UNLEASH 2018 Singapore – A global innovation lab for the Sustainable Development Goals

From May 30 to June 6, Singapore will be the host for UNLEASH 2018 and the second cohort of 1,000 young
talents (18 – 35 years) from all over the world, who will work on new,
innovative and disruptive solutions to achieve the UN Sustainable
Development Goals. Applications are open from January 15 – February 15,
2018. Find more information at www.unleash.org.

UNLEASH is a global innovation lab for the
UN Sustainable Development Goals, that will take place in Singapore
from May 30 – June 6.

For more information and questions about the program, please read here (http://www.unleash.org/faq) For questions about the application platform, please read here (https://unleash.org/faq-application/)

Applications are open from January 15 – February 15. Answers will be sent out by March 1.

#UNLEASHLAB2018!

To APPLY, click here:  https://unleash.org/apply/

*Find the attached Invitation document*

To be NOMINATED by a Talent Partner, quickly contact: Helen N. Okpala (2017 UNLEASH SDG Talent) on or before 22nd Jan., 2018.

Email: helen.okpala@unn.edu.ng

 Full introduction to UNLEASH

In May 2018, UNLEASH takes place in
Singapore. 1,000 of the most talented young people are being handpicked
to come up with solutions to the 17 Sustainable Development Goals
(SDGs). They will meet in Singapore to come up with disruptive and
innovative solutions within themes related to the SDGs.

The first UNLEASH took place in Denmark in
August 2017. In November 2017, the Danish Prime Minister, Lars Løkke
Rasmussen handed over UNLEASH to the Singaporean Prime Minister Lee
Hsien Loong during an official visit. “Denmark kick-started this great
initiative, and there is no better partner than Singapore to take over.
The global SDGs carry the ambition to bring the world we live in closer
to the world in which we wish to live. Singapore is known for its
foresight, drive, and ability to take action. By passing on the host
country torch to Singapore, I am sure that UNLEASH will take yet another
important step forward,” said Danish Prime Minister Lars Løkke
Rasmussen.

UNLEASH starts on May 30 and the talents
will learn from Singaporean private and public sector, who will inspire
the talents for their process through the four-day innovation challenge.
The talents are put in teams and will work on solutions within their
field of expertise. “We each have a valuable contribution to make to
sustainable development. This gathering of young, creative and
innovative minds will harness the power of human ingenuity, to create
imaginative solutions that achieve the SDGs,” said Singapore’s Prime
Minister Lee Hsien Loong.

At the end of the innovation challenge, the
solutions will be perfected and pitched in front of a panel of experts
before UNLEASH culminates on June 6, when the final awards show takes
place and thought leaders from all over the world will give keynotes to
inspire the talents’ way forward. Here the best ideas are also awarded
and given prizes to further support the implementation of their
solutions.

Applications will be open from January 15 – February 15, 2018. For more information, please visit www.unleash.org.