Congrats to the CEI team for putting on such an inspiring and energizing event! 💡⚡ Our CTO Jim Morris got to drop some #entrepreneurship knowledge on the Golden Hack audience, and Josh Strecker got to share some tips and tricks with the student participants to help them get the most out of #ThinkHub as they brainstormed, collaborated, and pitched ideas to tackle some of today's biggest issues.
🌟 Golden Hack Impact Weekend Recap! 🌟 This past weekend, the Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation (CEI) hosted the Golden Hack, a high-energy, collaborative event where students from all disciplines came together to brainstorm, develop, and pitch solutions to real-world problems. The energy was incredible as students dove into complex challenges, exchanged ideas, and learned from industry experts and each other. Day 1 (Friday): We kicked off with powerful presentations, including: Rethink AI Overview by Bart Cant T1V Overview by @Josh Steckler and Blair Rubio Fireside Chat with Jim Morris, a Charlotte alumni, and Brad Yeckley The energy built quickly, and we were blown away by the thought-provoking discussions that mentors overheard – the kind you’d expect in corporate boardrooms! Mentorship was the star of each day! Huge thanks to our incredible mentors for engaging students in deep conversations: Ben Norment Dawn Rennick, PhD, CMC Gabriel Terejanu, PhD Jon Corkey ⌚️ Lashawn Boulware Laurel Powell Mohamed Shehab Bart Cant Bruno Baptista Chad Stachowicz Rick White Tyler Adams Jamie L Bond Bond Linda Thurman Jim Swain TJ Rogers We witnessed students work through disagreements and come to healthy compromises, developing solutions that pushed boundaries. Our goal at CEI is to make entrepreneurship and impactful innovation approachable, and events like this help us do just that. Day 3 (Sunday): The excitement culminated in project pitches. Special thanks to our judges who supported us through this: Demi Knight Clark Mohamed Shehab Kyounghee Kim Dru Dixon Lashawn Boulware Jeremy Losaw Terence Fagan Owen Mitchell Krista Saral Dr. Brad Yeckley MBA We also extend our gratitude to our inspiring speakers: Fab Lab Presentation by Terence Fagan and Jeremy Losaw Human-Centered Design Lunch & Learn by Khalil K. (Sia Partners) Truist Immersive Learning Commercial Break by Kourtney S. Peterson, MPA And a big shout-out to our sponsors: Department of Research, Amissa Health, and Sia Partners—thank you for making this weekend possible! Mentors shared how impressed they were with the students’ ability to engage in meaningful, sophisticated conversations. It was clear that innovation and collaboration flourished, with students challenging themselves and each other. Thank you to T1V, Inc. for providing their innovative tech, which empowered teams to seamlessly navigate the entire weekend of collaboration at the Golden Hack Impact Weekend. In our opinion, this tech solution should be implemented in all learning and collaborative spaces for its ability to enhance teamwork and productivity. To see the incredible projects students worked on, check out the project gallery https://lnkd.in/eWRAksBq This weekend was just one way we continue making entrepreneurship approachable and impactful. Thank you to everyone who helped make this event a success! 💡✨ #Innovation #Entrepreneurship #GoldenHack2024 #Charlotte
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