3rd Edition of the “How I met your Start Up” Contest
12/18/2017
(Photo REC – HIMYSU)
The Grand Finale of the third edition of the “How I met your Start Up” (HIMYSU) public speaking contest took place on November 28 in a full lecture hall at the Université Catholique de Lille. Organized by a group of students, this contest gathered IÉSEG students, start -ups and representatives from the corporate sector.
The Secretary of State for the Digital sector, Mounir Mahjoubi, was the patron/sponsor of this edition of HIMYSU.
After the pre-selection phase, start-ups selected six students to represent them in front of a jury of professionals from different sectors. Candidates pitched their assigned start-ups in less than 10 minutes.
For more information about the start-ups and the jury, go to the HIMYSU website:
Arthur BERTHAULT (Photo REC – HIMYSU)
• My Apéro, represented by Guillaume APPÉRÉ
• Avis de Gourmets, represented by Hugo DESEURE
• Permettez-Moi De Construire, represented by David MONTENS
• Mushin, represented by Maxime BAUGÉ
• Vékia, represented by Claire LAVIELLE
• La Vie est Belt, represented by Arthur BERTHAULT
The jury, presided by Yannick LE HEC (General Director of Evian Resorts), reached its decision after some deliberation. In first place was Arthur BERTHAULT, who won a stay in the Evian Resorts hotel. Hugo DESEURE came in second, with Guillaume APPÉRÉ in third.
Congratulations to the winners, and to all of the participants!
The Jury for the Grand Finale:
• Yannick LE HEC, General Director of Evian Resorts.
• Eden GOURCEROL – CEO of LivinFrance.
• Eric FELDMANN, President of the Tribunal de Commerce in Lille
• Vincent BULLY, External Partners Manager, Decathlon
• Fleuri ADON, Startups Manager, Euratechnologies
• Abraham THOMAS, Manager of the IÉSEG Incubator
• Paul GREGOIRE, lawyer, Ernst & Young
• Olivier DUCUING, Founding Manager of Eco 121, correspondent for Les Echos
• Marion WYSS, Digital Director Delegate, Challenges & Sciences et Avenir
• Karim KHETIB, General Director of Alliance-Emploi
• Mathieu MASSE, lawyer, Montesquieu Avocats
• Philippe CARON, Regional Director of CRIT
