2021 Global Youth Entrepreneurship

Competition (GYEC) at Silicon Valley

US Division (Virtual)

ABOUT ORGANIZER

Who Are We?

Global Youth Entrepreneurship (GYE) Zone is an educational

organization based in Silicon Valley, US. Through the authentic

learning approach, GYE Zone aims to prepare high school students

for college success and career preparation through extracurricular

activities that instill in them an entrepreneurial mindset, 21st-century

skills, and the grit for breaking barriers and embracing lifelong

learning.

Our GYE Zone is led by scholars, entrepreneurs, and top executives

from Ivy League institutions and Silicon Valley organizations. We are

committed to working toward a better future where our youths can

make changes with their creativity, innovations, and compassion by

providing the following online and onsite entrepreneurship programs:

Global Youth Entrepreneurship Association Membership; Global

Youth Entrepreneurship Competition @ Silicon Valley; Global Youth

Entrepreneurship Summer Camp.

We Offer:

➢ GYE Summer Camp

➢ Offered every semester; Online/On-site; Complete

Individualized Entrepreneurship Project.

➢ Global Youth Entrepreneurship Competition

➢ Offered from March to October annually

➢ GYE Associate Membership

➢ Monthly virtual workshops, 1 on 1 individualized mentor

guidance, and networking with all GYE members, top

working professionals and elite scholars from the GYE

global communities.

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 authentic entrepreneurial journey.

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

and classes on Entrepreneurship Mindset, Design Thinking, Marketing &

Finance, and Leadership for SDGs as well as individualized coaching

sessions.

TOP Academic Resources from Top Universities

Academic resources from UPenn (Graduate School of Education, Wharton Business School, and School of engineering) and UCSB provide GYEC with full solid academic foundation. Participants will learn about entrepreneurship and innovative practice courses taught by professional instructors from UPenn & UCSB and well prepare for the competition.

Breaking Boundaries and Cross-

Cultural Learning

Through the most authoritative and prestigious

entrepreneurship program, participants will have direct

dialogues with Silicon Valley elites and Ivy League

professors. The winning team in the US finals will be

invited to compete with other winning teams in the

global finals where they can meet outstanding young

entrepreneurs from all over the world!

Mentoring by Elite Executives from

Silicon Valley Companies

Participants will independently complete sustainable

development projects and complete the final pitch under

the guidance of executive mentors from Silicon Valley.

Participants will discuss the various problems

encountered in the project and product designing

process with their mentors and learn the most feasible

practical experience.

True Journey of Independent R&D

and Product Design

Participants will start from the UN 17 Sustainable

Development Goals and discover the various problems

that exist in the real world. They will work together in

forming of a team, integrating their strengths, and finally

identifying an effective solution; then, transforming the

solution into a feasible and sustainable entrepreneurial

innovation project.

OUR ADVANTAGES

2021 GYEC

YOUR TAKEAWAYS

2021 GYEC

Youth Entrepreneur Mindset

During the competition, participants will directly learn

from business leaders and academic elites. Through

direct face-to-face learning, participants will instill in

entrepreneurial mindset, equip with powerful 21st

century skills, and become decisive, responsible,

confident, humble, and optimistic.

Theory and Practice

Completing the Entrepreneur Mindset Course and participating in the personal guidance of Silicon Valley and Ivy League instructors, the participant will finally create a feasible business plan and a final pitch to contribute to the UN 17 Sustainable Development Goals. Through the experience of combining theory and practice, participant will realize self-knowledge and surpass themselves!

Official Certificate and Entrepreneurship Scholarship

After completing the competition, the participants will receive authoritative Certificates of participation and Awards provided by GYEC Committee. The winning teams will receive an entrepreneurial scholarship of up to 10,000 US dollars provided by the GYEC Committee!

Transferrable College Credits

During the competition, participants will participate in

UCSB Entrepreneur Pre-college Program. After

complete the program, participants will receive 2

transferrable college credits on entrepreneurship,

official transcript and recommendation letters from

UCSB.

OUR COURSES

2021 GYEC

Module 1: Entrepreneurial Mindset

Class 1: United Nations 17 Sustainable Development Goals

Class 2: Entrepreneurial Mindset

Class 3: Entrepreneurial Mindset - An entrepreneurial perspective

Class 4: Management of Entrepreneur

Module 2: Opportunity and Design Thinking

Class 1: Understanding Opportunity

Class 2: Understanding Customers

Class 3: Value Proposition

Class 4: Design Thinking

zModule 3: Understanding Markets and Sustainability

Class 1: Understanding Markets

Class 2: Understanding Industries

Class 3: Competitive Sustainability

Class 4: Economic Sustainability

Module 4: Entrepreneurial Motivation and Teams

Class 1: Personal Aspiration

Class 2 : Risk Propensity

Class 3 : Creating Teams

Class 4 : Team Roles

Module 5: Pre-launch and Business Model

Class 1 : Feasibility Study

Class 2 : Feasibility Study Part 2

Class 3 : Creating a Business Model

Class 4：Money Matters All

Module 6: Public Speaking and Pitch Skills

Class 1：Public Speaking and Pitch

Class 2：Courage and Conscientiousness

Class 3：Long-term Goals and Endurance

Class 4：Excellence versus Perfection

• Our classes will be provided by scholars and executives from UPenn, Silicon Valley companies, and UCSB.

