FedEx Express, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp. has announced that the Asia Pacific Finals, one of its annual youth entrepreneurship competition, the FedEx Express/ JA virtual International Trade Challenge (ITC), is set to take place virtually.
The competition aiming to foster entrepreneurship and international business acumen for secondary students will take place starting from March 1 to 3.
Notably, the jury for the competition will see influential judges from around Asia Pacific, ranging from venture capitalists to founders of successful startups, all of whom will also provide guidance and advice to the young entrepreneurs.
“A post-pandemic world will require fresh perspectives from curious young minds that have a passion for learning and solving challenges,” Kawal Preet, President Asia, Middle East and Africa (AMEA) region, FedEx Express and board member, JA Asia Pacific said.
“By envisioning new ways to do business and work together, these students are helping to create a bright and collaborative future for our region. I am looking forward to listening to their business strategies, fresh inspiration and learnings from their presentations in the Finals,” he added.
This year, 52 high school students, aged 14 to 20, representing nine Asia Pacific markets will compete in the Asia Pacific Finals. This bringing over 2,900 aspiring student innovators from across the region to create market entry strategies for a variety of products representing their locality.
The finalists for the battle comprise the local market winners from China, Hong Kong SAR, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.
“JA’s mission to prepare young people for the 21st century workplace has never been more relevant. As we are all witnessing, resiliency, creativity, and entrepreneurship are the hallmarks of work-readiness – both now and going forward. I believe our best and most important work is directly ahead of us and we at JA Asia Pacific are incredibly grateful for the unwavering support of FedEx Express in helping to nurture young entrepreneurs through the ITC program and competition for the 14th consecutive year,” Maziar Sabet, President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of JA Asia Pacific added.
The competition will be broadcast on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AsiaPacificITC.
