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: [email protected]
Phone: +1 718-664-8915
WeChat: Yimimi_zhang
We, together, make the world
a better place!
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