The competition was co-organized by the VNU University of Economics and Business - Vietnam National University (UEB - VNU) and the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom (FNF). Strategic partners also participated in the competition: BestB Ecosystem, iBosses Vietnam and the sponsorship of SeaBank. VCCI is a content sponsor; Investment Newspaper, Business Forum Newspaper as information sponsors of this contest.
Attending the semi-final round were Assoc.Prof.Dr. Nguyen Anh Thu - Vice Rector of the UEB, Dr. Pham Hung Tien, Acting Director of FNF Vietnam, the judges and 12 excellent teams.
12 teams compete in 2 branches, each branch has 6 teams and 8 teams will be selected to attend the final round, 4 from each branch.
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Speaking at the semi-final, Dr. Pham Hung Tien said: "The competition has gone through 3 rounds and found the 12 best teams to compete in the semi-finals today. Through the competition, the ideas are gradually realized, the output has been formed with high practicality. The semi-final will select 8 out of 12 teams to participate in the finale based on the performance of the teams today."
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Assoc.Prof.Dr. Nguyen Anh Thu affirmed that after 3 rounds, the quality of the teams is quite uniform and it is not based on luck that they are here.
The judges of the semi-final round included Mr. Pham Anh Cuong - CEO of BestB; Mr. Dang Hoang Nam, Investment Analysist, Thinkzone; Mr. Ho Chi Dung - Head of Research and Development Division, People One Joint Stock Company; Mr. Nguyen Tien Minh - lecturer of Faculty of International Business and Economics, UEB and Mr. Pham Tuan Hiep - BKHoldings.
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The teams have shown that it is not based on luck to participate in the semi-finals, each team can express their ideas, direction and vision clearly. For example, the idea of establishing a chain of photography studios for children shows the ability to understand the market and the taste of customers. It has been highly appreciated by the judges.
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The final result has identified 8 finalists:
- Branch 1: Snap VN, Athenas, Youth +, Sline
- Branch 2: Skywalker, 5S, P&F, Hara