Structure and Plan

• Call for application and Source young entrepreneurs and talents (Nov 2021-Jan 2022): working with trusted partners to source and select top talents and entrepreneurs with established enterprises and desire to create change. A call to select entrepreneurs will be launched globally. Top candidates will be selected from developing countries, and preference will be given to Asia and the Pacific region, gender balance will also be maintained in the cohort.
• Training and boot camps for the entrepreneurs (March 2022 – 1 Day): all the selected youth will undergo training on entrepreneurship, innovation, business model, proposal development, marketing with a focus on how to scale up to achieve SDGs.
• Co-creation and collaboration (March 2022 – 1 Day): the candidates will be placed in groups of ten, to collaborate, do group exercises and ignite new discussions and unlock new perspectives. They will be provided with a knowledge-sharing platform, and an alumni network a broader community of global talent is developed.
• Hackathon and Entrepreneurship Shark-style Competition (March 2022 – 1 Day): entrepreneurs will have the opportunity to present their initiatives to expert panels. Their presentations and initiatives will be evaluated and those selected (5-10) will qualify for the “Match-making and Scaling-up of Youth-led Good Practices Competition”. Selected winners may qualify for participation in-person competition in Bangkok in September 2022.
• The final competition and awarding ceremony (September 2022) final winners will be provided seed funding– to mobilize private sector partners/foundations interested in SDG work to provide seed funding.