With invaluable guidance from startup mentors, the 2024 Communication Innovation Competitions international round offers teams coaching and training to refine their business models and connect with commercial partnership opportunities.
 

The 23rd 2024 Communications Competition launched the newly upgraded Mobileheroes Global International Competition. After selecting the top 9 teams that entered the finals, the organizer also held "Mentor Hours" for them, focusing on coaching the teams on "how to enter the market." The mentors came from Taiwans Industrial Technology Research Institute, Mosaic Venture Lab with service scopes in Germany, the United States, Taiwan, Canadas ventureLAB, South Africas Zen consortium, and Vietnams Block71. The mentoring team composed of multinational mentors also echoed the characteristics of this years international competition: the participating teams are more diverse in nationality.

 

This mentoring event was divided into two sessions, and all the finalists participated. They brought solutions such as 5G network construction, 5G network management, digital twins, generative AI, XR creation platform, chip design, etc. Each team had 7 minutes to present and raise questions to discuss with the mentors. Such in-depth exchanges can help teams rethink their business models. They provide guidance and suggestions for each team in terms of market positioning, technology optimization, product display and investment value. 

The organizers have invited influential representatives in the industry to serve as mentors to assist participating teams in improving their products and increasing their commercialization possibilities.