Preliminary Round

In the preliminary round, teams of up to three members will work on questions presented by sponsors. Each team will submit a three page executive summary. Top six to eight teams will be invited to attend the final round held in Shanghai. It is planned to be held in Apr. 2010.

Grand Final

In the final round, the finalist teams will work on a challenge presented by the INNOVATEChina partner. Each team will give a live 15-minute presentation followed by a 5-minute question and answer session. It is planned to be held in Jun. 2010.

Prizes

The top entry for the final round will be awarded the grand prize, presented by the INNOVATEChina partner.

The Participants

This competition is open to full-time MBA students at business schools with focus on the top international and Chinese MBA programs. Possible examples include:

International Schools

University of Pennsylvania: Wharton Business School, London Business School, Columbia Business School, Stanford University GSB, Harvard Business School, INSEAD, MIT: Sloan Business School, IESE Business School of Spain, University of Chicago GSB, University of Cambridge: Judge Business School.

Chinese Schools

China Europe International Business School (CEIBS), Peking University, Tsinghua University, Fudan University, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business