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 4
5 p.m. | Semi-finalists' Registration |
6 p.m. | Dinner and networking |
Friday, April 5
9:00 a.m. | Semi-Finalists' Presentations Each team has 3 minutes to present to a panel of judges followed by 5 minutes of q&a (concurrent by track) |
2 p.m. | Festival of Women Entrepreneurs opens to public |
4 p.m. | Welcome - President Kathleen McCartney |
4:10 p.m. | Review of Rules |
4:15 p.m. | Final Pitch Round Each finalist team has 90 seconds to pitch to a panel of distinguished judges followed by 3.5 minutes of q&a |
5:45 p.m. | Break |
6:15 p.m. | Presentation of Woman Entrepreneur of the Year Award Announcement of 2019 Draper Competition winners |
8 p.m. | Battle of the Bands |