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Workforce Technologies Competition

All throughout history, humankind has equipped themselves with tools in order to improve standard and complex tasks. From hammers and helmets to smart sensors and exoskeletons. Constantly improving the strength of our species through technology. Join us in taking the next step and solving the grand challenge of Workforce.

These competitions are part of a bigger initiative we manage called Unknown Workforce Technologies - a global network where we launch co-innovation projects and invest with 25+ industry partners in solutions that improve the safety and productivity of the modern day workforce.

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Good Health & Well-being
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Decent work & Economic Growth
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Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
Practical Information

Initiative of

Health and Safety of the workforce through Workforce Augmentation.

The Competition connects solutions to partners to improve the health and safety of the workforce through workforce augmentation technologies.

Sub-themes

Exoskeleton

Big data, AI, ML

Connectivity

Voice & Gesture control

Extended reality

Imaging

Sensors

SDG Goals

Boston

Eindhoven

Hyderabad

Munich

Shenzhen

Singapore

Tel Aviv

Toulouse

Workforce Technologies Competition Startups Winners

In every challenge and event, startups who prove their potential and beat the challenge become the winners. We believe these startups from around the world are heroes for what they try to achieve with their innovations.

"By winning the Get in the Ring competition LifeSense Group has transformed the largest women’s health secret, into the largest spoken solution.”

Julia van Zanten, LifeSense Group: solving urinary incontinence for women through wearable technology

Our Workforce Augmentation Superconnectors

Ernst-Jan Mul

Innovation Manager Renewi

Jurgen Frumau

Organization advisor Heijmans

Rudolf de Bruijn

Director Health & Safety DAF Trucks NV

Shirin Sancheti

Principal & Head of Finance Aditya Birla Group, Innovation Fund (Startup Investment Fund)

Guillaume Bazouin

Head of Startup and Intrapreneurship Programs Leonard

Julien Fredonie

Head of Strategic Venture Partnerships Europe Honda Research Institute Europe GmbH

Jonathan Bainée

External Venturing Project Manager Saint-Gobain

Rafael Aldon

Investor & Advisor VenturesOne

Fabien Tertois

Head of Innovation Bolloré Logistics Singapore

Axel Tan Chun Wee

General Manager SMRT Ventures

Elton Fong

Vice President PSA UNBOXED

Marco Placidi

Investment Manager Halma plc

Bhavik Thakker

Head of Digital Business Royal IHC

Initiative of

The Workforce Augmentation Competition is hosted by Unknown Group together with industry partners to find the most promising solution for today's Workforce Augmentation challenges. Via the competition startups get the opportunity to prove their solution and beat the challenge.

Partners