Tech4Good Competition and Awards Ceremony Timeline​

Nov 15
2022

Dec 11
2022

Dec 18
2022

Dec 22-30
2022

Jan 3
2023

Jan 5
2023

Jan 6
2023

Tech4Good Global Competition Applications Open

Eligible applicants to fill out the online application form: Submit a 2-minute pitch video​ Provide additional materials requested

Tech4Good Global Global Competition Applications Closed and Screening Process Begins

Panel of judges to evaluate all applications and shortlist top applicants to be a part of the Tech4Good Global Competition​ Applications past the deadline will not be accepted

Tech4Good Global Competition Finalists Announced

Top finalists will be announced to be a part of the Tech4Good Global Competition

Tech4Good Global Competition Online Coaching Sessions

10 one-hour online coaching sessions covering 5 topics will be offered to the top finalists to prepare them for the Global Competition Pitch Day

Tech4Good Global Competition Online Coaching Session – Presentation Practice​​

Top finalists to take part in online coaching and mentoring sessions to prepare for the Tech4Good Global Competition. During this session, teams will practice their pitch with a customized feedback session from coaches

Tech4Good Global Competition Day

Top finalists will pitch their final projects to a panel of internationally renowned judges

Tech4Good 2022 Winning Teams Announced

Winning teams of Tech4Good 2022 announced!

Tech4Good 2022 Winning Teams​

Gold Level

Team Ireland

Project RollOn: Making boarding public transport an easy, accessible and independent experience for ramp users.

Roll on is an automated ramp for wheelchair users (or those with accessibility required) to board trains, which is powered by Computer vision and IR sensors.

Carlos Okpe

DavidChima

Emma Urquhart

Heather Murphy

Jake-Farrell

Josiah Sumba

Kate Hughes

Paula Murphy

Serena Thalma

Silver Level

Team Algeria

Project FarmAI: The Age Of Empowering Agriculture With AI. A Step into a farm without diseases.

FarmAi is an Early detection system of rust disease using an AI model for wheat fields monitoring with drones, it's solving the problem of the big loss of wheat fields due to rust disease.

Abderrahmane Herizi

Ahlam Boumezrag

Mohamed Aimen Benkoua

Mohamed Riadh Ziane

Ouassim Hamdani

Rania Hedna

Yahia Zarai

Bronze Level

Team Italy

Project AlarmDeck: More lives, less stress, in just one check: choose AlarmDeck!

AlarmDeck is a system that tackles alarm fatigue in the intensive care units of Italian hospitals through the use of AI, IoT and Cloud Computing.

Emanuele Mori

Giulio Conca

Lara Cugno Parrotta

Luca Subitoni

Manuel Guatto

Marco Petix

Mariapia Tedesco

Matteo Rocco

People’s Choice Award

Team Algeria

Project FarmAI: The Age Of Empowering Agriculture With AI. A Step into a farm without diseases.

FarmAi is an Early detection system of rust disease using an AI model for wheat fields monitoring with drones, it's solving the problem of the big loss of wheat fields due to rust disease.

Tech4Good Award Levels​

First Place - Gold Level

Global Competition Prize Value: 20,000 USD, plus:

Trip to MWC 2023, Barcelona ✈

One on one 60-min consultation with Huawei Executive​​​ 💬

Catalyst Bootcamp Mentorship program ​​📝​

Winner certification​​ 🏆🥇

And More!

Second Place – Silver Level

Global Competition Prize Value: 15,000 USD, plus:

Professional career development coaching session from Huawei HR experts​​​ 👩👨

Catalyst Bootcamp Mentorship program​ ​​📝​

Winner Certification​​ 🏆🥇

And More!

Third Place – Bronze Level

Global Competition Prize Value: 10,000 USD, plus:

Professional career development coaching session from Huawei HR experts​​ 👩👨

Catalyst Bootcamp Mentorship program​ ​​📝 ​

Winner Certification​​ 🏆🥇

And More!

People's Choice Award

Voting will be open to all audience during livestream 🎥

Join us live and make your vote there! 👋
Join in for more!

