Intel FutureGen is a leadership programme like no other. Designed and delivered by NSE and ESL, the programme aims to provide exceptional student leaders across the country with the industry access needed to kickstart their careers.
We want to say a huge thanks to everyone that applied. The programme was far more competitive than expected with almost 90 applications submitted. Each submission comprised a 500 word written application supported by a short video in which applicants spoke passionately about what they wanted to get out of the FutureGen programme.
Applications were reviewed over three days and whittled down to a shortlist of just 25. This shortlist was then put forward to a panel of seven industry judges representing different areas of the sector. The Intel FutureGen 2020 panel were:
Jon Tilbury
Managing Director, NSE
Heather Dower
Marketing Director, ESL
Scott Gillingham
Gaming and Esports Lead, Intel
Helena Watson
Senior Publishing Manager, Riot Games
Tom Donegan
Fundraising and Communications Lead, SpecialEffect
Yinsu Collins
Sports and Esports Journalist
Michael ‘Gregan’ Ellis
Team Manager, Team Vitality
After six hours of deliberation at NSE’s head office in Holborn, the judges selected the successful ten candidates. We caught up with them afterwards to find out what made the final selection special for them.
In no particular order, we're thrilled to announce that the inaugural Intel FutureGen cohort of ten are as follows:
Vanessa Kim Pearson
University of Hull, Chemical Engineering
Suki Harrison
University of Lincoln, Computer Science
Cheuk Lam Lam
Imperial College London, Aeronautical Engineering
Anisah Munim
University of Warwick, French and German
Jasper Bailey
University of St Andrews, Physics
William Rice
University of Exeter, Mechanical Engineering
Julia Cwerz
BPP University, Legal Practice
Aaron Koshy
University of Leeds, Medicine
Jack Fenton
University of Warwick, Language, Culture, and Communication
Tom Bagot
Swansea University, Materials Science & Engineering
The ten winners will be invited to attend three development events over the remainder of the academic year and we’re hugely excited to meet them. At every step in the journey, we’ll be sharing content across all of our channels to give those that didn’t make it the chance to benefit from the programme as well. Be sure to follow us on social on stay tuned.
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