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