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Team Ecocell Brick. Kyle is flanked by Soo (on his left) and Nicole.

TEAM ECOCELL
THE CHAMPION
OF HSBC
YOUNG
ENTREPRENEUR
CHALLENGE
2012

The HSBC Young Entrepreneur Challenge
(YEC) is an annual, regional competition
designed to encourage young people
to demonstrate their creativity, acquire
a wide range of practical business
knowledge and skills, and unleash the
power of their potential.
Team EcoCell from Taylor’s University
clinched the Gold Award and cash
prize worth HK$50,000 with their
winning presentation on EcoCell Brick
at the HSBC Young Entrepreneurs
Development Council (YDC) Young
Entrepreneur Challenge (YEC) 2012
regional finals, beating five teams
from Bangladesh, Brunei, Hong Kong,
Indonesia and Thailand. Team EcoCell,
comprising third-year degree students
Kyle Tham Choon Yvin, Soo Wan Sin and
Nicole Teo Yee, impressed the panel of
international judges with their agility,
team synergy, multifaceted research and
innovative product.
The team also bagged the Asia
Technopreneur Award, which comes
with a cash prize of HK$20,000 and
a fast-track admission to a start-up
technology and bio-tech programme
of up to HK$1.4 million. Team Ecocell
awed the judges by meeting the criteria
based on creativity and innovation,
a solid business proposition, sound
strategy, reasonable financial analysis
and a plausible execution plan.
Team EcoCell was selected to
represent Malaysia in the regional finals
after it emerged as the champion of
the national finals of the HSBC Young
Entrepreneur Challenge, held in July
2012. It is the sixth consecutive win
for Taylor’s University at the national
round of the annual HSBC Young
Entrepreneur Challenge and its second
win for the regionals.
easyuni speaks to team leader of Team EcoCell,
Kyle Tham Choon Yvin to find out more.

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