HOW IT WORKS

Building bridges between China and Portuguese-speaking countries

Through sustainability-orientated business
  • Students will participate in a 2-week online bootcamp to get insights into opportunities in China and Portuguese-speaking countries.
  • Students will create business plans that promote sustainability and cooperation between China and Portuguese-speaking countries.
  • Team members must be affiliated with a university in China or Portuguese-speaking countries.
  • Teams selected for the final event will receive further guidelines.

Prizes

  • 1st Prize: $10,000 MOP
  • 2nd Prize: $7,000 MOP
  • 3rd Prize: $5,000 MOP
  • Teams selected for the final event will receive further guidelines.

Timeline

  • Registration deadline: 30th September 2021
  • Boot camp (online): 4th to 15th October 2021
  • Pitch Deck submission deadline: 18th October 2021
  • Final pitching: 23rd October 2021
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9 Cities

from the Greater Bay Area

2 Special Administrative Regions

Macau and Hong Kong

8 Portuguese-Speaking Countries

Industry Speakers

Learn from industry leading speakers on sustainability

Opportunities

See the market outlook and opportunities available

Boot camp

2 week boot camp to fast track your business

Mentoring

Expert mentors guide you each process

Experience

Gain valuable experience and industry contacts

HOW IT WORKS

Building bridges between China and Portuguese-speaking countries

Through sustainability-orientated business
  • Students will participate in a 2-week online bootcamp to get insights into opportunities in China and Portuguese-speaking countries.
  • Students will create pitch deck that promote sustainability and cooperation between China and Portuguese-speaking countries.
  • Team members must be affiliated with a university in China or Portuguese-speaking countries.
  • Teams selected for the final event will receive further guidelines.

Prizes

  • 1st Prize: $10,000 MOP
  • 2nd Prize: $7,000 MOP
  • 3rd Prize: $5,000 MOP
  • Teams selected for the final event will receive further guidelines.

Timeline

  • Registration deadline: 30th September 2021
  • Boot camp (online): 4th to 15th October 2021
  • Pitch Deck submission deadline: 18th October 2021
  • Final pitching: 23rd October 2021
Download Toolkit

9 Cities

from the Greater Bay Area

2 Special Administrative Regions

Macau and Hong Kong

8 Portuguese-Speaking Countries

Industry Speakers

Learn from industry leading speakers on sustainability

Opportunities

See the market outlook and opportunities available

Boot camp

2 week boot camp to fast track your business

Mentoring

Expert mentors guide you each process

Experience

Gain valuable experience and industry contacts

AGENDA

928 Competition

The 928 competition is a two-week intensive program that will turn fresh ideas into high-potential business through a set of bootcamps.

Teams of young entrepreneurs will define, validate and develop a business model under the Lean Startup methodology.

The bootcamp program will be delivered online and provide a dynamic environment, networking opportunities, and intensive work-flow.

The bootcamp includes talks and mentoring sessions designed to support the different stages of your business idea.

928 Startup Challenge Agenda

2021
October 4

Day 1: Opening 7pm-9pm GMT+8

  • Startup Creation and mistakes to avoid
  • Sustainable Development Goals in Business
October 5

Day 2: Business Outlook 7pm-9pm GMT+8

  • Business environment in the Greater Bay Area
  • Business environment in Brazil
October 6

Day 3: Business Outlook 7pm-9pm GMT+8

  • Geopolitics and Economics of Portuguese speaking countries
  • Business environment in Guinea Bissau
  • Business environment in São Tomé e Principe
October 7

Day 4: Business Outlook 7pm-9pm GMT+8

  • Business environment in Cape Verde
  • Business environment in East Timor
  • Business environment in Angola
October 8

Day 5: Business Outlook 7pm-9pm GMT+8

  • Business environment in Mozambique
  • Business environment in Portugal
October 11

Day 6: Ideation & Business Model 7pm-9pm GMT+8

  • Lean canvas
  • Value proposition canvas
October 12

Day 7: Marketing & Growth 7pm-9pm GMT+8

  • Marketing Canvas
October 13

Day 8: Mentoring 7pm-9pm GMT+8

  • Pitch Deck
  • Selling your idea/product/company
October 14

Day 9: Free Mentoring schedule during the day

  • Mentoring with Mentors
October 15

Day 10: Free Mentoring schedule during the day

  • Mentoring with Mentors
October 23

Day 11: Final Pitching

  • In English at MIF

AGENDA

928 Competition

The 928 competition is a two-week intensive program that will turn fresh ideas into high-potential business through a set of bootcamps.

Teams of young entrepreneurs will define, validate and develop a business model under the Lean Startup methodology.

The bootcamp program will be delivered online and provide a dynamic environment, networking opportunities, and intensive work-flow.

The bootcamp includes talks and mentoring sessions designed to support the different stages of your business idea.

928 Startup Challenge Agenda

2021
October 4

Day 1: Opening 7pm-9pm GMT+8

  • Startup Creation and mistakes to avoid
  • Sustainable Development Goals in Business
October 5

Day 2: Business Outlook 7pm-9pm GMT+8

  • Business environment in the Greater Bay Area
  • Business environment in Brazil
October 6

Day 3: Business Outlook 7pm-9pm GMT+8

  • Geopolitics and Economics of Portuguese speaking countries
  • Business environment in Guinea Bissau
  • Business environment in São Tomé e Principe
October 7

Day 4: Business Outlook 7pm-9pm GMT+8

  • Business environment in Cape Verde
  • Business environment in East Timor
  • Business environment in Angola
October 8

Day 5: Business Outlook 7pm-9pm GMT+8

  • Business environment in Mozambique
  • Business environment in Portugal
October 11

