The purpose of the IBPC is to create an opportunity for aspiring young students to work in a multicultural environment working with students from mostly the Asia Pacific region to develop an innovative business leveraging breakthroughs in technology and business strategies to impact human living conditions. The pedagogy of this experiential course relies on participating universities to prepare students with learning the Lean Launchpad methodology, Business Model Canvas, Go-to-Market strategies, P&L planning, and trendy technologies, and subject matter familiarity such that they “hit the ground running”. The actual competition is 10 to 11 days of intensive residential period where students are assigned teammates from other countries, conduct field research and receive daily coaching by faculty and industry subject matter experts. After the competition, there is time for celebration, networking and local cultural exploration. During the trip, students are expected to commit over 8 hours per day in a highly intensive, competitive and demanding environment. Some information will be gathered from primary sources in the local language while all discussion, planning and presentations will be conducted in English for an immersive international culture experience. Instructor consent is required for this course.