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Moa Technology wins World Economic Forum award for research tackling herbicide-resistant weeds that pose a global threat to food security

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Monday, October 30, 2023
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It was selected from more than 240 applications and is one of 12 winners.1

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  • It was selected from more than 240 applications and is one of 12 winners.1
    Herbicide-resistant weeds threaten agricultural productivity and are a major problem for growing numbers of farmers across the world.
  • Without effective herbicides, farmers can lose up to 40% of their crop yield as a result of weed growth.
  • Specifically, it aims to develop herbicides with novel modes of action (MOAs), based on small molecule and natural product approaches.
  • “Just as antibiotic-resistant bacteria have evolved, and threaten the effectiveness of certain medicines, so herbicide-resistant weeds threaten agricultural productivity.

HCL and UpLink Call for Applications Globally for Second Challenge of Aquapreneur Innovation Initiative

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Monday, August 21, 2023
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HCL, a global conglomerate and UpLink, the open innovation platform of the World Economic Forum, announced opening the applications for the Zero Water Waste Challenge – part of the Aquapreneur Innovation Initiative.

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  • HCL, a global conglomerate and UpLink, the open innovation platform of the World Economic Forum, announced opening the applications for the Zero Water Waste Challenge – part of the Aquapreneur Innovation Initiative.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230821935081/en/
    This is the second challenge out of five Challenges of the HCL and UpLink’s Aquapreneur Innovation Initiative.
  • Launched last year at Davos in May 2022, to create a first-of-its-kind innovation ecosystem for the global freshwater sector.
  • In partnership with UpLink, we are all set to announce the second edition of our Aquapreneur Innovation Initiative moving towards zero water waste.

Deloitte, Salesforce and World Economic Forum Collaborate to Launch the Yes San Francisco, Urban Sustainability Challenge

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Friday, June 9, 2023
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SAN FRANCISCO, June 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Deloitte, Salesforce and World Economic Forum today announced the launch of the Yes San Francisco (Yes SF), Urban Sustainability Challenge, the first location-based UpLink Challenge created in direct response to the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goal 11 of making cities more inclusive, safe, resilient, and sustainable. The Challenge is a unique call to action for entrepreneurs to submit sustainable solutions that contribute to the city's needs and to have the opportunity to receive funding and support.

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  • SAN FRANCISCO, June 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Deloitte, Salesforce and World Economic Forum today announced the launch of the Yes San Francisco (Yes SF), Urban Sustainability Challenge, the first location-based UpLink Challenge created in direct response to the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goal 11 of making cities more inclusive, safe, resilient, and sustainable.
  • The San Francisco Chamber of Commerce Foundation will bring an ecosystem of local stakeholders to advocate and support the progress of the Challenge.
  • We're proud to support the Yes SF, Urban Sustainability Challenge, which will harness new innovations from ecopreneurs .
  • Entrepreneurs selected for the Yes SF, Urban Sustainability Challenge will be announced in September.

World Economic Forum Selects Terradepth for Ocean Data Challenge to Advance Marine Knowledge and Promote Blue Economy

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Tuesday, February 14, 2023
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Terradepth, a leading provider of ocean data solutions, has been selected to participate in the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) prestigious Ocean Data Challenge, a program aimed at enhancing sustainable ocean management and building the blue economy.

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  • Terradepth, a leading provider of ocean data solutions, has been selected to participate in the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) prestigious Ocean Data Challenge, a program aimed at enhancing sustainable ocean management and building the blue economy.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230214005682/en/
    Terradepth selected for World Economic Forum's Ocean Data Challenge, exhibiting at Oceanology International Americas 2023 on February 14-16 in San Diego.
  • “We look forward to working alongside some of the most influential players in the ocean science community.”
    The Ocean Data Challenge selected Terradepth for its innovation in scaling ocean data collection and ocean data dissemination.
  • As an Ocean Data Challenge participant, Terradepth will team with other winners to focus on furthering ocean knowledge to:
    The Challenge is managed by the WEF UpLink and Friends of Ocean Action initiatives.

Saudi Reaffirms Commitment to Bridging Global Divides, Driving Energy Transition, Inclusive Economic Growth at WEF23

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Wednesday, January 25, 2023
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Saudi Arabia reiterated its commitment to build bridges across geopolitical and economic divides at the World Economic Forum (WEF) 2023 Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland, last week.

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  • Saudi Arabia reiterated its commitment to build bridges across geopolitical and economic divides at the World Economic Forum (WEF) 2023 Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland, last week.
  • The Saudi delegates highlighted the Kingdom's role as a Pioneering Partner in the Forum's Global Collaboration Village, which will leverage the Metaverse to serve the global community.
  • The Saudi Arabian delegation also engaged in a wide range of bilateral meetings, dialogues with global leaders, ministers and CEOs and – for the first time – public panel sessions as part of WEF’s Open Forum.
  • These included discussions with high-level public and private sector representatives from several countries and were an opportunity to share the Kingdom’s vision while exploring potential partnerships and areas of collaboration.

