Technology in Business Case Competition

Following the success of our 2024 competition, the PolyU Business School is thrilled to bring back the Technology in Business Case Competition in 2025. We’ve evolved based on your feedback from last year: this year’s competition offers two dynamic stages and welcomes you to join as an individual or as a team.

 

Missed Stage 1? No problem – Your Opportunity is NOW!

While our Stage 1 activities on 25 April saw over 60 participants immerse themselves in the transformative power of AI with insights from PolyU’s leading academics and industry experts, like Dr Eddie Hui, Digital Innovations Lead from Lenovo, you haven’t missed your chance to get involved.

Participants explored cutting-edge AI tools, even creating business websites targeting customer needs. 

Here’s what they said:

"It was amazing that we could try AI programming ourselves to expand our business ideas to a website and understand the importance of AI in business! We would definitely recommend that our friends join us to experience the world of AI."

 

The Main Event: Stage 2 – Your Chance to Shine!

Get ready for an immersive experience on 5 and 6 July 2025 on the PolyU campus. Stage 2 is where you’ll take a deep dive into how leading businesses are leveraging technology advancements for smarter decision-making and groundbreaking development. 

 

Here’s what awaits you in Stage 2:

• Solve a Real-World Challenge:Put your skills to the test by tackling a genuine business problem set by a Global Fortune 500 company.

• Present to the Pros: Showcase your innovative solutions directly to company representatives.

• Get Instant Feedback: Receive invaluable, on-the-spot insights from industry leaders.

 

If you missed Stage 1 but are eager to get involved, this is your opportunity to make it up!  Simply sign up by 30 June 2025.  Applications are being accepted on a rolling basis, so the sooner you apply, the better your chances.

Unleash your potential. Innovate with technology. Define the future of business. Join us at the PolyU Technology in Business Case Competition 2025!

Register Now

 

Over 60 participants joined Stage 1 of Technology in Business Case Competition 2025.

Prof. Anthony Pang, Associate Head, Department of Logistics and Maritime Studies PolyU Business School and Scheme Leader of BBS (Hons) Scheme in Global Business and Logistics, Aviation, Maritime, and Supply Chain Management shared with the participants why PBS was keen to promote technology applications in business and provided an overview of the programme schemes offered.

Dr Eddie Hui, Digital Innovations Lead, Lenovo Services and Solutions Group, explained how AI was transforming customer experience and product innovations and enhancing smarter business outcomes.

Mr Andrew Keh, Sense Training, introduced popular AI tools and explained how they could be leveraged to produce outputs which required substantial effort to build in the past.

Participants experienced first-hand different AI tools, e.g. GPT, Replit and Cursor, to create business websites that addressed target customer needs.

Aims

The Competition aims to provide participants with:

• A good understanding of the significance of business education in the digital age
• Hands-on experience of using technologies to solve real-world business problems
• An understanding of the disciplines of studies offered by the Faculty of Business, PolyU, properly known as PolyU Business School.

Highlights

Participants will have the opportunity to:

• Meet with and learn from executives of a Fortune Global 500 company. In particular, they will:
  • Learn how to leverage technology advancements to solve a business challenge related to the company
  • Meet executive(s) from the local branch of the company
  • Develop a proposal for the company's business challenge and receive instant feedback
• Join dedicated technology training
• Win a cash prize

Eligibility

We encourage local and non-local students who are in the following years of studies in 2024/25 to join our Competition individually or in teams:

• Secondary 4 or 5
• Grade 10 or 11 (US System)
• Year 11 or 12 (UK System)
• Senior high school year 1 or 2 in the Chinese Mainland

Important note:

• Eligible students can either join the Competition individually or in teams. Each student can only join one team, but schools can enter multiple teams without restrictions.
• There are two stages of competition. Only those successfully complete all the tasks in Stage 1 can enter Stage 2. For contesting teams, all members must successfully complete all the tasks in Stage 1 in order for the teams concerned to enter Stage 2.
  

Prize and Recognition

	Individual	Teams
1st Runner-up	HKD $4,000	HKD $8,000
2nd Runner-up	HKD $2,500	HKD $5,000
3rd Runner-up	HKD $1,500	HKD $3,000
Merit (5 awards)	HKD $500	HKD $1,000
All participants will receive a certificate of participation

Disclaimer

PolyU Business School reserves the right to change the Terms and Conditions of the Competition without prior notice.

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Highlights of Technology in Business Case Competition 2024

Activities:

• AI and Generative AI Tools Training 

  

• Design thinking Training 

  

• Digital marketing Training 

  

• Guided work time on the business case

    

• Solution presentations

      

• Prize presentations

      

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