[Re]imagining Life with AI
How might your solution change how people experience the physical world?
AI + Smart Cities
How can we make cities more adaptive, efficient and human?
Urban systems · Buildings · Energy Mobility infrastructure · Digital twins
AI + Creator Economy
How humans create, learn and communicate in the AI era?
SME copilots · Commerce · Education ASEAN AI assistants · Storytelling
AI + Mobility / EV
How might we reinvent movement in dense cities?
EV charging · Fleet routing Last-mile logistics · Urban transport
AI + Health / Longevity
How might we extend healthy human performance?
Preventative health · Eldercare Workplace wellbeing · Remote diagnostics
Programme Pathways
JUNE - JULY
Onboard & Align
Align participants to the challenge statements, programme expectations, and ecosystem opportunities. Introduction to BeyondX ecosystem and Living Lab.
Startup Registration (Online Challenge Briefing)
Briefing Session 1 (9 Jul)
Briefing Session 2 (23 Jul)
august
Business & Growth
Participants to develop viable business models and growth strategies through workshops on value proposition design, customer segmentation, pricing, and go-to-market planning. The session also explores growth and commercialisation considerations before concluding with a briefing for Xcelerate Pitch Day.
Workshop for Xcelerate participants (28 aug)
september
Traction & Visibility
Participants to develop viable business models and growth strategies through workshops on value proposition design, customer segmentation, pricing, and go-to-market planning. The sessions also explores growth and commercialisation considerations before concluding with Xcelerate Pitch Day. Shortlist will be announced a week later.
Pilot Design (POC/POV) Workshop (3 Sep)
Innovation Ecosystem Workshop (17 Sep)
Startup Pitch Day (28 Sep)
OCTOBER
Pitch & Position
Prepare shortlisted participants for investor and public showcases by refining their storytelling, pitch positioning, and demo presentations. The session covers founder storytelling, investor readiness, and messaging, culminating in the BeyondXpo Demo Day Presentation before investors, partners, and ecosystem stakeholders.
Pitching & Positioning Workshop (5 Oct)
Demo Day @ BeyondXpo (13 Oct)
november
Going Beyond
Support participants beyond the programme as they progress towards commercialisation and scale. The sessions provide guidance on go-to-market and market expansion strategies, ongoing support for pilots and deployments, incubation opportunities for selected winners, and access to mentors, investors, and ecosystem partners to unlock pathways to commercial projects, new ventures, and fundraising.
Go-to-Market / Expansion Workshop
Continuous Support for Pilots
Incubation for Winners
Judging Criteria
What Participants Win
