DELEGATE

PROSPECTUS
HUGEM INNOVATION
CHALLENGE SOUTH EAST ASIA IV
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Table of
Contents

03 04
Welcome Letter About HIC SEA IV

05 06
About Our Organizers Conference Schedule

07 08
Hear From Our Delegates Registration Fees & Instructions

09 10
Pre-Conference Materials Conference Tracks
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Welcome to
HIC SEA IV!
Dear Delegates,
It is our distinct pleasure to welcome you to the HGEM
Innovation Challenge in Southeast Asia (HIC SEA
IV), hosted by the Harvard Undergraduate Global
Education Movement in collaboration with The Global
Citizen Academy. Our conference brings together top
minds, problem-solvers, creatives, and thinkers from
all around the world, together with eminent speakers
including social entrepreneurs, academic experts,
diplomats, and government officials. We are thrilled
that you will be joining this group of spectacular
delegates ready to make a difference in the world!
The three-day HGEM Innovation Challenge in Southeast
Asia (HIC SEA IV) will immerse you in thought-provoking
activities and inspiring discussions with peers, mentors, and
leaders from Southeast Asia. You will have an once-in-a-
lifetime opportunity to collaborate with like-minded peers in
an international context to discover solutions with real-
world implications. While interacting with global leaders,
you will gain valuable insights into the field of innovation
and entrepreneurship. You will also enhance your critical and
creative thinking capabilities, as well as your collaboration
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and communication skills. Above all, we aspire to provide
networking opportunities for our delegates through
interaction with Harvard alumni, Harvard-led college
panels, as well as offer information about Harvard graduate
and professional schools, and virtual social activities.
With this edition of HIC SEA IV hosted in Singapore, we
are incredibly excited to meet you and learn more about
your backgrounds and interests. Our mission is to inspire
our students to expand their understanding of their local
communities, identify critical regional issues, cultivate
innovative and critical thinking, appreciate the strength
of collaboration, and enact change on a global scale.
Thus, we cannot wait to bring our vision to fruition with
your passion and drive. We look forward to investigating
regional issues and collaborating with our diverse group of
individuals to formulate practical entrepreneurial solutions
to the challenges that currently threaten our communities.
We look forward to innovating and collaborating
with you in Singapore this June!
Sincerely,
Esha Ahmad Jared Yeo
President Co-Founder
Havard Undergraduate The Global Citizen
Global Education Education Group
Movement
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About
HIC SEA IV

In partnership with The Global Citizen Academy, the
HUGEM Innovation Challenge Southeast Asia IV, organized
by the Harvard Undergraduate Global Education Movement,
will bring together delegates from different backgrounds
and multiple esteemed speakers for a 3-day conference
in Singapore.
Our seminars and discussions for the HUGEM Innovation
Challenge (HIC) Southeast Asia IV will center on two
(02) tracks guided by the following two Sustainable
Development Goals: SDG 11 – Sustainable Cities &
Communities and SDG 12 – Responsible Consumption &
Production. We aspire to help our brightest-mind delegates
think deeply about these global challenges and offer
solutions on how young people may collaborate to foster a
sustainable international development.
Delegates will work together in small teams on a viable
“Solution Proposal” after a series of seminars to address
real-world issues and spark concepts for potential
collaborative initiatives. These recommendations are
comprehensive in nature and include several media
platforms, policies, and innovative business concepts. Prior
to submitting their final round proposal at the end of the
conference, students will be tested to their limits in open
debate sessions about their proposals. Lastly, social events
and discussions will provide delegates a chance to network
in a more casual settings.

