###Introduction by the organizer:
YSI (Young Sustainable Impact) originated in Norway and is committed to supporting and helping outstanding young people face the challenges of sustainable development through business innovation. In the past five years, YSI has carried out various activities such as the Earth Innovation Summit, business training camps, sustainability sharing meetings, and sustainability debate meetings. It has responded to the world's call with practical actions and explored the combination of sustainable development goals and business models. A new youth innovation and entrepreneurship incubation model. YSI established a branch in Shanghai, China in 2018. So far, it has incubated a total of 27 start-ups, covering education, circular economy, general health, rural empowerment, etc.

###Summit Introduction:
YSI will officially launch the 2023 YSI Earth Innovation Summit on March 3, 2023. After going through business battles and training, participants will design commercial projects that are in line with the concept of "sustainable development", and under the guidance of mentors and investors, optimize the project, develop business model resumes and product prototypes, and complete the project. Final design and business roadshow. In the later stage of incubation, a 4-5-day offline innovator summit will be held. Focusing on the theme of sustainable development, professionals from all walks of life will be invited to collide with thoughts and souls in the form of roundtable forums, workshops and corporate visits.

###Track announced:

• 01 Technology for Good
• 02 Sustainable Fashion
• 03 Carbon Neutrality
• 04 Equitable Education (Equitable Education)
• 05 Other sustainable development directions (Others)

###Application Process:

• March: The YSI innovation project application channel officially opened. Applicants can submit online applications as individuals or as teams.
• April: Individual and team results will be announced in batches. The initial application results of individuals will be announced on April 8, and the re-examination selection and business training camp will be held later.
• May: The results of the personal reexamination will be announced on May 13, followed by an interview valid for 14 days. If you are the innovator we are looking for, an exciting offer will follow. The team project was finalized in late May after completing due diligence.
• June: Selected summit representatives will participate in a 2-month online innovation project. It has gone through five stages: team formation, research topics, define problems and propose feasible solutions, combine with business elements, and polish projects to improve market competitiveness, training business practical capabilities and gradually forming a comprehensive understanding of SDGs and business innovation.
• July: Delegates will attend the Changers Summit in Shanghai from July 24 to July 27. At the summit, representatives will conduct offline social and business roadshows to show their final results to investors and elites from all walks of life, visit relevant leading companies, maximize the value of the Social networks of YSI representatives, and achieve the ultimate goal of bringing the project to market.

###Registration method:
** Personal application QR code: **

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** Team application QR code: **

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###Application timeline:
** Individual application: **

• Mar.1-Mar.31 Initial application
• Apr.10-May.7 Re-examination selection, business training camp + assessment
• May.15-May.26 Final Interview Team Application

** Team application: **

• Mar.10-Apr.7 Initial application
• Apr.17-May.5 final interview
• (Team projects are for projects that already have products but the company is in the pre-Series A financing stage, and the YSI team will provide targeted consulting support.)

###Expectations for participants:

• • Young people aged 18-28 (those who are outstanding can relax restrictions appropriately)
• • From June to July, 15-35 hours per week to work efficiently
• • Participate in the summit at the end of July
• • Have real and urgent ideas on changing the surrounding environment and solving global problems, have a strong sense of innovation, believe in business for good, and hope to propose solutions through business innovation to explore and practice sustainable development goals.

###You will gain:

• • Full scholarship covers 3 months of entrepreneurship incubation guidance + summit accommodation
• • Seed funds for the early stages of entrepreneurial projects
• • Received a certificate of participation issued by the organizer and stood out in future studies and job search