One Weekend, 3 Bold Challenges, An Abundance of Rewards
Register for the 2022 Event
Friday, September 30 and Saturday, October 1, 2022
Location: TBD
The ISU Innovation Prize is an incentive competition at Iowa State University that takes place on campus. Students, faculty and staff, and the entrepreneurial community are invited to participate! The Iowa State Pappajohn Center for Entrepreneurship and the Start Something – Agriculture Program co-host the event.
Register for the 2022 Event
The competition theme for the sixth annual event is Innovation at Iowa State. There will be three focus areas for participants to solve:
What to Expect?
During the event, participants will form in small groups, based on their interests and abilities, then choose one of the three Bold Challenges. Why small groups? With little to lose, entrepreneurial small teams are able to brainstorm and consistently outperform large groups when it comes to innovation. Incentive prizes are perfectly designed to harness this energy!
Schedule
FRIDAY 9/30/2022
5:00 PM – 5:30 PM | Kick-off
5:30 PM – 7:30 PM | Creative Session
7:30 PM – 8:00 PM | Team Formation
8 PM | Team Kick-off + Active Work (building closes at 11:00 PM)
SATURDAY 10/1/2022
8:30 AM – 9:00 AM | Continental Breakfast
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM | Group Instructions
10:00 AM- 12:00 PM | Group Work Time
12:00 PM | Boxed Lunches
12:00 PM – 12: 30 PM | How to Pitch Like a Pro
12:30 PM – 2:30 PM | Pitch Refinement + Active Work (mentors available for virtual help)
2:30 PM – 3:00 PM | Instructions for Final Presentations
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM | Final Presentations
4:00 PM | Judges & Awards
Register for the 2022 Event
Special thanks to our past sponsors:
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PRIZES FOR THE WEEKEND
Fall 2020 ISU Innovation Prize
Fall 2019 ISU Innovation Prize
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Coaches + Mentors
James S. Altamirano
Ana Luz
Karen Kerns
Nadilia Gomez
Dave Sly
Mikayla Sullivan
Dr. Karl Kerns
FOR MORE INFORMATION…
Please contact: Megan Sweere, ISU Pappajohn Center for Entrepreneurship at mjsweere@iastate.edu