2013 sees the 3rd hosting of the university of hong kong worldwide student competition

[chris macrae]

. Leading up to the semi-final and final rounds of the Global Student Challenge (GSC) at PolyU in June 2013, we will introduce a unique and exciting component: the “Best of the Best Elevator Pitch” Competition. This will be an excellent opportunity for all 60 GSC2013 shortlisted teams to make their innovative and cutting edge products/services known to all angel investors worldwide prior to all actual competition held in Hong Kong.  This component will not affect teams’ overall results but will be an additional opportunity for teams to win yet another award. What is an Elevator Pitch? It is a 60-second business description of what your business is about and why someone should work with you. It's called an "Elevator Pitch" because it describes the challenge: "How would you explain your business and make a sale if fate placed you in an elevator with your dream prospect and you only had the timespan of an elevator ride. This is often used by an entrepreneur pitching an idea to a venture capitalist or angel investor to receive funding". ...

.Definition of Sub-themes All teams must choose to work on their business proposals under one of the 4 sub-themes, with available options as follows: 1. Health & Wellness 2. Lifestyle 3. Environment & Sustainability 4. Corporate Social Responsibility/Social Enterprise..

some details  -judges

Ir Bart Ahsmann	Manager Valorisation, Faculty of Industrial   Design Engineering,   Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands
Professor Alan Barrell	Entrepreneur in Residence, Centre for   Entrepreneurial Learning, Judge Business School, University of     Cambridge, UK
Professor Jan Bell	Weintraub Professor of Accounting, Babson College, USA
Dr Robert Bong	Vice Chancellor, UCSI University, Malaysia
Professor Arthur A. Boni,   Ph.D.	John R. Thorne Distinguished Career   Professor of Entrepreneurship, Tepper School of Business, Carnegie Mellon     University, USA
Professor Stephen Caddick	Vice-Provost (Enterprise), UCL (University College London), UK
Professor Dr Dilek   Cetindamar	Faculty Member, Sabanci School of Management, Sabanci University, Turkey
Dr Annie Chan	Principal, CCC Ming Kei College, Hong Kong
Mr Ka Yun Chan	Founding Principal, Stewards MKMCF Ma Ko Pan Memorial College, Hong Kong
Ms Kuby Chan	Principal, Munsang College, Hong Kong
Ms Rachel Chan	Founder & Chief Catalyst, Innofoco, Hong Kong
Mr A. S. Cheng	Principal, Tsun Jin High School, Hong Kong
Dr Michael Chow	Founder, Cougars Group (Hong Kong) Limited, Hong Kong
Dr Ken Coates	Canada Research Chair in Regional   Innovation, Johnson-Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy, University of   Saskatchewan, Canada
Mr James Collison	In-house IP Attorney, Western Digital, Singapore
Dr Ben M Corpus Ph.D.	Vice President for Student Affairs &   Enrollment Management,   Dean of Students & Associate Professor, Baruch College,   City University of New York, USA
Mr Timothy Cottrell	Head of School, Iolani School, USA
Ms Lorna Jean Edmonds Ph.D.	Executive Advisor, Research Planning and   Development,   Office of the Vice President Research, University of     Ottawa, Canada
Mr Simon Faulkner	Principal, American School of Bangkok, Thailand
Ms Valerie Fox	Executive Director, Ryerson Digital Media   Zone, Ryerson University, Canada
Professor René Gendreau	Guest Professor. Department of Marketing,   HEC Montreal, Canada
Professor Neil T Gorman	Vice Chancellor, Nottingham Trent University, UK
Professor David Greenaway	Vice-Chancellor, University of     Nottingham, UK
Dr Feridum Hamdullahpur	President and Vice Chancellor, University of     Waterloo, Canada
Dr Kai Handel	President, Hochschule Konstanz University of Applied Sciences,   Germany
Dr Martin Henery	Enterprise Academic/Lecturer, Manchester Enterprise Centre,   Manchester Business School, University of     Manchester, UK
Professor Richard Leigh   Henry AM	Vice President and Deputy Vice Chancellor (Academic),   University of New South Wales, Australia
Professor Bernard Hon	Professor of Manufacturing Systems, School of Engineering,   University of Liverpool, UK
Professor Dominic Houlihan, OBE	Vice Principal - Internationalisation, University of     Aberdeen, UK
Professor Bikki Jaggi	Professor of Accounting, School of Business Newark-New Brunswick, Rutgers University, USA
