Dear Ychallengers,
You may be wondering why we took so long to release this note… It is because it is so hard to announce that there will be only 8 teams to proceed to the final round after seeing all the hard work and efforts all teams put in during those hectic and stressful 24-hours at NUS Business School last weekend 03-04 December 2011
We understand there are still a lot of shortcomings that we need to take into consideration in order to make your experiences during 24-hour challenge more comfortable and memorable. Yet, we believe that you all have had a fun time cracking the case within the tight schedule and mid-night craving for food as well as enjoy challenges answering probing and intriguing questions from our committed Board of Judges. The weather may not be so supporting with the prolonged rain. The rooms may be a little bit too cold without “proper” place to sleep. The food may be a bit dull sometimes…. and a lot more, you name it…….. Yet despite all of that, the 20 teams have proved their perseverance, academic excellence as well as creativity and business insights to come up with proposals that awe the audience on Sunday, the fourth of December 2011….
But anyway, let’s not prolong this moment any further… Let’s put our hands together to welcome the Eight whose presentations shone above all with, perhaps, a little bit sharper in analysis or more comprehensive in their approach or articulate in their delivery of the content and answering questions… The Eight are:
VNG Case: VMA & Giành Chiến Thắng
Vinamilk Case: Apex Consulting Group & DARTeam
PNJ Case: Lee Consultancy & IIPA
Becamex Case: Real Deal & Chilling Chili Blondies
During the next few days, our case partners will review the proposed approach the Eight having delivered during 24-hour challenge and send them additional requests to work on until the final presentation day in front of the management on 17 December. The Eight will also be assigned with a buddy who can help them fine-tune the proposals along the way…
Let’s also take this opportunity to sincerely recognize the commitment and generous support from our Board of Judges from diverse fields of expertise and experiences who have spent their Sunday with us to enhance our learning experiences challenging us think deeper into the issues… Thank you very much…
Assoc. Prof Adel Dimian
Associate Professor of Strategic Management (Practice), Singapore Management University
Former Vice President, 3M Health Information Systems
Mr. Albert Antoine
Associate Director, Antony Consulting Pte. Ltd.
Assoc. Prof Eric Tachibana
Adjunct Associate Professor, National University of Singapore
Vice President, Strategy and Business Development,
Merrill Lynch Singapore
Mr. Enric Casals Bufau
Senior Team Leader, Monitor Consulting Group
Mr. Kevin Sproule
Senior Case Writer – Singapore Management University (Case Writing Initiative)
Mr. Olivier Nguyen-Khac
Vice President, UOB Venture Management
Prof Wong Poh Kam
Professor, National University of Singapore
Director, NUS Entrepreneurship Centre
And to everyone: Christmas with its loving atmosphere is around but don’t forget that we all have a DATE in the middle of this festive month in the buzzling city of Saigon for all Ychallengers to gather together in meaningful discussion with potential supporters from the business community on how to move forward from here and of course, to witness the show case of the 4 winning teams!
See you soon!
Ychallenge 2011 Team | Yplatform