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Founded in 2008, INNOVATEChina is one of the largest and most influential business innovation competitions in the world. More than just a competition, it aims to establish a platform to connect innovative minds at global business schools with industry experts and venture capitalists in China.

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Participating Academic Institutions
duke
esade
fudan
hbs
hkust
insead
kellogg
ntu
nus
peking
lbs
sjtu2
standford
tsinghua
hku
wharton
duke
esade
fudan
hbs
hkust
insead
kellogg
ntu
nus
peking
lbs
sjtu2
standford
tsinghua
hku
wharton
Corporate Partners
boehringer
logitech
michelin
mastercard
ant group
lenovo
vivo
santander
oppo
jnj
dji
tencent
boehringer
logitech
michelin
mastercard
ant group
lenovo
vivo
santander
oppo
jnj
dji
tencent

Why INNOVATEChina?


Grand Prize

1st Prize
$10,000 USD
$4,000 (2nd Prize)
$2,500 (3rd Prize)

Michelin Discovery

Internship Opportunity
Networking Dinner

with Management Level

Michelin Innovation Park

exclusive discovery session

Mentorship &
Shanghai Immersion

Exclusive All-Star Mentors

Guidance and expert coaching for your business plan

Explore the City

With our dedicated travel support

INNOVATEChina 2025 Winner

PC Consulting (Peking University Guanghua × Cornell MBA). In 40 days, the team created a data-driven, implementable roadmap to help Michelin’s TyrePlus (ChiJia) build a sustainable innovation mechanism—strengthening “strong-chain” operations through better traffic management, NEV service innovation, and an upgraded digital customer experience

INNOVATEChina 2025 Winner Team

Voices of The People


JohnsonMichelin

Zhang, Johnson

Michelin Innovation Lab China Director

“Michelin is willing to collaborate with anyone who bears in mind the same conviction of sustainable mobility in the open innovation ecosystem.”

Pang Ying

Pang, Ying

2018 INNOVATEChina Winner
Partner @BCG, Singapore

“A business case competition isn’t the finish line — it’s the starting point for embedding innovative thinking into your career DNA.”

Prof.LingLing

Zhang, Lingling

Associate Professor
Associate Dean (MBA)
Director of MBA Programme

“INNOVATEChina empowers you to excel in the age of AI with the irreplaceable soft skills and life skills. Lead innovation and make an impact.”

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If you have any questions, please contact the Organizing Committee:

Mailing Address:
MBA Admissions Office CEIBS
699 Hongfeng Road Pudong
Shanghai 201206, PRC
WeChat ID: INNOVATEChina2026
Email: innovatechina@ceibs.edu

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