10/21 - 10/23/2020 The Innovation Challenge will be a 48 hour virtual event where the students work in teams to identify a need for innovation, conceptualize an idea, and incubate a solution for current challenges in industries such as aviation, health care, manufacturing, and retail by leveraging technology for social good. Throughout the duration of this event there will be daily webinars, virtual coaching sessions, and live presentations from the innovation challenge finalists. Innovation Challenge Schedule
Wednesday, October 21st
Time (EST)
Agenda
12:00 PM EST
Opening Ceremony
1:00 PM EST
Learn to Unlearn
Manuel Lopez
Accenture
6:00 PM EST
Patent Ideation: Breaking Barriers of Entry
Rohana Sosa
IBM
Thursday, October 22nd
12:00 PM EST
Introduction to the Cloud
Leslie Rodriguez
IBM
6:00 PM EST
What you need to know about R&D: Lessons Learned from an RCG
Ana Phillips
Intel
8:00 PM EST
Landing your idea: Tips from Tech Sales
Gina Moreno
Microsoft
Friday, October 23rd
12:00 PM EST
Final Submissions Due
Follow the Submission Guidelines and upload your application to DevPost. You may update your elevator pitch, architecture design, platform choice, etc as necessary.
You MUST submit a zip file with all your source code, video , and presentations. Including the link to your GitHub, Gitlab, is optional.
3:30 PM EST
Final Pitches
Monday, October 26th
10:00 AM EST
Winners announced at the Opening Ceremony
Oct. 21, 2020 - Oct. 23, 2020
Denver, CO, USA
$7,000
