LEADERS OF TEXTILE AND CLOTHING MET AT THE TECHXTILE AWARD CEREMONY
ENTREPRENEUR’S FACTORY: WINNERS OF TECHXTILE START-UP CHALLENGE 2021 RECEIVE AWARDS
LEADERS OF TEXTILE AND APPAREL MEET AT TECHXTILE
TechXtile Start-Up Challenge, which was held for the third time this year, brought young entrepreneurs to the sector, and brought together the sector stakeholders and exporter union presidents across Turkey, enabling the sector to create a “power alliance”.
Stating that they have been supporting young entrepreneurs to shape their careers for twelve years, UTİB President Pınar Taşdelen Engin said, “The Techxtile Start-Up Challenge is a platform where we plant the seeds for the good days to come. There is no doubt about the fertility of the soil. I sincerely believe that if the weather conditions are suitable and if we do water well, these seeds will bloom.”
Techxtile Start-Up Challenge, the third entrepreneurship program of Uludağ Textile Exporters’ Association and Uludağ Clothing and Apparel Exporters’ Association, has turned into a summit that brings together the textile and clothing industry. Hosted by UTİB President Pınar Taşdelen Engin and UHKİB President Nüvit Gündemir; In the night where TİM President İsmail Gülle and BTSO President İbrahim Burkay as well as the presidents of Textile and Clothing Exporters Associations across Turkey. Took part, and the winners received their awards.
Sun Tekstil became the Champion of The Innovation League.
At the first award ceremony of the night; Winners of the Innovation League, where companies have participated and exhibited their innovative works for 8 years, received their awards. At the award ceremony, where the TR Deputy Minister of Trade Rıza Tuna Turagay wished success to the entrepreneurs by connecting via video conference, the awards of the winning companies were presented together with UTİB President Pınar Taşdelen Engin, TİM President İsmail Gülle, BTSO President İbrahim Burkay, UHKİB President Nüvit Gündemir, and İHKİB President Mustafa Gültepe. Attending the night, GAİB President Ahmet Fikret Kileci, İTHİB President Ahmet Öksüz, ATHİB President Fatih Doğan, AHKİB President Gürkan Tekin, DENİB President Hüseyin Memişoğlu, EİB Coordinator President Jak Eskinazi, EHKİB President Recep Burak Sertbaş and BEBKA General Secretary M. Zeki Durak, Innovation League They took part in the family photo with the winners.
Among the companies participating in the Innovation League, Almaxtex Yeşim Tekstil, Berteks Tekstil, Bossa, Elyaf Tekstil, FG Tekstil Apparel, Kipaş Mensucat, Polyteks Tekstil, Sun Tekstil, Tepar Tekstil and Yünsa Yünlü Sanayi ranked first due to their investments in R&D and Innovation and their contributions to the sector. While sharing the companies, FG Tekstil won the Most Sustainable Project Award, and Sun Tekstil won the championship of the night with the Most Innovative Project. Akbaşlar Tekstil, Bursalı Tekstil, Ebruzen Tekstil, Gamateks Tekstil, Işıksoy Tekstil, İskur Tekstil, Maritaş Denim and Ozanteks companies received honorable mention at the night.
Stating that they have been supporting young entrepreneurs to shape their careers for twelve years, UTİB President Pınar Taşdelen Engin said, “The Techxtile Start-Up Challenge is a platform where we plant the seeds for the good days to come. There is no doubt about the fertility of the soil. I sincerely believe that if the weather conditions are suitable and if we do water well, these seeds will bloom.”
Speaking at the ceremony, BTSO President İbrahim Burkay announced that they would support entrepreneurs with the fund to be created within BEBKA, while TİM President İsmail Gülle emphasized that they would support entrepreneurs in bringing their projects together with industrialists and finding partners.
Special award on behalf of Bahar Korçan
Emrah Özbakır won the “Special Sustainability Award” given in the name of Fashion Designer Bahar Korçan, who passed away recently, with her GreenSus Project. Vice Presidents, Adalet İnanç, Jale Tunçel, Nilgün Özdemir, Sultan Tepe and TOBB Women Entrepreneurs Board Bursa Branch President Sevgi Saygın delivered together.
Level-Up winner Bora Mert Tığlı and his team
In the final, where a total of 16 projects competed in two categories, Bora Mert Tığlı and his team won first place in the Idea Stage Entrepreneur Category (Level-Up), where projects whose initiatives are still at the idea stage, with their project called On Of Out. In this category, Göksel Güler and his team won second place with the project named SES (Sustainable Energy Services), while Mahmure Nur Bayram and his team shared third place with the Robocam Techxtile project with Doğa Nalcı with their project Yama.
Scale-Up Winner Reyhan Miray Reyhan received two awards
Reyhan Miray Reyhan was the winner of the Service Developed Entrepreneur Category (Scale-Up), in which entrepreneurs whose ventures have passed the idea stage and who have developed products or services with commercialization and scaling potential compete. As a result of the evaluation of the jury consisting of important names from the business and academia world, Özgecan Üstüngül took second place with the project named Artificial Intelligence Based Pattern and Texture Software Technology, while Melih Ünsal and Nazife Nur Köksal won the third prize with their project called Virtual Try.
