On the D-day i.e., Nov 4th, the organizers got great responses from the participants when asked about their journey to the campus finals and also the hard work they have put in. In words of Nitin, a PGP19 student, “This is a huge problem. I have read about refugees before. But I was not empathizing as much I do now. There are millions of people looking for help and something has to be done”. Another participant Sushmitha from PGP20 told, “Presenting our solution for one of the biggest problems in the world in the biggest competitions gives me a lot of satisfaction.”
After all presentations and intense rounds of Q&A, the judges announced the team Elements and team Veritas as the campus winners to represent IIM Kozhikdoe at a national level. In the words of Arunangshu, one of the members of the winning team, “It is different from solving a regular case study because you have to think in more detail about how to solve problems, you haven't fallen into with little scope for primary research. You want to solve problems for all the refugees but you cannot, as your idea should target a limited set of individuals effectively.”
The IIM K fraternity wishes them all the very best for the further rounds and put faith that IIM K’s teams would reach the finals at Boston and receive the 1 million USD to set up their venture and help the world solve one of the biggest problems today.
Figure 1 Team White Collar Crew presenting their business plan to the judges
Figure 2 Judges from left to right: Shamin Sebastian(Deputy collector Kozhikode district, Prof Priya Nair, Chairperson Placements, IIM Kozhikode, Mr. Shilen Sagunan, Chief Executive at SS consultants
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