2021 Global Youth Entrepreneurship Competition (GYEC) at Silicon Valley US Division
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2021 Global Youth Entrepreneurship Competition (GYEC) at Silicon Valley US Division
ABOUT GYEC
Who Are We?
Global Youth Entrepreneurship Competition @ Silicon Valley welcomes
teenagers from around the world. This is the space where your learning
passion thrives and your ideas blossom.
Bring your initiatives to us and we will help you cultivate them through
interactive workshops and individualized coaching. Throughout the
competition, you will have the opportunity to work alongside talented peers
to take on problem-solving challenges, learn valuable insights from
successful entrepreneurs, and explore the entrepreneurial cultures through
the Silicon Valley visit.
Our goal is for you to have a better understanding of your core values,
strengths, and areas of improvements, so that you can excel wherever you
go. Throughout the competition, candidates will have access to workshops
on Entrepreneurship Mindset, Design Thinking, Marketing & Finance, and
Leadership for SDGs as well as individualized coaching sessions.
ABOUT ORGANIZER
Who Are We? We Offer:
GYE Summer Camp
Global Youth Entrepreneurship (GYE) Zone is an educational
organization based in Silicon Valley, US. Through the authentic Offered every semester; Online/On-site; Complete
learning approach, GYE Zone aims to prepare high school students individualized Entrepreneurship Project.
for college success and career preparation through extracurricular
activities that instill in them an entrepreneurial mindset, 21st-century Global Youth Entrepreneurship Competition
skills, and the grit for breaking barriers and embracing lifelong
learning. Offered from March to October
GYE Associate Membership
Our GYE Zone is led by scholars, entrepreneurs, and top executives
from Ivy League institutions and Silicon Valley organizations. We are Monthly virtual workshops, 1 on 1 individualized mentor
committed to working toward a better future where our youths can
guidance, and networking with all GYE members, top
make changes with their creativity, innovations, and compassion by
providing the following online and onsite entrepreneurship programs: working professionals and elite scholars from the GYE
Global Youth Entrepreneurship Association Membership; Global global communities
Youth Entrepreneurship Competition @ Silicon Valley; Global Youth
Entrepreneurship Summer Camp.
OUR ADVANTAGES
2021 GYEC
TOP Academic Resources from Full Guidance from the Elite Mentor
UPenn University Team of Silicon Valley
Three Colleges from UPenn (College of Education, Participants will independently complete sustainable
Wharton Business School, and School of engineering) development projects and complete the final pitch under
provide GYEC with full academic support. Participants
will learn entrepreneurial and innovative thinking courses the guidance of professional mentors from Silicon
taught by professional instructors from UPenn and help Valley. Participants will discuss the various problems
them prepare for the competition. encountered in the project and product design process
with the Silicon Valley elites and learn the most feasible
practical experience.
Breaking Boundaries and Cross- True Journey of Independent R&D
Cultural Discussions and Product Design
Through the most authoritative and prestigious Participants will start from the UN 17 Sustainable
entrepreneurship program, participants will have direct Development Goals and discover the various problems
dialogues with Silicon Valley elites and Ivy League that exist in the real world. They will work together in the
professors. The winning team in the US finals will be form of a team, use their respective strengths, and finally
invited to compete with other winning teams in the find an effective solution; then, transform the solution into
global finals where they can meet outstanding young a feasible and sustainable entrepreneurial innovation
entrepreneurs from all over the world! project.
YOUR ACHIEVEMENTS
2021 GYEC
Youth Entrepreneur Mindset Meet Our Professional Team
During the competition, participants will directly learn During the competition, participants will get to know
from business leaders and academic elites. Through a team of professional mentors from the University
direct face-to-face learning them, participants will of Pennsylvania and Silicon Valley, and even make
friends with outstanding peers! The participants will
gain entrepreneurial thinking skills: decisiveness,
also can get a recommendation letter from the mentor.
responsibility, self-confidence, humility, and optimism.
Theory and Practice Official Certificate and
Completing the Entrepreneur Mindset Course and Entrepreneurship Scholarship
participating in the personal guidance of Silicon
Valley and Ivy League instructors, the participant will After completing the competition, the participants will
finally create a feasible business plan and a final pitch receive authoritative certificates of participation
to contribute to the UN 17 Sustainable Development provided by UPenn, Silicon Valley and GYEC
Goals. Through the experience of combining theory Committee. The winning teams will receive an
and practice, participant will realize self-knowledge entrepreneurial scholarship of up to 10,000 US dollars
and surpass themselves! provided by the GYEC Committee!
PAST COMPETITIONS
2021 GYEC
7 40+
Provided more than 40 hours of
Participants and Mentors came from 7
entrepreneur mindset courses and
countries.
mentoring services.
20+ 100+
More than 20 mentors assisted More than 100 participants competed
participants with their learning and and learned from each other.
project design process.
30+ 10000+
Participants came from more than Provided more than 10,000 US dollars in
30 high schools all over the world. scholarships to help contestants realize their
entrepreneurial dreams.
COMPETITION POSTS
Source：Patch News 2021 GYEC
Parch News is a well-known
local news platform in the United
States. This platform posts some Source：Chestnut Hill
current news and events about Local News
the local area.
After the 2020 GYEC, this Chestnut Hill Local News is a
platform released a story website news platform in the Chestnut
about the winning team of the Hill area of the United States.
2020 GYE Awards
"H.E.L.P.I.N.G The Homeless This platform interviewed the
Backpack" 。 winners of the 2020 GYEC
Most Popular Team Award and
discussed how the winners
discovered and solved problems.
