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