Nominations for Philippine entries in the MIT Technology Review’s Innovators Under 35 Competitions (TR35) is now open.
Announced by the Information and Communications Technology Office of the Department of Science and Technology, the competition is open to all Filipinos under 35 who have developed innovative solutions in the areas of Biomedicine, Computing, Communication, Energy, Materials, Web and Transportation.
The MIT Technology Review, which has been running since 1999, is the world’s oldest and most respected technology publication has identified the top young innovators under the age of 35. The group includes many of the most famous people in technology such as Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg and Google’s Larry Page and Sergey Brin. TR35 nominees are recognized annually for their contribution in transforming the nature of technology in industries such as biotechnology, computing, energy, medicine, transportation and the web.
The competition this year for Asia-Pacific region will be held in Singapore, and will include entries the rest of Southeast Asia, Australia and New Zealand. The 10 selected TR35 Singapore finalists will be celebrated in person at the EmTech Singapore conference on January 20-21, 2014 at the Marina Bay Sands, Singapore. They automatically become candidates and potential finalists for the global TR35 list celebrated in the fall of 2014 in Boston. MIT Technology Review also showcases these global winners in the September/October issue and online at www.technologyreview.com/tr35.
Furthermore, TR35 reiterates that nominees must be 35 or under as of October 1, 2014. They must be citizens of (or work in) one of the following countries: Singapore, Malaysia, Cambodia, Philippines, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, Laos, Australia or New Zealand.
This year’s judges includes:
- Olivia Lum, CEO, Hyflux
- Pierre Hennes, Managing Partner, Extream Ventures
- Gerhard Schmitt, SVP ETH- CREATE- Teo Ming Kian, Chairman, Vertex Venture Holdings
- Stephen Wise, Senior Director, Eli Lily
- Foong Sew Bun, CTO, IBM
Head to http://www.emtech.sg/tr35/nominate/ to submit your nominations. September 27, 2013 is the last day of submission.
