Participants and Qualifications
- Updated: May 30, 2022
The competition is open to those who have creative ideas and insights about the field of "Future City".
Individuals or teams that focus on the sectors of green and low-carbon development, cultural inclusivity, new consumption, and smart tech related to "Future City" are welcome, including:
1. Teams of leading young scholars and students who major in the related fields from across the globe. Cross-disciplinary cooperation is encouraged.
2. Top institutions or their departments and teams, especially research institutes or groups with insight into relevant topics or fields.
3. Innovative enterprises with core technologies or innovative models in the fields of green and low-carbon development, cultural inclusivity, new consumption, and smart tech.
4. Professionals in various fields related to the "Future City" theme.
Requirements
1. Match the theme
In line with the theme of "Future City", the project should focus on the AEZ's development demands for green and low-carbon development, cultural inclusivity and new consumption, and show its role as "China's New Gateway".
2. Creatively build influence
Participants should have the ambition to build influence and create innovative scenarios. They are also expected to land their projects in the AEZ.
3. Have robust innovation capabilities
To facilitate the organization of the event and the sorting of participant information, competitors are categorized into two groups during registration. But they will not be grouped during competition and evaluation, and the winner is decided through scoring.
Individuals/teams: those that are not officially registered as a company (e.g. individuals or teams formed by young students and scholars, cross-border cooperation teams formed by employees, and unregistered start-ups, etc.)
Enterprises: registered businesses (e.g. start-ups and innovation departments of established companies, etc.)
Interdisciplinary, inter-industrial and inter-regional teaming is encouraged.
Qualified participants should be able to improve or create new business models, markets and technologies.
