BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20251112T153000Z DTEND:20251112T180000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:Inferno Pitch - The Final Pitch DESCRIPTION:Northwestern State University's College of Business and Technology announces the finalists in the 2025 Inferno Pitch competition. NSU's Inferno Pitch is a platform for student entrepreneurs to showcase their innovative ideas and compete for prizes and industry recognition.\n\n\n\n2025 Inferno Pitch Finalists are as follows:\n\nTeam 1 - Santiago Tobon Cardona of Pereira\, Columbia\n\nTeam 2 - David Jordan of Alexandria\n\nTeam 3 - Valeria Mendieta Montoya of Pereira\, Columbia\n\nTeam 4 - Angee Mariana Bedoya Rivera (team leader) of Natchitoches\, Katherine Clary of DeRidder and Maria Camila Valencia Gonzalez of Pereira\, Columbia\n\nTeam 5 - Layla Theriot (team leader) of Gheens and Colton Wood of Ragley\n\n\n\nThe Final Pitch will take place from 9:30 a.m. - noon Wednesday\, Nov. 12 in the David Morgan Auditorium (Room 107) in Russell Hall. The public is invited to attend.\n\n\n\nGuest Judges will be Frances Buffin\, human resources administrator for the Biomedical Research Foundation (BRF)\; Leslie Oglesby\, manager of economic development and research at the Natchitoches Area Chamber of Commerce\; Joanna Washington\, vice president and senior deposit operation specialist of City Bank and Trust Company\, and Matthew Gamble\, entrepreneur\, co-founder of Collins & Gamble\, Winner of 2023 Pelican Cup.\n\n\n\nDuring the final pitch event\, each finalist will pitch their business models to a panel of judges. Each finalist will be allowed 10 minutes to present\, followed by a 5-minute Q&A session. The winner(s) will be announced and awarded the following prizes. \n\n\n 1st Place - $3\,000 cash\, 6 months of professional services from the Entrepreneurial Accelerator Program\n 2nd Place - $1\,000 cash\, 6 months of professional services from the Entrepreneurial Accelerator Program\n 3rd Place - $500 cash\, 6 months of professional services from the Entrepreneurial Accelerator Program\n\nThe Final Pitch will live-streamed via Webex at www.nsu.la/FinalPitch25.\n\nMeeting number: 2495 800 3692\n\nPassword: HottestIdea25!\n\n\n\nViewers can also join by video system:\n\nDial 24958003692@nsula.webex.com\n\nYou can also dial 173.243.2.68 and enter your meeting number.\n\nJoin by phone:\n\n+1-415-655-0003 United States Toll\n\nAccess code: 2495 800 3692\n\n\n\nNSU's Inferno Pitch is a north Louisiana entrepreneurial and business development event that is currently open to all NSU business students\, encouraging students to learn about and embrace entrepreneurship. Students can submit models for new businesses in any industry and receive coaching from industry experts and sharpen their entrepreneurial skills. They also are afforded real-world experience in the startup and capital raising process\, opportunities to network with industry experts and seasoned entrepreneurs and collaborate with other like-minded participants and a chance to take a business idea from a concept to commercialization.\n\n\n\nThis initiative is sponsored by the Entrepreneurial Accelerator Program (EAP)\, which is a division of BRF. EAP's mission is to build an inclusive entrepreneurial ecosystem in north Louisiana. \n\n\n\nFor more information about the Inferno Pitch contact Dr. Weiwen Liao\, associate professor and coordinator of Inferno Pitch 2025\, at (318) 357-5692 or liaow@nsula.edu. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
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\nNorthwestern State University'\;s College of Business and Technology announces the finalists in the 2025 Inferno Pitch competition. NSU'\;s Inferno Pitch is a platform for student entrepreneurs to showcase their innovative ideas and compete for prizes and industry recognition.
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\n2025 Inferno Pitch Finalists are as follows:
\nTeam 1 - Santiago Tobon Cardona of Pereira\, Columbia
\nTeam 2 - David Jordan of Alexandria
\nTeam 3 - Valeria Mendieta Montoya of Pereira\, Columbia
\nTeam 4 - Angee Mariana Bedoya Rivera (team leader) of Natchitoches\, Katherine Clary of DeRidder and Maria Camila Valencia Gonzalez of Pereira\, Columbia
\nTeam 5 - Layla Theriot (team leader) of Gheens and Colton Wood of Ragley
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\nThe Final Pitch will take place from 9:30 a.m. - noon Wednesday\, Nov. 12 in the David Morgan Auditorium (Room 107) in Russell Hall. The public is invited to attend.
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\nGuest Judges will be Frances Buffin\, human resources administrator for the Biomedical Research Foundation (BRF)\; Leslie Oglesby\, manager of economic development and research at the Natchitoches Area Chamber of Commerce\; Joanna Washington\, vice president and senior deposit operation specialist of City Bank and Trust Company\, and Matthew Gamble\, entrepreneur\, co-founder of Collins &\; Gamble\, Winner of 2023 Pelican Cup.
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\nDuring the final pitch event\, each finalist will pitch their business models to a panel of judges. Each finalist will be allowed 10 minutes to present\, followed by a 5-minute Q&\;A session. The winner(s) will be announced and awarded the following prizes. \;
\n\n\nThe Final Pitch will live-streamed via Webex at www.nsu.la/FinalPitch25.
\nMeeting number: 2495 800 3692
\nPassword: HottestIdea25!
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\nViewers can also join by video system:
\nDial 24958003692@nsula.webex.com
\nYou can also dial 173.243.2.68 and enter your meeting number.
\nJoin by phone:
\n+1-415-655-0003 United States Toll
\nAccess code: 2495 800 3692
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\nNSU'\;s Inferno Pitch is a north Louisiana entrepreneurial and business development event that is currently open to all NSU business students\, encouraging students to learn about and embrace entrepreneurship. Students can submit models for new businesses in any industry and receive coaching from industry experts and sharpen their entrepreneurial skills. They also are afforded real-world experience in the startup and capital raising process\, opportunities to network with industry experts and seasoned entrepreneurs and collaborate with other like-minded participants and a chance to take a business idea from a concept to commercialization.
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\nThis initiative is sponsored by the Entrepreneurial Accelerator Program (EAP)\, which is a division of BRF. EAP'\;s mission is to build an inclusive entrepreneurial ecosystem in north Louisiana. \;
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\nFor more information about the Inferno Pitch contact Dr. Weiwen Liao\, associate professor and coordinator of Inferno Pitch 2025\, at (318) 357-5692 or liaow@nsula.edu. LOCATION:NSU - David Morgan Auditorium in Russel Hall 125 Central Avenue Natchitoches\, LA 71457 UID:e.1221.63007 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260427T035719Z URL:http://members.gonatchitoches.com/events/details/inferno-pitch-the-final-pitch-63007 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR