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Please refer to below sections for:

  • Moonshot Award Categories

  • Moonshot Judging criteria

  • Guidelines and judging process

    • Judging process

    • Award submissions 

    • Catalyst spaces / URL / resources shared on their spaces

    • Onsite judging

  • Awards timelines

  • Awards help

Moonshot Catalyst Awards 

  • The Moonshot Catalyst Awards recognize the catalysts which best solves the set Moonshot Challenges offering innovative & commercially viable technology solutions to the key industry challenges.

  • Moonshot Catalyst teams (i.e. M24.5.xxx) are eligible for the Award under their respective AI Moonshot Challenge.

  • 4 Moonshot Catalysts are competing this year for the award category - Best Moonshot Catalyst – AI Challenge

Moonshot Award Categories

    • Best Moonshot Catalyst – AI Challenge

      • Awarded to the Catalyst that offers the best solution to leverage GenAI to drive a 30% increase in EBITDA and operational efficiency. 

Winners will be announced live during a ceremony at Innovate Asia in Bangkok on 7th Oct, 2024.


Moonshot Judging Criteria

Moonshot Catalysts under each challenge category will be judged by the executive judges panel based on the following criteria.

Each parameter below has an equal weightage.

MOONSHOT AMBITION: 

How well has the team defined the problem statement for their AI moonshot challenge?

(1=Did not define correctly, 10=Super clear & focused definition of the problem statement / Moonshot goals)

SOLUTION:

How well does the Catalyst demonstrate their solution and successfully achieve the AI Moonshot ambition? 

(1=Unimpressive solution, 10=Most innovative solution to their Moonshot ambitions) 

PITCH:

How well did the team pitch their Catalyst idea and solution to the Judges (showing relevance to their challenge outcomes and impact on the industry)? 

(1=Not engaging/boring, 10= Engaging, interactive & clear demo/pitch with high relevancy to outcomes & impact) 

BUSINESS OUTCOME: 

Is the Catalyst team able to quantify the business outcomes (in terms of number / dollar / percentage) and explain with proof points?  

(1=Vague results, 10=Clear and precise quantifiable business outcomes explained well with strong proof points) 

POTENTIAL IMPACT ON INDUSTRY:

What is the potential impact of the Catalyst solution in solving the AI Moonshot challenge and possibly revolutionizing the industry going forward? 

(1=Not much impact, 10=Potential to create a ripple effect and solve the industry challenge completely) 

TEAM COLLABORATION:

How well have the Participants and Champions contributed and collaborated towards the Catalyst success?  

(1=Low level of team collaboration, 10= Excellent team collaboration (throughout the cycle) with the highest engagement from Champions and maximum involvement from all Participants) 


Guidelines & Judging Process


Each Catalyst will be allocated a panel of 3 Executive Judges to review & score the teams.

Judging Process:

    • To score the allocated teams, Judges will review: 

        • Awards submission forms (pre-read - Team will be filling this form between 16th Sept to 18th Oct, 2024)

        • Catalyst spaces / URL / resources shared on their spaces (pre-read - reviewed by Judges up to 1 week before event)

        • Onsite team presentation /demos at their booths for Judges. (This is separate to arena presentation on stage)

Award Submission:

    • Teams are required to submit the Awards' submission forms (1 per team).

    • Each Catalyst team will be allocated a common Username and Password to access the Awards portal and for submitting their Awards Submission Forms. Login credentials will be shared with team representatives on 16th Sept. 

    • Award Submission dates:

      • Opens - 16th Sept, 12noon BST onwards

      • Closes - 18th Oct, midnight EST


Catalyst spaces / URL / resources shared on their spaces (pre-read - reviewed up to 1 week before event)

    • Online project page is reviewed as part of the judging process.

    • It's important to keep these spaces updated 

    • Teams can upload resources such as: 

      • PDFs

      • Whitepaper

      • Links to CurateFx

      • Videos

      • Presentations

      • Infographics

Onsite Judging:

    • Each Catalyst will be allocated a panel of 3–4 Judges to review and score the team onsite.  

    • Judges will attend your Arena / stage presentation to review the project summary & ask questions.

    • Judges may also visit the booths of allocated teams to interact with team further and score the teams. 

Timelines


Date/Time

Milestones

9th Sept

Catalyst Award Categories live on confluence for teams to review. 

16th Sept

Award Submission Portal opens to catalyst teams. 

26th Sept, 9:00am BST

Catalyst Awards Webinar for Moonshot teams. 

18th Oct (Midnight, EST) 

Deadline: Awards Submission form closes

All teams ensure they make award submission before deadline.

28th Oct

Moonshot Judge & Slot Allocations - Asia'24 AVAILABLE NOW

5th Nov, 10:30am - 2:30pm

Moonshot Catalyst Judging onsite

7th Nov, 1:30pm - 2:15pm

Awards Ceremony to announce finalists & winners. Venue-Innovate Stage


Awards webinar 

Recording (available here)

Presentation 


Awards Help & Support

Questions

If you have any further questions/concerns, kindly reach out to Mahima Khurana - mkhurana@tmforum.org