JA-EUROPE
27.7.2020 08:02:07 CEST | Business Wire | Press release
At a time when Europe struggles to recover from the Covid-19 crisis, Prof. Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, the President of Portugal , European Commissioners Mariya Gabriel (Innovation, Research, Culture, Education & Youth) and Paolo Gentiloni (Economy) and other speakers last week called for investment into education and equipping young people with the skills needed to rebuild our economies.
Speaking at the Award Ceremony of Junior Achievement (JA) Europe Company of the Year Competition, UN Secretary General António Guterres declared : “This crisis offers us an opportunity to reframe traditional business models, and to reset the business agenda by building the capabilities and systems that will foster breakthrough innovations .”
JA student entrepreneurs aged 15-21 showcased their business ideas at this year’s virtual Company of the Year Competition European final . The resilience and innovation of these young entrepreneurs, and the 355,000 young people who created over 30,000 mini-companies across 40 countries in Europe , is truly amazing considering the context of school closures and strict lockdown measures during the past school year.
The winning company of this year’s JA Europe competition, “Bubbles ” from Denmark, supports children with learning difficulties through a technology to improve communication between educators and ADHD-students.
European Commissioner for the Economy, Paolo Gentiloni declared: “We need your energy, your skills, your entrepreneurship and your capacity. We can only achieve a real recovery with a strong contribution of all citizens and especially the young generation. This is why we called our recovery plan The Next Generation EU.” European Commissioner for Education Mariya Gabriel endorsed JA’s mission with these words: “We must ensure that every young person has an entrepreneurial experience at school”.
“This competition has once again shown that the JA Company Programme is a key tool to equip today’s youth with the wide range of skills and experiences needed in today’s competitive jobs market, including resilience and innovation to thrive in times of disruption”, said Adam Warby, Chairman JA Europe . “Junior Achievement calls for broad engagement of the business sector to create such opportunities for all young people in Europe,” added Salvatore Nigro CEO of JA Europe.
Meet all the winners of this year’s competition, including the European signature Awards by AT&T , Citi Foundation , Delta Air Lines , FedEx and ManpowerGroup as well as technology partner Avanade .
View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20200726005011/en/
Link:
Social Media:
About Business Wire
Subscribe to releases from Business Wire
Subscribe to all the latest releases from Business Wire by registering your e-mail address below. You can unsubscribe at any time.
Latest releases from Business Wire
TestMu AI Introduces DevTools Assertions in Kane CLI, Enabling Browser-Level Validation Through Natural Language16.6.2026 14:30:00 CEST | Press release
New capability allows developers and AI agents to validate network activity, console logs, browser storage, and performance metrics without writing custom scripts TestMu AI (formerly LambdaTest), the world's first Agentic AI-powered Quality Engineering platform, today announced DevTools Assertions for Kane CLI, enabling developers and AI agents to validate browser internals using natural language. Traditional browser automation focuses on what users can see: buttons, forms, text, and visual states. However, modern web applications depend heavily on browser activity that remains invisible to users, including network requests, API responses, console logs, cookies, local storage, and performance metrics. With DevTools Assertions, Kane CLI extends browser validation beyond the UI, allowing teams to verify these underlying signals using plain-English objectives. Developers can now write objectives such as: "Click Add to Cart and assert the request to /api/cart returned status 200." "Run the
Allegro DVT’s Pulsar Decoder IP Adds Support for AV2 Video Codec16.6.2026 14:30:00 CEST | Press release
Allegro DVT, the leader in Semiconductor Video IPs and Video Compliance Tools, announces the availability its real-time AV2 Decoder IP integrated into its Pulsar™ D400 Series Multi-Standard Decoding IP. This milestone is a follow-up to the company’s announcement in September 2026 that underscored its plans to develop solutions for the emerging AV2 ecosystem spanning both video compliance tools and semiconductor IPs. As global demand for high-quality streaming continues to accelerate, AV2 is emerging as the next major open, royalty-free video compression standard. Developed by the Alliance for Open Media (AOM), AV2 represents a generational leap in video coding, designed to address evolving streaming requirements and enable new media experiences. Building on the success of AV1, AV2 introduces capabilities that support advanced applications such as immersive content (AR/VR), multi-view and split-screen streaming, and improved screen content handling, while operating across a wider range
Sai Life Sciences Achieves EcoVadis Platinum Rating, Joining the Top 1% of Companies Assessed Worldwide16.6.2026 14:27:00 CEST | Press release
Sai Life Sciences Limited (BSE: 544306 | NSE: SAILIFE), one of India’s leading integrated contract research, development, and manufacturing organizations (CRDMOs) has secured the EcoVadis Platinum Rating 2026, placing it among the top 1% of companies assessed worldwide for sustainability performance. With an overall score of 87/100 and a 99th percentile ranking, Sai Life Sciences has achieved Platinum Medal in ‘Manufacture of Basic Pharmaceutical Products and Pharmaceutical Preparations’ category. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260616260047/en/ Sai Life Sciences achieves EcoVadis Platinum Rating, joining the top 1% of companies assessed worldwide Making the announcement, Krishna Kanumuri, CEO & Managing Director, Sai Life Sciences, said, “Sustainability is becoming one of the defining measures of excellence in our industry. The ability to innovate, grow and create impact must be matched by an equal commitment
Plaud Scales From $1M to $100M ARR Within Two Years, Bringing AI Beyond the Screen for Professionals16.6.2026 14:25:00 CEST | Press release
Among the fastest-known AI companies, Plaud stands out as a rare hardware-enabled AI company in a cohort dominated by software-only players. Plaud, the company building real-world AI interface for professionals, today announced it has scaled from $1M to $100M in ARR within two years, placing it among the fastest AI companies globally to reach the milestone. Plaud is the only hardware-enabled AI company in a cohort otherwise dominated by software-only players, and now serves more than 2 million professionals across 170+ countries. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260616945160/en/ The fastest AI growth stories have, until now, belonged almost entirely to software-native companies: AI coding tools, enterprise workflow agents, and other SaaS products scaling behind screens and keyboards. Plaud's growth represents a different model — recurring AI software scaled through a real-world physical interface, with devices
Rehlko Integrates WB Power Services into its UK and EMEA Platform, Expanding Lifecycle Capabilities for Mission-Critical Power16.6.2026 14:00:00 CEST | Press release
Rehlko, a global energy resilience leader delivering innovative solutions across industrial energy systems, powertrain technologies, and home energy applications, today announced that its UK business, formerly WB Power Services, has been fully brought onto the Rehlko platform, strengthening the company’s UK and Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) operating model and expanding its ability to deliver end-to-end lifecycle solutions for mission-critical power applications. The move aligns the former WB Power Services’ long-established UK capabilities – including engineering, installation, commissioning, and long-term service – with Rehlko’s broader platform. It represents an important step in scaling consistent, high-quality delivery across priority markets as demand accelerates in data centers and other mission-critical environments. Customers increasingly require partners that can deliver reliable, repeatable solutions across the full project lifecycle and over long operating horizons
In our pressroom you can read all our latest releases, find our press contacts, images, documents and other relevant information about us.
Visit our pressroom