Hospitality Monetary and Expertise Professionals (HFTP®) is happy to have fun a decade of its premier hospitality expertise start-up pitch competitors, Entrepreneur 20X (E20X), first held at HITEC 2015 in Austin, Texas. For its 10th 12 months, E20X 2025 can be at HITEC 2025 in Indianapolis, Indiana. Functions to compete at the moment are open and startups are invited to submit their cutting-edge platforms to be thought of for one of many eight competitors positions.
Dozens of startups have participated within the competitors, gaining invaluable insights and publicity to high trade mentors, traders, leaders and executives. Individuals compete for two awards: the Judges’ Selection Award which features a money prize and the Folks’s Selection Award, a well-liked vote chosen by HITEC attendees. As well as, opponents are given a place within the E20X Studying Lab within the HITEC 2025 exhibit corridor, the place they’ll showcase their options to 1000’s of trade professionals.
Parminder Batra, CEO of TraknProtect, the 2019 Decide’s Selection Award winner, mentioned about her firm’s participation, “We all know that E20X is an effective way to extend the visibility of your model and options, and so to take part within the session was a ‘no brainer’… some executives have advised me that is the one occasion they don’t miss to be taught extra about upcoming applied sciences and the advantages that startups can have on our resort expertise ecosystem.”
The software to compete is open by means of March 15, 2025. Candidates are requested to offer firm background particulars and a video presentation, and pay a $200 USD software payment. For extra data concerning the competitors, electronic mail e20x@hftp.org.