2025 X-Culture Student Conference
2025 X-Culture Student Conference
Date:
24 January 2025 (9:00 AM – 12:00 noon)
Location:
Online
Hosted by:
University of North Carolina at Greensboro and X-Culture
Speakers/Presenters:
Students who successfully completed X-Culture in 2024;
industry representatives (CEOs and entrepreneurs)
Audience:
Students who will be participating in X-Culture in 2025.
X-CULTURE BACKGROUND
- Since X-Culture was launched in 2010, over 120,000 students from 900 universities in 95 countries on six continents have completed the project. Of those, over 6,000 students were from UNCG.
- During the project, each UNCG student is on an international team. Each team is comprised of seven students, each from a different country. The team members develop consulting projects for real companies. Typically, there are a dozen client companies, each from a different country and different industry.
- This way, the students serve as international business consultants for a semester and thus gain international business experience while also working in international teams, dealing with time zones and cultural and language differences, and learning the challenges and best practices of international collaboration.
- X-Culture has also organized 15 Global Symposia, face-to-face meetings of the best students. Up to 150 students from 40 countries attend each event, which is held in a different country each time and typically lasts one week. Past symposia have been held in Canada, Italy, Poland, Thailand, and the U.S.
X-CULTURE STUDENT CONFERENCE AT UNCG (ONLINE)
- This conference will provide a platform for X-Culture participants to showcase their work and share experiences.
- The X-Culture Conference will feature live presentations by students and guest speakers, with opportunities to network with peers, professors, and business professionals.
- Conference sessions include:
- Teamwork Experience: Panel discussion with students and coaches discussing their experiences/challenges of working in Global Virtual Teams.
- Business Presentations: Students who completed X-Culture in 2024 share their experiences and insights into challenges and best practices of writing a winning X-Culture consulting report.
- Career Development: CEOs and entrepreneurs discuss what it takes to succeed in the corporate world or start your own business.
- You may apply to speak in Track 1 (Business Presentations) and/or Track 2 (Teamwork Experience). All conference participants are welcome to attend the Track 3 (Career Development) sessions featuring guest speakers from the business world.
- The conference consists of two components:
- Virtual Presentations: All speaker applicants are required to submit a recorded video presentation (maximum 12 minutes). These videos will be showcased on the virtual presentation conference page.
- In-Person Presentations: From the submitted video presentations, the top four presenters from each track (eight total) will be selected to deliver their presentations live (online) on January 24.
- Benefits for Presenters:
All presenters, whether virtual or in person, will receive:- A certificate of recognition.
- A recommendation letter.
- An opportunity to showcase your work and share your experiences with the global X-Culture community.
CAREER DEVELOPMENT AND LEARNING
- Presentation Opportunities: Students will showcase their work and share insights from their international collaborations.
- Professional Development: Sessions with CEOs and industry leaders on career advancement.
- Networking: Connections with peers, professors, and potential employers from local companies.
- Internship/Job Opportunities: A “job market” where students can impress company representatives through their presentations and discussions.
- Recognition: Certificates, recommendation letters, and awards for exceptional presenters.
- Experience Sharing/Peer Inspiration: Students who just completed the X-Culture project will share their experiences and inspire the next cohort of X-Culture students, fostering knowledge transfer and excitement for the program.
TIMELINE OF EVENTS
- By January 20, 11:59AM EST
Apply to participate in the 2025 X-Culture Student Conference by completing the form below.
Link: 2025 X-Culture Student Conference Application - January 22
The students selected to present live at the conference will be announced.
The students whose pre-recorded presentations are approved will be posted as virtual presentations at the conference webpage. - January 24
X-Culture Student Conference!
MORE INFORMATION
NEXT STEPS
To apply as a speaker, follow these steps:
- Choose the track(s) you wish to present in.
- Record your video presentation.
Presentations in the Business track
- The challenge from your client company your team worked on, the results of your market research and your team’s recommendations for growing your client’s market share
- Challenges and recommendations on writing a winning team report
Presentations in the Teamwork Experience track
- Your experience of working in a global virtual team
- Challenges and recommendations on effective international collaboration for future X-Culture participants.
- For example, based on your experience, you can share what can go wrong and what to do when something goes wrong; tips on effective communication, conflict resolution, workload distribution, scheduling, leadership, etc.
- Upload your video to a file-sharing platform (e.g., Dropbox, Google Drive, YouTube).
- Complete this application form (name, contacts, and a link to your video presentation from Step 3).
- The form will also ask you to indicate if you can present live on January 24 if selected as one of the top eight presenters, or if you can only share a pre-recorded presentation.
Both groups will receive presenter certificates.
Application deadline: 11:59 AM EST, January 20, 2025.
If you have any questions, please contact:
Meredith Murray
Application Deadline: January 20, 2025 (11:59 am EST)