{"id":12812,"date":"2022-10-20T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-10-20T03:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.prnasia.com\/story\/archive\/3908094_AE08094_0"},"modified":"2022-10-20T03:00:00","modified_gmt":"2022-10-20T03:00:00","slug":"the-11th-lee-kuan-yew-global-business-plan-competition-seeks-student-innovators-from-around-the-world-to-reimagine-a-deep-tech-enabled-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/transmediavictoria.net.au\/?p=12812","title":{"rendered":"The 11th Lee Kuan Yew Global Business Plan Competition Seeks Student Innovators from Around the World to Reimagine a Deep-Tech Enabled Future"},"content":{"rendered":"
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SINGAPORE<\/span><\/span>, Oct. 20, 2022<\/span><\/span> \/PRNewswire\/ — Singapore Management University’s (SMU<\/span>) Institute of Innovation and Entrepreneurship (IIE) today announced the opening of applications for its flagship event, the 11th edition of the Lee Kuan Yew Global Business Plan Competition (LKYGBPC).<\/p>\n

The competition, themed Innovations Without Boundaries – Reimagining a Smart, Sustainable, and Resilient Future, aims to bring together the brightest talents and entrepreneurial minds from universities globally to propose ideas and solutions that will address modern-day challenges to reimagine the future.<\/p>\n

The region’s largest of its kind, LKYGBPC focuses on deep-tech solutions from a variety of industries, including Human Health & Potential, Manufacturing, Trade & Connectivity, Media & Entertainment, Smart Nation & Digital Economy, Urban Solutions and Sustainability, among others.<\/p>\n

Participants can choose from two categories – 0 to 1<\/i>, which focuses on pre-revenue teams with disruptive technology or innovations, or 1 to Infinity, <\/i>which focuses on revenue-generating early-stage start-ups, up to Series A funding stages.<\/p>\n

Commenting on this edition of LKYGBPC, Hau Koh Foo<\/span>, Director of SMU IIE<\/b> said, “This competition aspires to provide a platform for Singapore<\/span> to collaborate with next-generation technopreneurs to tackle these challenges, and facilitate the adoption of these solutions so that Singapore<\/span> and Asia<\/span> can become a beacon of inspiration for digital, sustainable, and urban living.”<\/p>\n

In June 2023<\/span>, 50 revolutionary finalists (RVLT50) teams will be chosen, where two members per team will be eligible for a sponsored trip (airfare and lodging) to Singapore<\/span> to attend BLAZE, LKYGBPC Finals Week from September 11-15, 2023<\/span>. They will participate in activities emphasising on innovation, knowledge, mentoring, and networking.<\/p>\n

BLAZE will also feature the Grand Finalist teams who will present live pitches to a panel of judges for the Top Prize in Beta and Infinity Categories. Winning teams will be revealed on September 15, 2023<\/span>.<\/p>\n

S$2 million<\/span> worth of prizes are supported by the partners below:<\/p>\n