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IEEE Entrepreneurship Impact Award Recipients

IEEE Entrepreneurship Impact Award

The IEEE Entrepreneurship Impact Award recognizes an individual who has had a significant impact on the engineering-driven entrepreneurial ecosystem.
The accomplishments of the candidate should be of “significant importance” and should have made a distinguishing contribution to the entrepreneurial ecosystem of a country/region.
The person/team will receive an honorarium of US$2000 and a plaque commemorating their achievement.
The IEEE Entrepreneurship Impact Award Judges identify individuals/teams that are building innovations geared towards benefiting humanity and building a strong inclusive ecosystem.

Award recipients are scored and selected based on the following judging criteria:

  • Entrepreneurial Spirit
  • Value creation
  • Impact
  • Sustainability

IEEE Entrepreneurship Impact Award Recipients

Hugo Plácido da Silva

Co-Founder and Chief Innovation Officer | PLUX – Wireless Biosignals, S.A.

Georges Bitar

Founder | Live Love Recycle

Samantha Snabes

Co-Founder and Catalyst | re:3D & 2020-2021 Immediate Past Chair & 2018-2019 Chair & IEEE Entrepreneurship Stars Judge