Asean Impact Challenge

CIRCULAR FUTURES
“INNOVATIONS FOR A CIRCULAR ECONOMY IN SOUTHEAST ASIA”

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ABOUT
ASEAN IMPACT CHALLENGE
Since 2015, ASEAN Impact Challenge has been the leading regional platform that
discovers and scales partnerships and innovations for impact on the Sustainable
Development Goals in Southeast Asia.
Our belief is simple: Business can be a force for good and there is a business
opportunity in the SDGs. We have seen over the last 4 years of the programme,
that this statement is true, regardless of the size of the business. The SDGs are a
business opportunity. A USD12 trillion opportunity, in fact.
Grounded on the foundation of our track record of creating catalytic partnerships

between corporates and startups through disruptive innovations, we are pleased
to share the theme for 2019: “Circular Futures: Innovations For A Circular Economy”
and look forward to discovering Southeast Asia’s top innovators driving forward the
circular economy in the region!

Why the Circular Economy?
“The circular economy is a $4.5 trillion business opportunity. It presents huge potential for global
economic growth and will also accelerate society towards a sustainable future.
Transitioning to the circular economy will catalyze the most transformational economic, social
and environmental changes since the First Industrial Revolution. Adopting a “circular mindset”
captures new economic opportunities to future-proof your business”
- World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD)’s

CEO Guide to the Circular Economy
We invite select organisations to be the first to discover the next

game-changing innovations from Southeast Asia.

Circular Economy: 10 Vertical Themes
Agriculture & Food Telco Transport & Mobility Cities & Built Environment Travel & Hospitality
FMCG Fashion Energy Health Banking & Finance

AIC In Numbers (2015 - 2018)
850+ 60 3000+
innovators discovered finalist teams mentoring hours from
50+ mentors
70M + 60+ USD $5M

digital audience partners (ranging from connected
through our network of UNDP to Microsoft) capital to impact
partners

ASEAN Impact Challenge: The Design
Scale-Stage
Early-Stage Innovations
Innovations
10 Best from 1 Regional Scale-Stage

10 National Winners
the region Champion 1 Regional Early-Stage
(1 per ASEAN country)
(10 Regional Finalists) Champion

Key Elements of AIC
IMPACT: ENGAGEMENT: VALUE: GLOBAL GOALS:

A core focus on the On-ground activities to Deliver value to Provide a platform for
impact of local create multi-sector businesses and
innovations and the person-to-person stakeholders through innovators to create
ability to scale locally engagements, spark the 6M approach: partnerships that can
further the
and abroad through collaborations and Money, Markets,
achievement of the
sustainable business accelerate innovations Mentors, Mission, Media SDGs
models through the Regional & Management
Finals and flagship
events

How your Partnership Impacts the Program
AMPLIFY REACH
ACCELERATE
BUILD CAPACITY AND
IMPACT THROUGH
OF INNOVATORS ENGAGEMENT ON
SCALING OF
IN THE REGION THE GLOBAL
INNOVATIONS
GOALS
Selected finalists will join a structured accelerator aimed at unleashing their potential through
leadership and entrepreneurial capacities to tackle the region’s pressing social, economic and
environmental challenges whilst building a sustainable business. The program will deliver a tailored
8-week Global Goals Labs, mentorship from corporate partners and access to markets and networks.
The 3 key outcomes of the program are:
1) Building and improving the capacity of the innovation ecosystem and the innovators driving
impactful innovations in the region
2) Brokering local and regional mentorship and resource opportunities
3) Facilitating connections between innovators/startups and corporates to unlock business
opportunities, networks and partnerships
What the AIC offers Circular Futures Partners
Direct participation in Amplified regional

the strengthening of impact through
Regional entrepreneurial collective
engagement through abilities of the wider collaboration with An opportunity to
publicity, visibility at ASEAN innovator ecosystem players front some of ASEAN’s
major events and community and including most promising
networking contribution to the ASEAN-related innovations and
opportunities. SDGs organisations. entrepreneurs.

