Asia Pacific Kid Entrepreneur Championship (APKEC) 2021

Attention Parents/Schools/Enrichment Centers/Corporates

This is for students between the age of 8-14 yrs. Get them to participate in First Ever Asia Pacific Kid Entrepreneurship Championship (APKEC).

This is an online event scheduled for November 27 & 28, 2021

Registrations are closed now
Thank you for your interest. Entries for APKEC 2021 have closed
Participants can upload their submissions on or before November 21st, 2021 (23:59 pm SGT)

Registration Closed

This platform will give them a chance to learn the ropes of Entrepreneurship and present their ideas to the judges.
A brilliant opportunity for kids to experience entrepreneurship early on and get the confidence to create solutions while meeting children from across the world.
3 hour extensive workshop to be held before the event.
Learning resources will be provided to kids. Mentoring and full support will be provided.

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Here’s an opportunity for kids to develop innovative ideas and projects and create positive impact in the community.

Corporate Teams, Independent Teams, School Teams, Enrichment Centre Teams with 2-4 kids can participate.

Please note you can have multiple teams representing any educational institute. Each team can have no less than 2 students and no more than 4 students.

Overview | Rules

Judging Criteria

All submissions will be judged by an experts’ jury according to the following criteria:

Understanding & defining of the problem– How well does the team understand & define the problem
Solution– Uniqueness of the solution presented and the ability to address the problem The use of valid and accurate information presented in a visually pleasing and understandable manner (how clear is your message? is your submission based on evidence-based messages? is your submission appropriate for the target audience?)
Presentation – Clarity in presenting the solution, the aesthetic use of design elements to convey the message
Overall impact of the idea – the overall impact evoked by the submissions

Winner Category

Best Product/Service Solution
Best Technology Idea
Best Eco-Friendly/Sustainable Idea
Best Pitch Presentation & Business Plan
Kid Entrepreneur of The Year

Eligibility

This competition is open to students in the age group of 8–14 yr-old and residing in Asia Pacific (age as of June 30, 2021)
Submissions should be in English; for videos, the language should be English or there should be English subtitles.
Only one submission per team is permitted.
All entries must be received by 7 November 2021 (23:59 SGT)
All submissions for the final event must be received by November 20, 2021 (23:59 SGT)

Schedule

Date	Time	Venue
November 12	4.00 pm - 5.00 pm IST 6.30 pm - 7.30 pm SGT	WORKSHOP-DAY 1
November 13	10.00 am - 12.30 pm IST 12.30 pm - 3.00 pm SGT	WORKSHOP-DAY 2
November 14	10.00 am - 12.30 pm IST 12.30pm - 3.00 pm SGT	WORKSHOP-DAY 3
November 27	9.00 am - 11.45am IST 11.30 am - 2.15 pm SGT	PITCHING DAY 9:00 am - 9:15 am Opening Ceremony 9:15 am - 11:15 am Pitching 11:15 am - 11:45 am Young Entrepreneur Talks 11:45 am - 12:00 noon - Winner Declaration