172 participants in total, 99 business projects enrolled in the first phase, 14 selected for the second, the path of the XX edition of Nuove Idee Nuove Imprese is about to end with the announcement of the winners. The final event will be held on Friday 10 December at 4.30 pm at the Teatro degli Atti in Rimini, kindly granted by the Municipality of Rimini. The award ceremony will be preceded by a talk show, taught by Diego De Simone, which will feature two authoritative voices from the local business landscape, those of Giampaolo Cimatti and Francesco Amati, who will testify their experiences by offering inspirational contributions to all participants on the theme of open innovation. Cimatti, Head of Engineering & Innovation of Tozzi Green, with over 10 years of experience in the renewable energy sector is responsible for the design, strategy and implementation of technological solutions to support the business. Amati, General Manager of the Asa Group, held various roles in the quality, operations and research and development areas before becoming General Manager. Afterwards, the 14 finalist projects will illustrate their business idea in a few minutes to convince the jury. WHO ARE THE 14 FINALIST PROJECTS To compete for the final prize of 20 thousand euros, as well as a series of benefits to be won, are 14 teams that propose their own innovative business ideas in different sectors. BathBact is aimed at the world of scientific research and development, Blockvision, Coroboo and Wyblo offer IT services, Develop-Players offers health and social assistance services, Easypack Machines offers solutions for the manufacturing industries, Morelli Tech operates in the field of electronics, NonStudio and ZonWizard yes while agriculture for software production, Titan Funghi is aimed at the sector and fishing, Your passion planet, our dream at that of textiles and clothing, ChainPeers, Iconars and O’Clock is for other types of services. HOW TO PARTICIPATE Participation in the event, organized in collaboration with Fattor Comune, is free but you must register at this link: https://www.eventbrite.it/e/biglietti-business-plan-competition-2021-la- final-219834921167. Access to the theater, according to the new anti-Covid regulations in force since 6 December, is allowed only in the presence of a super green pass. MEMBERS AND PARTNERS The New Ideas New Businesses competition was created thanks to the economic, technical-scientific, logistic and organizational support of the Members: Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Rimini, Chamber of Commerce of Romagna Forlì-Cesena and Rimini, SUMS Società Unione Mutuo Soccorso of the Republic of San Marino, Confindustria Romagna, Uni.Rimini SpA – Consortium Society for the University of Rimini, Economic Development Agency – Chamber of Commerce of the Republic of San Marino, National Association of Industry of San Marino, University of the Republic di San Marino, San Marino Innovation. The charity initiative of the economic contribution of Crédit Agricole Italia, Deloitte & Touche SpA, RivieraBanca and Studio Skema, which also provides didactic and technical-scientific support.