2024
First place
From Gravels to Algorithms: The Vidhil Partners GenAI Evolution
Siddharth Wadehra and Ambuj Anand
Indian Institute of Management Ranchi
First runner-up
A Latin American Startup Aiming to Disrupt the Used-car Market across Emerging EconomicsÂ
Syeda Ikrama and Syeda Maseeha Qumer
ICFAI Business School
Second runner-up
Empowering Farmers and Enhancing Sustainability: Inaru's Impact on the Dominican Cocoa Industry
Jitesh Nair and Shwetha Kumari
ICFAI Business School
2023
First place
Bon Voyage: A Vacation from Food Wastage
Ayesha Siddiqi and Virginia Bodolica
American University of Sharjah
Second place
Cementing a place in Africa: PPC's Internationalisation Drive
Adrian David Saville, Ian Macleod and Theresa Onaji-Benson
University of Pretoria
Second runner-up
Cracking the Conundrum of e-Cargo Logistics: Curious Case of LoadExx
Ann Mary Varghese, Vinod Gupta School of Management, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
R Sai Shiva Jayanth, OP Jindal Global University
Abhishek Srivastava, Indian Institute of Management Kashipur
Rudra Prakash Pradhan, Vinod Gupta School of Management, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
2021
First place
Translocate, to fund or not to fund: Challenges in Funding an Emerging Market Start-up
Carlos De Jesus, Jason Fox and Phuti Senyatsi
University of Cape Town and University of Pretoria
First runner-up
Close Loop: The Art of Succession Planning
Sarah Boyd and Linda Ronnie
University of Cape Town
Second runner-up
Robotics at Dimension Data: Friend or Foe of the Human in Process Automation?
Michelle Karim, Christina Swart-Opperman and Geoff Bick
University of Cape Town, Graduate Business School
2020
First place
Biotronik: Bypassing the Commodity Trap of Medical Devices in South African Healthcare
Geoff Bick and Stephanie Barden
University of Cape Town, Graduate School of Business
Second place
Peebuddy: Ladies, It’s Time to Stand-Up
Neena Sondhi, International Management Institute, New Delhi
Rituparna Basu, International Management Institute, Kolkata
Second runner-up
Sustainable Growth in Times of Crisis: L'Oréal Russia
Daniil Muravskii, Snezhana Muravskaia, Elena Romanova, and Valeria Kudinova
IBS-Moscow, RANEPA
2019
First place
Drink The Duchess: Marketing Challenges and Opportunities Encountered when SMEs Internationalize
Geoff Bick and Fran Heathcote
Graduate School of Business, University of Cape Town
Second place
It's Everybody's Business, Period.
Sadaf Taimoor and Mahnoor Hameed
NUST Business School
Third place
United to Innovate: Grameen Veolia Water
Anne-Claire Pache and Kevin Andre
ESSEC Business School
2018
First place
WinChannel's Digital Gambit to Revitalize Rural China (A) and (B)
Liman Zhao, Peter Moran and Daniel Han Ming Chng
China Europe International Business School
Reference no. 321-0252-1 and 321-0252-1B
Second place
In the Uncertain World of Qontrac International: Navigating Through Family, Growth and Succession Management Challenge
Virginia Bodolica, Martin Spraggon and Diantha D’Costa
American University of Sharjah (UAE) and Mohammed bin Rashin School of Government (UAE)
Third place
Advantech: Evolution of Its IoT Ecosystem Strategy
Liman Zhao, Guo (Ginkgo) Bai and Zhenrong (Edison) Wang
China Europe International Business School
Reference no. 321-0255-1Â
2017
First place
Codezin: Braving the Startup Storm
Gaurav Gupta, Shounak Pal and Indranil Biswas
Indian Institute of Management Lucknow
Second place
From Asia to Africa: The International Expansion of Hon Chuan Enterprise
Allan K. K. Chan and Caleb Chen
Hong Kong Baptist University
Third place
Smokey Tours: The Other Side of Manila
Andrea Santiago and Fernando Martin Roxas
Asian Institute of Management
2016
First place
Zoona Mobile Money: Investing for Impact
John Bazley, Cynthia Schweer Rayner and Aunnie Patton Power
University of Cape Town
Second place
Mio Amore: Surviving Brand Change in Transition Economy
Nimruji Jammulamadaka, Prashant Mishra and Biswatosh Saha
Indian Institute of Management Calcutta
Third place
Trashy Bags: Sustainability Crisis of A Sustainable Business
Mathew Tsamenyi and Nana Yaa Antwi-Gyamfi
China Europe International Business School
2015
First place
Returpack: The Integrator of the Beverage can Recycling Process
Peter Moricz and György Drótos
Corvinus University of Budapest
Second place
Osklen: The Aesthetics of Social Change
Kim Poldner, Institute for Organizational Psychology, University of St. Gallen
Olga Ivanova, ICN Business School
Oana Branzei, Ivey Business School
Third place
Preserving the Delicate Balance to Manage a Thriving Business in South Africa – the Adventure of OneLogix
Jenson Chong-Leng Goh, SIM UniversityÂ
Adrian Saville and Caren Scheepers, GIBS, University of Pretoria
2014
First place
Painted Into a Corner: Managing the Virtual Sales Team at ColorPlus Industries
Monika Nadj, Student and Zoltan Buzady
CEU Business School
Second place
Mastering the Art of Managing a Conglomerate Business Empire in Myanmar
Jenson Chong-Leng Goh, Manohar Sabnani, Gee Kwang Randolph Tan and Siew Peng Tan
SIM University
Third place
The Love-smitten Director: Workplace Romance or Sexual Harassment?
June MÂ L Poon
UKM-Graduate School of Business, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
2013
First place
Customer Retention at Hyundai Motor India Ltd
Rik Paul and Debapratim Purkayastha
IBS Hyderabad, IFHE University
Second place
Infosys Limited: Is It Still the Indian IT Bellwether
Meenakshi Nagarajan
NIILM CMS
Third place
Tara Trade: A Marketing Challenge in Lebanon
Nisreen Bahnan and Gina Vega
Salem State University
2012
First place
Thai Beverage Public Company Limited: Thailand Leader, Global Challenger
Amonrat Thoumrungroje, Assumption University
Olimpia Racela, Mahasarakham University Business School
Second place
An Old Bank in a New Country: Restructuring Nile Commercial Bank of South Sudan
Veit Etzold
European School of Management & Technology
Reference no. ESMT-212-0131-1Â
Third place
Kraft Foods Argentina: The H1N1 Disparity
Susan Myrden, University of Newfoundland
Kathy Sanderson, Lakehead University
2011
First place
Teaching Farmers to Hunt – Developing Commercial Skills at BDO Hungary
Zoltan Buzady
CEU Business School
Second place
Deal of the day at Cherry.ee
Katri Kerem, Estonian Business School
Estonia Dietmar Sternad, Carinthia University of Applied Sciences
Third place
FieldTurf Tarkett India: Challenges and Opportunities in New Markets
Srividya Raghavan
IBS Hyderabad
