6 JAN - 17 FEB
Student Registration Online
12 JAN - 9 FEB
Briefing at universities in HK
23 FEB
Opening Ceremony
25 FEB
Workshop 1: "What do you need to be the next"
4 MAR
Deadline for Submission of Executive Summary (1000 words)
19 MAR
Announcement of 51 qualified teams for Round 2 Local Competition
24 MAR
Workshop 2: "Inside the mind of a successful entrepreneur"
31 MAR
Workshop 3: "Business Plans that sell"
10 APR - 30 APR
Round 2 (Semi-Final Round): Submission of Business Plan (no more than 5 pages) with one minute visual presentation
7 MAY - 13 JUL
Voting on one minute visual presentation by general public
14 MAY
Announcement of 10 qualified finalist teams for Round 3 Local Competition
21 MAY - 29 JUN
Round 3 (Final Round): Final submission Full Business Plan with maximum 30 pages
24 MAY
Networking Event: Building it in Hong Kong, Speaker : Mr. Douglas Young, Founder of G.O.D.
2 JUN
10 finalist teams of Local Competition meet with assigned mentors
9 JUN
Workshop 4: "It's how you say it"
14 JUL
Hong Kong Final: Presentation by 10 qualified finalist teams
19 JUL
HK Local Competition Awards Presentation Ceremony
6 AUG
Regional Final: Presentation by the champion teams from HK and overseas areas and awards presentation at HSBC Main Building
YDC Entrepreneurs' Challenge 2011