2023-2 Best Teams
The Best Team Selection Process
A total of 6,400 students from 144universities in 70 countries on six continents participated in the project this semester. They worked in 1,200 global virtual teams, each team comprised of about 6 team members, each team member in a different country.
A total of 1,200 reports were submitted in the 2023-2 round of the X-Culture competition.
The reports were sent out for evaluation to a large group of International Business experts, mainly International Business professors and coaches from around the world (164 people from 43 countries). Each report was independently evaluated by 3 to 7 experts along multiple dimensions, such as report creativity, clarity, the viability of the ideas, style, as well as evaluation of each report section. The experts also provided qualitative feedback.
Based on the expert evaluations, 31 teams received nearly perfect evaluations.
It was impossible to objectively select the best team. Each excelled in at least one or several areas and deserved to be a winner.
Accordingly, this semester 9 teams were listed as BEST TEAMS (out of 1,200 teams that took part in the competition).
The complete list is provided below.
Members of all Finalist Teams will received Best Team certificates. All members of the finalist teams will also be invited to the upcoming 2024 X-Culture Symposium and X-Culture Coaching Program.
We are also working on interviewing the members of the finalist teams to produce an educational film based on their tips and insights into how to write a winning international business report.
THE BEST TEAMS OF THE 2023-1 X-CULTURE COMPETITION
EARLY TRACK
Team: 63, Client: EAFIT Universidad
Marissa Mcgraw, University of North Carolina - Greensboro (UNCG), USA, Professor: Thad Lewallen
Juan C. Soto Marulanda, Universidad EAFIT, Colombia, Professor: Estefania Zuluaga Quintero
Laone N. Furusa, University of Botswana, Botswana, Professor: Tendy Matenge
Gemma Crystal Prentice, University of Western Australia, Australia, Professor: Julie Lee
Team: 107, Client: GCNA
Duncan Providence, University of North Carolina Greensboro, USA, Professor: Rimi Zakaria
Gokul Rana, Institute of Management Studies (IMS), Ghaziabad, India, India, Professor: Shivangi Verma
Sarai Orozco Ortega, Universidad EAFIT, Colombia, Professor: Estefania Zuluaga Quintero
Xinyan Wang, Assumption University, Bangkok, Thailand, Professor: Kaimook Numgaroonaroonroj
Pui Wa Tung, University of Western Australia, Australia, Professor: Julie Lee
LATE TRACK
Team: 63, Client: Loio
Amith Babu, Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode, India, Professor: Salman Ali
Angela Chepng'etich Chepkwony, United States International University Africa, Kenya, Professor: Fred Omondi Newa
Padikuor Akufo, Northeastern University, USA, Professor: Paula Caligiuri
Syed Muhammad Qasim Shah, Institute of Business Administration., Pakistan, Professor: Ashar Saleem
Tarun Deep Singh, University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland (FHNW), Switzerland, Professor: Leng Khim (Lynn) Lim
Team: 436, Client: X-Culture Academy
Angela Dianne Pajarillo, RIT Dubai, UAE, Professor: Rizwan Tahir
Jackson Anderson, University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire, USA, Professor: Longzhu Dong
Jackson Reischel, University of Wisconsin Whitewater, USA, Professor: Andrew Ciganek
Kaustabh Neogi, T A Pai Management Institute, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, India, India, Professor: Harini K N
Wed Moataz Jamjoom, Dar Al Hekma University , Saudi Arabia, Professor: Nora Aljindi
Team: 440, Client: Skiilify
Colleen McCarthy, Loyola University Maryland, UAE, Professor: Astrid Schmidt-King
Gurjot Singh Mann, Brock University, USA, Professor: Navjote Khara
Manjunath V Desai, T A Pai Management Institute, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, India, USA, Professor: Harini K N
Mohammad Alolaimi, RIT Dubai, India, Professor: Rizwan Tahir
Sydney Grosskopf, University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire, Saudi Arabia, Professor: Longzhu Dong
Team: 637, Client: ClinCaseQuest
Happy Mohanty, Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode, India, Professor: Salman Ali
Jordan E. Puryear, Hofstra University, USA, Professor: Keun S Lee
Jyri Andrejev, Estonian Business School, Estonia, Professor: Tiit Elenurm
Luis Polo Rey, De Montfort University, United Kingdom, Professor: Ellie Hickman
Maria Garcia, California State University, Los Angeles, USA, Professor: Yuanyuan Li
Team: 704, Client: My Better Batch
Anna Pimentel, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, USA, Professor: Yuping Zeng
Jacqueline E. Phillips, Stetson University, USA, Professor: Ram Subramanian
Pham Thi Thuy Hanh, Foreign Trade University, Vietnam, Professor: Nguyen Thi Hien
Stephen Bradley Lao, Ateneo De Manila University, Philippines, Professor: Mary Lou Rissa F. Cunanan
Team: 715, Client: Mastermedia
Caitlin Kenawell, Eckerd College, USA, Professor: Sandra Graca
Eleonor Mae B. Gilera, Ateneo De Manila University, Philippines, Professor: Mary Lou Rissa F. Cunanan
Souther,Griffin R, University of Maine, USA, Professor: Ivan Manev
Tran Thi Phuong Thao, Foreign Trade University, Vietnam, Professor: Nguyen Thi Hien
Siddhant Singh, International management institute, New Delhi, India, Professor: Dr. Priya Chaudhary
Team: 741, Client: Wheelstair
Kimberly D. Acosta, Ateneo De Manila University, Philippines, Professor: Mary Lou Rissa F. Cunanan
Liu, Yi Jen, California State University, Los Angeles, USA, Professor: Yuanyuan Li
Magdalena Hedrzak, Stetson University, USA, Professor: Ram Subramanian
Sutirtha Roy, Indian Institute of Management Calcutta, India, Professor: Ramya Tarakad Venkateswaran