Timeline

Applications open

24 July 2019

Applications close

02 October 2019

15 Finalists announced

13 November 2019

Project ends

13 July 2020

A £1.5m prize fund to unlock the power of open banking for UK consumers.

Team

Harry Atkinson

Harry Atkinson

Harry Atkinson

Digital Content and Entrant Manager

Harry is the Open Up Challenge's digital content and entrant manager co-ordinating outreach efforts to innovators. The challenge will accelerate a new generation of tools, using data u…

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Chris Gorst

Chris Gorst

Chris Gorst

Director, Challenges Works

At Challenges Works, Chris's experience spans the public, commercial and social impact sectors and interactions between the three.

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Lubaina Manji

Lubaina Manji

Lubaina Manji

Senior Programme Manager

At Nesta Challenges, Lubaina was passionate about open innovation and co-creation to create disruptive tech in financial and other regulated markets.

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Louisa Shanks

Louisa Shanks

Louisa Shanks

Investment Analyst, Arts & Culture Finance

Louisa worked across the investment process for the Arts & Culture Impact Fund, sourcing opportunities to due diligence, preparing investment proposals and managing portfolios.

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Seoana Sherry-Brennan

Seoana Sherry-Brennan

Seoana Sherry-Brennan

Digital Communications and Events Specialist, Challenge Works

Seoana works in the Challenge Works Communications team, working across our different prizes and programmes.

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