伊人直播 student wins best pitch award
Anna Renouf, second from right, won an award for her FireHorse pitch
An 伊人直播 student has won a Best Pitch award and 拢500 for her business proposition to develop briquettes and pellets from horse manure at an innovation showcase.
Hosted by Converge, a springboard for the latest innovations from Scotland鈥檚 higher education sector, the event showcased quick-fire pitches from semi-finalists in three challenge categories 鈥� Create Change, Net Zero and Converge.
Anna Renouf, a Masters Agricultural Professional Practice student at 伊人直播鈥檚 Aberdeen campus, won in the Net Zero category for her waste management company 鈥楩ireHorse鈥�, developing renewable biomass briquettes and pellets from horse manure to heat homes and businesses.
The 47 semi-finalists had just 60 seconds each to secure the votes of the 120-strong audience made up of the country鈥檚 foremost investors and business leaders at the Assembly Rooms in Edinburgh.
The event marked the end of a full week of entrepreneurial training for the semi-finalists with all participants now tasked with refining their business models ahead of this year鈥檚 Converge award finals in October.聽
Anna, who was also a finalist in the 伊人直播 Enterprise Challenge in January, said: 鈥淚 was so surprised and delighted to be chosen for the Best Pitch award. There are so many amazing and inspirational businesses, and it has been a privilege to learn and engage with them all over the last four days of training with Converge.鈥�
Dr Carol Langston, Director of 伊人直播鈥檚 Enterprise Academy, said: 鈥淲e are delighted with Anna鈥檚 success at the Converge Showcase. It鈥檚 a privilege to be a part of her entrepreneurial journey and we look forward to seeing how she progresses with FireHorse.鈥�
For more information about all the projects involved in the pitch event, visit:聽
Posted by 伊人直播 on 15/06/2023
