Hack4Growth Season 2
Start local Rise regional Grow global

Under the patronage of State Committee For Overseas Vietnamese,
Ministry of Foreign Affairs

COUNTDOWN TO REGISTRATION DEADLINE

October 31, 2022

-770

DAYS

-21

HOURS

-33

MINUTES

Background

Hack4Growth leverages the success of the two previous seasons under the theme of INNOVERSE - a borderless and limitless metaverse that powers innovation across different regions, sectors and groups of stakeholders.

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Framework

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Local Challenges

Consolidate the challenges from most provinces in Vietnam

rise

Global Mentors Network

Mentoring and training programs backed by a network of more than 10,000 experts from over 20 countries

grow

Emerging technologies

Looking for technological solutions to solve problems & improve our life quality.

DIFFERENTIATORS

Community power

We create a platform for the community to get matched with potential team members, engage with the contest and also to vote for their favorite projects.

ATTRACTIVE PRIZES

AVSE Global is a non-profit organization and AVSE Corporation is our social enterprise representative.​ We commit to use our resources to support the participating teams and boost community-driven projects.​ We also offer special prizes from our partners such as cash prizes, Amazon Web Services credits, dinner dates with influencers, etc. to inspire and nurture innovative concepts and prominent founding teams.​

SUPPORT POLICY POST-CONTEST

We are a trusted partner to all participants and Hack4Growth teams during and after the contest. On top of mentoring and training, we also provide networking and matching opportunities between outstanding teams and potential investors as well as partners. ​

STAKEHOLDERS

Hack4Growth and AVSE Global are willing to leverage our global network of 10,000 world-class scientists and exports across 20 countries to support the contest participants and stakeholders.​

VISION AND CONCEPT

We are keen to support ideas and solutions towards the country's sustainable development and innovation.​​

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OUR MENTORS & ADVISORS

Eligibility & Registration Methods

Eligibility

Participants must be at least 15 years old and have parents or guardians' approval for participating in the contest; each team must have at least one member who aged 18+ and has Vietnamese nationality/origin.

Registration Methods

Participants can register as a group of 3-5 members

Should participants have not been in any team yet or have an insufficient number of members, they can find and group with other contestants using the V-Space platform supported by the Organizers.

Registration Procedure

Participants need to submit application form to introduce their projects.

Project proposal includes problem statement, solutions/ products, summary of outstanding points, and business plan for the next 2 years

If participants have not been part of a team yet, or the team has insufficient member, they can register their personal information and project ideas on Hack4Growth’s website. Participants can upload their personal information on the V-Space platform to find teammates or to be grouped with other contestants, and later the registration information will be automatically completed once participants have enough members for their teams; or participants can find teammates by themselves (not via V-Space) and only need to complete all the information requested by the Organizers within the first round of the competition, as stated in item 5)

To register for V-Space, participants need to access https://vspace.global, create profile, and submit their profile and CV via V-Space portal.

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BENEFITS

Networking dinner with top 15 CEOs and thought leaders

Premium account to innovation platform of 1K+ users over 20 countries

World - class training and mentoring

Attractive prizes with total amount at 30,000 USD+

Other attractive extra prizes

TIMELINE

1

06 - 09/2022

Kick off
  • Kick-off on social media
  • Recruit partners and sponsors
2

10 - 11/2022

Pre-screening
3

11 - 12/2022

Training & Mentoring
  • Training & Matching with mentors & mentoring
  • Top 10 are shortlisted for intensive training round
4

12/2022

Finale & Award
  • Teams submit business plan
  • Pitching & Award ceremony (online or offline)
  • Support and matching with partners, post-competition media outreach​

ORGANIZER

AVSE Global (Association of Vietnamese Scientists and Experts) is a Paris-headquartered organization of Vietnamese scientists and experts with a global reach, pioneering in strategic advisory, top executive education programs, and science and policy forums, bringing innovative solutions for the sustainable development of Vietnam, through connecting collective intellectual strengths of Vietnamese talented experts and intellectuals worldwide with strong aspirations to contribute to the country’s progress. Our network engages 2,000 experts and 10,000 collaborators across 20 countries.​

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Experts

300+

Strategic project members

2000+

Training programs

10,000+

Core members

Visit www.avseglobal.org to learn more about us

Sponsors

AWS

Partners

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