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PE-DTC student David Beesley is a member of one of the ten finalist teams in the CleanTech Challenge business competition
David and his team, compromising two MBA students from The Said Business School Uni. Oxford, were one of ten finalists selected from over 150 entries in the annual CleanTech Challenge business competition. The competition helps students develop clean technology business ideas from emerging technologies. As participants they received guidance, feedback and mentorship from industry professionals throughout the competition. As one of the finalists they competed in the live "Boot Camp” hosted at the London Business School. they presented theirbusiness plan to bring affordable solar power to emerging markets to a panel of industry experts and were quizzed on the viability of their idea.
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Lisa O'Donnell
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