Empowering Green Entrepreneurs
2025 YGT Competition
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YGT Global Competition
We award startups and people.
YGT calls for applications once a year. Applications will be reviewed by a jury group composed of investors, researchers, business leaders and specialists.
Selected startups will be honored as YGT Enterprise whose founder(s) will be invited to join the final competition. Those who eventually stand out will be honored as YGT Entrepreneur of the Year.
Training
YGT Flying Academy
YGT hosts Flying Academy for YGTers quarterly. It is an intensive close-door learning program which features case-study based on YGTers’ real business, expert sharing, and brainstorming. The Academy helps YGTers keep updated with the latest trends and come up with creative solutions for their own business.
Professional Services
Financial & Legal Advisory Services
With the leading professional service providers, YGT builds long-term and high quality collaborative relationships. This guarantees YGT entreprises a sound legal structure and/or good investment.
Network
YGT Ecosystem
YGT closely works with media outlets, incubators, academic institutions, VCs, big corporations and so on. YGT also has hundreds of alumni, mentors, advisors globally. Together, we build this ecosystem empowering global green entrepreneurs.
Our Advisors
Wang Shi
Founder & Honorary Chairman,
Vanke Co.
Vanke Co.
WANG Shi is the founder and the Honorary Chairman of China Vanke Co., Ltd. Under his leadership, Vanke has grown into one of the world’s largest residential real estate developers and China’s pioneer in green construction. In recent years, Wang has been leading environmental initiatives among Chinese private sector companies.
Danny Kennedy
Managing Director, CalCEF Ventures
Chief Energy Officer, New Energy Nexus
Chief Energy Officer, New Energy Nexus
Danny Kennedy is a clean technology entrepreneur, an environmental activist, and an author. Kennedy currently serves as managing director of the California Clean Energy Fund, a non-profit dedicated to supporting clean energy startups.
Yu Lizhong
Founding Chancellor & Chairman of the Board,
NYU Shanghai
NYU Shanghai
Yu Lizhong joined NYU Shanghai from ECNU, where he served as president from 2006-2012. Prior to his presidency at ECNU, Yu served as president of Shanghai Normal University. Chancellor Yu’s research focuses on environmental processes, environmental change, and sustainable development. He has published over 150 refereed papers in major journals and is widely recognized as an influential scholar in the field.
Guo Meiling
Chairwoman, Century River Group
Vice Chairwoman, Meinian Onehealth Healthcare
Ms. Guo Meiling is a distinguished social entrepreneur in the healthcare sector, currently serving as the Chairwoman of Century River Group and Vice Chairwoman of Meinian Onehealth Healthcare. She has dedicated over two decades to the medical and health industry through her company, Century River Technology Group. The Meinian Onehealth Healthcare brand, which she co-founded, has become a leading name in China's health checkup industry.
Susan Rockefeller
Documentary Filmmaker,
Artist and Conservationist
Artist and Conservationist
Susan Rockefeller is an award-winning documentary filmmaker, artist, and conservationist. Her latest endeavor, Musings, is a digital magazine that curates ideas and innovations that pave the way for a more sustainable future. In her film work, Susan is a Principal of Louverture films and a member of the Film Committee for the Museum of Modern Art. Her original films, including Food For Thought, Food for Life, Striking a Chord, Making the Crooked Straight, and Mission of Mermaids, have aired on HBO, PBS, and the Discovery Channel.
Zhu Gongshan
Founder & Chairman,
GCL Group Holdings Limited
GCL Group Holdings Limited
Zhu Gongshan is the founder and chairman of GCL Group, an international energy conglomerate specializing in clean and sustainable energy. It tops the industry in solar materials manufacturing and the development, construction and operation of new energy projects. With a total asset value of around RMB 200 billion, GCL has generated revenues of over RMB 100 billion for many consecutive years. It now employs more than 40,000 employees worldwide and has been ranked in the top 4 of the global top 500 new energy enterprises for years.
Chauncey Shey
Managing Partner,
Softbank China Capital (SBCVC)
Softbank China Capital (SBCVC)
Chauncey Shey is a distinguished venture capitalist and high-tech entrepreneur. Mr. Shey has successful startup experience in the United States & China in his early years. He founded Softbank China in 2000 and has been acting as its Managing Partner since then. Mr. Shey co-founded UTStarcom, Inc (NASDAQ: UTSI), and served as its Executive Vice-President and board member. Mr. Shey was elected as one of “Forbes China’s Best Venture Capitalists” several times.