MIT-CHIEF "Pitch to China" Raises Total Prizes to $18K

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Aug 25, 2011, 12:18:30 PM8/25/11
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MIT-CHIEF Business Plan Contest

                Reminder: First Round Deadline is 9/12/2011

MIT-CHIEF (MIT-China Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum) presents to you the MIT-CHIEF "Pitch to China" Business Plan Contest, which strives to connect new technologies and business models with investment funding and experience from both China as well as overseas. We are dedicated to facilitating overseas entrepreneurs with resources in China and helping them both enter the Chinese market as well as bring about positive change for both China and the world as a whole.

 

6 teams will enter the final competiton for a total of $18,000 in cash prize, no string attached! 

 

First prize (1 team): $10,000

Second prize (2 teams): $2,500 each

Third prize (3 teams): $1,000 each

 

Contestants will also be able to:

  • Have an opportunity to present business ideas, and receive feedback from experienced entrepreneurs and investors from both China and abroad
  • Exchange ideas with invited guests of MIT-CHIEF, including researchers, well-known entrepreneurs, and policy-makers.
  • Have an opportunity to receive critiques and advice from investors, successful entrepreneurs, professors, and lawyers.
  • Promote business plans to the mass media and potential customers.
  • Attend lectures at MIT-CHIEF given by well-known MIT scholars, seasoned entrepreneurs, and lawyers.
  • Present your business idea at a poster exhibition at the MIT-CHIEF conference.
  • Gain access to entrepreneurial resources from our partners to accelerate your business.
  • Meet face to face with representatives from industrial parks and high-tech zones in China.

 

Confirmed judges (ordered by confirmation date)

Xiaoping XU               Founder, Zhen Fund

Xiaojun LI                  Partner, IDG Capital Partners

Sanford SELMAN      Founder and Managing Director, Asian West LLC

Wei GAO                  Founder, US Group Discount and Axcel Photonics;
                                 Mentor, MIT Venture Mentor Service

Zhongli ZHENG         Owner, WinBos Chemical Materials Co., LTD

Madge MEYER         Executive Vice President, Chief Innovation Officer and
                                 Technology Fellow, State Street Corporation

Hai LIU                      Executive, GSR Ventures

Wei ZHANG               Associate Professor, Tsinghua University School of Economics
                                 and Management

Ting XIA                    General Manager, China Xingyue Group

 

For more bios please visit >>Judges

 

How to enroll

You will need to submit an executive summary that answers key business questions to enroll in the contest. (Please visit our website for detailed requirements)

 

Agenda (US Eastern Time)

 

Sep 12, 2011 23:00     Deadline for Project executive summary submission

Sep 26, 2011 21:00     Announcement of Semi-finalists

Oct 1-2, 2011              Course: Entrepreneurship Fundamentals

                                    Lecture: Entrepreneurship in the Technology Sector and Law

Oct 16, 2011 23:00     Deadline for business plan

Nov 4, 2011  21:00      Announcement of Finalists

Nov 19, 2011               Private Meeting and Dinner with Investors

Nov 20, 2011               Finale

 

Submit your plan and Pitch to China >>

 

For more information, please go to >> http://mitchief.org/contest

 

Please contact us if you have any questions.

Contacts: Xin ZHAO     (857-756-6001)  zhao...@mitchief.org

                 Wener LV    (857-928-5137)  lv.w...@mitchief.org

                 Danyang WU  (617-435-5767) wu.da...@mitchief.org
 








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