Du Xia 参加减贫营的年限:2024

Poverty Alleviation Challenge · Mentor Insights | Du Xia: Stay Curious, Think Deeply, Build Friendship, and Move Forward Together

China-Latin America Youth Responding to Global Challenges - 2026 Poverty Alleviation Challenge

Mentor Interview · Special Feature

China and Latin America join hands to advance poverty alleviation;empower with wisdom, and achieve far-reaching impact through action. China-Latin America Youth Responding to Global Challenges - 2026 Poverty Alleviation Challenge has invited senior mentors from academia, public welfare and industry to provide full-cycle professional guidance for participating teams. In this issue, we talk with Mentor Du Xia to share her insights on China-Latin America youth innovation for poverty alleviation, her understanding of the competition model, and her sincere message for youth development.

Mentor Profile

Researcher, Center for Dynamic Competition and Innovation Strategy, School of Economics and Management, Tsinghua University.

  • Academic/Industry Background:

Nearly 30 years of management experience within state-owned and multinational enterprises, alongside extensive experience in innovation education and research;

Roles & responsibilities cover engineering design, business development strategy, marketing & sales strategy, business operations, project investment and financing, training, R&D, etc.;

Responsible for conducting collaborative research with leading domestic and international enterprises in areas such as AI empowerment, sustainable development, and innovation proof of concept;

Served as a hack leader for the Tsinghua University SDG Open Hack (2019, 2020, 2021) and Tsinghua University Global Summer School Hackathon (2021, 2022), focusing on the integration of sustainable development principles with practical innovation applications.

  • Research / Practice Areas:

Artificial intelligence empowers corporate innovation and development, dynamic competition and innovation strategy, sustainable business models and corporate cooperation mechanisms, mentoring and incubation of innovative projects driven by SDGs, implementation pathways for projects focused on artificial intelligence technology application, green and low‑carbon initiatives and social value creation

  • Preferred tutoring areas:

Sustainable development solutions and interdisciplinary entrepreneurship project design with a focus on artificial intelligence application in financial services, process industries, education, medical treatment and social and environmental fields; optimization of expression and proposal refinement for SDG innovation competition projects, financing preparation and industry alignment for technology-driven and impact-oriented projects

Exclusive Interview

Q1: Why did you participate in the 2026 Poverty Alleviation Challenge and serve as a mentor?

The Poverty Alleviation Challenge is an educational platform built for youth from China, Latin America and the Caribbean, as well as other countries around the world to communicate, share ideas, and co-create innovative solutions to poverty alleviation, one of the most pressing global challenges. Since the first China-Latin America Youth Responding to Global Challenges - 2024 Poverty Alleviation Challenge, I have been working with the entire project team led by Professor Chen Taotao, witnessing the enthusiasm and dedication of the young people striving to address this issue. Their sustained passion inspires me to do my utmost to support teams and accompany them as they face future challenges together.

Q2: How do you interpret the 'integration of learning, competition, and research' model in this edition of the event?

It helps student teams identify problems and conduct in-depth research, and then transform real-world problems into practical solutions through the competition. This process strengthen their understanding of relevant fields, while enabling them to accumulate insights and develop competencies needed to contribute to society in the future.

Q3: What do you think are the three key qualities that make an outstanding poverty reduction camp team?

First, maintain curiosity and an open mindset in order to engage deeply with the actual situation and identify the real problems. Second, they should stay focused, embracing the idea that “less is more”—and avoid proposing overly comprehensive yet impractical solutions disconnected from reality. Third, they should develop cross-cultural communication skills and leadership capabilities to foster effective teamwork. By leveraging individual strengths while drawing on collective expertise, teams can not only sustain excellence but also inspire and motivate others, growing together through the competition.

Mentor's Message

Stay curious, think deeply, build friendship, and move forward together.

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