C-07 Policy advisory Generative AI · public data 2025 · Gyeonggi Province · Lead PM
What 9 teams took away from a competition with 800 entries
Competitions usually end at the awards ceremony. Nothing connected was left for the teams after the prize.
What I did
- Reviewed 800 applications nationwide, selected 9 teams, and attached 2–4 mentoring sessions per team from the moment of selection
- We placed IR pitch coaching before the presentation evaluation so the review became the result of the rehearsal
- Assigned practitioners from global big tech and large corporates as dedicated 1:1 mentors
Results
- All 9 teams matched 1:1 with practitioners from global big tech and major corporations
- Closed with a public evaluation joined by some 40 residents on the citizen review panel
- Built a structure where the connection with mentors survives the award
What we learned here
The value of a competition isn't the prize money — it's the people who remain after the review. Without that built into the design, you can review 800 entries and be left with nothing.