NSU YES! Helps to motivate finalists by organising a workshop before the big event
An IBT Report
The Intra- NSU Rounds of “Masters of Ideation 2015” has finally drawn to an end, as NSU Young Entrepreneurs’ Society (YES!) prepares to organize the Nationwide Inter-University phase of its signature event “Masters of Ideation” for the third time this year.The workshop, held on 23rd January (Friday), 2015, kicked off at 11 am. This year 35 teams all over the country representing different universities took part.
The workshop was presided over by eminent corporate icons and business strategy specialists from renowned organizations in Bangladesh. They imparted valuable knowledge and technical know-how to the participating teams in preparation for the upcoming rounds.
The program was inaugurated by the faculty advisor of young entrepreneurs’ society (YES!), Mohammad Hannan Miah. Among the speakers there were Drabir Alam (Associate Director at cookie jar), K.M. Zubair Habib (MTB) , Zahidul Haque(MTB, branch manager of Bashundhara branch ) & Sakib Billal from Reckitt Benckiser.
Mutual Trust Bank Speakers
Mutual trust banks speakers basically thanked YES! For arranging this competition and letting them be part of this initiative. They also brought light to the fact they are happy to help the young entrepreneurs for their business and also talked about how these competitions can boost a person in the long run.
Drabir was one of the honorable speakers of masters of ideation season 3 workshop with real life examples and creative ideas he delivered his speech. In which he talked about lots of important things related to solving cases like figuring out what is the main target/goal, who are the target audience, how participants should plan to reach out to them, how to make judges convince to the optimum solution. And the most important part how to achieve the goal. He answered the queries of the students related for the competition also inspired them in many ways. He delivered one thing solidly that, rather than spending time on slides participants should spend more time on the quality of the content.
Sakib Billah represented Reckitt Benckiser as masters of ideations winners of season 3 will have the opportunity for an internship at RB. He talked about the importance of winning the competition and the benefits of working at rb. He presented rb in-front of the participants with slides and videos. His speech was a boost for the participants.
After the conclusion of the workshop, the first round kicked off at 2 pm with 48 teams on board, all competing for the title of Masters of Ideation.
Masters of Ideation is a Business Strategy based, case-solving competition aimed at creating a platform to attract, hone and nurture undergraduate students with talent for solving complex, real-life situations faced in today’s business arena. The teams will be judged by eminent corporate personalities from Bangladesh.
This year, the participating teams hail from renowned universities all over Bangladesh. Of the 35 teams participating this year, only six teams will go through to the final round for a chance to become “Master of Ideation”. Kicking off with the workshop on 23rd January, the Inter-University rounds will continue throughout the rest of the month. The winning teams will receive BDT 2,80,000 in total prize money among other prizes.
The Title sponsor of this competition is Mutual Trust Bank Ltd., sponsoring the event for three years, Strategic Partner-Reckitt Benckizer, Study Abroad partner-TPNL, media partners are-Ekattor TV, The Daily Star, The Daily Ittefaq, Radio Foorti 88.0FM, ICE Business Times and bdnews24.com.
This exclusive event is hosted by North South University and organized by YES! the only business club of North South University. Since its inception in 1994, YES! has strived to develop business students of the nation and prepare them for the professional world through organizing events with far-reaching implications. YES! has gained prominence in the student community for its signature brands- “Ad Maker Bangladesh”, “Masters of Ideation” and “NSUers Meet Corporate Icons”. YES! Strives to create, nurture and promote entrepreneurial mindsets among the young generation of Bangladesh. Over the years, they have succeeded in creating sensation in the undergraduate business arena through their multifaceted events.
