📋 Tender Overview
Project No.
SCE_02_2026S
Project Title
APEC Young Entrepreneurs Conference
Project Status
Project in Implementation
Fund Account
Self-Funded
Project Year
2026
Sponsoring Forum
SOM Steering Committee on Economic and Technical Cooperation (SCE)
Topics
Economic and Technical Cooperation; Green Economy
Committee
SOM Steering Committee on Economic and Technical Cooperation (SCE)
Other Fora Involved
Other Non-APEC Stakeholders Involved
Proposing Economy(ies)
China
Co-Sponsoring Economies
Hong Kong, China; Indonesia; Papua New Guinea; Peru; Singapore; Thailand; Viet Nam
Expected Start Date
01/09/2026
Expected Completion Date
31/12/2026
Project Proponent Name 1
Jessie Zhang
Job Title 1
Deputy Director, Department of American and Oceanian Affairs
Organization 1
Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries
Telephone 1
+86 10 81441332
Email 1
jessiez@cpaffc.org.cn
Project Proponent Name 2
Not Applicable
Job Title 2
Not Applicable
Organization 2
Not Applicable
Telephone 2
Not Applicable
Email 2
Not Applicable
Declaration
Jessie Zhang
Project Cost (US$)
$600,000.00
Project Summary
Young entrepreneurs are at the center of APEC’s growth—driving job creation, innovation and regional economic growth, and contributing to APEC’s vision for an open, dynamic, resilient and peaceful Asia-Pacific community by 2040, for the prosperity of all our people and future generations. Yet they face uneven access to finance, skills, digital tools, and institutional and policy support, which further hinder young entrepreneurs. With the theme Entrepreneurship Engine, Youth-Led Change: for a Prosperous Asia-Pacific for All, this event focuses on bridging digital divides and sharing experiences among young entrepreneurs, facilitating dialogues between young entrepreneurs and investors, and deepening regional collaboration, to turn youth ambition into viable business practices and boost economic growth. The event includes (1) a youth entrepreneurship campus in Hangzhou for young entrepreneurs aged 25 to 40 to build a team on site, design, validate and present business models, to gain entrepreneurship hands-on tools and viable frameworks; (2) thematic discussions on AI, light start-ups? and digital trade, and an investment dialogue to help the young entrepreneurs to better understand the logic of investment, and build investors’ confidence in youth-led ventures; and (3) an urban entrepreneurship ecosystem visit in Hangzhou and Guangzhou to provide concrete, experiential learning for young founders.
