The GRAN PRIX winner
of APEC BEST AWARD

Ms. WEI XIAO
President of Beijing LanChao Clothing Technology Development Co., Ltd
People's Republic of China

Lanchao Group was founded in 2004. Over 10 years, Lanchao has been developing and producing an underwear. Now, Lanchao Group takes the saving physical health as the core business and continues to improve the products and services based on the scientific theory and technologies.
Lanchao creates an intergrated platform "Lanchao Smart Production" for physical health management.
Lanchao Group has a new production - learning - research system using the Lanchao Physical Health Management Science and Technology Research Institute.

The GRAN PRIX winner
of APEC BEST AWARD

Ms. Rika Yajima
President and Founder of aeru company
Japan

"Аeru" — the brand of goods for everyday life that are created by Japanese craftsmen based on the traditions of Japan for children from 0 to 6 years old. The founder of the brand considers it important to introduce children to the environment and lifestyle of Japanese people based on traditions from an early age.

The company started with an online retail store. In 2014, a direct retail store "aeru meguro" was opened in Tokyo, and the following year — "Aeru gojo" in Kyoto. Now the stores sell traditional goods made by order of the company of artisans. The company has gone its own way of development from the sale of individual goods to the creation of many ecosystems where various Japanese traditions are combined. The new direction of the company is called "air room". Several partner hotels are creating hotel rooms (one in each hotel), specially designed using traditional Japanese craft technologies characteristic of the region.

The GRAN PRIX winner
of APEC BEST AWARD

Miran Kim
Founder of Shimpyo & Neukkimpyo Co., Ltd,
Korea

Kim adopted the concept of "3 Rs" – Reduce, Reuse, Recycle – and adapted it to her business model. Her business aims to reduce social costs, reuse human resources and recycle careers. Kim hopes that her company can help close employment gaps and maximize the growth potential of women in the workplace.

The GRAN PRIX winner
of APEC BEST AWARD

Ekaterina Postoeva
Founder and director LLC
«Morojko»
Russia

Morojko is not just a good ice cream, it is also a rich taste of the most delicate milk dessert, which is prepared according to the recipe and technology of its creators.... The abundance of flavors of our soft ice cream and natural milkshakes will not leave indifferent even the most capricious sweet lovers. It is better to try it once than to read about it a hundred times

APEC BEST AWARD winner
Grand Prix

Svetlana Shmakova
Founder of the
FOODCODE brand
Russia

FOODCODE is a modern concept of delicious and healthy food. Limiting yourself, killing yourself in the gym and giving up your favorite food for the sake of benefits is no longer relevant. Attention to yourself, sports for fun and delicious food that benefits the body – this is our new reality. The FOODCODE assortment includes more than 40 items: buns, breads, eclairs, cakes, Cantuccini cookies, croissants and others. We know how to make delicious products healthy using only natural gluten-free ingredients.

The GRAN PRIX winner
of APEC BEST AWARD

Mijin Gwon
Founder and chief executive officer company « Ag-Uni»
Korea

Mijin Gwon from Korea won the grand prize with her biotechnology company, Ag-Uni, where she is founder and chief executive officer. The company developed a precision agriculture solution that helps minimize the variability of resources' quality and yield by analyzing and monitoring the root and soil environment, formulating the best farming system to produce high quality products by leveraging the data.

Best top manager
of APEC BEST AWARD

Yuliana Nikolaeva
founder and chief executive officer «Natty's»

Yuliana Nikolaeva from Russia, founder and chief executive officer of organic peanut butter company Natty’s, was awarded the Best Top Manager. Her company manufactures peanut butter and nut pastes with all natural and organic ingredients, providing healthier choices for consumers.

The GRAN PRIX winner
of APEC BEST AWARD

Varangtip Satchatippavarn
Project «Ira Concept»

Varangtip Satchatippavarn won the grand prize with the project Ira Concept. Her company produces organic, biodegradable feminine hygiene products offering a more environmentally friendly option for consumers. Varangtip, in an effort to reduce to reduce social disparity and break the stigma about female hygiene care in Thailand, launches charity initiatives and education programs.

