CONNECT
with people across academia, industry, and government as well as experienced mentors both here and abroad.
CREATE
teams with the right mix of skills who will be trained to write, refine and pitch strong business plans to industry experts and venture capitalists.
CATALYZE
the building technology- and innovation- based businesses by providing support from the PESO network even after the competition is over.
Roadshows June 18 start
Business Concept submission Aug 20
Evaluation Aug 21-23
Announcement of accepted teams Aug 24
Participant enrichment workshops Sept 3 start
Business Plan submissions Oct 23
Biz plan evaluation Oct 24-29
Announcement of finalists Oct 31
Finalists enrichment workshop and mentoring Nov 3
Finalists’ revised biz plan submission Nov 5 *
Finalists presentation and judging Nov 10
Awards Nov 14-15
Submission of Davao finalists biz plan to PESO Challenge (National) for semi-final evaluation Nov 20
Announcement of finalists – PESO Challenge (national) Nov 28
Finalists’ presentation and judging - national Dec 8
Awards Dec 9