The 2018 China Travel Innovation Award, a featured session of the annual TravelDaily Conference (TDC), will be held on September 19, the first day of the 2018 TDC & CDTS.
Participating innovators will each conduct an eight-minute pitch and then answer questions from a panel of judges. The winner of the 2018 Travel Innovation Product Award will be selected in the event. Application for the Award closed on July 16, 2018
Panel of Judges
The jury consists of the following members of experienced industry professionals:
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Guangfu Cui
Growth PE Partner
IDG Capital
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Bourne Sun
Senior Vice President
Ctrip
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Jiancheng Yang
CTO
Shangri-La Hotels & Resorts
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Christopher R. Hemmeter
Co-founder & Managing Director
Thayer Ventures
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Tony Jiang
Co-founder & Partner
Ocean Link
Qualifications
- Companies focusing on innovation of travel products/technologies
- Innovative products/technologies that have been implemented in the travel sector
- Early-stage or mature companies with products launched no sooner than June 1, 2017
Benefits
- The chance to present your company or product to 800+ travel professionals & investors, and receive professional advice from the judges;
- The finalists have the opportunity to meet with investors;
- The finalists will be invited to the Investor Dinner;
- The finalists presented products will gain exposure in TravelDaily’s press releases before and after the event;
- The finalists may also be covered in reports by TravelDaily’s media partners.
Procedures
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Before July 16
Submit application materials to be pre-selected by the Committee & Panel
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Before August 3
Announce finalists
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Before August 27
Finalists to submit materials and presentation slides
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Before September 19
Finalists’ presentation & award voting & award presenting