IAI²O AI4BIZ (AI for Business) is a 1-3 person team business track. You turn AI technology into a market-viable product and business model, submit an Innovation Narrative and Pitch Video written in English for the preliminary round, and present a Technical Execution Report + Updated Pitch Deck in the finals. CIT draws on its business coaching experience with the Congressional App Challenge and Technovation Girls.
| Course code | I3 · AI4BIZ Track |
|---|---|
| Target | Students entering IAI²O AI4BIZ (ages 13-18, 1-3 person teams, having completed the I0 diagnostic) |
| required | F1 completion (recommended), an academic mentor aged 18+, up to 3 projects per student |
| Recommended hours | Approx. 16 hours (varies 10-24 hours depending on whether you have an existing CAC/Technovation project) |
| Schedule | Preliminary D-12 weeks to D-0 (Pitch Video production takes time), finals D-4 weeks reinforcement (for those who advance) |
| Deliverable | Preliminary: AI Innovation Narrative + AI Pitch Video. Finals: Technical Execution Report + Updated Pitch Deck |
| Week | Topic | Key activities |
|---|---|---|
| W1~2 | Category selection + problem definition | Workshop on mapping the two categories, market research, customer personas, and problem definition |
| W3~4 | AI technology mapping + MVP design | Select an applicable model from the AI techniques learned in F1·F2·A1·A2 and design an MVP |
| W5~6 | Business model + Innovation Narrative drafting | BMC (Business Model Canvas)-based structuring, first English Narrative draft, mentor review |
| W7~8 | Pitch Video planning, filming, and editing | 3-5 minute storyboard, English script, demo footage, editing & subtitles |
| W9~10 | Finalizing the preliminary submission | Final review of the Narrative + Pitch Video, preparing for the June 20 preliminary submission deadline |
| W11~14 | Finals Technical Execution Report (advancers only) | Document the AI technology implementation details, clean up the code, and include data and experiment results |
| W15~16 | Updated Pitch Deck + presentation simulation (advancers only) | Update the pitch deck, live presentation + Q&A simulation in English (mock judging by CIT instructors) |
Under IAI²O AI4BIZ rules, each student can enter up to 3 projects. In practice, however, completing the Narrative and Pitch Video for all 3 is a heavy load for one student, so CIT generally recommends focusing on 1-2 projects. You can also spread the load by having a different student lead each team while you participate as a member.
Yes. AI4BIZ is a youth business competition, so you don't need real revenue or startup experience. CIT starts with structured learning based on the BMC (Business Model Canvas) and covers business-thinking fundamentals such as market research and customer personas in workshops. If you have Congressional App Challenge or Technovation Girls experience, your learning will accelerate.
Students film it themselves in their own environment. CIT coaches storyboard design, English script writing, planning and directing the demo footage, editing tool recommendations (e.g., CapCut, DaVinci Resolve), and subtitling. Since the judging standard is an authentic, student-level pitch rather than professional video production, getting the message across matters more than polish.