Asper Business Case Competition

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

6:00 p.m.
Free time  

11:50 a.m. – 2:10 p.m.
Case 1 Prepared Case presentations at Winnipeg Art Gallery 

2:10 – 3:00 p.m.
Competitor lunch & free time 

3:10 – 3:50 p.m.
Judges feedback 

5 p.m.
Social activity 

7:30 p.m.
Free evening 

1:50 p.m. – 3:40 p.m.
Case 2: Boardroom-Style Case Presentations

4 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. 
Feedback

6:00 p.m.
Social activity  

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

2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Feedback & Announcement

4 p.m.
Public finals

7 p.m.
Dinner & Awards Presentation

10:15 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.

• Teams may use all resources at their disposal from February 14 to February 22. 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.