Congratulations to the below finalist teams of The Asia Pacific Business Events Youth Challenge 2026. We look forward to your final presentation in Macao.
Challenge A
- Team Backbone – Thiriidev Kumar A/l Murlidaran, Haithm Abdulghani Hussein Al-Bakri (Asia Pacific University of Technology & Innovation), Malaysia
- Team Ember Collective – Gan Yu Min, Lia Yung Zi (Sunway University), Malaysia
- Team Re:Align – Lee Minkyu, Joo Youngjun (Handong Global University), South Korea
Challenge B
- Team Canberra – Divyajot Kaur Birdi (National Convention Centre Canberra), Binisha Sapkota (Canberra Convention Bureau), Australia
- Team GO! Young – Seohyeon Kim, Sumin Song (Goyang International Expo Foundation), South Korea
- Team The Movers – Ashmita Singh (MCI Group – India), Kendall Li (MCI Group – China)
The competition aims to support students and young professionals under the age of 30 in the business events industry, offering participants an exclusive opportunity to take centre stage and showcase their innovative and creative ideas. The challenge is designed to test the participants’ ability to meet the requirements and criteria outlined in a client’s bid document or brief. The finalists then get the chance to be hosted by the event’s host city for their final presentation, and the winning team is invited to attend the ICCA Congress.
The 5th Asia Pacific Business Events Youth Challenge 2026 will take place on October 21, 2026.
