Â鶹ƵµÀUniversity Libraries’ Blackstone LaunchPad will host the competition on Friday, March 4, from 2 p.m to 4 p.m, at the LaunchPad in Bird Library. The prestigious global business competition began as a partnership between the  and the . It challenges students to present products, services, technologies and other solutions to societal problems. This year’s challenge is “Getting the World Back to Work,” which asks student teams to pitch a business idea with social impact that can stimulate employment post-pandemic.
Winners of the campus competition will advance to a regional competition. Regional winners will then compete with international student teams for the opportunity to work with world-class mentors and pitch at the United Nations for $1 million in investment. Past Â鶹ƵµÀUniversity winners have gone on to compete in Toronto, Boston and San Francisco.
All students are invited to pitch their idea for how to use business for employment or social good. is available, along with the . The deadline for the Hult Prize application is February 26.
Competitors will be asked to give a five-minute pitch of their idea with a four-minute question and answer from the judges. For additional information about the Hult Prize, contact Claire Howard at .
