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​Objectives
The INDUSTRY 4.0 QUICK CHALLENGES RESOLUTION, POWERED BY LA SALLE (here in after the “Industry 4.0 Quick Challenges resolution”) and supported by ACCIO (Economic promotion office of the Catalonian Government) is a program addressed to bring together startups and innovators with an ambition of disrupting the Industry 4.0 sector and connect with top global Industry 4.0 companies, professionals and entrepreneurship experts during an intensive week of mentoring, interaction and concept validation.
With this objective, we are aiming to attract up to ten relevant startups or individuals with innovative technological solutions within the scope of Industry 4.0.

Areas of interest
Projects presented must have technology/solutions at the center and cover at least one of the following areas:
SMART LOGISTICS
  • Fleets and products geo-localization, control and tracking.
  • Packaging innovation: Smart packaging & ecomaterials
SMART PRODUCTION
  • Sensors to cloud for proactive managing and controlling of production processes, production systems, infrastructures and environment.
  • Sensors’ data presentation in augmented reality.
SMART DATA
  • Focused advanced analytics for a particular value chain, from production to customers relationship.
  • Data collection from natural language for automation and data exchange in sales and customer relationships.
SMART ENERGY & RECYCLING
  • Capture and reverse heat in production processes
OTHERS
A wild card will be reserved for any projects that do not fall within any of the categories listed here, but still is identified as a potential solution to existing or future challenges or stands out due to its innovative project.
 
Organizing Companies
La Salle
 is a technological university with a strong entrepreneurial focus and a renowned specialization in Industry 4.0 management.

Technova La Salle is an award winning High Technology incubator. Currently, Technova is the president of the International Association of Scientific Parks (IASP).

Other big companies in the following fields: seeds, iron and steel and heavy industry & electricity are already participating. Beside those ones, others may join.

The aforementioned companies (altogether referred to as the “Organization”) have the right to modify, amend, update the present Terms and Conditions and any matter related to the Industry 4.0 Quick Challenges resolution

Requirements to Participate
  • Startups and/or individuals or group of people (hereinafter the “Applicants”) can register to the Industry 4.0 Quick Challenges resolution by presenting an innovative business models within the Industry 4.0 sector, nevertheless, startups that have solutions in other markets that could be applied to Industry 4.0 are also welcome.
  • Alignment with selected areas of interest
  • Startups or projects in early stages, with products already ready to be sold or close to that stages.
  • Full availability for participation during the final stage of Industry 4.0 Quick Challenges resolution, to be held in Barcelona, Spain, from February 18th to 22nd, 2019.

Applicants Presentation
How to apply
Visit www.i40challenge.com and complete the application form before December 2nd, 2018.

Applicants understand and agree that by submitting an application for the Industry 4.0 Quick Challenges resolution they are not entitled to participate in the Final Stage and/or win awards or to any other form of consideration. Applicants must comply with all these Terms and Conditions and must qualify in accordance with such Terms and Conditions at each stage of the Industry 4.0 Quick Challenges resolution.

Any application submitted after the date and time specified above will not be accepted, unless otherwise confirmed by and as per discretion of Organization.

Selection Process
Once the submission deadline is closed, the Industry 4.0 Quick Challenges resolution selection committee, who will be integrated by representatives of the “Organization”, or other independent experts related with the industry, will analyze all applications and may:
  • Request to the selected Applicants for more documentation related to the business model or others related to the requirements of the program.
  • In some cases, the Applicants may be asked for a personal interview or skype call.
In case of doubts related to the online application, the candidate could address their questions to adria.leira@technovabarcelona.org

The Industry 4.0 Quick Challenges resolution selection committee will shortlist a number of selected projects, who will be contacted by the contact data provided in the application form no later than December 18th, 2018.

The selection process is defined by the next criteria:
  • Alignment with the aforementioned Areas of interest.
  • Interest and possible value contribution from/to the Organizing companies.
  • Project stage and Growth potential
The selected startups or projects will be publicly announced no later than December 18th, 2018
The Organization will have final saying in all matters related to the selection process of the Industry 4.0 Quick Challenges resolution.
 
Industry 4.0 Quick Challenges Resolution 2018
Each of the selected startups, individuals or group of people will be invited to participate in the final stage of the Industry 4.0 Quick Challenges resolution which will be held in Barcelona on from the 18th to 22nd October 2019 with up to a maximum of two representatives. The Organization of the Industry 4.0 Quick Challenges resolution will cover for the lunch expenses during the Industry 4.0 Quick Challenges resolution, but not the travel accommodation and lodging.

