IAI²O AI4BIZ is an individual or 1-3 person team business track. Students author the preliminary AI Innovation Narrative, AI Pitch Deck, and AI Pitch Video. CIT teaches in person in Apgujeong and online across Korea and worldwide.
A competition entry or result is not a universal admissions portfolio. Review the international-school academic and EC route first, then the student-authored science-high-school and gifted-high-school inquiry route. CIT can teach in person in Apgujeong or online across Korea and worldwide, but cannot alter or guarantee eligibility, entry, advancement, awards, or admissions outcomes.
Priority 1
International-school AI education and EC portfolio
Protect AP, IB, or IGCSE academics first, then extend student-owned AI work into an authentic EC portfolio.
Priority 2
Science-high-school and gifted-high-school AI portfolio
Separate each school's official rules from AI inquiry evidence the student can personally explain.
| Course code | I3 · AI4BIZ Track |
|---|---|
| Official eligibility | Students ages 13-18, individually or in teams of 1-3, with an academic mentor age 18+. Cross-school and cross-region teams are allowed; all submissions, presentations, and discussions are in English. |
| CIT starting point | I0 and F1 are not official prerequisites. A diagnostic identifies only the technical, English, and business-planning support the student needs. |
| CIT learning time | About 16 hours (10-24 hours) is an adjustable lesson example, not an official preparation time or outcome promise. |
| 2026 status | Preliminary and finalist registration have closed. Registered finalists should follow individual organizer instructions; next-cycle students must recheck the new official rules. |
| Official deliverables | Preliminary: AI Innovation Narrative + AI Pitch Deck + AI Pitch Video. Final: Technical Execution Report + Updated Pitch Deck + live pitch and defense in English |
| 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 | BMC-based structure, English Narrative draft, and checks of student evidence, contribution, and limitations |
| W7~8 | AI Pitch Deck + AI Pitch Video | Up-to-15-slide deck, English script, and student-performed filming and editing |
| W9~10 | Cross-check all three preliminary items | Align claims, figures, AI architecture, and student contribution across the Narrative, Pitch Deck, and Pitch Video; verify the current submission portal |
| 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) |
Official formats were rechecked on August 30, 2026 against the AI4BIZ track page and official submission guideline. Because the guideline contains inconsistent video-duration wording, the latest portal and participant instructions control.
The official rule allows up to three projects per student; it is a ceiling, not a recommendation. The student must personally author and explain the AI Innovation Narrative, AI Pitch Deck, and AI Pitch Video for each project, so school workload and genuine contribution come first. Team leads and roles must be recorded truthfully.
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 present, film, and edit the video themselves. CIT coaches the storyboard, English script, demo flow, editing tools, and subtitles but does not produce the submission for the student. Because the official guideline contains inconsistent video-duration wording, recheck the latest portal and guideline immediately before submission.