High School Entrepreneurship and Artificial Intelligence (AI) Video Pitch Competition

The Stevens School of Business is hosting a High School Entrepreneurship and Artificial Intelligence (AI) Video Pitch Competition. This competition is an exciting opportunity for young innovators like you to showcase your entrepreneurial spirit and creative ideas in business and artificial intelligence. This competition will inspire and empower you to think critically, innovate, and develop solutions that can shape the future.

High school female recording video on iphoneObjectives:

  • Encourage Innovation: Foster a culture of innovation among high school students by providing a platform to pitch your unique business ideas integrating AI technology.

  • Develop Skills: Enhance your entrepreneurship, business planning, and technological application skills.

  • Recognize Talent: Identify and celebrate your talents and innovative ideas as a young entrepreneur.

Eligibility:

  • Open to all high school students (grades 9-11) currently enrolled in public, private, or homeschool programs.

Competition Structure:

  • Registration: Register online by January 15, 2025

  • Video Submission: Create a 3 to 5-minute video pitch presenting your business idea. The pitch should include the problem being addressed, the proposed solution, the role of AI in the solution, market analysis

    and potential business impact.

  • Deadline: Videos must be submitted by March 1, 2025

Judging Criteria:

  • Innovation and Creativity: Originality and uniqueness of the business idea.

  • Application of AI: Effective and innovative use of AI technology in the proposed solution.

  • Feasibility: Practicality and viability of the business idea.

  • Presentation Skills: Clarity, persuasiveness, and overall quality of the video pitch.

  • Business Impact: Potential impact on the market and scalability of the business idea.

Evaluation Process:

  • A panel of judges consisting of Stevens faculty, staff and alumni.

  • Finalists will be selected and announced by April 1, 2025.

Prizes:

  • First Place: $500

  • Second Place: $250

  • Third Place: $100

Additional Benefits:

  • It's free to enter the competition, and all participants will receive a certificate of completion

  • You can add this competition to their future college applications.

Important Dates:

  • Registration Deadline: February 1, 2025

  • Video Submission Deadline: March 1, 2025

  • Finalist Announcement: April 1, 2025

How to Enter:

Join us in this exciting journey to innovate, create, and shape the future with your groundbreaking ideas!

If you have additional questions, please get in touch with Lindsay Hartelius at [email protected].

Register for High School Entrepreneurship & AI Video Pitch Competition