Nomination:
«Best Creative
Economy Project»

Elena Vinogradova (Russia)
Founder and CEO of
LC TH Way Wood House

The company «TH Way Wood House» is a full-cycle manufacturer for the production of ready-made of northern wood sets of houses. The company has successfully implemented projects in India, South Korea, Kazakhstan, Germany, and Sri Lanka. Elena promote wooden house construcion at the international level, positioning quality that meets all international standards. for the production of ready-made sets of houses made of northern wood.

Nomination:
«Best Social Impact»

Eugenia Lazareva
Founder of «Kids Rock Fest»

«Kids Rock Fest» is the new format of event for you and your children. Live music, Educational and fun games, Tasty and healthy food=happiness for every one.

Since 2014, the open-air Festival has been held annually in Moscow. Usually it is timed to coincide with Children's Day. The main idea of Kids Rock Fest is that rock music unites all generations of the family, and also creates an environment for joint creativity of children, dads, moms, grandparents.

Nomintaion:
«The Fourth Industrial Revolution Project»

Papua New Guinea

Dr. Liudmila Shcherbakova
Founder of LLC «Velpharm»

Velpharm represents the latest technologies, a first – class production complex, qualified personnel, a balanced product portfolio, as well as a course to fulfill strategically important state tasks-I ncreasing the share of domestic production to 50% by 2030.

Nomination:
"Best Family Business Support"

Olga Ermachenko
Founder and Director of the company "Garden of Joy"
Russia (Volgograd)

Olga Ermachenko, an entrepreneur from Volgograd, specializes in the development and production of modern art objects to increase the attractiveness of cities, large chains of shopping and entertainment centers. The company was one of the first in Russia to produce metal light figures decorating the streets and parks of Moscow, St. Petersburg, Sochi, Vladivostok, Volgograd (including using the company's own technologies). The company has research and design departments that develop projects for smart cities.

The company's products are supplied to the USA, Germany, Kazakhstan and Belarus.

Olga's family members work in the company.

Номинация:
«BCG Economy Leader»

Ms. Marina Kudryashova
project
«Comprehensive Rehabilitation
Center for Children and Adults»

Social services to the Center's clients include comprehensive assistance to families with children with developmental disabilities from birth, families with disabled children and/or with the status of a disabled child.

In 2015, the initiative of the Committee on the of women's entrepreneurship development of OPORA RUSSIA to create an international competition APEC BEST AWARD was supported by the Ministry of economic development of Russia. For the fifth year, together with the Ministry, we are organizing and holding an international competition in APEC, inviting Russian women entrepreneurs to participate. We see that every year the number of applications for participation in the competition increases many times, which confirms the increased interest and demand for the project on the part of the business community. Of course, this is a direct result of our systematic, everyday work to promote women's entrepreneurship and create conditions that promote the growth of women's entrepreneurial activity in Russia.

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Nadia Cherkasova,
Vice-President,
Chairman of the Committee on the women's entrepreneurship development of OPORA RUSSIA

Participation in the APEC BEST AWARD competition will give you the opportunity to see how your business is evaluated at it on a global scale, how interesting it is to people with different mentalities, since representatives of 21 APEC economies work in the jury and in the audience. In addition, it will be a push to expand business abroad. I wish you success!

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Irina Saltykova,
APEC BEST AWARD Project Leader

Participation in the APEC BEST AWARD competition will give you the opportunity to see how your business is evaluated at it on a global scale, how interesting it is to people with different mentalities, since representatives of 21 APEC economies work in the jury and in the audience. In addition, it will be a push to expand business abroad. I wish you success!

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Rika Yajima,
from Japan, founder and CEO of AERU
Winner of GRAN PRIX in Y2017

The award had a big impact on us. It has strengthened our credibility as an enterprise and increased brand awareness. We were on the front page of a national newspaper that got a lot of coverage and a media run. This has opened the door for more features, media coverage, participation in speeches, etc.

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Ms. Anya Lim
from Philippines, Y2016

Everything with my business is going excellent. Now I am in the short list of women in Compliance Awards, and also I am going to be speaker among the women in Compliance Conference. Winning in the category of international attractiveness has encouraged me to be world class and expand my business to others countries..

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Ms. Susanna Sierra
from Chile

I'm very happy to announce you that after attending APEC BEST AWARD we have received more inquires from many overseas companies, and now our products are available on Chinese online shopping site which is our first experience of overseas expansion. CNN contacted us and we were interviewed, its news was broadcasted over the region.

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Ms. Yuka Mitsuhata
from Japan