Delegates will select one of these tracks, participate

in debates and seminar sessions tailored to that track,
and learn from key figures in academia, industry, and
government. They will also have the chance to network and
connect with other delegates from all throughout Southeast
Asia during the event.
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About our
Organizers
Harvard Undergraduate
Global Education Movement
Harvard Undergraduate Global Education Movement
(HUGEM) is a non-profit recognized student organization
at Harvard College that enables Harvard students to
engineer a host of international programs that help shape
the thinkers of tomorrow. Our conferences equip students
worldwide with the necessary structure, confidence, and
drive to introduce impactful ideas to the world.
Our Innovation Conferences challenge students to research
regional social issues and then propose creative and
viable university-level solutions. In the past, students who
run our innovation challenges have had prior experience
coordinating large cross-border projects and events in
countries like the USA, Canada, Armenia, India, Malaysia,
China, and the United Arab Emirates.
Our Philanthropic Workshops, run in under- resourced
communities, help participants worldwide discover their
interests and promote the development of practical skills
needed for future employment.
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The Global Citizen
Academy
The Global Citizen Academy is The Global Citizen Education
Group’s flagship enrichment program. Under our umbrella,
The Global Citizen Academy offers enrichment in the areas
of public speaking, global citizenship, leadership, debate,
Model United Nations amongst others.
Since 2015, we have created 19,500+ unique student
experiences in Singapore and around the Asia-Pacific
region. Our programs are designed to offer students
engaging, innovative and exciting educational
experiences to hone their skills and gain knowledge
outside the classroom. Through our in-person and virtual
platforms, we strive to offer our learners the very best in
co-curricular education.
Global Citizenship
Institute
The Global Citizenship Institute is a school within The
Global Citizen Academy which specialises in building the
21st Century knowledge and competencies required for our
youth to develop into Global Citizens. Our global citizenship
education programs present a form of civic learning that
seeks to involve and educate students in projects that
address global social, political, economic and environmental
issues. Through our programs, we seek to equip our
learners with the tools they need to passionately and
positively impact their communities and the world at large.
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Conference
Schedule All times below in
Singapore Time (GMT +8)

Opening Ceremony 14:00 - 14:30

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Keynote Speaker 14:30 - 15:00

Innovation Challenges 15:00 - 16:45

June Uncovering Social Innovation

Daily Send-Off
16:45 - 17:45

17:45 - 18:00

Research Proposals: Defining the Problem and 8:00 - 9:00

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Generating Solutions

Designing and Brainstorming Ideas for the Future 9:00 - 9:45

June From Concept to Feasibility: Crafting Realistic Solutions

Case Study: Sustainability in Practice

9:45 - 10:15

10:15 - 11:00

Track 1 Track 2

Workshop #1: Conflicts of Interest 11:00 - 11:30

Intro to Track
Workshop #2: The Art of Presentations 11:30 - 12:00

Workshop #3: Mastering Marketing:

12:00 - 12:30
Elevate Your Brand
Group Time
Workshop #4: Public Speaking to Lead
12:30 - 13:00
and Inspire

Lunch 13:00 - 14:00

Workshop #1: Conflicts of Interest 14:00 - 14:30

Intro to Track Workshop #2: The Art of
14:30 - 15:00
Presentations

Workshop #3: Mastering

15:00 - 15:30
Marketing: Elevate Your Brand
Group Time
Workshop #4: Public Speaking to
15:30 - 16:00
Lead and Inspire

Consultation Table + Group Time 16:00 - 18:00

Group Time 14:00 - 14:30

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Poster Presentations 14:30 - 15:00

Final Presentations 15:00 - 16:45

June Lunch

The Path to U.S. Colleges

13:00 - 14:00

14:00 - 14:30

Harvard Q&A 14:30 - 15:00

Top 4 Presentations 15:00 - 16:00

Closing Ceremony 16:00 - 17:!5

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Hear from our

Delegates

Personally, this is a truly great opportunity for someone like me who does not have enough opportunities
during the COVID-19 pandemic in Singapore, when we are not allow to travel overseas. Having such a
platform for me to communicate and network with other international like-minded youths who are also
interested in youth leadership and empowerment, I think it’s really awesome. I’ve never dreamed of meeting
Harvard students and international peers from around the world. It’s really nice to meet people who are so
young but so inspirational. I’m just impressed overall!”

- Rukhsana Bi d/o Abdul Wahid, Singapore

All of the workshops were super helpful in guiding us to complete the solution proposals for the global issues.
HUGEM Innovation Challenge was one of the first international conferences I have ever joined and it is such
an eye-opening experience. I highly value the opportunities to work with international peers and learn from
experts all around the world. Joining the conference shall help me prepare myself for the future in which I
should be one of those who can catch the newest sustainability trends and become a global citizen.”

