Two tie for NCB Top Innovator title
KENDRA LEE and Stacey-Ann Pearson are the 2017 NCB Innovation Internship top innovators.
The students from the University of the West Indies and graduate of Lafayette College, respectively, tied for the premier title after their final presentations at the NCB Innovation Internship closing ceremony held recently at the NCB Wellness Centre. They each walked away with a trophy and US$500.
With more than 2,300 applicants from around the world, some as far as South Africa and Egypt, NCB selected 15 exceptional university students to participate in its novel think tank. Now in its second year, the programme, organised by NCB’s Innovation Unit, serves as a unique opportunity for motivated, intelligent, young minds to create and share ideas for revolutionary products and services; all this while receiving valuable business skills and having a great time.
“Essentially, it was fun,” said Lee, a second-year medical sciences student.
“It was a programme that forced us to learn, but it wasn’t a harsh learning experience. It was fun and interactive. It made you want to know what things you could do to help NCB,” she added.
After four weeks of rigorous research, intense ideation sessions and pitching three ideas per week, the two young ladies proved to be the leaders in innovation among their peers.