The representatives of the selected startups or projects will have to make their own arrangements to gain travel permits (visa, etc) to other countries. In no circumstances would the Organization be responsible for the selected startups, individuals or group of people’s other costs, including but not limited to those associated with insurance, medical costs, tips, cost of travel to airport; wardrobe, loss or theft of any belongings or similar.

In case of a selected startup or project dropping out, the selection committee has the right to choose the next one in line from the candidates list or leave the spot vacant for the Final Stage.

The Industry 4.0 Quick Challenges resolution consists in a five (5) days program in which the participants will be involved in Networking sessions between startups, entrepreneurs, Organizers, experts and professionals, Keynote speakers will be carried out in addition to networking sessions, interactive and feedback sessions, team work and/or startups development sessions.

Organizers may have the right to grant the award to test any of the projects in its productive environment of its Competitions.

Under no circumstance may the application in the Industry 4.0 Quick Challenges resolution, the participation in its Final Stage, and/or being granted with any award entail the automatic right to enter into any commercial agreement with the Organization.

Confidentiality and Data Protection
The Applicants agree that their submitted documents and data may be forwarded to the jury. In addition, the Organization agrees not to redistribute the submitted the projects to third parties without the consent of the participant. This applies both to the duration of the Industry 4.0 Quick Challenges resolution as well as the period thereafter.

Notwithstanding the above, applicants consent to the publication of the submitted projects admitted to the Industry 4.0 Quick Challenges resolution. The Organization commits to only publish general information about the applicant (Company name, country, website) as well as the name of the Project and a short description provided by them in the application form.

All documents and data, if not permission is not explicitly refused, will be included in the databases of the Organization for the purpose of possible subsequent contact. In the event of refusal of permission, the data will be deleted after the Industry 4.0 Quick Challenges resolution.

All personal information submitted to the Industry 4.0 Quick Challenges resolution will be included in a database property of La Salle. Such data will be processed by the Organization in accordance with national and international data protection laws including those derived from European General Data Protection Regulation 2016/679. The Applicant can exercise their right of access to modify, cancel and object to the information provided by directly contacting jossa@technovabarcelona.org clearly indicating their name, surname, ID number email address and telephone number.

In addition, through the Applicant accepts that La Salle (by itself or through Technova: FUNDACIÓ PRIVADA PARC D’INNOVACIÓ TECNOLÒGICA I EMPRESARIAL LA SALLE with legal number G-62642954) may manage its data for the purposes of separately or jointly promoting their products and services, such as newsletters, commercial information and/or promotions and/or events in relation to the products or services offered by La Salle.

Intellectual Property
Applicants warrant and represent to the Organization that all information including any communications, software, photos, text, video, graphics, music, sounds, images, documents, designs, presentations and other material submitted by the Applicant for the Industry 4.0 Quick Challenges resolution ("Content") are solely owned by the Applicant or are provided with the express authority of the applicable owner(s) and the use of the Content by the Organization will not infringe upon any other individual or organizational rights (including, without limitation, intellectual and industrial property rights). Applicants shall be completely responsible for handling any infringement or alleged infringement and shall indemnify, defend and hold the Organization or their respective parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, and their respective officers, directors, employees, contractors and agents harmless, from any claims, arising out of or in connection with losses, costs, damages, expenses from infringement or alleged infringement by any Content, or the defense of a claim or any costs payable thereof.

In consideration for participating in the Industry 4.0 Quick Challenges resolution, the Intellectual Property Rights (IPR, including but not limited to trademark, copyright, design, patent, etc.) of any Content delivered by the Applicant for the Industry 4.0 Quick Challenges resolution and created before, during the call for entries and/or during the course of the Industry 4.0 Quick Challenges resolution shall be owned by the Applicants. Applicants hereby grant a non-exclusive, perpetual, royalty-free, worldwide, transferable, irrevocable license to use and display the Content for internal and external uses for marketing, promotional and similar purposes. For the avoidance of doubt, Industry 4.0 Quick Challenges resolution shall have the right to modify partially or totally the Content to adapt it to specific marketing needs (i.e. duration of video, color of a presentation, format of a document).

Likewise, any IPR generated in the Final Stage of the Industry 4.0 Quick Challenges resolution will be exclusive property of the Applicant.

Applicants agree to hold harmless the Organization for any project developed in the future that may have similarities to the presented project to the extent that there may be any companies on the market offering similar alternatives provided there is no registered patent or utility model registered on behalf of the Applicant.

Advertising and Publicity
The Projects selected for the Final Stage of the Industry 4.0 Quick Challenges resolution will be allowed to use the Industry 4.0 Quick Challenges resolution logo and to announce its participation in any document or media channel.

