Participants will present a solution according to a real-life business case derived from the sponsor organization. The case supplies the background of the organization and outlines pressing business issues that senior management needs to address. Supporting data and other relevant information such as operational reports, financial data, and market research studies will also be provided.
The competing teams will have three weeks to use their skills and expertise in a wide range of business disciplines to complete their 8-page proposal for the first round. Teams which successfully pass through the first-round screening and proceed to the final round, will present their findings and recommendations to a panel of judges in the Grand Final.
Meanwhile, an opening ceremony with a sharing session and a workshop would be provided. All competing teams must attend the opening ceremony.
With more than 100 participants this year, we look forward to our CityU Elites in striving their best for this year’s CityU Case Competition.
Company Sponsor
This year, we are glad to have Ping An OneConnect Bank (Hong Kong) Limited (PAOB) as our case sponsor. PAOB is the first virtual bank specialising in small and medium-sized enterprises banking services and using the Alternative Credit Scoring Model as credit assessment in Hong Kong with the mission to promote the development of virtual banking and fintech in the city. It is dedicated to transforming traditional SME banking services with innovative financial technology and building an ecosystem with business partners to ensure efficient virtual banking solutions for SMEs. PAOB ranked the highest among virtual banks in HK in the Global Top 100 Digital Bank Ranking 2022 by TABInsights, the research arm of The Asian Banker.
Grand Finals
The CityU Case Competition 2022/23 Grand Final was successfully held on 20th May. 8 teams delivered their idea through a live presentation to professional judges from both Ping An OneConnect Bank (Hong Kong) Limited (PAOB) and CityU. The 4 judges are PAOB’s Chief Executive and Executive Director, Mr. Michael Fei, Head of Strategy and Partnerships, Mr. Ivan Chow, CityU’s Associate Head of Information Systems, Dr Alvin Leung, Associate Professor and EMBA Director of Economics and Finance, Dr Michael Wong.
We would like to congratulate the following teams and speakers for their excellent performance:
Champion: HAWKS
1st Runner Up: Alpha
2nd Runner Up: Intelligentsias’
Best Initiative: CBMX
Best Speaker: Lam Kwok Fung
Finalist Teams: 3ankkk, Alpha, CMBX, Game Changer, HAWKS, Intelligentsias’, Lift-Off and Phoenix.
Opening Ceremony
BPCC has successfully hosted the Opening Ceremony for CityU Case Competition 2023 on 25 March 2023.
We are more than grateful to have Mr. Ivan Chow (Head of Strategy, Innovation and GBA Business, PAOB) and Mr. Victor Chan (Acting Head of Legal and Compliance, PAOB) in sharing their views and trends of PAOB’s leadership in the virtual banking industry.
Moreover, we are honored to have Dr Raymond Wong (Associate Dean of Undergraduate Programmes) and Dr Michael Wong (EMBA Director and Associate Professor of Economics and Finance) in supporting the event.