After Pitch@Palace China's March 28 launch in Beijing, talented participating entrepreneurs will now have the opportunity to pitch their ideas to a panel of investors at St. James's Palace in London this December.

Pitch@Palace China is launched on March 23. 

Pitch@Palace China serves as the qualifying contest for Pitch@Palace, a British business incubating initiative established by the Duke of York in 2014. The global contest has provided support for more than 300 businesses and has received a total investment of 240 million pounds ($298.8 million).

This year Pitch@Palace China has called for entrepreneurial entries in high-tech and emerging industries. The event will select 42 applicants to participate in a training campaign in May, where they will be guided by senior instructors. The 12 most outstanding will compete in the China region final. Winners of the regional final will advance to the global finals in the UK, reaching exposure to top global investors.

The Chinese regional competition will be hosted by the Pitch@Palace China Club. Qualified entries will be found through cooperation with renowned Chinese incubators, including the Innovation Center of Tsinghua Holdings Co., Ltd., the Entrepreneur's Training Camp of Peking University and the Fok Ying Tung Research Institute of Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.

During the Pitch@Palace China launching ceremony, Pang Yaning, director of Innovation Center of Tsinghua Holdings, and Tang Yaqi, secretary general of the Pitch@Palace China Club, inked a cooperation agreement to foster entrepreneurship and bring-to-market technologies.

Pang Yaning, director of the Innovation Center of Tsinghua Holdings, and Tang Yaqi, secretary general of the Pitch@Palace China Club, sign a cooperation agreement in Beijing. 

The two explored new development models for high-tech companies and cross-border institutions to seek long-term cooperation in capital, resources, and synergetic international development in building information platforms for Pitch@Palace China.

Tsinghua Holdings Chairman Xu Jinghong will serve as an instructor during the China regional competition. Xu, as one of the founding members of the Pitch@Palace China Club, said at the launch ceremony that Pitch@Palace China will boost the country's entrepreneurial industries to take a world leading role. 

Tsinghua Holdings Chairman Xu Jinghong will serve as an instructor during the China regional Pitch@Palace competition. 

Xu also urged that entrepreneurs should understand global technology trends, develop an international perspective and educate themselves on emerging business models.

To participate in the Pitch@Palace China, please apply for before May 5, 2017 by contacting Xing Hang at 18810203513. E-mail: xinghang@thholding.com.cn