Resilient HK Challenge

Deadline: 15 May 2020 (Closed)

Location: Hong Kong

Resilient HK Challenge is calling for application now.

About the Competition

Resilient HK Challenge, launched by the Agorize, is an initiative that brings together a coalition of innovators and corporates working together to help Hong Kong adapt, overcome and grow beyond its challenges as a resilient city. The Challenge is calling for innovative ideas and solutions from all backgrounds to help Hong Kong stay strong as a resilient city in times of crisis and emergency.

Students can participate as an individual or as part of a team. Teams may have a maximum of 5 members. To complete the application, you will need to submit a 10-slide deck describing the issue you are tackling (based on 3 key pillars of a resilient city including health & wellbeing, infrastructure & environment, and economy & society in Hong Kong), idea for solution, plan for implementation and its relevancy to Hong Kong.

All submissions will be reviewed by the Agorize HK team during the Online Voting in May 2020 and top 30 teams will be selected. External jury panel from the supporting organisations will then select top 10 teams to enter the Mentoring Phase and Grand Finale, which will be held online due to COVID-19 pandemic.

Top 10 teams will be announced on June 1. After the mentorship, teams are required to submit an enhanced proposal based on the feedback from the mentors. Top 10 teams will pitch their proposal to the jury panel on The Grand Finale on June 24.

Promotional video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ckumfWQ8ZJo

Judging Criteria

Innovation: Is the solution innovative and original that can improve Hong Kong’s resiliency?

Relevancy: Identify the problem clearly that is relevant to the situation of Hong Kong.

Feasibility: The scalability and sustainability of the implementation.

Clarity: Articulation of the solution and the potential impact it will have on society.

Awards and Benefits

Awards include opportunities such as entrepreneurship courses, admission to incubation programs, apprenticeships and expert industry mentorship to turn ideas into realisable solutions.

Timeline
May 15, 2020 Application Deadline
May 18 – 29, 2020 Online Voting
June 1, 2020 Announcement of Top 10
June 1 – 21, 2020 Mentoring
June 24, 2020 Grand Finale - Pitching

How to join

Sign up HERE as individual participant or as a team of 2 – 5 members
Submit a 10-slidepresentation of the project produced using the template available for download from the Challenge website (in PPT or PDF format)by May 15, 2020 (Friday) (23:59, GMT+8)

Please refer to the Challenge website at https://bit.ly/ResilientHK_HKUBusiness for more competition information, list of mentors & judges, FAQs and rules. Interested students should submit an application by May 15, 2020 (Friday).

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Disclaimer:The data collected through the online application is solely administered by the organizer. The Faculty shall not be held liable in the case that disputes, loss or any other situations arise.