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Competition Schedule

Competition Schedule

The Draper Competition culminates in a celebration of all things entrepreneurial—including the annual Festival of Women Entrepreneurs, an entrepreneurs’ career fair, virtual reality stations, an augmented-reality experience, food trucks and a battle of the bands.


Thursday, April 2

 

5:30 p.m. Semi-finalists' Registration
5:45 p.m. Welcome Dinner - All Teams
Sponsored by Interpretive Simulations
7:00 p.m. Campus-Wide Event
Special guest to be announced

Friday, April 3

 

8:00 a.m. Team Check in for Track Presentations
(concurrent by track; not open to the public)
12:30 p.m. Doors open to public
  Activities include: Festival of Women Entrepreneurs, Culinary Innovators' Challenge, AR/VR experience and more
3:00 p.m. Welcome - President Kathleen McCartney
3:10 p.m. Review of Rules
3:15 p.m. Finalists' Pitches
Each finalist team has 90 seconds to pitch to a panel of distinguished judges followed by 3.5 minutes of q&a
4:15 p.m. Entertainment Break
5:30 p.m. Announcement of Winners