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October 10-11, 2008

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Trade Show and Fast Pitch

EvolvinGreen: (from left) Devin Ellis, Ashok Pitchamani and Tendai Charasika necoPlastics: (from left) Steve Flaherty, Jason Wade, Charles Price, Whitney Austin and Nick Jacoby
PackStream won first place honors for best trade show presentation: (from left) Troy Thomas, Patrick Just, Danny Bower and Erik Nelson Tetra One Source: (from left) Daniel Johnsen and Abby Lovan
Teams spoke with trade show judges before the crowds arrived First year IMBA students gained insight into what will come in the second year of the program
Teams demostrated their business plan concepts through models, video, samples and animation Judges: (at table, from left) Susan Weiss, president and founder, Net Tango; and Paul van der Pol, principal, Tripoli Consulting
Devin Ellis, representing the EvolvinGreen team Daniel Johnsen, representing the Tetra One Source team
Jason Wade earned the necoPlastics team first place in the Fast-Pitch competition The judges noted areas of improvement for each team on evaluation sheets
IMBA Director Van Clouse introduced the Fast-Pitch competitors Patrick Just, representing the PackStream team
   

Business Plan Presentations

   
necoPlastic team presentation: (pictured from left) Nick Jacoby, Steve Flaherty and Whitney Austin) necoPlastic team presentation: (pictured from left) Steve Flaherty, Charles Price and Nick Jacoby)
First-time judge David Parento, an associate at Chrysalis Ventures Judge Marty McClelland, managing director of Mainstream Investment Advisers and College of Business Board of Advisors member
Danny Bower representing the PackStream team EvolvinGreen team presentation: (pictured from left) Devin Ellis, Tendai Charasika and Ashok Pitchamani
Judges met with each team for verbal feedback. Pictured: judge David Parento (left) and necoPlastic team members Judges met with each team for verbal feedback. Pictured: judge Ed Nasief, senior vice president, UBS Financial Services (right) and EvolvinGreen team members
Daniel Johnsen and Abby Lovan for Tetra One Source Abby Lovan representing the Tetra One Source team
Patrick Just representing the PackStream team Tendai Charasika representing the EvolvinGreen team
EvolvinGreen earned fourth place honors and $1,500. (Pictured from left: judge Ed Nasief and team members Devin Ellis, Tendai Charasika and Ashok Pitchamani)
Tetra One Source earned third place honors and $3,000. (Pictured from left: judge Ed Nasief and team members Abby Lovan and Daniel Johnsen)
necoPlastics earned second place honors and $5,000. (Pictured from left: judge Ed Nasief and team members Jason Wade, Steve Flaherty, Charles Price, Nick Jacoby and Whitney Austin)
PackStream earned $8,000 for first place honors and $500 for best presentation. (Pictured from left: judge Ed Nasief and team members Erik Nelson, Troy Thomas, Danny Bower and Patrick Just)