Canterbury Economic Development Challenge

Top 10 submitted ideas will be invited to a speed mentoring afternoon at UC Business School with top academics to get feedback on their submission – Thursday 18 May

Top 10 groups present their idea live to a panel of 3 Judges on Thursday 1 June

Winners announced on the night!

• 1st Place $1000
• 2nd Place $500
• 3rd Place $250

Amongst other spot prizes!

• Is the idea innovative?
• Does the idea reflect the theme?
• Is the idea clear?
• What assets/comparative advantages does your idea build on and how? 
• What value would your idea bring and to whom? 
• What costs would be involved to implement your idea? 
• How would you know that your idea has been successfully implemented? 
• Is the idea practical enough to be implementable?
• How well is data and analysis used to support the idea and to estimate its impact?
• Is the PP presentation informative, creative and coherent?
• Has the idea considered a bicultural Aotearoa and multicultural communities?