• The GYEC Workshop Series are included in the Final Round Registration Fee. The UCSB program is not included, and participants

need to apply for the program.

• Participants who enter the Final Round can apply for the UCSB program without submitting standardized tests (such as

SAT/ACT, TOEFL, IELTS etc.)

• After complete the GYEC Workshop Series and UCSB Program, participants will receive TWO transferrable college credits,

authorized certificates, official transcript from UCSB, and recommendation letters from UCSB professors/GYEC Committee.

PAST COMPETITIONS

2021 GYEC

7

20+

30+

60+

10000+

100+

Participants and Mentors came from 7

countries.

More than 20 mentors assisted

participants with their learning and

project design process.

Participants came from more than

30 high schools all over the world.

Provided more than 60 hours of

entrepreneur mindset courses and

mentoring services.

More than 100 participants competed

and learned from each other.

Provided more than 10,000 US dollars in

scholarships to help contestants realize their

entrepreneurial dreams.

COMPETITION POSTS

2021 GYECSource：Patch News

Parch News is a well-known local news platform in the United States. This platform posts some current news and events about the local area.

After the 2020 GYEC, this platform released a story website about the winning team of the 2020 GYE Awards "H.E.L.P.I.N.G The Homeless Backpack" 。

Source：Truffld

Truffld is an innovative American social media platform that often shares some interesting entrepreneur stories and events.

This platform interviewed Sylvia, the founder of the Global Youth Entrepreneurship Competition, and discussed with Sylvia about the importance of entrepreneurial education for young students.

Source：Chestnut Hill Local News

Chestnut Hill Local News is a news platform in the Chestnut Hill area of the United States.

This platform interviewed the winners of the 2020 GYEC Most Popular Team Award and discussed how the winners discovered and solved problems.

Source：

Philadelphia Inquirer

The Philadelphia Inquirer is a well-known news platform in Pennsylvania.

After the 2020 GYEC competition, this platform continues to track the winning team of the 2020 GYE Awards, and share the story of the team with everyone, hoping to get more help from the society!

HOW TO COMPETE

2021 GYEC

• Form a group of 2-4 people and

clarify the topic ；

• Submit a 60-second video or 8-

page PPT explaining the specific

problem the team wants to solve,

that is, the Reading Deck.

Preliminary

Round

• The 2021 GYE Competition

Semifinalists will be recognized in

an announcement post on GYE

official website.

Semi-Finalist

Announcement

• Register from July 1st to 15th

• Participate in the GYE Youth

Entrepreneur Mindset Summer

Program and improve projects；

• Submit an 8-minute video or 8-

page PPT Presentation Deck.

• Attend the Final Round on Jul. 31.

Final

Round

• The winning teams from the U.S.

will be invited to participate in the

global finals for the global

championship.

Global

Final

March 1 - June 14, 2021 June 27 – 30, 2021 July 1 – 31, 2021 October 16 - 17, 2021

Because of the academic challenges and requirement of this competitive global competition, we recommend students from 9th to 12th grade to apply!!

*Learn more about 2021 GYEC Schedule and how to apply please visit the competition website：www.gyezone.org

JURY TEAM (Partial)

2021 GYEC

Dr. Sarah B. Steinberg

•Former Executive Vice Provost, Johns Hopkins

University

•Founder and CEO of Frogstone Strategies

•Adjunct Faculty member, UPenn Education

Entrepreneurship Program

•UPenn Ph.D. in Higher Education Management

Richard Metcalfe

•Sr. Director of Innovation and Business Unit leader in

Silicon Valley

•More than 23 years of experience in Product Management,

Innovation Management, Planning and Strategy, and

Marketing

•University of Salford BEng (joint honors) in

Electroacoustic Engineering

Joe Cao

•Strong track records of successful product deliveries in

cybersecurity and cloud service engineering

•Extensive experiences working in startup environment

and bringing company from onset to IPO

•Georgia Institute of Technology (Ph.D. in Computer

Science)

•Tsinghua University (B.E. in Computer Science)

Harvey Koeppel

•Director, Instructor & Mentor, UPenn Education

Entrepreneurship Capstone

•Founder and President of Pictographics, Inc.,

•Advisory Boards Members for Fortune 500 Companies

•Featured guest lecturer at prominent colleges and

universities

FACULTY ADVISORS (Partial)

