China Launchpad
This program is specifically tailored for entrepreneurs, startup founders, innovators, and business leaders who have an existing product or service and aim to validate their strategic fit, build connections, or expand operations into the Chinese market.
As the world’s manufacturing hub, China provides unmatched supply chain logistics and is home to leading technology companies, making it the ideal launchpad for tech entrepreneurs.
It will take place from 9 to 18th of July in two of China’s major cities, each with a strategic role in the entrepreneurial environment.
Shanghai
China’s financial and digital innovation hub. It hosts major tech corporations as well as an advanced industrial ecosystem in smart manufacturing and renewable energy.
Beijing
China’s academic and deeptech powerhouse. It leads in policy-driven innovation, AI research, and is home to top universities and national tech champions.
CHINA
Launchpad program
The China Launchpad program focuses on 3 leading sectors and offers an immersion in this country business culture and policies:
Industry 4.0
Greentech
E-commerce
Business Negotiation and Culture in China
Intellectual Property and Regulation for Startups
Join us and turn your startup into the next global venture.
The program includes:
- Expert-led Training Sessions: Lectures and workshops with experts in digital commerce, technology, advanced manufacturing, and renewable energy.
- Company Visits, Diplomatic Missions, and Investment Entities: Tours of factories and advanced production centers in sustainable mobility, official Spanish representation in China, accelerators, and/or other organizations to explore investment and collaboration opportunities in China.
- Hackathon: An immersive event where participants will solve a challenge in either Industry 4.0, Greentech or e-commerce, proposed by a corporation or institutional entity. Collaboration with Chinese entrepreneurs will be encouraged to create innovative solutions.
- Networking Activities: Opportunities to interact with experts, entrepreneurs, and investors.
- Cultural Activities: The program will include cultural visits and experiences to help participants understand China’s cultural, social, and economic context.
Cost and deadline:
Early bird, until May 23rd: 3499€.
Regular price: 3750€.
It includes accommodation, 1 cultural visit in Shanghai, 1 cultural visit to the Great Wall in Beijing and transportation from Shanghai to Beijing.
Flight costs from country of origin and visa are not included.
(10% discount for startups linked to UPM, or to any Sino-Spanish Campus partner)
Deadline for application: June 9th.
APPLICATION
FORM
If you have any questions, feel free to contact us at xiji.incubator@upm.es or book a call with our team here.