<li>Smart Distribution Centres (DCs) - Shape Up to Ship Out</li>
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Create a technological solution for picking and packing stock that will help us transform our Distribution Centres (DCs) to increase efficiency and meet the ever-increasing demand.
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RS Innovators Championship

RS Components are the world's leading service distributors of electronics and maintenance products. For over 80 years, we have been providing products and solutions to engineers, making it easy for our customers to do business and saving them time and money. We aim to offer our customers unrivalled choice of product technologies, solve problems with innovative solutions and deliver a world-class customer experience.
RS Grass Roots is the Education &amp; Community Impact team at RS Components. Grass Roots champions young engineers with exciting opportunities to nurture the next generation of outstanding innovators! Industry now demands graduate engineers with not only the knowledge but crucially the skills and practical experience to solve real problems and create new designs. Whether you are an academic working to enhance the educational experience or a student tackling your latest project - RS is here to help.
RS Components offers the products, resources and opportunities to enhance the education of tomorrows engineers. Our opportunities are for students and young people all around the world, aiming to bridge the skills gap between university &amp; the workplace.

RS Grass Roots Education

7.00 pm: Welcome &amp; Introductions
7.05 pm: About the Competition &amp; Challenge Streams&nbsp;
Elvis Tinago &amp; Tegan Forbes
7.15 pm: Turning your ideas into Innovations
Sophie-Anne Jones
7.25 pm: Keynote Speakers: Successful Young Social Entrepreneurs
7.55 pm: Breakout Rooms: Find out more, ask your questions, and start discussing ideas!&nbsp;
Smart Distribution Centres: John Barnacle-Bowd
Sustainable Product: Helen Donoghue
Sustainable Packaging
People
Water Filtration: Navjot Sawhney
8.15 pm: Tips on the application process
8.25 pm: General Q&amp;A&nbsp;
8.30 pm: Closing

Agenda

Speakers14 Speakers

Elvis Tinago

John Barnacle-Bowd

Sophie-Anne Jones

Navjot Sawhney

Helen Donoghue

Cecilia Chapiro

Renata Lessa

Tegan Forbes

Amy Muncer

Isabella Mascarenhas

Joseph Churchil Nyeko

Maria Theresa Villatoro

Isabella Mascarenhas

MD SAFAYAT HOSSAIN

Booth2 Booth

RS Innovators Championship

RS Grass Roots Education