By entering into the Industry 4.0 Quick Challenges resolution and/or accepting the awards, companies (collectively) and Applicants (individually) waive all copyrights, rights of publicity and any related rights and consents to Organization right to picture, tape, record or portray him/her as a Industry 4.0 Quick Challenges resolution participants, and to exhibit this material in any and all media now existing or hereinafter created, including without limitation television, film, internet, radio, print and social media, without any compensation whatsoever for advertising and publicity purposes, except where prohibited by law. The Applicants also consent to the Organization’s right to use Applicants’ names, voices or pictures, or the content of their Entry (collectively, the "Publicity Rights"). The Organization can allow its agencies to exercise/exploit the Publicity Rights in conjunction with the Organization.

Miscellanea
Applicants agree to participate in the Industry 4.0 Quick Challenges resolution at their own will and acknowledge that the Organization is not in any way obligated or liable for any loss or costs that the Applicants may suffer or incur, and nothing is payable to the Applicants for participating in the Industry 4.0 Quick Challenges resolution except for coverage of the he Participation in the Final Stage of the Industry 4.0 Quick Challenges resolution to the selected projects as detailed above.

The Organization cannot and shall not be held accountable or liable for any disruptions / stoppages / interruptions or cancellation of the Industry 4.0 Quick Challenges resolution. Further, neither the Organization nor its contractors will be held responsible for matters out of their control and for force majeure reasons.
The Organization is not responsible for any malfunction of the applications website site or any late, lost, damaged, misdirected, incomplete, illegible, undeliverable, or destroyed Applications due to system errors, failed, incomplete or garbled computer or other telecommunication transmission malfunctions, hardware or software failures of any kind, lost or unavailable network connections, typographical or system/human errors and failures, technical malfunction(s) of any telephone network or lines, cable connections, satellite transmissions, servers or providers, or computer equipment, traffic congestion on the Internet or at the applications website site which may limit an Applicant’s ability to participate.

The Organization reserves the right to, at its sole discretion, withdraw or amend or add to these Terms and Conditions or the rules / format of the Industry 4.0 Quick Challenges resolution at any time and does not take responsibility for any loss or damage that any Applicant may suffer as a result of participating or attempting to participate in the Industry 4.0 Quick Challenges resolution being withdrawn or the Terms and Conditions or rules / format being amended.

In the event any Applicant (including winning Applicant) is found to be in violation of any rules of the Industry 4.0 Quick Challenges resolution or is found to be involved in any form of fraud, misrepresentation, dishonesty, unethical behaviour or alleged infringement until the issue is resolved during the Industry 4.0 Quick Challenges resolution, the Organization reserves the right to initiate legal proceedings against such Participant and take any other action in its sole discretion including but not limited to recovering any expenses it may have paid or incurred in relation to that Participant.

All information provided in connection with the Industry 4.0 Quick Challenges resolution is provided "as- is" without warranty of any kind. The Industry 4.0 Quick Challenges resolution Management makes no representations and disclaims all express, implied, and statutory warranties of any kind to the Applicant and/or any third party including, without limitation, warranties as to accuracy, timelines, completeness, or fitness for any particular purpose.

The Selected use or reproduction in any manner whatsoever the Industry 4.0 Quick Challenges resolution brand, trademarks or logos to designate or communicate on their Projects without the prior express and written consent from the Organization which may set terms and conditions for such use; and file trademarks, logos and/or corporate names belonging to the Organization and its subsidiaries nor file any trademarks, logos and/or corporate names that would be similar to those belonging to the Organization and its subsidiaries are prohibited and will be subject to legal action.

The Applicant shall hold harmless, defend and indemnify the Organization, and their respective employees, officers, contractors, partners or other persons used by them in relation to this Industry 4.0 Quick Challenges resolution against any loss, claim, demands, costs, damages, judgments, expenses or liability (including legal costs) arising out of or in connection with any or all claims or alleged claims, that may be brought against, the Organization, or by any third party in connection with the Participants’ involvement in the Industry 4.0 Quick Challenges resolution, winning the Industry 4.0 Quick Challenges resolution, awarding or the use or misuse of any award and shall reimburse Organization for any loss, costs, expense, or damage to which said indemnity applies. The Organization shall give the Applicant written notice of any claim or actions covered by this indemnity, and the Applicant shall have the right, at their own expense, to participate in any such action.
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The Organization has no obligation to screen an application or any information contained therein in advance, and is not responsible for monitoring applications, to prevent violation of intellectual property ownership rights, or violations of any law, rule or regulation. If the Organization is notified of submissions or materials that allegedly do not conform to these Terms and Conditions, it may investigate the allegation and determine in good faith and in its sole discretion whether to reject an application from the Industry 4.0 Quick Challenges resolution. The Organization has no liability or responsibility to Applicants or other users of the Web Page for performance or non-performance of the Web Page.
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