| THURSDAY, MARCH 22, 2018 | ||
| Attire: Business Casual | ||
| 11:30 AM – 12:00 PM | Residence Inn Boston Back Bay/Fenway | |
| Registration, travel to Questrom School of Business (595 Commonwealth Ave) | ||
| 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM | 4th Floor Executive Dining Rooms | |
| Welcome lunch, team briefings, & order selection drawing | ||
| · Starting at 12 PM the Hospitality Suite can be found in Room 424 where participants can leave their coats, bags, get refreshments, and find a committee rep to answer questions | ||
| 1:30 PM – 5:50 PM | Questrom School of Business, Team Rooms | |
| Teams work on Digital Business Challenge presentations | ||
| 5:50 PM | 4th Floor Executive Dining Rooms | |
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· All teams arrive in the 4th floor dining rooms for a buffet dinner.
· Participants then return to their team rooms with their dinner to continue working on the case
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| 10:00 PM | Questrom School of Business & Residence Inn Boston Back Bay/Fenway | |
| Teams work continue work on Digital Business Challenge presentations | ||
| · Teams may work at the hotel or in the building until 10:00 PM (continue working at hotel) | ||
| · All teams must check-out with the Hospitality Suite in Room 424 prior to leaving the building | ||
| FRIDAY, MARCH 23, 2018 | ||
| Attire: Business Professional | ||
| 6:30 AM | Residence Inn Boston Back Bay/Fenway | |
| Breakfast available | ||
| 8:30 AM | Questrom School of Business | |
| · Presentations due – Team lead must drop of flash drive to Hospitality Suite in Room 424 by 8:30 AM | ||
| · Teams must be back at the Questrom School of Business by 8:45 AM | ||
| 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM | Questrom School of Business Auditorium (Room 105) | |
| Presentations begin at 9:00AM
· Presentations 20 minutes; Q&A 15 minutes; turn over 5 minutes. |
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| 11:00 AM | Questrom School of Business, Atrium | |
| Group Photo of all teams (Level G) | ||
| 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM | 4th Floor Executive Dining Rooms | |
| · Lunch with Announcement of four finalists to work on Grand Business Challenge in Digital Health
· Remarks from Clark Golestani, Merck CIO |
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| · Announcement of the Round Two Challenge for the other eight teams | ||
| 12:30 PM – 3:15 PM | Questrom School of Business, Team Rooms | |
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· Four finalist teams return to either team rooms or fourth floor classrooms to work on the Grand Business Challenge.
· Eight remaining teams work on the Second Day Challenge in their team rooms. Finish setting up the presentation in Atrium by 3:15. |
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| 3:15 PM – 3:50 PM | Judges review Second Day Challenge Presentations in the Atrium | |
| 3:30 PM – 3:50 PM | Questrom School of Business, Auditorium | |
| Four finalist teams have media walkthrough in auditorium | ||
| 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM | Questrom School of Business Auditorium (Room 105) | |
| Grand Business Challenge presentations | ||
| 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM
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Reception in the Atrium
Immediately following the last Grand Business Challenge presentation |
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| 8:00 PM – 9:00 PM | 4th Floor Executive Dining Rooms | |
| Dinner – Announcement of all winners | ||
This schedule is subject to change
