1. Young Entrepreneurs of the Future 2. YEF Vision Develop the Future Talents for the Society The Essential Characteristics of the Future Talents Integrity Entrepreneurship Global Vision International Competitiveness Continuous Learning Team Work Empathy Responsibility 3. Objectives Train the students through the 10-month YEF Program, including team building , mentor coaching , business plan development , entrepreneurial workshops , and oral assessment Select 15 finalists to an overseas visit to engage and build networks with top-notch universities and entrepreneurial communities 4. Target & Duration Target Participants: Potential entrepreneurs among universities and graduate schools. Duration 10 months (Feb. ~ Nov.) 5. Application Required Documents: 1. Student ID 2 . Online Application 3. Recommendation Letter from the school professors, supervisors at work, or YEF Finalists Online Application: 1. Application Web Page http://apps.facebook.com/yefgarage/ 2. The result will be announced through E-mail and on YEF Garage within 2 weeks 6. 2011 YEF Activities YEF Promotion 2010/12 ~ 2011/03 Online Application 1/19 ~ 3/13 Team Building 2/8 ~ 4/4 Boot Camp 3/19 Garage Party 4/17 Business Statement Evaluation 5/19 7. Elevator Pitch Competition 7/14 8. Entrepreneurial Workshops 8/02 ~ 8/04 9. English Oral Assessment 8/5 10. Overseas Visit 9/05~17 11. Wrap-up Presentation 11/12 7. Team Building Effective Meeting Brainstorming for Ideas Resource Searching & Integration Business Plan Development Professional Presentation Boot Camp 8. Garage Party 9. YEF Mentors Young and successful entrepreneurs are invited as YEF mentors to advise on the business plans: Eric Ting President, OTE Communications Simon Fang Managing Manager, Darwin-Venture Edward Wang Vice President, I Cheng Construction Mark Stocker Managing & Strategic Director, DDG Felix Ho General Manager, YFY Man Ying Lee Expert Consultant, equancy Lawrence Wang Senior Vice President, Grandway Asset Elbert Wu Special Assistant, Shin Kong Textile Kent S. Ma Director, LinkMedia Jim Sun President, HiAChieve Digital Technology Janet Chen CTO, Accton Technology Chang-Shan Hsu President, InnoPharmax Sunny Huang Executive Director, New Wide Group Weiliam Fu Director, Alcor Micro Debbie Liao Supervisor, Howard Prince Hotel in Taichung George Yeh General Manager, Taiwan Liposome Company 10. Entrepreneurial Workshops (2010) Leadership and Team Building Moderator Prof. Chen-Fu Chien (NTHU) Speakers: BillLin, General Manager, Payeasy AlbertLiu, President, Parexel'sGlobal Operations Opportunity Recognition & Business Model Design Moderator Prof. Liang-Gee Chen (NTU) Speakers Zheng-HaoLi, DeputyGeneral Manager, E Ink Jian-Cheng Pan, President, Phison Electronics Entrepreneurial Marketing Moderator Josephine Chao, Vice President, Epoch Foundation Speakers Wen-Hsing Dai, Founder, Yin-Chwan Good Rice GraceChiang, Brand and Marketing Deputy Director, Optoma Social Enterprise Moderator Prof. Pei-Zen Chang (NTU) Speakers: Chi-Zhong Li, Founder, the Big Issue Kuo-Jen Su, Chairman, Children Are Us Foundation Enterprise in Emerging Markets Moderator Prof. Andy Guo (NTU) Speakers Barrett Comiskey, CEO, Andaman Systems; Co-founder, E Ink Albert Ting, Chairman, CXtech Innovation in Products and Services Moderator Paul Hsu, President, Epoch Foundation Speaker: Ke-ChengLiu, Chairman & CEO, Advantech Certificates Awarding 11. Entrepreneurial Workshops 12. Elevator Pitch / Oral Assessment 13. Overseas Visit (2010) Shenzhen Tencent Huawei PowerBridge Dadikid Unitone Business Plan Sharing Hong Kong Hong Kong Science Park HKICC Lee Shau Kee School of Creativity Boston MIT CSAIL/ Media Lab, Google Cambridge Aurora Imaging Technology E Ink, Bluespec, Scalable Display Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Rhode Island School of Design Meeting with Young Entrepreneurs Blue Man Show, RedSox 14. Expedition into the Heart of Entrepreneurship 15. 5/19 Business Statement 10% 6/29Business Plan 30% 7/14Elevator Pitch 60% BP Stage Workshops Stage Teams Pass 2010 YEF Assessment + Admission to the Workshops Stage 8/2~4 YEF Workshops 2 nd Stage Peer Assessment (20%) Team Presentation (20%) BP Stage Peer Assessment (60%) + Pass the Oral Assessment Finalists YEF Comeback Individuals BP Stage Peer Assessment Mentors Recommendation 16. For more details, please visit www.entrepreneurship.net.tw 17. Online Application apps.facebook.com/yefgarage 18.