Young men and women give a presentation in front of judges
Students present during the 2023 Innovate competition

Series of speakers will lead up to 2024 Innovate student pitch competition

Avatar photoKevin Faigle2 min readJanuary 12, 2024

The 2024 Innovate Pitch competition will hold several events leading up to the competition finals on March 28, all at the Georgia Cyber Innovation and Training Center.

Innovate is Augusta University’s annual student competition hosted by AU and the Innovation team at the Georgia Cyber Innovation and Training Center. Groups of students will come together to present their ideas that can help solve real community problems.

Innovate will host four guest speakers in the coming weeks at the Georgia Cyber Innovation and Training Center’s Virtual World space prior to the competition portion. All four speaking engagements are open to the public and free of charge.

The first guest speaker is Greg Thomas, a creative design and user expert. Thomas will speak from 11 to 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 17.

Michael Newton Jr., the second guest, will speak from 11 to 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 7. Newton is the director of impact with Make Startups.

The third speaker is Beverly Lyman, PhD, associate general counsel at Augusta University. Lyman will speak from 11 to 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 21.

The final presentation will feature the VHA Innovators Network from 11 to 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, March 6.

The first round of submissions for Innovate are due March 10 with the final 5-minute presentations taking place at 8 a.m. Thursday, March 28, in the Georgia Cyber Center’s Plug’n’Play lecture hall.

The winners of the pitch competition at both the undergraduate and graduate level will receive $5,000, with second place receiving $3,500 and third place $2,500. Winning teams will also present their ideas to the PhD students at a special networking opportunity at the 3MTcompetition.

a woman stands at the front of an auditorium and presents while holding a microphone.
2023 Innovate student pitch competition. [Michael Holahan/Augusta University]
A group of people sit in a large auditorium listening to presentations.
2023 Innovate student pitch competition. [Michael Holahan/Augusta University]
A woman holds a microphone while presenting in a large auditorium.
2023 Innovate student pitch competition. [Michael Holahan/Augusta University]
A group of people sit in a large auditorium listening to presentations.
2023 Innovate student pitch competition. [Michael Holahan/Augusta University]
A group of people sit in a large auditorium listening to presentations.
2023 Innovate student pitch competition. [Michael Holahan/Augusta University]
People clap at the end of a presentation.
2023 Innovate student pitch competition. [Michael Holahan/Augusta University]
Two medical students wearing their white coats hold microphones while presenting in front of an auditorium.
2023 Innovate student pitch competition. [Michael Holahan/Augusta University]
A group of people stand around a podium to pose for a photo at the end of a contest.
2023 Innovate student pitch competition. [Michael Holahan/Augusta University]
A group of people stand around a podium to pose for a photo at the end of a contest.
2023 Innovate student pitch competition. [Michael Holahan/Augusta University]
A group of people stand around a podium to pose for a photo at the end of a contest.
2023 Innovate student pitch competition. [Michael Holahan/Augusta University]
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Kevin Faigle is Media Relations Specialist at Augusta University. Contact him to schedule an interview on this topic or with one of our experts at kfaigle@augusta.edu.

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