Framework

Sprint focus areas for Fall 2019 are as follows:

  • Hemp – Agriculture
  • CBD – Consumer
  • Tech – Digital Products
  • Public Health and Safety

Student teams will be responsible for producing the following:

  • One page summary describing their concept and their story.
  • Final presentation to be used for pitching their idea to the judges.

Final concepts must:

  • Include social equity aspect.
  • Be derived from one of the four identified focus areas.
  • Propose a solution to an identified problem.

Students will be placed with a team after the 1st workshop

  • Students can form teams on their own; generally we recommend 3-5 students per team.
  • If a student does not have a team, they will be placed on teams based on the focus area of their interest.
  • Each team has to have at least one student present at all five workshops.

Ideas are NOT restricted to ancillary products

  • Marketing Campaign
  • Policy Reform Proposals
  • Non-Profit Relief Programs

Top 3 teams will be selected for Final Pitch event on November 14th

  • Student teams can win up to $3,000 in prizes.
  • Criteria for judging will be released by the end of October.