2021 GYEC

Liza Herzog

•Director of Academic Research and Assessment at Drexel

University's Charles D. Close School of Entrepreneurship

•UPenn GSE Education Entrepreneurship Program Instructor

•UPenn Ph.D. in Higher Education/Higher Education Administration

•Juris Doctor from Temple University–James E. Beasley School of

Law

Roger Osorio

•A learning strategist, executive coach, and speaker

•Focused on the neuroscience and psychology of learning, peak

performance, and expertise development

•Executive coach and program leader at IBM

•M.S. in Psychology

Barbara "Bobbi" Kurshan

•Senior Innovation Advisor, UPenn GSE

•Expert in Entrepreneurship, Open Educational Resources

(OER), Innovation ecosystems in education, and Education

technology

•Virginia Tech University Ed.D. in Curriculum and Instruction

•Virginia Tech University M.S. in Computer Science

Jenny Zapf

•Faculty Director, UPenn Certificate in Global Education Innovation

•UPenn Education Entrepreneurship Program Director

•Expert in Evaluation for Innovation, Adaptive Rapid-Cycle Research

Design, Non-Profit Management

•University of Virginia Ph.D. in Educational Evaluation and Research

•Stanford University M.S.Ed. in Educational Administration and Policy

Lu Wang

•Member of Flow Pharma's Computer Science team developing AI

deep learning model for vaccine design

•Inventor of more than 30 patents

•Algorithm designer and electrochemist for the Medtronic's

continuous glucose sensing systems at Medtronic Diabetes

•MS in Computer Science and PhD in Physiology and Neurobiology

Sylvia He

•UPenn M.S. Ed in Education Entrepreneurship

•Founder of GYE Zone and GYESV Competition

•Co-founder of IC International Schools

•Former National Teaching Director of Woodpecker Education

•Lead Instructor & VIP Manager at New Oriental Education

Riley Jones

•Forbes 30 Under 30 Social Entrepreneur and Change Maker

•Co-founder and CEO of BLOC

•President of Black Alumni Council of Columbia University

•Doctor of Law at New York University School of Law

•UPenn M.S. Ed in Education Entrepreneurship

Izer Martinez

•Founder of Dyslequity

•Co-founder of Venture Beyond Comfort

•Gates Millennium Scholarship

•Top 25 Most Impressive High School Graduates in 2013

•UPenn M.S. Ed in Education Entrepreneurship

Gabriela Fish

•Founder of e²labs

•Influential educator in leading professional development

•Stanford University, Design Thinking Certification

•George Mason University, K-12 Teaching Certification

•UPenn M.S. Ed in Education Entrepreneurship

Miyuki Nakagawa

•Education Director of Nakagawa Musical Instrument

Corporation Japan

•UPenn M.S.Ed in Education Entrepreneurship Summer 2021

•UPenn GSE Project Based Learning Certificate Program

Summer 2021

•Okayama University B.A. in English Language and Literature

Jessica (Lily) Alvarez

•Executive Founding Director of Scholas Occurrentes USA

•UPenn M.S. Ed in Education Entrepreneurship

•Harvard University, Leadership, Organizing and Action

Certificate and Research (Marshall Ganz)

Emily Carlson

•Founder of Maysville Academy

•Focus on EdTech and interdisciplinary STEM-focused software

•UPenn M.S. Ed in Education Entrepreneurship

MENTORS (Partial)

2021 GYEC

Certificate of Participation

Scholarship: USD $5000

2021 GYE Award (Global)

Scholarship: USD $750

First Prize

Semi-Finalist Award

PRIZE AND AWARDS

Second Prize

Third Prize

Most Innovative Award

Universities’ Choice

Scholarship: USD $500

Scholarship: USD $ 300Most Impactful Award

Most Popular Award

Certificate of ParticipationCertificate of

Course Completion

Best Team Player Best Presenter

Companies’ Choice

Scholarship: USD $1000

Grand Prize

Grand GYE Scholarships and Certificates

GYE Trophies and Certificates

Authoritative Certificates

Final Round

Preliminary

Round

HOW TO REGISTER

2021 GYEC

How to Register?Competition Registration Fee

Preliminary Round Registration Fee：USD $100/participantIncludes: 2021 GYEC Orientation

GYEC Authorized Platform

GYEC Learning Materials

GYEC Certificates

Final Round Registration Fee :

USD $200/participantIncludes: GYEC Workshop Series

Mentoring Services with GYEC Mentors

GYEC Authorized Platform

GYEC Learning Materials

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.

• Recommendation letters from UCSB/GYEC Committee.

Contact Us

Email: competition@gyezone.org

Phone: +1 718-664-8915

WeChat: Yimimi_zhang

We, together, make the world

a better place!

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2021 GYEC

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