Source：Truffld
Truffld is an innovative
American social media platform Source：
that often shares some
interesting entrepreneur stories Philadelphia Inquirer
and events.
The Philadelphia Inquirer is a well-
This platform interviewed known news platform in
Sylvia, the founder of the Global Pennsylvania.
Youth Entrepreneurship
Competition, and discussed the After the 2020 GYEC competition,
importance of Sylvia for the this platform continues to track the
innovative thinking of youth winning team of the 2020 GYE
entrepreneurship. Awards, and share the story of the
team with everyone, hoping to get
more help from the society!
HOW TO COMPETE
2021 GYEC
Preliminary Semi-Finalist Final Global
Round Announcement Round Final
March 1 - June 14, 2021 June 27 – 30, 2021 July 1 – 31, 2021 October 16 - 17, 2021
• Participate in the GYE Youth
• Form a group of 2-4 people and • The 2021 GYE Competition • The winning teams from China and
Entrepreneur Mindset Program
clarify the topic ； Semifinalists will be recognized in the U.S. will be invited to participate
and improve projects；
• Submit a 60-second video or 8- an announcement post on GYE in the global finals to determine the
• Submit an 8-minute video or 8-
page PPT explaining the specific official website. global championship.
page PPT Presentation Deck.
problem the team wants to solve,
• Attend the Final Round on Jul. 31.
that is, the Reading Deck.
*Learn more about 2021 GYEC Schedule please visit the competition website：www.gyezone.org
JURY TEAM
2021 GYEC
Harvey Koeppel Dr. Sarah B. Steinberg
• Director, Instructor & Mentor, UPenn Education • Former Executive Vice Provost, Johns Hopkins
Entrepreneurship Capstone University
• Founder and President of Pictographics, Inc., • Founder and CEO of Frogstone Strategies
• Advisory Boards Members for Fortune 500 Companies • Adjunct Faculty member, UPenn Education
• Featured guest lecturer at prominent colleges and Entrepreneurship Program
universities • UPenn Ph.D. in Higher Education Management
Richard Metcalfe Joe Cao
• Sr. Director of Innovation and Business Unit leader in • Strong track records of successful product deliveries in
Silicon Valley cybersecurity and cloud service engineering
• More than 23 years of experience in Product Management, • Extensive experiences working in startup environment
Innovation Management, Planning and Strategy, and and bringing company from onset to IPO
Marketing • Georgia Institute of Technology (Ph.D. in Computer
• University of Salford BEng (joint honors) in Science)
Electroacoustic Engineering • Tsinghua University (B.E. in Computer Science)
OUR MENTORS
2021 GYEC
Liza Herzog Roger Osorio
•Director of Academic Research and Assessment at Drexel •A learning strategist, executive coach, and speaker
University's Charles D. Close School of Entrepreneurship •Focused on the neuroscience and psychology of
•UPenn GSE MS in Education Entrepreneurship Program Instructor learning, peak performance, and expertise development
•UPenn Ph.D. in Higher Education/Higher Education Administration •Executive coach and program leader at IBM
•Juris Doctor from Temple University James E. Beasley School of Law •M.S. in Psychology
Riley Jones Izer Martinez
•Founder of Dyslequity
•Forbes 30 Under 30 Social Entrepreneur and Change Maker
•Co-founder of Venture Beyond Comfort
•Co-founder and CEO of BLOC
•Gates Millennium Scholarship
•President of Black Alumni Council of Columbia University
•Top 25 Most Impressive High School Graduates in 2013
•Doctor of Law at New York University School of Law
•UPenn M.S. Ed in Education Entrepreneurship
•UPenn M.S. Ed in Education Entrepreneurship
Gabriela Fish Sylvia He
•Founder of e² labs •UPenn M.S. Ed in Education Entrepreneurship
•Influential educator in leading professional development •Founder of GYE Zone and GYESV Competition
•Stanford University, Design Thinking Certification •Co-founder of IC International Schools
•George Mason University, K-12 Teaching Certification •Former National Teaching Director of Woodpecker
•UPenn M.S. Ed in Education Entrepreneurship Education
•Lead Instructor & VIP Manager at New Oriental EducationAchieve GYE Scholarships and Authorized Certificates
PRIZE AND AWARDS Achieve GYE Trophies and Authorized Certificates
Achieve Authorized Certificates
Preliminary Certificate of Participation Semi-Finalist Award
Round
2021 GYE Award Grand Prize
Scholarship: USD $5000 Scholarship: USD $1000
First Prize Second Prize
Scholarship: USD $750 Scholarship: USD $500
Third Prize
Scholarship: USD $ 300
Most Influential Award
Final Round
Most Poplar Award Most Creative Award
Companies’ Choice Universities’ Choice
Best Team Player Best Presenter
Certificate of
Certificate of Participation
Course CompletionWe, together, make the world HOW TO REGISTER
a better place! 2021 GYEC
Competition Registration Fee How to Register? Contact Us
Preliminary Round Registration Fee：
USD $100/participant
Includes: 2021 GYEC Orientation
GYEC Authorized Platform
GYEC Authorized Certificates
Email: competition@gyezone.org
Final Round Registration Fee :
USD $200/participant Phone: +1 718-664-8915
Includes: GYEC Workshop Series
Mentoring Services with GYEC Mentors
GYEC Authorized Platform WeChat: Yimimi_zhang
GYEC Scholarship and Authorized Certificates
GYE Entrepreneur Mindset Program :
USD $2000/participant (Optional)
Includes:
• 15 hours of live classes provided by UCSB professors.
• Participants who complete this program will achieve TWO
college credits, official transcripts from UCSB, and an
official certificate from UCSB.
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