2024-2025 Innovation Challenge Calendar
2024 Finals!
Join us for the 2024 Regis Innovation Challenge Finals! Be part of an amazing event and help vote on the winners of this year's Challenge. Every attendant will have the power to vote for the best business idea and interact in the competition.
This event is open to the general public.
CLICK HERE TO RSVP FOR THE FINALS!
The 2024 Finals take place in the Mountain View Room in Peter Claver Hall.
Third Mentor Saturday
Your business will be partnered with three mentors (a Regis Alumni, a Regis Faculty, and a Community Member). Mentors are there to guide and support your business. They help enhance your ideas, providing feedback to further your business and prepare you for the next round of pitches.
This session is exclusively for the teams who were selected from the Second Round of Pitches. For more information about mentorship, click here.
The Gronowski Innovation Incubator is located on the 3rd floor of David Clarke Hall in room 358.
Semi-finals
Join us in the second qualifying round for the 2024 Regis Innovation Challenge. We will hear all of the team’s pitches in front of the public and the jury; they will expose their business ideas and how they are desirable, feasible, and viable. By this time, the teams will have already had the help of experts to enhance their ideas and operations. However, they are competing for a ticket towards the final of the Regis Innovation Challenge. This is the last event before entering the finals and getting the chance of winning $10,000.
This session is mandatory for all the teams that participated in the second phase of the Innovation Challenge.
This event takes place in the Gronowski Innovation Incubator, located in room 358 on the 3rd floor of Clarke Hall.
Second Mentor Saturday
Your business will be partnered with three mentors (a Regis Alumni, a Regis Faculty, and a Community Member). Mentors are there to guide and support your business. They help enhance your ideas, providing feedback to further your business and prepare you for the next round of pitches.
This session is exclusively for the teams who were selected from the first pitch competition. For more information about mentorship, click here.
The First and Second Mentor Saturdays take place in room 210 in Peter Claver Hall.
First Mentor Saturday
Your business will be partnered with three mentors (a Regis Alumni, a Regis Faculty, and a Community Member). Mentors are there to guide and support your business. They help enhance your ideas, providing feedback to further your business and prepare you for the next round of pitches.
This session is exclusively for the teams who were selected from the first pitch competition. For more information about mentorships, click here.
The First and Second Mentor Saturdays take place in room 210 in Peter Claver Hall.
First Round of Pitches - Night Two
Join us in the first qualifying round for the 2024 Regis Innovation Challenge Final. We will hear all of the team’s first pitches before the judges; they will express their business ideas and how they are desirable, feasible, and viable. The teams will be competing for a ticket to become a part of the next phase of the Challenge. If they move forward, they will have help from three more mentors, participate in exclusive workshops, and have the chance to win $10,000.
Pitches must be 5 minutes or less and will be followed by a 5-minute Q&A session with the judges.
This session is mandatory for all the competing teams.
The Gronowski Innovation Incubator is located on the 3rd floor of David Clarke Hall in room 358.
First Round of Pitches - Night One
Join us in the first qualifying round for the 2024 Regis Innovation Challenge Final. We will hear all of the team’s first pitches before the judges; they will express their business ideas and how they are desirable, feasible, and viable. The teams will be competing for a ticket to become a part of the next phase of the Challenge. If they move forward, they will have help from three more mentors, participate in exclusive workshops, and have the chance to win $10,000.
Pitches must be 5 minutes or less and will be followed by a 5-minute Q&A session with the judges.
This session is mandatory for all the competing teams.
The Gronowski Innovation Incubator is located on the 3rd floor of David Clarke Hall in room 358.
Deadline to sign up!
All teams wishing to compete in the 2024 Innovation Challenge must have their application submitted by 11:55 PM on Thursday, November 9th. The application can be found here.
Open House #2
Join us at our Open House to practice your pitch, share your idea, and get feedback before our First Round of Pitches on November 15th and 16th!
The Open Houses are first-come, first-served and no registration is required.
The Gronowski Innovation Incubator is located on the 3rd floor of David Clarke Hall in room #358.
2024 Kickoff!
Join us in the Gronowski Innovation Incubator to get to know the Regis Innovation Challenge participants and community. Familiarize yourself with our competition, learn about the resources we offer, and get the answers to all your questions. Interact with other teams, build networks, and keep working on growing your business!
Everyone is encouraged to attend the Kickoff. Refreshments will be provided. Additionally, we will be giving away a $50 Amazon Gift Card to a lucky attendee.
The Gronowski Innovation Incubator is located on the 3rd floor of David Clarke Hall in room 358.
Open House #1
Join us at our Open House to practice your pitch, share your idea, and get feedback before our First Round of Pitches on November 15th and 16th!
The Open Houses are first-come, first-served and no registration is required.
The Gronowski Innovation Incubator is located on the 3rd floor of David Clarke Hall in room 358.