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Draper Competition for Collegiate Women Entrepreneurs
146 Elm Street
Smith College
Northampton, MA 01063
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; not open to the public) |
| 1:30 p.m. | Mobile Taste of the Valley (wristband required) 4 food trucks begin serving - The Dogfather, Holyoke Hummus, Log Rollin' and Sun Kim Bop |
| 2 p.m. | Festival of Women Entrepreneurs |
| 4 p.m. | Welcome - President Kathleen McCartney |
| 4:10 p.m. | Introdution and Review of Rules - Endi Mato '19 |
| 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 |
| 5:15 p.m. | Keynote: Emily Levy, Co-Founder and CEO, Mighty Well and 2016 Draper Competition Winner |
| 5:45 p.m. | Break |
| 6:15 p.m. | Announcement of 2019 Draper Competition winners |
| 8 p.m. | Battle of the Bands (Davis Ballroom; cash bar) |
The 2018 competition featured virtual reality stations and an augmented-reality experience curated by LinktoVR.