Asper Business Case Competition

5:00 p.m.
Team registration and division draw 

6:00 p.m.
Free time  

9:30 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Case 1 Prepared Case presentations

12 p.m. – 12:40 p.m.
Competitor lunch & free time 

12:50 p.m. – 1:35 p.m.
Judges feedback 

4:30 p.m.
Social activity 

9 p.m.
Free evening 

2 p.m. – 4 p.m.
Case 2: Boardroom-Style Case Presentations

4:30 p.m. – 5:15 p.m. 
Feedback

6:35 p.m.
Social activity  

12:00 p.m. – 1:40 p.m.
Case 3: Traditional Case presentations   

2:40 p.m. – 3:50 p.m.
Feedback & Announcement

4:20 p.m.
Public finals

7:15 p.m.
Dinner & Awards Presentation

10 p.m.
Student mixer

Teams depart

• Presentations will be 25 minutes long, with a 15-minute question period.
• Teams will receive a 5-minute (yellow card) warning and a 1-minute (red card) warning in both the presentation period and the question and answer period.
• Every team member must speak during the presentation.
• There are no limits to the number of slides and exhibits a team may use.
• Teams may use all resources at their disposal for the prepared case. This includes course materials, advisor input, and all other available material.
• However, please refrain from reaching out to employees of the case sponsor organization.

• Once the case is released participants are not allowed to contact coaches or anyone outside of their team.
• Students are asked to use their own laptops (one laptop per student) and as such, prebuilt templates are allowed. No other electronic devices beyond the four laptops are allowed.
• Use of the internet is allowed.
• Students will engage in a discussion with judges. This will be a boardroom style presentation and as such the team will be seated.
• Teams will have 3 uninterrupted minutes to present their recommendation to judges using only one executive summary slide (appendices may not be accessed during this time). Teams will receive a 1-minute (red card) warning during this time.
• After 3 minutes have elapsed, there will be a 22-minute discussion person where teams may access both their executive summary slide as well as their appendix slides. Teams will receive a 5-minute (yellow card) warning and a 1-minute (red card) warning during this time.
• There are no limits to the number of appendix slides.
• Every team member must speak during the discussion but everyone does not need to speak during the 3 minutes of protected time. 
• Cellphones or smart watches are not permitted.
• Volunteers may step into the preparation room periodically to ensure that rules are being followed.

• Presentations will be 20 minutes long, with a 10-minute question period.
• Teams will receive a 5-minute (yellow card) warning and a 1-minute (red card) warning in both the presentation period and the question and answer period.
• Every team member must speak during the presentation Participants are not allowed to contact coaches or anyone outside of their team.
• Students are asked to use their own laptops (one laptop per student) and as such, prebuilt templates. No other electronic devices beyond the four laptops are allowed.
• Use of the internet is allowed.
• Cellphones or smart watches are not permitted.
• There are no limits to the number of slides and exhibits a team may use.
• Volunteers may step into the preparation room periodically to ensure that rules are being followed.

• Scores will be tabulated from the prepared case round and the traditional case round. Prepared case is weighted 25%, boardroom case is weighted 30% and the traditional case is weighted 45%.
• Three teams will be selected to participate in the final round where they will present their traditional case to a new panel of judges.
• Teams are not allowed to make changes to their slide deck.
• In the event of a tie, the team with the higher traditional case score will proceed.
• Teams that qualify for the final round will be escorted to a holding room until it is time to present.
• Presentations will be 20 minutes long, with a 15-minute question period.
• Teams will receive a 5-minute (yellow card) warning and a 1-minute (red card) warning in both the presentation period and the question and answer period.