I believe the event that would most interest you is the Innovation Challenge. The Innovation Challenge is unlike traditional business plan or case competitions because the students are tasked with solving pressing real-world business problems posed by the corporate sponsors. The main sponsors of this year's event will be OPEN from American Express and Hilton Hotels.
This competition, developed by Idea Crossing, will be hosted by the Darden School of Business at the University of Virginia. Over 400 teams from 88 universities worldwide participated last year. The initial phase is an online competition and the top 10 teams will be invited to participate in the final round at the Darden Graduate School of Business on November 20-22, 2008. Two of the final teams last year I believe were from India, one team from the India School of Business and the other from the India Institute of Management – Indore (IIM I).
A few important dates:
Online registration begins: August 11, 2008
Registration closes: September 26, 2008
Online Round: September 26 – October 5, 2008
Semi-final Round: October 23-24, 2008
For more detailed information and the online registration, please consult the website at the following link:
http://www.innovati onchallenge. com/Experience. htm
The contestant registration process should be updated by the end of July, but again, registration does not open until August 11, 2008. We encourage multiple teams to enter from one university. Let me know if you have any additional questions.
Best regards,
MJ Dougherty Toms
Research Assistant, Batten Institute
Darden, UVA
This competition, developed by Idea Crossing, will be hosted by the Darden School of Business at the University of Virginia. Over 400 teams from 88 universities worldwide participated last year. The initial phase is an online competition and the top 10 teams will be invited to participate in the final round at the Darden Graduate School of Business on November 20-22, 2008. Two of the final teams last year I believe were from India, one team from the India School of Business and the other from the India Institute of Management – Indore (IIM I).
A few important dates:
Online registration begins: August 11, 2008
Registration closes: September 26, 2008
Online Round: September 26 – October 5, 2008
Semi-final Round: October 23-24, 2008
For more detailed information and the online registration, please consult the website at the following link:
http://www.innovati onchallenge. com/Experience. htm
The contestant registration process should be updated by the end of July, but again, registration does not open until August 11, 2008. We encourage multiple teams to enter from one university. Let me know if you have any additional questions.
Best regards,
MJ Dougherty Toms
Research Assistant, Batten Institute
Darden, UVA