What the AIC offers ASEAN’s Innovators
ACCESS TO LOCAL
CAPACITY
MENTORSHIP & GLOBAL
BUILDING
OPPORTUNITIES
Impact Hub KL will support Impact Hub KL will further

Through an 8-week
to connect and match support to connect,
tailored Global Goals
the participants to a facilitate and engage
Labs program,
diverse group of participants with its
participants will have
mentors/experts from its multi-stakeholder
access to the content
network partners and networks
and modules covering
(in-country/regional) across the region. These
the following tentative
covering specific needs include investors,
key topics: The
and challenges faced by corporates, startups,
Innovation, The Money,
participants. Mentors will NGOs, accelerators and
The Story, The Market, The
cover the key universities.
Team and The Impact
themes/pillars that will be
delivered in the
workshops through both
online and offline
engagements.
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AIC 2019 Programme Timeline
8 AUG 2019 8 AUG - 9 SEP 9 - 20 SEP 21 SEP - 1 NOV 2- 3 NOV
Application Global Goals Regional

*Digital Selection & Labs For
Period & Finals
Launch Announcem Scale Stage
Country-Level pitches
(ASEAN Day) ent of Top 10 Finalists
Activations concurrent
Early Stage
with the
and Top 10
ASEAN
Scale stage 5 Day
Summit 2019
finalists Regional
in Bangkok -
Immersion
Top 20
Bootcamp
Finalists
for Early
from both
Stage
categories
Finalists
and 8 week
Mentorship
ASEAN
+Social Good
Forum and
Marketplace

HIGHLIGHTS OF AIC 2018
ASEAN Impact Challenge Finals and Winners Announcements at

the ASEAN Business & Investment Summit (ABIS), ASEAN’s premier
business and investment event, attended by more than 1000
participants from the business sector.
The awards were presented by ASEAN Business Advisory Council

Chairman, Dr. Robert Yap and its Co-Chair, Mr. Joey Concepcion
III.
The story garnered a total of 16 media stories regionally. Watch a

video of the finals here

SUCCESS STORIES OF AIC 2018
MoU Partnership Signing Ceremony between Grab and Warung Pintar,

scale-stage winner of AIC 2018, witnessed by Pak Semuel Pangerapan,
Director-General of ICT Application, Ministry of Communication &
Information Technology, Indonesia & Pak Hari Sungkari, Deputy Chairman
of Infrastructure, Badan Ekonomi Kreatif (BEKRAF), Indonesia.
The event garnered a total of 36 media stories

with an estimated PR Value of USD101,355 and 15,657,803 impressions
As part of the partnerships, Warung Pintar and Grab have jointly

launched a new service offering to Indonesian Grab drivers of “shelters”
as rest areas near the kiosks

Looking back: 2018 Winners
Theme: Innovations for a Digital Economy Host Country: Singapore
Early Stage Winner Scale Stage Winner
Country: Singapore Country: Indonesia
Positive Energy, which offers a Warung Pintar is a social tech startup from
blockchain-based renewable energy Indonesia that provides micro and small
finance platform, It aims to revolutionise the business owners access to digital tools
energy funding process to accelerate the powered by IoT and data analytics through
deployment of renewable energy assets their proprietary “Smart Kiosks”. In less than
globally with a blockchain-based platform, one year, Warung Pintar has digitised 1,000
making green investments fast, liquid and kiosks across the Greater Jakarta area.
economically viable for all parties involved.

Theme: Inclusive innovations for ASEAN Host Country: Philippines
Country: Indonesia Country: Indonesia
JALA is an IoT device developed by Atnic Waste4Change is a turnkey Waste to

that gathers water quality data helping Wealth initiative supported by a
shrimp farmers access historical data technology platform enabling everyone
and analysis to increase yield and to be part of the circular economy.
minimise the risk of harvest failure.

Theme: Innovations for Urban Impact Host Country: Singapore
Country: Singapore Country: Thailand
WateROAM is a water innovation Siam Organic is a social enterprise that

enterprise founded to develop water solves the problem of farmer poverty
filtration solutions that bring about the through innovative organic products with
quickest access to clean drinking water global appeal, starting with “Jasberry” rice.
at disaster-hit locations, and help to Beginning with just 25 farmers in the first
promote social change in rural year, Siam Organic now works with over
development areas. 1,100 farmers helping them out of poverty,
one grain at a time.

Looking back: 2015 Winner
Theme: Sustainable Communities & Resilient Host Country: Malaysia
nations
Overall Winner
Country: Thailand
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What is Impact Hub Kuala Lumpur?
INNOVATION BUSINESS DIGITAL

LAB INCUBATOR COMMUNITY
Established in 2015 with a vision to become a hub for businesses and

people-driven impact in Malaysia and beyond.
We inspire and catalyse collaborative partnerships for collective impact,

build and support communities of impact by empowering innovators to
experiment and build innovative, sustainable solutions.
We are here to make the case for business as a force for good!
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entrepreneurial communities for impact at scale.
Be part of making businesses
a force for good in ASEAN!
CONTACT US
Ralph Mpofu
Catalyst, Partnership & Community
ralph.mpofu@impacthub.net
Impact Hub Kuala Lumpur

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“INNOVATIONS FOR A CIRCULAR ECONOMY IN SOUTHEAST ASIA”

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