Omoyemi Akerele, the organiser and curator of Lagos Fashion Week has emerged finalist for Tommy Hilfiger Social Innovation Challenge.
Akerele reached the finals of the Tommy Hilfiger Social Innovation Challenge, beating out thousands of applicants for the chance to win a significant amount of money to support their ventures as well as a year-long mentorship with Tommy Hilfiger’s internal experts globally after completing a business development course with the Tommy Hilfiger team in Amsterdam.
The Challenge
Seven finalists will be invited to develop their project plans with the support of a team of dedicated Tommy Hilfiger subject-matter experts during a one-week “Sprint” at the Tommy Innovation Center in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. They will pitch their finalised concept at the global Tommy Hilfiger Social Innovation Challenge event in early 2019, where a panel will select three winners who will be awarded between €50,000 and €100,000 to support their ventures.
According to a press statement on the Tommy website, the Tommy Hilfiger Social Innovation Challenge is a ‘global initiative that aims to support entrepreneurial start-up and scale-up stage businesses that are developing solutions that have a positive social impact on the fashion value chain.’
Winners will receive a year-long mentorship with Tommy Hilfiger’s internal experts globally, in addition to winning a grant of up to €100,000 as well as a place on the INSEAD Social Entrepreneurship Program (ISEP)
