WHY YOUNG INNOVATORS
Young people are both digitally and physically connected, constituting the most urbanized generation we have ever experienced. Out of the 1.2 billion young people alive today, 717 million are located in Asia Pacific, making youth the key to unleashing the region’s next economic miracle.
They will also be the most impacted by the challenges – from inequalities to climate change - that the UN Sustainable Development Goals seek to address. As such, initiatives that bring different sectors together to collaborate through innovation, entrepreneurship, and the harnessing of young people’s leadership offer huge potentials for exponential development to achieve the United Nations 2030 Agenda.
MAIN EVENT PROGRAM OVERVIEW
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LOUNGE
33RD FLOOR LOUNGE
POLICY INTERFACE 1
12:45 PM
POLICY INTERFACE 2
1:30 PM
FINAL PITCHING
2:45 PM
AWARDS & CLOSING CEREMONY
1:30 PM
VIP CHAMBER
24TH FLOOR ROOM 105
2:40 PM - 3:30 PM
START-UP KOREA POLICY REPORT
3:30 PM - 4:45 PM
*SMART CITY SOLUTIONS PITCH
*BY INVITATION ONLY
COMPETITION ROOM 2
33RD FLOOR ROOM 104
12:30 PM - 4:45 PM
SMART CITY SOLUTIONS SHOWCASE /
NETWORKING ZONE

THE
MISSION

GLOBAL GOALS
Accelerate the achievement of the SDGs through bringing together innovators with policy makers.

SMART SUSTAINABLE
CITIES
Find innovative solutions to growing urban challenges.

YOUTH FOR CHANGE
Growing the innovation ecosystem for youth-led start-ups to create positive social impacts.
PITCH YOUR INNOVATION
to investors, government and public sector officials, private sector leaders, and peers to receive feedback and find potential backers
JOIN AN INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY NETWORK
multi-stakeholder dialogues and networking opportunities
BUILD UP NEXT-GENERATION ENTREPRENEURIAL SKILLS
by aligning business models with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)





THE COMPETITION
“URBAN INNOVATION CHALLENGE: CITYPRENEURS” consists of two main components: a startup competition that works in close collaboration with city governments to solve urban problems as defined and measured by the United Nation's Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs), and an inclusive policy interface that brings together academia, the public and private sectors, civil society and international organizations to partake in policy discussions and set up an alliance of youth empowerment enablers.
In 2018, Citypreneurs will take place in Seoul for the second time, tackling the major urban issues with the Seoul metropolitan region.
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WHAT IS
CITYPRENEURS?
Citypreneurs serves as a platform for young entrepreneurs to
PITCH your innovation to investors, public officials, private sector leaders, and peers to receive feedback and find potential backers.
BE PART OF a strong international community with multi-stakeholder dialogues and networking opportunities.
BUILD up skills and align your business model with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) (hyperlink to SDGs section).

01 APPLY AS:

Have a groundbreaking idea for a sustainable business?
The Seed track is designed for early stage startups looking for validation of their venture. These startups have much more creative flexibility to focus on urban issues presented by Seoul City agencies. Our program will assist teams from designing a viable business model to cultivating investor relations.
Apply now with your business idea!
SEED TRACK

Looking to scale up with the support of proven investors?
Growth Startups with 3+ years of experience and market-tested prototypes are invited to pitch in the track. Our program will offer sessions to help find ways your solution can solve urban issues, while sharpening your pitch to our partner investors.
Apply now and expand your business!
GROWTH TRACK

HEALTHY INCLUSIVE AGING

DEVELOPING SKILLS

GREEN CONSUMPTION & PRODUCTION


02
TACKLE AN
URBAN ISSUE
Teams will choose one of the following themes
to propose a viable business model to solve urban problems

01
CHOOSE A TRACK

02
TRACK AN URBAN ISSUE

03
CHOOSE YOUR AREA OF IMPACT

APPLY TO
CITYPRENEURS NOW

03
CHOOSE YOUR AREA OF IMPACT
Select the most relevant area(s) of impact from the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and take part in the global movement to achieve them by Year 2030.