Professor Dylan Jones-Evans	Director of Enterprise and Innovation, Pine   Pacific Group, UK
Professor Devang Khakhar	Director, Indian Institute of Technology –   IIT Bombay, India
Dr Cory Kidd	Chief Executive Officer and Founder,   Intuitive Automata Hong Kong Limited, Hong Kong
Mrs Sumant Kumar	Principal, Bluebells School International, India
Mr Ian Kwan	President, PSP Security Company Limited, Hong Kong
Mr Daniel Lai, BBS, JP	Government Chief Information Officer, The Hong Kong SAR Government, Hong Kong
Dr Alan Lam	Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer,   Sengital Limited, Hong Kong
Mr Yu Keung Lau	Former Board Member, Federation of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Alumni Association,   Hong Kong
Ir Dr Kelvin Leung	Chief Executive Officer, North Asia Pacific, DHL Global   Forwarding (Hong Kong) Limited, Hong Kong
Professor Guangxian Li	Executive Vice President, Sichuan University, P. R. China
Dr Mrs Vandana Lulla	Principal, Podar World College, India
Professor Raul Machado-Neto	Vice-President for International   Coorperation, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil
Mr Ville Majanen	Managing Director, Digi Electronics Limited,   Hong    Kong
Professor Caroline McMillen	Vice-Chancellor and President, The   University of Newcastle, Australia
Dr Malcolm McVicar	Vice-Chancellor and President, University of     Central Lancashire, UK
Professor Ross Milbourne	Vice-Chancellor and President, University of Technology, Sydney, Australia
Dr Ebrahim Mohammed Ahmed Janahi	President, University of     Bahrain, Bahrain
Professor Stanton Newman	Professor of Health Psychology, Dean of the School of Health Sciences, City University London, UK
Mr Chavapas Ongmahutmongkol	Adjunct Professor on Entrepreneurship,   Faculty of Commerce and Accountancy, Chulalongkorn University. Thailand
Professor Dato’ Omar Osman	Vice Chancellor, Universiti Sains Malaysia. Malaysia
Professor Ir Joniato Parung	Rector, University of Surabaya. Indonesia
Mr Philip Pau	Founder and Managing Director, Great Eastern   Company Limited,   Hong    Kong
Professor Jeffrey Peck	Vice Provost of Global Strategies, Dean of   the Weissman School of Arts and sciences, City University of New York, USA
Mr Otto Poon, BBS, OBE	Group Managing Director, Founder and   Chairman, Analogue Group of Companies, Hong Kong
Dr Malcolm Pritchard	Principal, The Independent Schools Foundation Academy, Hong Kong
Dr Hossein Rahnama	Research Director, Ryerson Digital Media   Zone, Ryerson University, Canada
Professor Scott Sheppard	Deputy Vice-Chancellor International &   Development, Office of the President, Queensland University of     Technology, Australia
Professor Dan A Simunic	CGA Chair in Accounting and Professor.   Sauder School of Business, University of     British Columbia, Canada
Professor Elmer Sterken	Rector, University of Groningen, The Netherlands
Professor Euiho Suh	Professor, Department of Industrial and   Management Engineering,   Pohang University of Science and Technology, Korea
Professor Dr Ir Herry Suhardiyanto	Rector, Bogor Agricultural University, Indonesia
Dr David Bohua Tann	Head of Department of Urban Engineering,   Faculty of Engineering, Sciences and the Built Environment, London South Bank     University, UK
Ms Vicki Thomson	Executive Director, Australian Technology   Network of Universities, Australia
Ir I Wayan Tjatra	Principal, Santa Laurensia School, Indonesia
Professor Daan van Eijk	Professor, Applied Ergonomics and Design, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands
Professor Raymond Vito	Special Assistant to Vice President for   Research and Vice President for Academic Affairs, Professor Emeritus of   Mechanical Engineering,   Georgia Institute of Technology, USA
Mr Shaun Williams	Principal, British     International School, Vietnam
Professor Michael John   Worton	Vice-Provost (International), UCL (University College London), UK
Professor Xiaobo Wu	Executive Dean of School of Management and Director of   National Institute for Innovation Management, Zhejiang University, P. R. China
Mr Chi Kong Yeung	Vice Chairman, Blue Box Holdings Limited, Hong Kong
Professor Philip Yeung	Executive Director, Clothing Industry   Training Authority, Hong Kong
Mr Chung-il Yun	Headmaster, Korean Minjok     Leadership Academy, Korea

 

