02/08/2021
By Holly Lalos

Do your students need help preparing for the 2021 $50,000 Idea Challenge? Please urge them to attend the DifferenceMaker workshop series. This series will give them a better understanding of their project/idea problem, opportunity, solution and resources. These workshops will also assist them in building their teams and increase their chances of winning funding at the 2021 $50,000 Idea Challenge. Guest speakers will be present at each workshop.
Each workshop will take place from 5:30 – 7 p.m.

Feb. 18: Workshop 1, Identifying Problems. Registration: Register for Workshop1.
Guest Speakers: Professor Mazen ElGhaziri, Zuckerberg College of Health Sciences and Professor Tom Wilkes, Kennedy College of Sciences.

Feb. 22: Workshop 2, Assessing Opportunities and Value Propositions. Registration for Workshop2
Guest Speakers: Professor Brent Shell, Zuckerberg College of Health Science and Professor Neil Shortland, Fine Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences.

Feb. 25: Workshop 3, Developing Business Models. Registration for Workshop3
Guest Speakers: Professor Carter Keough, Professor Hunter Mack, and Professor Kelilah Wolkowicz, Francis College of Engineering, and Tom ODonnell, Senior Director, Innovation Initiatives.

March 2: Workshop 4, Delivering your Rocket Pitch. Registration for Workshop4
Guest Speakers: Professor Cathy Levey, Fine Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences, and Professor Kevin Willett, Manning School of Business.

We hope to see your students!

Questions? Email DifferenceMaker@uml.edu.