2023 OPPO Inspiration Challenge Announces Poll for People’s Choice Award

   ●   15 innovative proposals qualified for the Global Final Demo Event will compete for the top 5 places and the chance to bring their ideas to life with the support from OPPO and its partners.
   ●   The poll for People’s Choice Award is now open from 15^th August. Click here to vote for your favorite proposal in each category with the chance to win an OPPO Find N2 Flip phone!

15 August 2023, SINGAPORE — OPPO has announced that the poll for the People’s Choice Award of the 2023 OPPO Inspiration Challenge is now officially open to public to vote on their favourite proposals. There are 15 tech start-ups shortlisted for the Global Final Demo Event of the 2023 OPPO Inspiration Challenge following the successful completion of the regional demo events in Boston, Shenzhen, and Bangkok earlier this month. The 15 start-ups and their innovations will meet in Singapore in October where they will compete for a spot in the global top 5.

OPPO Inspiration Challenge Global Top 15 Proposals

The 2023 OPPO Inspiration Challenge received a total of 687 innovative proposals from 66 different countries and regions focusing on the two entry categories of “Inspiration for People” and “Inspiration for the Planet”. Following a thorough evaluation process, the top 15 solutions in each region were selected to take part in three regional demo events in Boston, Shenzhen, and Bangkok.

Industry Experts Inspire Further Innovation
Hosted by OPPO Research Institute in partnership with the Harvard GSAS Entrepreneur Community, the first regional demo event of 2023 OPPO Inspiration Challenge was held at the Harvard Club of Boston on 27 July. During the event, 15 selected start-ups from Europe, the United States, and Israel pitched their solutions to the judging panel. Following their pitches, entrants also had the opportunity to engage in in-depth technical discussions with Jason Liao, Head of OPPO Research Institute, and executives from Harvard Business School and investment institutions.

The Award Ceremony of the 2023 OPPO Inspiration Challenge Regional Demo Event in Boston

On 31 July, the second regional demo event took place in Shenzhen in partnership with the China University-Enterprise Collaboration Innovation Alliance (CUEC). OPPO Vice President and President of China Market, Bobee Liu, and the Head of OPPO Health Lab, Leo Zeng, attended the event, where they were joined by other judges from Qualcomm Ventures, Amazon Web Services, GSMA 5G IN, and Beihang Investment. During the event, attending media and guests also voted for the winners of the “Media Choice” and the “Virtuous Innovation” awards.

The Award Ceremony of the 2023 OPPO Inspiration Challenge Regional Demo Event in Shenzhen

The last regional demo event took place in Bangkok on 7 August. In partnership with one of the APAC region’s most influential universities – Chulalongkorn University – OPPO also invited experts from Amazon Web Services and Deloitte to participate in the judging process. Professor Kaywalee Chatdarong, Vice President of Chulalongkorn University said in her closing remark that “Chulalongkorn University is honoured to be OPPO's regional partner. Together, we envision a future full of possibilities and innovations for our nations and the global society.”

The Award Ceremony of the 2023 OPPO Inspiration Challenge Regional Demo Event in Bangkok

15 Innovative Solutions Shortlisted for Global Final Demo Event
Based on the four criteria of feasibility, innovation and originality, long-term potential, and social value, the professional judging panels from each of the three regional demo events have now selected their top 5 respective proposals to make up the shortlist of 15 proposals that will compete in the global final of 2023 OPPO Inspiration Challenge. Together, these solutions and the start-ups behind them will be leveraging the power of digital health, accessible technology, and sustainability to build a better world for all.

For more information on the 15 finalists and to vote for your favorite innovative proposals for the People’s Choice Award, please visit https://www.oppo.com/en/proposal/finalists-2023/.

To further facilitate the development of the proposals via internal and external collaboration, OPPO will be partnering with KPMG to hold an Acceleration Camp prior to the Global Final Demo Event. During the camp, senior executives from OPPO will join technology experts, investors, and industry partners to provide advice and support to the top 15 global start-ups. Following which, the top 5 winning solutions will be selected at the Global Final Demo Event where each winning start-up will be awarded a prize of US$50,000 along with opportunities to help further build their ideas, including productisation and commercialisation opportunities, strategic partnerships, investment, and exposure at global technology events. Together with its partners, OPPO aims to empower global entrepreneurs and technology professionals to bring innovative solutions to life.

For more details about the Global Final Demo Event and the 2023 OPPO Inspiration Challenge, please visit https://www.oppo.com/en/proposal/.