Great Eagle

PwC

Technologies such as blockchain, artificial intelligence, augmented and virtual reality, and the internet of things are reshaping our world and evolving at breakneck speed. PwC helps clients to better understand these technologies and put them to work, so that clients will be the disruptor, not the disrupted. We work with clients to research, co-create, prototype, test, and deploy new services and solutions powered by the latest technological advancements.

Industry blockchain consortium

PwC offers integrated professional services from our legal, tax, consulting and cyber practices to support and smoothen clients’ collaboration with peer firms on governance, pricing, go-to-market and financing design to go-live of the industry utility and blockchain platform.

Product feasibility study and business due diligence

Leveraging our database and knowledge, PwC provides feasibility study on product characteristics and features to deliver service proposition to target clients; and business due diligence to review the valuation and risk assessment.

Blockchain app review and production certification

An independent review report co-authored with PwC’s certified blockchain labs to ensure updated knowledge on technologies, quality assurance and cost effectiveness.

Innovation and prototyping

PwC's Applied Research Labs work with clients to demonstrate the various possibilities of emerging technologies for their business. Together, we’ll explore new technologies, trial innovative ideas, and find the potential to rethink the way of doing business.

Inspirations

Inspiration

- What are the emerging technologies?
- What are the future business models?
- How should businesses focus on impact?

Inspirations

Expectations

Expectations

You are tasked to select one of the technologies below, and

Provide market insight via research and identify potential business use case opportunities referencing other geographical areas or industries; and

Illustrate potential business value of a selected business use case with a technical demo solution

Emerging technology options:

Blockchain
Open API
Data Analytics / AI

The proposal should include:

1. Team Profile
2. Market Research and Business Use Case Recommendations
3. Technical Demo Solution

Evaluation Criteria:

- Feasibility of proposal
- Research comprehensiveness and holistic approach
- Effective and manageable technical solutions
- Sustainability and adaptability of the solution

Prizes

Join PwC's track for a chance to win the following prizes!

champion

Champion

HKD 30,000 for the team
+
Internship opportunity
+
HKGCC Student Associate Membership (1 year)

1st Runner Up

1st Runner-Up

HKD 20,000 for the team
+
Internship opportunity
+
HKGCC Student Associate Membership (1 year)

2nd Runner Up

2nd Runner-Up

HKD 10,000 for the team
+
Internship opportunity
+
HKGCC Student Associate Membership (1 year)

About PwC

At PwC, our purpose is to build trust in society and solve important problems. It is this focus which informs the services we provide and the decisions we make.

PwC Mainland China, Hong Kong SAR and Macau SAR work together on a collaborative basis, subject to local applicable laws. Collectively, we have over 800 partners and more than 20,000 people in total.

We provide organisations with the professional services they need, wherever they may be located. Our highly qualified, experienced professionals listen to different points of view to help organisations solve their business issues and identify and maximise the opportunities they seek. Our industry specialisation allows us to help co-create solutions with clients for their sector of interest.

We have offices in these cities: Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Shenyang, Tianjin, Dalian, Jinan, Qingdao, Zhengzhou, Xi’an, Nanjing, Hefei, Suzhou, Wuxi, Wuhan, Chengdu, Hangzhou, Ningbo, Chongqing, Changsha, Kunming, Xiamen, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Macau, Haikou, Zhuhai and Guiyang.