The Best Team Selection Process

A total of 5,377 students from 131 universities in 70 countries on six continents participated in the project this semester. They worked in 1,289 global virtual teams, each team comprised of about 6 team members, each team member in a different country.

A total of 1,289 reports were submitted in the 2024-1 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 11 teams were listed as BEST TEAMS (out of 1,037 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 2025  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 finalist reports can be download here  icon-download 

---

THE BEST TEAMS OF THE 2024-1 X-CULTURE COMPETITION

EARLY TRACK

Team: 14, Client: Mastermedia
Marine Robert, NEOMA Busienss School, France, Professor: Ana Colovic
Fiorella Padilla, University of Louisville, USA, Professor: Anne Marie Zwerg
Parth S. Gudadhe, Indira School of Business Studies is affiliated with Savirtibai Phule Pune University in Maharashtra, India, Professor: Dr. Kalpana K. Deshmukh
Chourasia Anshul Sunil Kumar, T A Pai Management Institute, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, India, India, Professor: Harini K N
Webster, Adison C., Northeastern University, United States, Professor: Helenka (Lenka) Nolan
Koen van den Bos, University of Groningen, Netherlands, Professor: Rian Drogendijk

Team: 73, Client: YKK
Demani Scott, University of the District of Columbia, United States, Professor: Anshu Arora UG
Jackline Wanjiku Mburu, United States International University-Africa, Kenya, Professor: Fred O. Newa
Zahabiya Chechatwala, Ivey Business School, Western University, Canada, Professor: Martha Maznevski
Jami Young, University of North Carolina – Greensboro, United States, Professor: Rimi Zakaria
Mahina Eminzoda, International University of Japan, Japan, Professor: Yingying Zhang Zhang

Team: 93, Client: GCNA
Elkin Adolfo Pinilla Canon, Universidad de La Sabana, USA, Professor: Anne Marie Zwerg
Vonnita Bracero, University of the District of Columbia, United States, Professor: Anshu Arora UG
Omondi Antony D Odhiambo , The Technical University of Kenya, Kenya, Professor: Joan Lilian Ogendo
Deepak S, CHRIST(DEEMED TO BE UNIVERSITY), India, Professor: Ranjith P V
K Sridhar, Indira School of Business Studies PGDM, India, Professor: Rosy Kalia
Todd G. Burnham, UNCG, United States, Professor: Thad Lewallen
Ko Kasai, International University of Japan, Japan, Professor: Yingying Zhang Zhang

Team: 241, Client: Loio
Tracy Settim, The Technical University of Kenya, Kenya, Professor: Joan Lilian Ogendo
Simon Burke, Haskayne School of Business, Canada, Professor: Philip Davidson
Kshitij Gawande, Indira School of Business Studies PGDM, India, Professor: Rosy Kalia
Nikhil Bindra, Indira School of Business Studies PGDM, India, Professor: Rosy Kalia
Flora G. Zamora, UNCG, United States, Professor: Thad Lewallen

LATE TRACK

Team: 2, Client: Cantina di Soave
Anushka Roy, Arihant Institute of Business Management, India, Professor: Bhagyashri Patil
Kyle J Roberts, Youngstown State University, United States, Professor: Omer F. Genc
Capitanio Flavia, Politecnico di Milano, Italy, Professor: Stefano Elia
Padovan Fabio, Politecnico di Milano, Italy, Professor: Stefano Elia
Porcellar Rodríguez Sergio, Politecnico di Milano, Italy, Professor: Stefano Elia
Tora Alexis Paul Alain, Politecnico di Milano, Italy, Professor: Stefano Elia

Team: 4, Client: Didiesse
Jackson Posner, Hofstra University, United States, Professor: Shawn Thelen
Bertelli Riccardo, Politecnico di Milano, Italy, Professor: Stefano Elia
Rossetti Matteo Pierre-Louis, Politecnico di Milano, Italy, Professor: Stefano Elia
Stremme Lara, Politecnico di Milano, Italy, Professor: Stefano Elia
Tofani Giuditta, Politecnico di Milano, Italy, Professor: Stefano Elia
Warren Farjon, Politecnico di Milano, Italy, Professor: Stefano Elia

Team: 9, Client: Thermalis
Nancy Lin, University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire, United States, Professor: Longzhu Dong
D’Ovidio Federico, Politecnico di Milano, Italy, Professor: Stefano Elia
Ouahabi Al Hassani Nora, Politecnico di Milano, Italy, Professor: Stefano Elia
Petitdidier Gregoire Antoine, Politecnico di Milano, Italy, Professor: Stefano Elia
Vignoni Dario, Politecnico di Milano, Italy, Professor: Stefano Elia

Team: 10, Client: Voltolina
Megan Scott, The University of Alabama, United States, Professor: Diana Gomez MBA
Logan Martensen, Farmingdale State College, United States, Professor: Jing Betty Feng
Shweta Shukla, The Academy School of Business Management, India, Professor: Satyajit D. Ingawale
Droineau Come, Politecnico di Milano, Italy, Professor: Stefano Elia
Lombardi Riccardo Pietro, Politecnico di Milano, Italy, Professor: Stefano Elia
Marionni Martina, Politecnico di Milano, Italy, Professor: Stefano Elia
Rischmann Manuel, Politecnico di Milano, Italy, Professor: Stefano Elia

Team: 27, Client: MOS Food
Alyssa Forchin, Florida Atlantic University, United States, Professor: Daniel Rottig 2
Gwinyai Godwin Zitsanza, University of Macerata, Italy, Professor: Ernesto Tavoletti
Jack Gonzalez, California State University, Sacramento, United States, Professor: Jay Lee
Leila Linda Dapreda, University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland, Switzerland, Professor: Lynn Lim
Komlan Agbeko Nouwom, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana, Professor: Samuel Yaw Akomea

Team: 103, Client: Skiilify
Spencer Joesph Riley, Saint Anselm College, United States, Professor: Dina Frutos Bencze
Jiatong Li, University of Nottingham Ningbo China, China, Professor: Dr. Lin Huang, Dr. Yifei Song
Valeria Nunez Peñuela, Universidad EAFIT, Colombia, Professor: Estefania Zuluaga Quintero
Tegan Heaton, Northeastern State University, United States, Professor: Kevin Litz
Stijn van Dishoeck, Hogeschool van Arnhem en Nijmegen / HAN University of Applied Sciences F.a.o. Crediteurenadministratie, Postbus 5375, 6802 EJ Arnhem, Netherlands, Professor: Maurits Cosijn CEN-D02

Team: 627, Client: X-Culture
L. Maria Salazar Mora, Universidad EAFIT, Colombia, Professor: Daniel Velez Diez
Kathleen Foley, The University of Alabama, United States, Professor: Diana Gomez
Alihan Meltem, University of Trieste, Italy, Professor: Donata Vianelli
Alex Rothaug, Florida Gulf Coast University, United States, Professor: Kevin G. Brady
Gabriel Ayodele, University of Ilorin, Nigeria, Professor: Olushola Joshua Omolekan