Judge Guide-2022 St.Thomas FGSIC Finals

Finals and Awards Ceremony April 22nd

2022

Schedule Details 12:00 PM

Check-in

12:15 PM

Judge Orientation

12:40 PM

Welcome

1:00 PM

Finalist Pitches

2:30 PM

Judge Deliberations

3:15 PM

Awards Ceremony

3:35 PM

Pictures & Reception

AWARDS In addition to an all-expenses-paid trip to San Diego, the two leading teams in the St.Thomas finals (also known as Global Finalists), will win a minimum of $3,000 in seed funding. Additional prizes totaling $5,000 more will be awarded to the runnersup and best presenters.

Global Finalists will also have the chance to compete for a selection of prizes ranging from $10,000 to $25,000 for the top three teams at the June Finals in San Diego.

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The Pitch Format Finalist Pitches Eight finalist teams will pitch concurrently in groups of four in separate pitch rooms. Each pitch session will consist of a: 10-minute pitch 10-minute Q&A and feedback 2-minute transition to the next team

Elevator Pitches/60-second pitch During our Awards Ceremony, each team will have the opporunity to share a 60-second elevator pitch of their venture. Elevator pitches are not factored into the final judging decision.

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What We Ask of Our Finalist Teams Clear articulation of social & environmental impact: Successful pitches will identify the problem being addressed, beneficiaries, demonstrate how the proposed innovation will create the desired impact, and articulate the potential breadth and depth of the intended social or environmental impact.

Clear demonstration of the interaction with end-users or beneficiaries: Successful pitches demonstrate things such as test runs, design approaches utilized, assumptions tested, and lessons learned (about the customer, market, problem, or solution). Sharing your findings demonstrates adds credibility to your pitch and potential solution.

Clear, realistic, and logical financial model: Pitches can include a discussion of revenue streams, customer segments, or startup costs. You should also highlight the needed funding sources to get your innovation to market and build a sustainable income stream.

Market and solutions landscape: Include references to existing market solutions, and the team's innovation is distinct and better. There are many ways to be innovative - a new market or customer segment, a new idea, new delivery methods, etc. Successful pitches show how a social innovation fits in the landscape of other solutions addressing similar problems.

Team capacity and partnerships: Share an overview of current resources, partnerships, how each team member contributes or will contribute to the social innovation and goals. Highlight the team's commitment and capacity to refine and follow through on the implementation of the idea.

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Rubric

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