About the Future Entrepreneur Award

The Future Entrepreneur Award, is centred around the theme of “evaluating the present and leading the future“. It emphasizes the importance of continuity, breakthrough and innovation. The award includes four categories: "Future Entrepreneur of the Year", " Excellent Family Business Entrepreneur", " Outstanding Emerging Entrepreneur" and " Extraordinary Female Future Entrepreneur". The selection of each category will be based on a comprehensive consideration of strategy, innovation, governance, business performance, social responsibility and other dimensions, to make that the winners not only make economic achievements, but also play an active role in promoting social progress.

To be eligible to receive an award, applicants must be recommended by the regional referrers to be nominated as the nominee. The nominee must be an owner orshareholder who is primarily responsible for the performance of the company and an active member of top management. The nominee’s company must have been be in business for at least three years at the time of application.

Award Categories

Future Entrepreneur of the Year

Entrepreneurs who lead enterprises to achieve significant economic growth, promote industry progress and social development, and show outstanding leadership and positive values

Extraordinary Female Future Entrepreneur

Women entrepreneurs who lead enterprises to achieve significant economic growth, promote industrial progress and social development, and show outstanding leadership and positive values

Excellent Family Business Entrepreneur

Family entrepreneurs who give full play to the advantages and characteristics of family businesses and have strong family inheritance mechanisms and family governance experience

Family entrepreneurs who, through scientific management and efficient operation, significantly improve their competitiveness and market position in the process of managing family businesses

Family entrepreneurs who break through the traditional model in the development of family businesses and lead the successful transformation of enterprises

Outstanding Emerging Entrepreneur

Young entrepreneurs under 45 years old who have keen market insight and innovation ability, promote industry progress and social development, and show outstanding leadership

Young entrepreneurs under 45 who promote the development of new quality productivity, lead enterprises to achieve innovation and creation of the times, and show new thinking and new models in the development process

Young entrepreneurs under 45 who have made remarkable achievements in improving risk management ability and operational resilience with their innovative governance concept

Assessment criteria

Assessment process & key dates

Nov-Mar


Open for nomination

Apr-Jun


Nominee interview

Jul-Aug


Independent judging panel assessment

Sep


Award ceremony