2023 APEC YES Challenge is oriented in the following principles
WHAT TO DO
Develop solutions for community and economy problems.
Promote social entrepreneurship and provide benefits for stakeholders.
Promote Net-zero based on the following scopes (Please refer to the modules). Your solution should apply to at least one of them.
- Food Processing Waste
- Palm Oil Industry
- From Bio-waste to Renewable Energy for Community
WHO ARE YES CHALLENGERS
2023 APEC YES Challenge welcomes all undergraduate, graduate, and postgraduate students with mentors.
There are at least two students and one mentor for each team. However, limited to five students, and three mentors.
Teams from related APEC member economies are especially welcome to attend YES Challenge.
Teams may consist of interdisciplinary members.
REGISTRATION
Team leader registers for YES Challenge on behalf of his/her team for an account. Thus, there will only be one account for each team.
Team leader’s economy would be the economy that your team represents. The term "Economy" we used for the APEC event is to identify nationality because of the regulation of APEC: cannot use the term “nation” or “national” or “country.” So the "Economy" is a general word for your country represented.
Please use Gmail account to register for YES Challenge. Sign up for a Gmail account before your registration if you don't have one.
Every team will receive a link (from email by ACABT) to their own Google Drive to fill in, upload, or revise information for the team, such as Profile Excel, Concept Note (CN), etc, after their registration.
Team may fill in, upload, and revise their information, including CN, before the registration deadline, 11 Aug 2023.
Fill out a registration form online including an overview of your preliminary ideas based on the following points.
CONCEPT NOTE
Format link: Download
Teams may learn from and refer to the module course videos for CN preparation.
The key contexts of issues: The descriptions of problems and the business ecosystem.
Your strategy of issue solution: The stakeholders, resources, and strategic analyses.
Potential impact after execution: The promotion of social innovation and entrepreneurship.
Juries will review and score CNs based on the following items. Meanwhile, the part of item Q&A means juries will leave questions on your CN content and quality. Each team will have to answer the questions within three days (17-21 Aug 2023, please refer to the Important Dates).
SEMI-PITCH
Present your CN in the form of a video on the YouTube platform for less than 2 minutes, and share the YouTube link to Google Drive.
Juries will review and score Semi-pitches based on the following items:
FINAL PITCH
Present your Final-pitch slides (PPT, Prezi, or Keynote) with a short film of less than 2 minutes.
The organizer may cancel the qualification of any team at any time if they are found to get involved in counterfeiting, plagiarism, etc., and will be disqualified from all awards.
The published works will be selected and presented on the official websites.
Juries will review, score and rank Final pitches based on the following items:
2023 YES in Solo
2023 YES Final pitch will be a hybrid event. Teams will present the Final pitch physically or virtually.
- Physical venue: C Building Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences (Aula Gedung C FMIPA), Sebelas Maret University, Jl. Ir. Sutami No.36A, Jebres, Surakarta, 57126, Indonesia
- Virtual platform: TBC
The Final-pitch and award ceremony will be held on 24 November 2023.
