The three finalists of this year’s Creative Young Entrepreneurs Luxembourg (CYEL) competition were announced by the Jeune Chambre Économique du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg, following a rigorous review of all applications submitted by the jury; they are:

- Cyrille Gerhardt – Small Marketing

- Alexandra Kerckhof – Editions 9 / cupcakebabies.eu

- Alex Panican – Malinshopper.com

The finalists will be honoured at the gala evening to be held on 10 June at the “Scheiss” Cultural Centre on Val Sainte Croix. Mr. Gérard Lopez, Founder and CEO of Nekton Grop, Founder of Genii Capital and of Mangrove Capital Partners, will be on hand to present the winners with their prizes.

Participation at the awards evening will be by invite and registration only. Registration is now open via http://cyel.jci.lu.

Since the opening for applications in February, a slew of the most innovative entrepreneurs in Luxembourg submitted their projects and proposals for the contest.

A jury of experienced and renowned professionals from the Luxembourg economic and business world, carefully analysed the applications together came to a consensus on the most suitable candidates, independent of the sector they operate in, according to the criteria defined by the competition guidelines.

The jury was composed of:

- Ralf Lentz, BGL BNP Paribas

- Patrick Wies, Partner, KPMG Luxembourg

- Vincent Hieff, Head of Guichet Unique “Espace Entreprises”, Chamber of Commerce

- Jean-Michel Ludwig, Head of Department Start-up Creation & SME, Luxinnovation

- Charles Louis Machuron, Founder, Silicon Luxembourg