- Sanja Maya C. Carvajal, Philippines

HIC SEA is a playground where I can challenge my limits, raise my voice freely and gain new insights into
Southeast Asian issues. An avid reader, I have constantly enriched my knowledge of world issues through
books and academic journals such as 21 lessons for the 21st century. Being able to participate in the HIC
SEA III program allowed me to step out of my safe zone through interacting with enthusiastic peers from
brings individuals from different geographical and cultural backgrounds, thus enabling me to integrate
my knowledge and skills to become a global citizen. I also value the program’s emphasis in sustainable
development as a community. Overall, it is such as fascinating opportunity for me.”

- Pham Van Anh, Vietnam

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Registration Fees &

Instructions

Instructions

Please register your participation for HIC Southeast Asia

IV in Singapore at our conference website at: https:// Early Bird Ticket
$160
theglobalcitizenacademy.com/hicseaiv.

Our team will review your registration and verify receipt of

your payment. We will send a confirmation email once your
registration has been processed and payment has been
received. After your payment has been received, you will
receive your pre-conference guide and you can begin your
preparation for the conference. If you do not receive your Regular Ticket
$180
confirmation email within two weeks, please contact us at
hicsea@theglobalcitizenacademy.com.

Apart from youths, The Global Citizen invites educators in

Accommodation:
the region to join our event as international observers. As
an observer, you will gain access to all learning materials
$50/NIGHT
used for the conference as well as access to all 3-days to
the conference. If you are interested to join as international
observers, do not hesitate to contact us at hicsea@
theglobalcitizenacademy.com.

Payment Deadline

Payments must be submitted before the payment deadline.

If you do not submit your payments before the payment
deadline, you will not be successfully registered.
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Pre-conference
Materials

HIC SEA IV will incorporate both asynchronous and
synchronous learning methods. Apart from the in-person
conference that spans across 3 days in Singapore, delegates
will be required to watch two recorded workshops that will
help them in completing their pre-conference assignment,
as well as their final solution proposal. The three
asynchronous workshops are as follows:
• Introduction to Track 1 – Sustainable Cities and
Communities
• Introduction to Track 2 – Responsible Production and
Consumption
• Business Model Canvas
Asides from completing the asynchronous workshops,
delegates are also expected to complete and submit a pre-
conference assignment. The details of the assignment will
be available on The Global Citizen Academy. There will also
be a Background Guide which delegates can use to prepare
their pre-conference assignment. The pre-conference
assignment will be used to pre-allocate teams and will also
constitute a portion of your awards criteria. More details will
be released on The Global Citizen Academy platform.

Watch the introductory video to get a more detailed

explanation of the 2 tracks – SGD 11 (Sustainable Cities &
Communities) and SDG 12 (Responsible Consumption &
Production). This will be useful when delegates are doing
their pre-conference assignment or if they just want to
learn more about each track! The Business Model Canvas
workshop will provide an overview of how to design a
viable business model for their social entrepreneurship
projects, which will help delegates get started on ideating
their final solution proposal which they will present with
their teams on the last day of the conference.