Semi-Final Competition
Ir Bart Ahsmann	Valorisation Manager, Faculty of Industrial   Design Engineering , Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands
Professor Arthur A. Boni,   Ph.D.	John R. Thorne Distinguished Career   Professor of Entrepreneurship, Tepper School of Business, Carnegie Mellon     University, USA
Mr Eric Chan	Chief Financial Officer, Sunwah Kingsway   Group, Hong Kong
Mr Alex Kai Wing Chu	Principal, CCC Heep Woh College, Hong Kong
Dr Eric Kwok Keung Chu	Chairman, The PolyU DBA Alumni Association   Limited, Hong Kong
Mr Alan Chui	President, The PolyU MBA Alumni Association   Limited, Hong Kong
Dr Ben M Corpus Ph.D.	Vice President for Student Affairs &   Enrollment Management,   Dean of Students & Associate Professor, Baruch College,   City University of New York, USA
Mr Dirk Dalichau	Chief Operating Officer, Ovolo Group Limited
Dr Theodore S. Faunce	Headmaster, Chinese International School, Hong Kong
Mr Chester Hoang	Managing Director, Pine Pacific Group, Hong Kong
Mr George Hongchoy	Executive Director and Chief Executive   Officer, The Link Management Limited, Hong Kong
Professor Dominic Houlihan,   OBE	Vice Principal - Internationalisation, University of     Aberdeen, UK
Professor Bikki Jaggi	Professor of Accounting, School of Business Newark-New Brunswick, Rutgers University, USA
Dr Pok Man Kam	Chief Executive Officer, Financial Reporting   Council, Hong Kong
Mr Anthony Koo	President, AK Consulting
Mr Edward Kwan	Former Chief Executive Officer, HSBC Broking   Services (Asia) Limited, Hong Kong
Mr Kenneth Lam	Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Hong Kong
Mr Bernard Lau	Managing Director, Pak Hing Loong Company   Limited, Hong Kong
Dr Peter Lau	Chairman and Chief Executive, Giordano   International Limited, Hong Kong
Mr Paul Law	Chairman, Olympic Motor Group, Hong Kong
Dr Raymond Leung	Executive Vice President, TDK Corporation,   Hong Kong   Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, TDK China, Hong Kong,   President, SAE Magnetics (H.K.) Ltd, Hong Kong
Dr Humphrey Leung	Group Chief Executive Officer, Solomon   Systech Limited, Hong Kong
Mr Anton Liu	Deputy Chairman & President, China Life Insurance   (Overseas) Company Limited, Hong Kong
Professor Raul Machado-Neto	Vice-President for International   Coorperation, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil
Professor Stanton Newman	Professor of Health Psychology & Dean of   the School of Health Sciences, City University London, UK
Professor Jeffrey Peck	Vice Provost of Global Strategies, Dean of   the Weissman School of Arts and sciences, City University of New York, USA
Professor Dan A Simunic	CGA Chair in Accounting and Professor,   Sauder School of Business, University of     British Columbia, Canada
Professor Raymond Vito	Special Assistant to Vice President for   Research and Vice President for Academic Affairs, Professor Emeritus of   Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA
Mr Jim Wardell, FCA	Chairman, Wardell & Associates Limited, Hong Kong
Mr Patrick Kai Cheung Yeung	Executive Chairman, Asian Capital Holdings   Limited, Hong Kong

 

Final Competition
Professor Alan Barrell	Entrepreneur in Residence, Centre for   Entrepreneurial Learning,   Judge Business School, University of     Cambridge, UK
Mr Andrew Brandler	Chief Executive Officer, CLP Holdings   Limited, Hong Kong
Dr Anissa Chan	Principal, St. Paul's Co-educational   College, Hong Kong
Dr Raymond Chan	Chairman & CEO, Oregon Scientific Global   Distribution Ltd., Hong Kong
Mr Tze Ching Chan, BBS, JP	Senior Adviser, The Bank of East Asia,   Limited, Hong Kong
Dr Ken Coates	Canada Research Chair in Regional   Innovation, Johnson-Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy, University of   Saskatchewan, Canada
Professor Richard Leigh   Henry AM	Vice President and Deputy Vice Chancellor   (Academic),   University of New South Wales, Australia
Dr John Richard Kennard	Principal, St. Paul's College, Hong Kong
Mr Donald Y. S. Lam	Head of Corporate and Commercial Banking,   Hang Seng Bank Limited,   Hong    Kong
Mrs Stella Lau, JP	Headmistress, Diocesan Girls' School, Hong Kong
Mr Joseph Y.W. Pang, JP	Senior Advisor, The Bank of East Asia,   Limited, Hong Kong
Professor Daan van Eijk	Professor, Applied Ergonomics and Design, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands
Dr Kelvin Wong	Executive Director & Deputy Managing   Director, COSCO Pacific Limited, Hong Kong
Professor Michael John   Worton	Vice-Provost (International), UCL (University College London), UK

 

 

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At the Semi-Final: The team with the highest score out of all 30 shortlisted teams (per division) that enter under the same theme will be the respective theme award winner. All teams must ensure that their proposals satisfy below definitions or they will not be qualified to complete for such theme award.   1. Health & Wellness Health: a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity. Wellness: an active process of becoming aware of and making choices toward a more successful existence. 2. Lifestyle A way of life or style of living that reflects the attitudes and values of a person or group. 3. Environment & Sustainability Maintaining the factors and practices that contribute to the quality of environment on a long-term basis. 4. Corporate Social Responsibility / Social Enterprise Corporate Social Responsibility A concept whereby organizations take responsibility for their impact on society and the environment. Social Enterprise A business or service with primarily social objectives whose surpluses are principally reinvested for that purpose in the community, rather than being driven by the need to maximise profit for shareholders and owners.

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