Courvoisier The Future 500

Courvoisier cognac, is working on a new and very exciting campaign called: “Courvoisier The Future 500”: an initiative to fast-track the careers of 500 emerging, ambitious and passionate individuals in the UK. The campaign is being run in partnership with The Observer newspaper. Check out the website www.courvoisierthefuture500.com which explains the campaign in detail



In a Nutshell:
There are 10 categories (sports and entertainment, science and innovation, media, Food, Drink, Business, public life, Travel and leisure, Fashion and retail, art and design)
Judges will select the top 50 people per category – 1 winner in each who will be part of the top 10

The judges were carefully selected and make up a selection of supremely qualified individuals within their field, these include: Ruby and Millie who are responsible for one of the most successful UK cosmetics brand to launch in the last 30 years, Matt Harmer the Founder and Managing Director of the rapidly expanding Ignite Group Ltd, Ian Pengelley opened ‘Gilgamesh' offering a unique Eastern gastronomic and entertainment experience that won Tatler’s ‘Most Original’ restaurant award for 2007.
The top 500 applicants will form an online network of contacts nurturing further success
The List will be published in The Observer and the online network created simultaneously in November 2007



10 winners also receive:
Prestige and personal PR from The Observer and other media partners
Personal mentoring from one of the judges
A trip to the COURVOISIER Chateau in Jarnac and other prizes

Applications for this are currently being accepted – if you feel that this is something that you could be part of – log onto the website or click here and fill in the application form.
Each applicant will be judged on entrepreneurial zeal, ambition and determination, hunger to succeed and the ability to achieve by doing things differently.

Good luck.