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Young Entrepreneurs to Represent Malaysia in the FedEx Express / Junior Achievement International Trade Challenge Asia-Pacific By Gunaprasath Bupalan

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FedEx Express , a subsidiary
of FedEx Corp . ( NYSE : FDX )
and
one
of
the
world ’ s
largest
express
transportation
company ,
together
with
Junior
Achievement
( JA ),
recently
announced the six winners
of the annual FedEx Express
/
Junior
Achievement
International
Trade
Challenge
( FedEx / JA
ITC )
2020 .
The
winners
will
advance
to
the
FedEx
Express
/
JA
ITC
Regional
Finals which is being held in
this month .
Due
to
the
COVID-19
pandemic , this year ’ s FedEx
Express / JA ITC Malaysian
competition
was
held
virtually for the first time
since the competition began
in
2008 .
This
year ,
542
students
from
the
Central
Region
and
Penang
participated in a series of
nine
intensive
virtual
workshops held from 27 July
to
8
September .
In
the
workshops , volunteers from
JA Malaysia and 24 FedEx
mentored the students and
guided
them
through
the
development of their plans .
At the FedEx / JA ITC Malaysia finals , 15 shortlisted teams presented their market entry strategy plans for a travel product with Cambodia as the target market . Applying the insights and knowledge gained from the virtual workshops , students presented their team ’ s business plan with value proposition , pricing strategies , identified market opportunities , and distribution channels to a distinguished panel of judges including CS Goh , Co- Founder and Chief Corporate Officer at MACROKIOSK Group , Lin Nah Tan , Chief Executive Officer of INTI International University & Colleges and Jack Farrell , Entrepreneur in Residence at START .
This year , the three winning teams are :
Team BioDroplets :
Pranav Kashyap and Pooja
Nishani from Global Indian
International
School ,
who
developed
a
Techno-Bio
drinking
bottle
that
can
purify water on the go . It is
aimed at tourists who do not
have
access
to
readily
available
clean
drinking
water .
The
product
also
targets
to
reduce
plastic
bottle
waste
normally
generated by tourists during
their travels .
Team ViRo Tech Inc .:
Rosalind Naruniranat and Vivian Ung Wei Lin from SMK Convent Green Lane , who developed an affordable personal mobility device – the Fit-Walk – which has a low fuel requirement . The product is aimed at working individuals who are unable to purchase a full-fledged car or those with poor access to public transport .
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Team Aurora :
Poi Shie Chee and Clarisse Chin Xiao Hwei from SMK Bandar Utama Damansara 3 , who developed a water bottle called WASH-ed that can filter and purify water on the go . It is designed with a 2-Stage filter that can remove disease-causing pathogens .
SC Chong , Managing Director Of FedEx Express Malaysia