Johnny's Innovation Challenge

Please bring a laptop and chargers. Notepads are not provided.

• Templates for pitch decks and business models.
• UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Where can I work with my team?

• You can work in any of the labs and workstations at CCPS St. Augustine Hall 2nd Floor and the CCPS Café. Students will be assigned spaces for the Pre-Screening round at 2:00 PM. Please check back on the day of the competition, as your team will be assigned a number upon check-in.

How long are the presentations? Will there be Q&A?

• Each finalist will present for no longer than 4 minutes.
• Judges will have 4 minutes for the question-and-answer portion of your presentation immediately following your pitch.
• Only judges will be asking questions and only team members will answer

Can I use a pitch deck?

• Yes, you may use a pitch deck. Pitch decks must be submitted in the Dropbox by 3:15 PM.

How will time be kept?

• Time will be kept by a JIC Student Committee member during the pitch and the Q&A

What comes after I give my presentation?

• After all teams have finished presenting, judges’ scores will be tallied and award decisions will be made.

How long would I need to stay?

• Please plan to stay until 6:00 PM to be respectful of other participants and receive a token of participation. 

How will prizes be distributed?

• Monetary prizes will be announced after judge's deliberation. Winners will be contacted regarding distribution process within one week post-competition.
• Recipients of non-monetary opportunities will be notified a week post-competition.

What about confidentiality?

• Just like any other public pitch or ideation event, attendees will not be bound by any confidentiality agreement.

• (8:30 – 9:15 a.m.)
  Check-In and Breakfast
  Participants check in, receive team information and resources, and mingle over breakfast. 
   
• (9:15 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.) 
  Opening Remarks
  Welcome Remarks: Luca Iandoli, Ph.D., Distinguished Chair and Dean, CCPS
  UN Guest Speaker on the SDGs: Naqib Noory, Director, Office of Security Coordination, UN 
  Keynote on Entrepreneurship: Steve Farella '77SVC, Entrepreneur, Board Member, My Telescope
  About JIC: Radhika Jha, Associate Dean of Graduate Studies & Academic Engagement, CCPS 
  About DIANA: Nadya Shaznay Patel, Ed.D, Assistant Professor, Singapore Institute of Technology
   
• (9:45 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.) 
  I. Speculate: Team Idea Development (optional)
  Teams brainstorm sustainability ideas and use DIANA, an AI bot, to speculate their idea
  JIC Teams can work in the following spaces: Labs and the CCPS Café. Check your team folder for login instructions. Use the same email you registered with.
   
• (11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.)
  II. Validate: Workstations
  Participants can visit workstations located in the labs on the 2nd floor of St. Augustine Hall to receive guidance from industry experts and faculty on a variety of topics supporting innovation. Students must visit at least two stations for a 10-minute consultation each.
  For information on JIC Workstations, scroll up this webpage.
   
• (12:30 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.)
  (Working) Lunch Break 
  Participants enjoy lunch, network with peers and professionals, or meet with their teams. 
  Visit from Johnny Thunderbird.
   
• (1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.)
  III. Synthsize: Pitch Refinement and Pre-Screening Prep
  Teams refine their pitches and improve their presentations based on judges’ feedback. Be ready for pre-screening rounds in your assigned lab by 2:00 PM, during which judges will deliberate on the finalists.
   

• (2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.)
  Pre-Screening: 
  3 mins to informally pitch; 3 mins Q & A 

  LAB 1: Teams: 3, 4, 5, 6
  LAB 2: Teams: 7, 9, 10, 11, 13
  Lab 3: Teams: 14, 15, 16, 17
  Lab 4: Teams: 18, 19, 20, 22, 23
   

• (3:00 p.m. 3:30 p.m.)
  Students refine their presentations based on judges’ feedback while judges deliberate and select the finalists
   
• (4:00 p.m.) DEADLINE: Upload Your Pitch Deck If You Are Using One
  New deadline time *
   
• (4:00 p.m.)
  Teams Move to the CCC 
   
• (4:00 p.m.)
  Announcement of Top 7 teams advancing to the final round. 
   
• (4:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.)
  Finalist Pitches 
  Each team will have 4 minutes to pitch their idea. Followed by 4 minutes Q&A by the judges.
  Teams will present in numerical order.
   
• (5:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.)
  Judge's Deliberations
   
• (6:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.)
  Winners are announced, and closing remarks conclude the event.
  Closing Remarks: Radhika Jha, Associate Dean of Graduate Studies & Academic Engagement, CCPS 

Post-Competition: 
Recipients of non-monetary unlocked opportunities will be notified via email.
Monetary prizes will be distributed post-competition.  Recipients will be contacted via email regarding this process.