SmithX Information Session

Overview Global Experience for Smith MBAs Focus on customer discovery and business model generation 8-day traveling from Shanghai to Beijing Compete against top Chinese MBAs in the final competition at Peking University

Class & Credits 4-Credit course Pre-travel course in Term D: 2 Credits Work on NovoEd platform to build cross-national teams and vet ideas Focus on customer discovery and building a business model Field experience in Summer Term 1 (May): 2 Credits May Company visits Customer discovery Meet your team

China Business Model Competition Compete against top U.S., Israeli and Chinese MBAs 8-hour competition held at Guanghua School of Management at Peking University Teams will pitch their business models before a panel of judges Winners will be determined by their ability to meet defined criteria, present and respond to questions—as well as capacity to implement the business idea. Students pitch business ideas that potentially solve some of China’s greatest problems

Next Steps Applications open October 24 th Letter of intent and resume due by October 31 st Interviews in early November Acceptance into class by mid-November Questions?

AdVENTURE of a Lifetime