PEOPLE wins prestigious MBA Startup of the Year 2022 at the AMBA & BGA Excellence Awards
PEOPLE, a Greek team, associated with the MBA International of Athens University of Economics & Business has been elected MBA Start-up of the Year 2022 at the world-renowned Association of MBAs (AMBA) and Business Graduates Association (BGA) Excellence Awards 2022.
The AMBA & BGA Excellence Awards, which were held virtually on the 21st of January 2022, brought together leading lights from the global business education community to celebrate excellence and commend achievement among Business Schools, MBA students and graduates, suppliers and employers. The ceremony was attended by more than 352 Business School leaders, as well as category finalists, judges and members of the media.
“This is our largest-ever AMBA & BGA Excellence Awards featuring 10 categories, 59 finalists, and 42 judges. We have had a record number of entries, and the competition was stronger than ever. The entries who have made the final shortlist in each category should feel proud of their achievements…” Andrew Main Wilson, Chief Executive of the Association of MBAs and Business Graduates Association (AMBA & BGA).
The MBA Startup of the year Award encourages and promotes the value of startup business strategy and innovation, in the current competitive climate and showcases its importance in the global market.
PEOPLE won the Golden Award in the category Startup of the Year, for developing innovative technological solutions with a positive sustainable impact globally. This verdict is placing PEOPLE and the MBA International of Athens University of Economics and Business in the elite of the initiatives presented in the AMBA & BGA Excellence Awards for 2022. During the announcement, David Woods-Hale, Director of Marketing and Communications, AMBA & BGA, said that the “The jury was unanimous.”
“Among strong competition from AMBA accredited MBA Programs across the globe, the MBA International of AUEB, which combines the best of both academic and practical knowledge, was honoured through its graduate Mr. Sotirios Ptochos, with this prestigious excellence award. Besides awarding the innovative thinking and business acumen of Mr. Ptochos and the PEOPLE team, the award is a recognition of the consequent and strong integration of entrepreneurial skills, innovation, technology and sustainability in the curriculum of the MBA International, equipping its graduates with strong skills to thrive as managers, entrepreneurs, and business and organisational leaders.” Professor Eric Soderquist, Director, MBA International Program, Department of Management Science & Technology, School of Business, AUEB.
PEOPLE presents revolutionary solutions for the whole world, built from vision and down-to-earth concepts. At PEOPLE, it is strongly believed that the combination of People and Technology can create an enormous impact on Business and the Environment.
The team uses its area of expertise in lightweight technology, IoT and Advanced Analytics to move the world in the right direction, starting by tackling an industry that every person or legal entity is connected to. Everything that moves consumes energy. All the energy consumed has a cost, a cost for our planet and an economical cost. PEOPLE aims at optimizing global movements of goods by saving over 205 million trees; reducing more than 800 million tonnes of C02 emissions every year; saving over 250 billion litres of fossil fuel yearly; and be able to move hundreds million tonnes of cargo at no additional CO2 emissions or cost every year.
Move more cargo per unit
PEOPLE optimizes the whole structure of logistics units, making them stronger, durable, using less material and able to carry more cargo than conventional units.
Stop cutting trees
PEOPLE replaced the units’ wooden floor panels with 100% recyclable metallic floor panels, which are also up to 54% lighter.
“The most effective tree-related strategy for climate change is to stop cutting down so many of the trees we already have.” Bill Gates, in his book “How to avoid a climate disaster.”
Monitoring globally and in real-time
PEOPLE gives the tools to the stakeholders to outpace the standard process by providing immediate insights and facilitating pro-active decision making (e.g., identifying abnormal activities and patterns). The team gives the right information about the conditions of the cargo, at the right time to the right people via its breakthrough outstandingly user-friendly platform.
We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors; we borrow it from our children. The combination of People and Technology provides all the tools we need to give back a 100% sustainable and fully connected world. It’s simply a matter of having the will to deploy them.
Highly boosted and energized by the warm welcome and consideration from the industry players, we are determined to keep pushing the boundaries of what is possible today and to reset the standards of global freight transport. We strongly encourage anyone sharing the same values to get on board and contribute to moving faster. We are a team of passionate people, we give our best, we enjoy the journey.
We would like to thank the MBA International team of Athens University of Economics and Business; and the Association of MBAs (AMBA) and Business Graduates Association (BGA) team for being a significant milestone in our endeavour.’ Sotirios Ptochos, Co-founder of PEOPLE.
