ESSEC CASE

COMPETITION FOR
HIGH SCHOOL FUTURE
LEADERS
ASIA 2024

Experience a world-class business school and compete with some of the

best students in the region

24 AUGUST - 14 SEPTEMBER
 WELCOME
We would like to invite you to the ESSEC Case Competition and solve
a real-life challenge. A challenge that a company is facing and that,
if solved, can have a significant, positive impact on the company, its
customers, and the community.
Over two weeks, you will learn about business, entrepreneurship, and
sustainability. To give you the tools to develop impactful solutions for
the company, we will invite you to attend 7 workshops and benefit from
2 coaching sessions.
This year’s edition will bring together students from some of the best
Reetika Gupta high schools in Asia, industry experts, successful entrepreneurs, and
DEPUTY DEAN
ESSEC ASIA PACIFIC international mentors and coaches. It will allow you to expand your
perspective and network with a broad range of individuals.
You will find in this brochure key information on the ESSEC Case
Competition and details on how to register. Should some of your
questions remain unanswered, please contact: annick.ladouce@essec.

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 HOW YOU
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Experience a world-class Gain direct exposure to a
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► Attend workshops typically available ► By solving a business case,
only to business school students; put yourselves in the shoes of
begin to develop essential business company executives and learn
knowledge; and sharpen your how to address key issues their
problem-solving, critical thinking and businesses currently face.
communication skills.
► Be coached by and receive feedback
from international coaches and
industry leaders.

Enhance your resume in Sharpen your entrepreneurial

record time focus and your knowledge of
► Work on a real business problem, sustainability issues
► In alignment with ESSEC’s core
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HOW IT WORKS
What is a case The presentations will take place on the
competition? 14th of September. The teams with the
best solutions will win the competition
The ESSEC Case Competition provides and be offered prizes.
a unique opportunity for high school
students to get an introduction to the
business school’s teaching methods. Who is it for?
You and your team will be provided
with a real-life business problem faced Are you a high school student aged
by a company. To ensure the quality of between 14-18 in grade 10 or above?
the competition, the case is created by Interested in business? The ESSEC Case
seasoned professionals working with Competition is for you! It is a chance to
company executives. You and your gain an introduction to real-life business
team will play the role of management case solving skills, broaden your network,
consultants to identify the core issues and significantly enhance your CV.
and create a solution.
Your team will have a specific amount
of time to develop a strategy to address Eligibility:
the key issues and present your solution
to a panel of jury members. Similar to a ► Team members can be from the same
real world consulting scenario, your team or different schools.
will have to create a pitch book for this ► Teams can consist of 3-6 students.
presentation. ► Team members must be in grade 10 or
above, aged between 14-18
Besides these criteria, you do not need
Format: any specific knowledge or skills to
participate. All that is required is a high
The case competition will be a hybrid degree of enthusiasm, an interest in
event, with the workshops being delivered sharpening one’s problem-solving and
online and the teams presenting in communication skills, and a desire to
person at the ESSEC Asia-Pacific campus learn about business, entrepreneurship,
or online, depending on their location. and sustainability.
The competition will run over 2 weeks. The
workshops and talks by faculty members
and industry leaders will run over two
consecutive weekends (31st of August
and 1st, 7th, and 8th of September).
 TIMELINE
Step 1 Register
July 1st Registrations open
Send us a 3-minute video proposing
3 ideas to reduce the use of plastic
in your school or community upon
registration.
July 29th Live Q&A webinar
August 10th Registrations close

Step 2 Prepare
August 24th Company & case reveal
Networking event for students
August 28th Meet the jury

Step 3 Learn
August 31st 2 workshops
September 1st 2 workshops
Week of 2nd September Coaching session
September 7th 2 workshops
September 8th 1 workshop
Week of 9th September Coaching session

Step 4 Present
September 14th Presentations &
Award ceremony
 WORKSHOPS
Not sure how to solve a business case? We have you covered. To give you the tools to develop the
best solutions for your client, we will invite you to attend 7 workshops. Each of them will help you
and your team better understand one aspect of the case.
In addition, to answer specific questions that your team may have regarding its solution and
presentation, each team will also benefit from 2 x 30-minute coaching sessions with seasoned
business and public speaking coaches.
You will have the tools you need to solve the case!

Business Model & Value

Problem Solving Proposition Canvas Sustainability
First, we will help you understand It will be important for you to The workshop will explore various
how to approach the case study. understand how a business creates aspects of sustainability and deep
This workshop will present a value while delivering products dive into questions such as:
framework that you can use to or services to customers. This
solve business problems and design workshop will present: 1 What are the different
solutions. It will present: elements that need to be
1 The Business Model Canvas considered for a business
1 The key principles to (BMC), a diagram that shows to be sustainable?
effectively problem solve, all the elements of a business
2 How can a business integrate
and how these elements are
2 A systematic, 5-step process sustainability in various
connected to each other,
that can be applied to aspects of its operations
structure and solve any 2 The Value Proposition Canvas, (product design, production,
kind of business issues. a tool used to discuss how supply chain and delivery
a business creates value to the final customer)?
while meeting customers’
3 In doing so, how can
needs and/or solving at least
a business integrate
one of their problems.
the perspectives of its
different stakeholders?

Mongi Buckens
Jean-Yves Broussy

Marie-Laure Caille

OTHER WORKSHOPS
1 workshop with the partner company
1 workshop on Marketing in the Digital Era
1 workshop on Public Speaking and Personal Impact
1 workshop on Entrepreneurship
 KEY QUESTIONS

How do I register?
► Only one person per team needs to register.
► Registration is open from July 1st to August 10th at: https://qrco.de/beyGPO
► Mini-Challenge: Each team has to submit a 3-minute video proposing 3 ideas to reduce the use of
plastic in your school or community upon registration.
► Only those who successfully pass the mini-challenge will be invited to participate in the case
competition. You will receive an email about your registration outcome by August 17th.
► The ESSEC Case Competition is free-of-charge.
► If you have any questions, please send an email to [email protected].

How do I form a team?

► Teams consist of 3-6 students from the same or different schools.
► Team members must be at least 14 years old (i.e. in grade 10 and above) and currently
enrolled in a secondary education institution to participate in the case competition.

Do I need to be in Singapore?
► We are offering a hybrid experience. What does that mean? Location
is not a constraint as long as team members are currently enrolled
in a school based in Asia. All workshops will be conducted online.
Team presentations will be either in person on the ESSEC Asia
Pacific campus in Singapore or online, depending on the team
members’ location.

PRIZES
1st place: Amazon voucher worth SGD 2,000
2nd place: Amazon voucher worth SGD 1,000
3rd place: Amazon voucher worth SGD 500
ABOUT ESSEC
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school accreditation organizations - EQUIS, AMBA and AACSB. Students can choose to study in 3 continents via our
global campuses in Singapore, France and Morocco.

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Pacific was established in Singapore in 2005. In 2015, ESSEC moved into its new 6,500 m2 campus at one-north. We
welcome around 1,000 students on campus every year.

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