300+ participants of #HKICTAwards 2020 joined a briefing session organized by #OGCIO &  #HKPC. Competition judges & award winners have shared their experience. Thanks Sunny Lee Kingsley Wong Agnes Mak & Dr. Chris Leung.

Almost 50%  participants are their first time joining HKICT Awards. The speakers’ sharings were very useful to them. I am the Chief Judge of the #FinTech Award & have experience in hundreds of worldwide #competitions. Let me share some thoughts here.

My key messages are:

1. Mindset: The participants are all winners already as this process will facilitate them to learn from the judges, participants, etc.

2. Critical Thinking: Get someone outside your comfort zone to challenge you. If you’re a corp, get #startups & #investors to critically review yours & vice versa.

3. Hockey Stick: #BusinessModel solving a big pain point with scalability & explosiveness as a hockey stick

4. Team Mix: Do u have a good mix of domain, biz mind, #entrepreneur, technologist, finance expert in your team?

5. WoW: Do u have a WoW in your #innovation? How unique is it?

6. KYJ: Know Your Judges. Different judges have different appetites. Predict what they ask.

Then, Practise & Rehearse more. Join local, mainland & international #hackathon #accelerator #pitching to learn more.