Five Judging Criteria

Criteria
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Criteria
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Criteria
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Criteria
D

Criteria
E

Problem Identification

Does the team make a compelling case for the importance of the problem they are tackling? E.g. What is the market need or the size of the opportunity? ​ Does the team have a clear understanding of the actual problem that is backed by research? Does the team demonstrate a deep understanding of key stakeholders/users affected by the problem and their needs?

Solution / Product

Does the team have a solution with a unique value proposition that brings about meaningful social or environmental change if successful? ​ Is technology effectively and appropriately applied in this solution? In the solution walk-through/demo, has the team clearly explained the scenarios and assumptions of the project?​

Business Model & Feasibility ​

Does the team have an idea of how they would be able to generate revenue or fundraise for the project to ensure the financial sustainability of the project? ​ Is the business model that the team chose (for-profit, nonprofit, or social enterprise) appropriate to the project? Has the team considered any major risks that would affect the feasibility of the project? Are the conditions (i.e., regulatory, tax, political) favorable? ​

Creativity and Innovation​

Did the team challenge themselves to push creative boundaries beyond existing market solutions? ​ Did the team tie back insights or research gathered into their solution? Is the solution innovative in terms of its application of technology?​

Execution

People: Does the team possess or have the ability to obtain relevant skills, contacts, industry knowledge, and experience to execute this project? ​ Progress/Preparation for Launch: Does the team show motivation and commitment through making progress or preparations for launching? Execution plan: Does the team have a clear plan and measurable milestones for their next steps?​

Tech4Good Monthly Workshop

What is the Monthly Workshop Series

The Monthly Workshops are a series of 8 60-minute workshops designed to engage Tech4Good teams and talents beyond the innovation challenge and provide students with a real-life perspective from experts and practitioners. With the Tech4Good program teaching students how to build and pitch an idea, the Monthly Workshop Series focuses on what comes after, namely how to fully develop the idea, who to talk to, how to bring it to reality, and other satellite topics such as career path in social impact. Each workshop consists of 3 parts - speaker's presentation, moderated Q&A, and feedback on individual Tech4Good projects.

Course Timeline

June 28
2022

July 26
2022

Aug 30
2022

Sep 27
2022

Oct 25
2022

Nov 15
2022

Nov 29
2022

Dec 6
2022

Theme:​

AI Ethics and Trends

Course Content:​​

To understand the challenges around ethics and biases that come with machine learning, as well as leading thought paradigms to address these issues

Theme:​

Building Influence

Course Content:​​

To understand how one person can make a difference by building influence via networking, physical presentation, social media, and how a startup can effectively build and engage a community

Theme:​

Startup Landscape

Course Content:​​

To understand key players in the startup ecosystem, including trends, roles of regulators, funders, incubators, accelerators, venture capital, etc

Theme:​

ESG & Impact Career Paths

Course Content:​​

To understand the global trends in CSR, ESG reporting, and hence various career paths in ESG & Impact, whether as a startup, in govt, in NGO, in the corporate side, and what skills they need

Theme:​

Fundraising Basics

Course Content:​​

To understand the sources of information you need to inquire before engaging in fundrasing and get to know the entire fundraising process.

Theme:​

Prototyping and user feedback

Course Content:​​

To understand in greater depth different startup business models for impact and learn about different case studies

Theme:​

Business Idea to Execution

Course Content:​​

To understand how to hold a good user feedback session, how to analyze the research to build your product

Theme:​

Persuasive Storytelling

Course Content:​​

To understand how to communicate with various stakeholders, persuasive storytelling

Speaker List

Utkarsh Amitabh

Founder, and CEO of Network Capital

Peggy Poon

Head of Operations at EQT Foundation

Israel Goytom

Co-founder and CEO of Chapa

Aldrin Tee

Venture Builder & Chief Innovation & Impact Officer, Central Asia & SE Asia Business Centre

Ronald Wu

Head of ESG/Sustainability Research APAC at UBS

Steven White

School of Economics and Management, Tsinghua University

Angela Chen-Delantar

Co-founder and CEO of Eskwelabs

Rica br Amaral

Founder of positiveblockchain.io