Saudi Delegation Highlights Kingdom’s Evolving Global Growth Story at World Economic Forum

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Friday, January 20, 2023
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Saudi Arabia’s smart city NEOM offers a new model for environmentally-friendly and sustainable urban design, both for the Kingdom and the world, Saudi’s Climate Envoy told the World Economic Forum (WEF) today.

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  • Saudi Arabia’s smart city NEOM offers a new model for environmentally-friendly and sustainable urban design, both for the Kingdom and the world, Saudi’s Climate Envoy told the World Economic Forum (WEF) today.
  • He described how Saudi Arabia’s supply chain initiatives will leverage the Kingdom’s resources, infrastructure, and location to enhance local and global supply chain resilience.
  • “Saudi is becoming the global growth story.
  • The Food Ecosystems and Arid Climates Challenge is a global call for technology solutions to food insecurity.

Pano AI selected as a winner of the 2022 World Economic Forum’s ‘Trillion Trees: United States Challenge’

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Tuesday, January 17, 2023
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Pano AI provides advanced tools that enable fire authorities to detect, assess and contain new fires quickly, before they grow large enough to become a threat.

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  • Pano AI provides advanced tools that enable fire authorities to detect, assess and contain new fires quickly, before they grow large enough to become a threat.
  • “The climate crisis is happening now and humanity needs to start adapting today,” said Sonia Kastner, CEO and founder of Pano AI.
  • Pano has been selected alongside nine other innovative solutions committed to protecting and restoring forests in the US.
  • Supported by the World Economic Forum’s 1t.org , the movement is dedicated to finding innovative solutions to scale forest conservation.

Manulife and World Economic Forum Announce Global UpLink Innovation Challenges to Spur Nature-based Solutions to Climate Change

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Thursday, January 19, 2023
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TORONTO, Jan. 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ - Manulife and the World Economic Forum ("the Forum"), announced the launch of two Innovation Challenges in 2023 through UpLink, the Forum's open innovation platform.

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  • TORONTO, Jan. 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ - Manulife and the World Economic Forum ("the Forum"), announced the launch of two Innovation Challenges in 2023 through UpLink, the Forum's open innovation platform.
  • The two UpLink Innovation Challenges will unlock solutions that stem from, and are aimed at, forests, to galvanize an ecopreneur revolution that will help to safeguard nature, climate, livelihoods, and the well-being of people.
  • The Sustainable Forest Economy Challenge will aim to source innovative solutions across the value chain from the sustainable management of forests to the production and utilization of wood.
  • "We're proud to join forces with Manulife to source and scale the innovative solutions that will strengthen sustainable forestry, improve wellbeing, and promote nature-based solutions to climate change.

Saudi’s Ministry of Economy and Planning joins forces with UpLink to address food insecurity in arid climates

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Thursday, January 19, 2023
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Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Economy and Planning (MEP) in collaboration with UpLink today launched an innovation challenge designed to crowdsource transformative solutions to enhance food security in countries impacted by low rainfall, drought, and desertification.

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  • Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Economy and Planning (MEP) in collaboration with UpLink today launched an innovation challenge designed to crowdsource transformative solutions to enhance food security in countries impacted by low rainfall, drought, and desertification.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230119005599/en/
    Saudi's Ministry of Economy and Planning and UpLink launch innovation challenge to enhance food security.
  • The Food Ecosystems and Arid Climates Challenge is a global call for food entrepreneurs, start-ups, social ventures, and small-medium sized enterprises to submit solutions that incorporate low or high technologies.
  • This is the first of two challenges focused on food systems, with a second to be launched later in 2023 on climate-smart agriculture.

10 Entrepreneurs Share CHF1.75 million to Tackle Global Freshwater Crisis

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Wednesday, January 18, 2023
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To tackle this escalating crisis, UpLink, the open innovation platform of the World Economic Forum, in partnership with global conglomerate HCL Group, has announced 10 water-focused entrepreneurs who will share CHF1.75 million ($1.9 million) from HCL Group to scale their innovations.

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  • To tackle this escalating crisis, UpLink, the open innovation platform of the World Economic Forum, in partnership with global conglomerate HCL Group, has announced 10 water-focused entrepreneurs who will share CHF1.75 million ($1.9 million) from HCL Group to scale their innovations.
  • However, global demand for water will exceed sustainable supply by 40% by 2030, with huge implications for the global economy and society.
  • The 10 start-ups are the winners of the Global Freshwater Innovation Challenge , the first of five challenges under HCL and UpLink’s Aquapreneur Innovation Initiative .
  • Through a $15 million investment over five years, HCL Group is supporting UpLink and the Forum’s Global Water Initiative to launch a series of innovation challenges and create an innovation ecosystem for the global freshwater sector on UpLink.