Join ‘2020 Ecothon for Sustainable Production and Consumption’ in Cambodia
Call for promising entrepreneurs related to SCP
In 2020, ASEIC (ASEM SMEs Eco-Innovation Center) hosts ‘Ecothon’ for Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP) in Cambodia, Lao PDR, and Myanmar virtually.
If you need more information about SCP ▼ ‘https://www.oneplanetnetwork.org/about/what-scp’
Among the 17 goals of SDGs, the Ecothon brings to focus SDG 12, sustainable consumption and production, aiming at discovering innovative business solutions that concern a ‘sustainability’ as the most important value.
What is Ecothon?
‘Ecothon’ is a word that combines ‘Eco’ and ‘Hackathon’.
The program is a short-term training and competition program to support entrepreneurs who contribute to UN SDGs (Sustainable Development Goal) by dedicating to achieve Goal 12, Sustainable Consumption and Production.
Program
During the program, the present/future entrepreneurs with SCP related business ideas will compete with other participants based on growth with the expert mentors and professional social innovation startup coaches. The participants will network with the mentors/other participants as well as develop their own business model sustainably.
Overall Schedule
Application: ~27th SEP 2020
Final Entry Announcement: 5th OCT 2020
Orientation: 7th OCT 2020
Ecothon 2020 in Cambodia: 13~16th OCT 2020
K-Startup Comeup 2020: 19~21th NOV 2020 (Only for the winners)
Benefits
1. No fee nor equity required to participate
2. Opportunities for creating a network with teams in related fields
3. Opportunities for developing your business ideas with advice from various expert groups (lectures, mentoring…)
Prizes
- Gold Prize: 1,500,000 KRW
- Silver Prize: 1,000,000 KRW
- Bronze prize: 500,000 KRW
- All winners will get the opportunities to join the ‘K-Startup Week Come up 2020’, the most famous and biggest startup festival in Korea, and to pitch their business to the potential investors and startup stakeholders in Korea and Asia.
How to Apply
Please fill in the form with the information for your participation in the event, and submit us the completed form until 27th September (22:00, Cambodia time) at the latest. The late submission is not acceptable.
Also, the submission of this application form itself doesn’t secure your participation. The participation will be finally confirmed after the screening process, and 10 teams of each country will be welcomed unfortunately due to the limited resources. The final participants will be announced through your e-mail on 2nd October.
Application requirements
1) who stays in Cambodia (the applicant should live in Cambodia whether he or she is a Cambodian or not);
2) who wants to run a business in Cambodia in the near future
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Any questions regarding the form and the questions below, please contact aseic.ecothon@gmail.com.
