Details
Key Milestones
Registration Opens
Sep 28, 2022
Registration DDL
Nov 27, 2022
Finalist Boot Camp
Dec 16-17, 2022
Aug 1, 2022
Early Bird Registration Closes
Nov 15, 2022
Finalists' Announcement
Nov 27 - Dec 15, 2022
Final Competition
Program Events
- Open sign-up: exact dates TBC
- Masterclasses / lectures: key topics like introduction to the Chinese healthcare sector and introduction to cross-border partnerships to be defined
- Participants’ exchange forum, where international and Chinese teams can share and discuss ideas online
- Industry-related roadshows and forums: supported by our partners
- Finalist teams only: exact dates TBC
- McKinsey coaching session
- Team-specific mentoring session
- Zoom presentation skills session
How to Participate
STEP 1
Form a Team
All participants must be enrolled in full-time tertiary education (not restricted to MBAs) as of December 2022. The competition is open to local and global students.
STEP 2
Select a China-based Innovation
Teams can choose to either:
- Take an existing product, service or business model from a public or private entity operating in China to another country or regional context.
OR: - Create a new solution based on an existing product, offering or model from a public or private entity operating in China, and bringing it to another country or regional context.
STEP 3
Register and Submit
- Early registration end on Sep 27th
- Register your team and submit your BP at the latest by Nov 15th
Team Requirements
- Each team must be between 2-6 people. Only one person from each team need to register and pay the registration fee.
- Team members must be from the same educational institution.
- All team members must be enrolled in a full-time postgraduate programme (not limited to MBAs) as of December 2022.
- Teams must register via our registration link and submit the registration fee of USD 150 by 23:59, 15 November 2022 (GMT+8).
- Early submissions before 23:59, 27 September (GMT+8) can enjoy the Early Bird registration fee of USD 100.
Business Plan Requirement
- The BP submission must be original work.
- The submitted business plan can be in English OR Chinese. Both languages will be accepted.
- The BP submission must be no more than 10 pages (including cover page), with no more than 3 additional pages of appendix.
- The BP submission must be prepared and ordered according to the table (see “More Info” below). Failure to meet the structure and content requirements below will be penalized during the shortlist evaluation process.
- If selected as a finalist team, teams would be given two additional weeks to edit their BPs. The registration BP submission does not have to be your final presentation version (if selected as a finalist team).
More Info
Section | Suggested Questions to Answer | |
0 | Cover Page | Your cover page must include:
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1 | Executive summary |
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2 | Business idea |
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3 | Societal impact |
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4 | Market analysis |
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5 | Competition analysis |
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6 | Business model |
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7 | Stakeholder Mapping |
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8 | Financials projections |
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9 | Risks and mitigation |
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Shortlist Selection Criteria and Weight
Weight | 20% | 15% | 15% | 15% | 15% | 15% | 5% |
Category | Market Potential | Innovativeness | Business Model | Feasibility | Financials | Impact & ESG | Clarity/ Design |
Winner Rewards

- USD 10,000

- USD 5,000

- USD 3,000