Orlando Magic Innovation Challenge 2023

I am a dedicated professional in the Information Technology / Software space with over eight years of experience serving my amazing Orlando community. With a background in technical recruiting, sales, and management; I love building relationships, helping people succeed, and growing businesses.

Ashley Elliott

PITCH ideas or JOIN a team, and experience innovation in action at one of Orlando's favorite brands!

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ATTENDEES: Please register for our event site for information on parking and programming and communication throughout the weekend - <a href="https://app.hypervalidation.com/sign-up" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://app.hypervalidation.com/sign-up</a>The Orlando Magic Innovation Challenge is a 3-day event where developers, students, marketers, startup enthusiasts, graphic artists, and sports business professionals pitch new and innovative ideas at the state-of-the-art Orlando Magic offices. This program is powered by HyperValidation - a team that has delivered global award winning events.How does it work? Orlando Magic will present you six (6) business problems that will give you visibility into the world of professional sports such as fan engagement, international outreach, partnerships, eSports etc. Executives will share their unique perspective on the issues and YOUR job (or the team that you join) has to pitch a startup idea that would solve that problem for the Magic and by extension other NBA teams or maybe even across sports. Over the weekend, participants like you will form cross-functional teams around those ideas and develop a working prototype for presentation on Sunday evening. Throughout the weekend you will work closely with leaders from the Magic, as well as experienced mentors and facilitators. Not only that - you'll interact DIRECTLY with potential customers, get training in innovation methodology and pitch to a highly accomplished panel of judges on Sunday evening.And check this out - The Winning team will be recognized AT CENTER COURT during halftime of a Magic game!W﻿hat else? ALL participants who participate for the entire event will get free tickets so you can watch the Orlando Magic v Denver Nuggets . This will be a private suite with snacks included! So - who can participate? Age requirement is that you be 18 and older, apart from that you need no specialized skills, experience or qualifications required! This will be an unforgettable experience. So join us to:LEARN innovation methodologies and toolsNETWORK with sports industry thought leaders, potential employers and high quality talentENJOY Seven (7) catered meals, unlimited snacks, drinks, and a ton of swag FREE tickets to an Orlando Magic game post-event! NOTE: If you are economically disadvantaged, you could qualify for a 100% scholarship! Email the organizers at info@hyperValidation.com to request more information. All you need to bring are your ideas, skills, and passion. Oh yeah, and your laptop!Want to know what it feels like? Here's a taste of last year's event. :)

Here is how the weekend will go down: Friday 2/3/23- 5pm-10pm<ul><li>Registration &amp; Welcome</li><li>Opening speakers</li><li>Instructions and overview</li><li>Panel discussion on 6 need/opportunity areas</li><li>Pitching</li><li>Voting and Team formation</li></ul>Saturday 2/4/23- 9am - 9pm<ul><li>Breakfast</li><li>Mentoring to finalize value prop design</li><li>Lunch break (training: Value prop design and Customer discovery)</li><li>Team breakout on Value prop design</li><li>Teams plan customer discovery</li><li>Mentoring to finalize customer discovery</li><li>Teams to begin outreach to clients</li><li>Dinner: Team check in and updates</li><li>Teams breakout and continue work discovery/idea mockups</li></ul>Sunday 2/5/23- 9am-6pm<ul><li>Breakfast: Plan for the day, distribute slide template, and pitch training</li><li>Team breakout: Customer discovery, mockups and slides prep</li><li>Lunch: team check in and pitch practice sequence</li><li>Team breakouts: slide prep</li><li>Practice pitches and Tech check</li><li>Final pitches</li><li>Dinner &amp; Judging</li><li>Prizes</li><li>Celebration</li></ul>So grab your tickets now! N﻿ot sure yet? Check out our fantastic judges below.<h3>J﻿UDGES</h3>

Ryan DeVos is the Vice President of Shareholder Engagement with the Orlando Magic. Prior to serving in this role, Ryan was the Director of Magic Gaming and also worked in the Magic’s Business Strategy department as a Strategy Specialist. Ryan also has worked for the NBA league offices and received his International Business degree from Rollins College in 2013.

Dr. Cameron Ford is an Associate Professor of Management at the University of Central Florida (UCF), Founding Director of UCF’s Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership (CEL), and Executive Director of the Blackstone LaunchPad at UCF. The CEL and Blackstone LaunchPad are campus-wide initiatives that empower students from all academic disciplines with entrepreneurial thinking skills and startup resources. He has established many academic classes and degree programs, experiential learning opportunities, mentoring programs, startup competitions, resource showcases, a student venture incubator, and countless speaker events that connect students to prominent entrepreneurial leaders.

Aaron is an expert in pre-seed to Series A investments and sits on a variety of international startup Boards, incl. the Indian scale-up Rooter. He was recognized as a Forbes 30 Under 30 for Sports &amp; Games in Europe. He holds a master’s degree with distinctions in Strategic Entrepreneurship from Rotterdam School of Management and a bachelor’s degree from the University of Mannheim. Aaron is a sports fanatic, a passionate tennis player with coaching license.

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