Event Details
Sponsored by PPG Industries, the 11th Annual Elevator Pitch Competition is an opportunity to pitch your research in TWO minutes or less, using no more than four supporting slides. Graduate students will briefly convey their research to a curious and technically diverse audience in hopes of taking home CASH PRIZES and developing new COLLABORATIONS.
Tuesday, May 6th
9:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. - Contestants Make their Pitch to Judges
11:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. - Top Five Pitches Present Live
Graduate Students will pitch their research in 2 minutes or less in PERSON to a group of judges!
The top five contestants will pitch their research during the Millennium Café on May 13.
Pre-Competition Training
Workshop #1
Tuesday, April 22 from 1:30 - 3:00 p.m
3rd Floor Commons, Millennium Science Complex
"You Need an Elevator Pitch!"
Andy Gustafson from the Smeal College of Business
Workshop #2
Tuesday, April 29 from 1:30 - 3:00 p.m
3rd Floor Commons, Millennium Science Complex
"Effective Presentation Skills for Elevator Pitches"
Marcy Milhomme from Communications Arts and Sciences