The FIRST Global Challenge is an Olympics-style, international robotics competition that takes place in Geneva, Switzerland from Oct 13 – 16th 2022
by Suman Gupta
Mumbai, October 03, 2022: ICICI Lombard, the leading general insurance company in the country is hosting a team of kids who will represent India in a global event called First Global Challenge, in their office on Monday – 3rd October, 2022 at 3:30 PM. FGC is an Olympics-style international robotics competition for high school students with the intention to bring together youth from diverse backgrounds, cultures, and experiences and inspire and motivate them to become the leaders and innovators of the future. FGC has teams from over 170 countries to build and program a robot to compete. The kids being hosted by ICICI Lombard are robotics enthusiasts supported by Mumbai-based NGOs Salaam Bombay and Avsara. Fundraising for the event was initiated by Meenal Majumder, Founder – The Innovation Story, which is an edtech start-up for young students.
Through hard work, determination and passion, the selected team were the finalist in the Pune regional chapter of the FTC competition. Following a stringent selection process, the team has been chosen by STEM Education Trust (a non-profit authorised by FIRST, USA) to represent India at the First Global Challenge (FGC) 2022, Switzerland. They come from financially disadvantaged backgrounds, and ICICI Lombard has supported them with monetary push required to attend the global event happening in Geneva, Switzerland, from October 13th – October 16th, 2022. The kids will showcase the robots at ICICI Lombard’s office and meet and greet the company’s management and employees. In an effort to foster understanding and cooperation among the youth of the world as they use their abilities to solve the world’s problems. The kids have mastered various skills during this period of time and with ICICI Lombard’s support, this experience will provide a plethora of possibilities, opportunities and life goals for these students.
About ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company Ltd: ICICI Lombard is one of the leading general insurance companies and the leading motor insurer in the country. The Company offers a comprehensive and well-diversified range of products through multiple distribution channels, including motor, health, crop, fire, personal accident, marine, engineering, and liability insurance. With a legacy of over 20 years, ICICI Lombard is committed to customer centricity with its brand philosophy of ‘Nibhaaye Vaade’. The company has issued over 29.3 million policies, settled 2.3 million claims and has a Gross Written Premium (GWP) of ₹185.62 billion for the year ended March 31, 2022. ICICI Lombard has 283 branches and 11,085 employees as on March 31, 2022.
ICICI Lombard has been a pioneer in the industry and migrated its entire core systems 100% to cloud. With a strong focus on being digital led and agile, it has launched a plethora of tech-driven innovations, including Face Scan and Cal Scan on its signature insurance and wellness App – IL TakeCare, with over 2.4 million downloads. The company has won several laurels including the ‘Emerging Company of the Year’ at ET Corporate Excellence Awards, ‘Best General Insurance Company’ at Annual Best & Emerging Insurance Company Awards, ‘ACEF Asian Leadership’ for ‘Combatting COVID 19’ initiatives, Guinness World Record for its CSR initiatives and many more. The awards are a testament to the trust reposed in the Company by its customers, partners, and other stakeholders. For more details log on to http://www.icicilombard.com