Day 6: Ideation & Business Model 7pm-9pm GMT+8

  • Lean canvas
  • Value proposition canvas
October 12

Day 7: Marketing & Growth 7pm-9pm GMT+8

  • Marketing Canvas
October 13

Day 8: Mentoring 7pm-9pm GMT+8

  • Pitch Deck
  • Selling your idea/product/company
October 14

Day 9: Free Mentoring schedule during the day

  • Mentoring with Mentors
October 15

Day 10: Free Mentoring schedule during the day

  • Mentoring with Mentors
October 23

Day 11: Final Pitching

  • In English at MIF

ORGANIZATION

Organization Committee

José Alves

Dean of the Faculty of Business

City University of Macau

Marco Duarte Rizzolio

University Lecturer, City University

Entrepreneur and Start-up mentor

Li Li

Dean, College of Management

Shenzhen University

Gavin Chau

Associate Dean

Faculty Business, City University

Soumodip Sarkar

Vice-Rector for Innovation, Cooperation & Entrepreneurship

University of Évora

Prof. Wang Zhongmin

President

Silk Road Entrepreneurship Network

Judges

António Trindade

President and CEO

CESL Asia

Carlos Cid Alvares

CEO
BNU Macau

Eileen Stow

Director and Chief Executive

Lord Stow

Daniel Cheong

Vice President

Juventude International Travel

Celia Lao

CEO

Hong Kong and Macau AirAsia

Kevin Ho

Chairman

KNJ Investments

Arnaldo Ho

President of International Business Development

SJM Resorts

Rui Cunha

Founding Partner

C&C

Boot Camp Team

Francisco José Leandro

Assistant Dean

Institute for Reasearch on Portuguese Speaking Countries at City University of Macau

Farzad Sabetzadeh

Assistant Professor of

Knowledge and Innovation Management

Un I Wong

Special Counsel

MdME Lawyers

Vilson Martins

Innovation Researcher

Cesullab

Guilherme Raposo

Manager

Dezan Shira & Associates

Tiffany (C. H.) Leung

Assistant Professor

City University of Macau

Dong Bowen

Assistant Professor

City University of Macau

Haoyu Liu

Assistant Professor

City University of Macau

Pedro Guerios

Vice Rector

ENIAC

Caio Fanha

Coordinator International Office

CESUPA

Rodrigo Frogeri

Professor Information Technology

Grupo UNIS

Sammy Leung

Assistant Professor

City University of Macau

Jeong Hyun Lee

ICTD Research Fellow

United Nations University Institute in Macau

Alicja Pawluczuk

ICTD Research Fellow

United Nations University Institute in Macau

Paulo Monteiro

Amazon Experience professor

CESUPA

Sofhia Harbs

Head Entrepreneurship

FACENS

Fabricio Pelloso

Head Research Department

UNIS

Luiz Guedes

Vice Rector

UNIS

Pedro dos Santos

Professor

Business Management UNIS

Max Marques

Professor

Management ENIAC

Guilherme Vivaldi

Strategic Business Management

UNIS

Hao Ding

Associate Dean School of Business

Guangdong University of Foreign Studies

Sidney Yuen

CEO

HBC

ORGANIZATION

Organization Committee

José Alves

Dean of the Faculty of Business

City University of Macau

Marco Duarte Rizzolio

University Lecturer, City University

Entrepreneur and Start-up mentor

Li Li

Dean, College of Management

Shenzhen University

Gavin Chau

Associate Dean

Faculty Business, City University

Soumodip Sarkar

Vice-Rector for Innovation, Cooperation & Entrepreneurship

University of Évora

Prof. Wang Zhongmin

President

Silk Road Entrepreneurship Network

Judges

António Trindade

President and CEO

CESL Asia

Carlos Cid Alvares

CEO
BNU Macau

Eileen Stow

Director and Chief Executive

Lord Stow

Daniel Cheong

Vice President

Juventude International Travel

Celia Lao

CEO

Hong Kong and Macau AirAsia

Kevin Ho

Chairman

KNJ Investments

Arnaldo Ho

President of International Business Development

SJM Resorts

Rui Cunha

Founding Partner

C&C

Boot Camp Team

Francisco José Leandro

Assistant Dean

Institute for Reasearch on Portuguese Speaking Countries at City University of Macau

Farzad Sabetzadeh

Assistant Professor of

Knowledge and Innovation Management

Un I Wong

Special Counsel

MdME Lawyers

Vilson Martins

Innovation Researcher

Cesullab

Guilherme Raposo

Manager

Dezan Shira & Associates

Tiffany (C. H.) Leung

Assistant Professor

City University of Macau

Dong Bowen

Assistant Professor

City University of Macau

Haoyu Liu

Assistant Professor

City University of Macau

Pedro Guerios

Vice Rector

ENIAC

Caio Fanha

Coordinator International Office

CESUPA

Rodrigo Frogeri

Professor Information Technology

Grupo UNIS

Sammy Leung

Assistant Professor

City University of Macau

Jeong Hyun Lee

ICTD Research Fellow

United Nations University Institute in Macau

Alicja Pawluczuk

ICTD Research Fellow

United Nations University Institute in Macau

Paulo Monteiro

Amazon Experience professor

CESUPA

Sofhia Harbs

Head Entrepreneurship

FACENS

Fabricio Pelloso

Head Research Department

UNIS

Luiz Guedes

Vice Rector

UNIS

Pedro dos Santos

Professor

Business Management UNIS

Max Marques

Professor

Management ENIAC

Guilherme Vivaldi

Strategic Business Management

UNIS

Hao Ding

Associate Dean School of Business

Guangdong University of Foreign Studies

Sidney Yuen

CEO

HBC

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