YouthHack is an international community of student startup organizations united by an advocacy to expose the youth to startups, technology, and entrepreneurship through localized programs and projects. In 2014, YouthHack organized the first ever hackathon for high school students in Metro Manila and since then has expanded to six other cities, regions, and countries – Philadelphia, Calabarzon, Sri Lanka, Bangkok, Malaysia, and Korea – and has had pitching and ideation competitions in Italy, Singapore, and Hong Kong. The past three years has seen YouthHack’s development as a community in terms of content, projects, and diversity.
This year, YouthHack culminates these three years of growth with its first international event – the YouthHack Asia Startup Summit. The YouthHack Asia Startup Summit is a student-focused conference on building student startup communities for 30 student delegates from across Asia. It will be held in Manila, Philippines, from July 27 – 31. The vision of this conference is for these students to take the lead in spreading the startup culture to their own communities. With mentors from various sectors, workshops, and dialogues, the conference will achieve this by becoming a platform for international collaboration, cultural exchange, and awareness towards action. The YouthHack Asia Startup Summit will be co-organized by student startup organizations and communities in Manila. The participant fee is at USD200, covering food, accommodations, event venues, and in-event transportation. Air fare is not included.
Why should you go?
- Cultural Exchange: Be exposed to other cultures and perspectives especially when it comes to startups, innovation, and entrepreneurship.
- International Collaboration: Get to work with delegates from other communities and come up with a solution that will help grow the startup culture in your team’s chosen community.
- Awareness towards Action: Bring home newfound connections and ideas, and contribute to growing the startup culture in your country.
If you are a high school or college student who is interested in learning more startups, inspired to bring the startup culture to your community, or simply looking for a learning opportunity this summer, YouthHack Asia Startup Summit will definitely start your journey of exploration into startups. Register for the YouthHack Asia Startup Summit at bit.ly/YASSApp to find out how you can share the startup culture with your fellow youth! For more information you can check our primer at bit.ly/YASSPrimer.
Stay tuned for announcements on our event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/134196437146770/
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