OREANDA-NEWS. February 17, 2016.  Competing in this web series are the winning teams from the UK, Netherlands, France, Brazil, India and North America. Each took part in local heats where they were set real business challenges by six major brands: Barclays (for the UK), AccorHotels (for France), Natura (for Brazil), Reliance Jio (for India), Openbaar Ministerie – the Netherlands’ public prosecution service (for the Netherlands) and the Boys & Girls Clubs of America (for North America). The country champion teams will now showcase their winning solution on air, to scoop the ultimate prize of seeing their creation be brought to life in Capgemini’s flagship Applied Innovation Exchange in San Francisco along with \\$25,000 USD in cash.

"At Capgemini we believe that it is the rapid application of innovation which promises sustainable value for the enterprise in the market of today and tomorrow," comments Lanny Cohen, Global Chief Technology Officer and member of the Group Executive Committee at Capgemini. "Innovators Race brings together and showcases the creative and diverse thinking of exciting young talent from around the world. I am really looking forward to seeing the competing solutions on the web series and welcoming the winning team to our recently launched flagship San Francisco Exchange."

Once the winning team reaches Capgemini’s San Francisco Exchange1, their innovation journey will be documented right through to the fruition of their winning solution. This film will be available to view online during the Summer of 2016.

The "Innovators Race" series will be broadcast on the web at www.innovatorsrace.com. It will also be featured on CNN International’s "2020 Visionaries"2 Hub at http://money.cnn.com/technology/2020-visionaries/, where the technology visionaries featured in this CNN production will also be seen interacting with some of the most inspiring students from Capgemini’s Innovators Race.