Provo, Utah (February 3, 2010)—Hult International Business School announced today that Brigham Young University has been accepted and will compete in the 2nd Annual Hult Global Case Challenge – a call to action for the world’s brightest business school minds to tackle the world’s most pressing issues. This year’s competition, in partnership with the Clinton Global Initiative and Water.org, an organization co-founded by Gary White and actor Matt Damon, will focus on developing solutions to the global water crisis. Hult will make the winning idea, along with a $1 million prize, available to Water.org to accelerate access to clean water and sanitation.
“Hult is thrilled that BYU has joined the Challenge,” said Stephen Hodges, President of the Hult International Business School. “This year, we have thousands of students from around the globe competing to help solve the issue of clean water access which can benefit millions of people. The diversity of these teams, from the world’s top business schools, consists of some of the most talented thought leaders of our time, ensuring a spirited competition. We wish every team the best of luck and thank BYU for supporting this effort.”
Each team selected was chosen from more than 1000 applications received. Most schools had multiple team applicants with one or two teams from each school being chosen.
Regional competitions will take place on March 5 on Hult’s five campuses in Boston, San Francisco, London, Dubai and Shanghai. BYU will compete in San Francisco.
All regional winners will be flown to New York City for the final competition which will be held on Thursday, April 28 at the W Hotel on Lexington Avenue. Every finalist will receive the opportunity to meet and have photos taken with President Bill Clinton, who will serve as the keynote speaker and present the winning team with the award.
BYU’s team members include second year MBA students—Andrea Cordani, Dan Myers, Edgar Cheney, Thamina Sbai, and Tim Young.
Hult chose fellow CGI member, Water.org from among CGI’s 1,800 ‘Commitments to Action’ made by the world’s top organizations dedicated to world change. The organization was chosen by Hult because of their pioneering efforts in the clean water space – including their innovative WaterCredit initiative, which facilitates small loans for water and sanitation access.
The Hult Global Case Challenge is an annual event by the Hult International Business School, which plans to continue its financial commitment each year toward the implementation of solutions for a select cause.
- To learn more about the Hult Global Case Challenge, please visit: www.hultglobalcasechallenge.com.
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