These asynchronous workshops will be hosted on The

Global Citizen Academy platform. An email will be sent to
all delegates when they are available.
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Sustainable Development Goal 11
SUSTAINABLE
CITIES AND
COMMUNITIES
Even before COVID-19 in 2020, progress on the 2030
Agenda in Southeast Asia is not occurring at a satisfactory
rate, particularly in terms of managing SDG 11 (Sustainable
Cities and Communities) (UNDP, 2021). Rapid city growth
and urbanisation are attributed to the stagnant progress
towards SDG 11 since cities are where waste and pollution,
energy usage, and income and wealth divides are most
visible and threatening (UNESCAP, 2023). This led to high
levels of pollution and substantial proportions of
the population living in informal settlements being the
primary drivers for low performance on SDG 11 (United
Nations, 2022).
More than 300 million urban dwellers in Eastern and
South-Eastern Asia lived in slums or informal settlements
in 2020. This problem is going to get worse since a 1% rise
in urban population growth will increase the prevalence
of slums in Asia by 5.3%. Ineffective planning, a lack of
affordable housing alternatives for low-income households,
dysfunctional urban, land, and housing laws, a lack of
housing financing, and poverty all contribute to slum
creation in developing countries (United Nations, 2022).
Regarding pollution and waste management in Eastern
and South-Eastern Asia, there exists a substantial disparity
(over 25%) between the rates of waste collection and its
regulated management, indicating a continued dependence
on open dumpsites in many cities. It’s imperative to channel
significant investment into the creation and upkeep of
waste management infrastructure, along with enhanced
policy actions and a stricter enforcement of environmental
laws to ensure regulated handling of municipal solid waste
(United Nations, 2022).
The Sustainable Cities and Communities (SDG 11) track
will focus on the challenges and potential solutions for rapid
urban growth, waste and pollution management, and issues
surrounding slum prevalence in Southeast Asia. In this track,
delegates will recommend transformative actions to bridge
the differences between waste collection and regulated
management, ways to promote responsible urban planning,
housing security, and effective policies to make cities more
resilient to climate change.
Some questions to consider are: How can public-private
partnerships be utilized to foster sustainable urban growth
and improve living conditions in slums? How can we better
integrate poverty alleviation measures with strategies
for achieving sustainable cities and communities? What
are potential methods for strengthening the enforcement
of environmental laws to ensure better waste and
pollution management in urban settings? How can we use
technology and innovation to improve waste management
practices and reduce pollution in rapidly growing cities?
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Sustainable Development Goal 12
RESPONSIBLE
PRODUCTION AND
CONSUMPTION
The Southeast Asia region also made insignificant
progress towards SDG12 (Responsible Consumption
and Production). The progress is achieved only thanks to
economic slowdown during COVID-19 lockdowns. The
decreasing generation of greenhouse gases and pollution
helped to improve the status of biodiversity, yet the impacts
could be temporary. There remains major investments in
polluting industries and poor examples of labour treatment
(UNDP, 2021). More seriously, the region has regressed on
several sub-goals of SDG 12, including material footprint,
domestic material consumption (DMC), standard accounting
tools to monitor tourism impact and fossil-fuel subsidies
(UNESCAP, 2023).
Domestic material consumption (DMC) measures the
total amount of materials directly used by an economy
to meet the demands for goods and services from within
and outside a country. Eastern and South-Eastern Asia
experienced a marked rise in DMC from 31% in 2000 to
43% in 2019, largely attributed to population growth,
industrialization, and outsourcing of material-heavy
production (United Nations, 2022). In addition, fossil fuels
also led to rising greenhouse gas emissions and therefore
have a direct adverse impact on human health. 97 of the
world’s top 100 most air polluted cities in 2018 are from
the Asia-Pacific region. Climate change can also worsen
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inequality as the poor are likely to be the most adversely
affected (UNESCAP, 2023). SEA nations, especially, also
have unsustainable food consumption and production
patterns. In 2020, Eastern and South-Eastern Asia nations
had the second greatest proportion of food loss (15.1%)
after harvesting and before reaching retail marketplaces.
This indicates a considerable level of food insecurity, second
only to Sub-Saharan Africa (United Nations, 2022).
In the Responsible Consumption and Production (SDG
12) track, delegates are encouraged to contemplate on
sustainable methods to curb the rise in DMC, to consider
solutions for air pollution and inequality exacerbated by
climate change, and to strategize on sustainable food
security. Some questions for further consideration are:
How can we advance towards SDG12, specifically in
Southeast Asia, beyond the temporary impacts of economic
slowdowns such as during the COVID-19 lockdowns?
What role can technology and innovation play in fostering
responsible consumption and production in Southeast
Asia? How can policy and regulatory changes be
implemented to reduce the region’s reliance on fossil fuels
and transition towards more sustainable energy sources?
In what ways can we promote a culture of sustainability
among the general public to encourage responsible
consumption habits?
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