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LIFT DATA | Banco Central Do Brasil in partnership with FENASBAC

Participate in the virtual innovation laboratory and transform data into solutions for the challenges of the National Financial System.

About LIFT DATA

LIFT DATA is an open innovation program that promotes the development of technological solutions based on the analysis of public data . Created by the Central Bank of Brazil (BCB) in partnership with FENASBAC, the program challenges companies, data scientists, developers and experts to create solutions for issues relevant to society, related to the dimensions of the BC# Agenda.

In its first edition, LIFT DATA focuses on data-driven solutions for sustainability and green finance challenges.

Data to Finance and Monitor Sustainability and Climate Action

The climate crisis is one of the biggest global challenges of our time, and innovation plays a fundamental role in the search for effective solutions. Public data, artificial intelligence, remote sensing and machine learning can transform the way we monitor, finance and drive sustainable action.

LIFT DATA 2025 was created with the purpose of fostering innovation and promoting the intelligent use of data to face these challenges. In its first edition, the program will be aligned with the debates and goals of COP30, the UN conference on climate change that will be held in Brazil in November 2025.

How it Works: The LIFT DATA Journey

Register your project until 04/13

The proponent must choose one of the 3 proposed categories, aligned with the central pillars of COP30: 1) Emissions Reduction and Low Carbon Transition; 2) Financing for Adaptation, Resilience and Climate Justice; and 3) Preservation of Forests and Biodiversity or the transversal challenge of Rural Credit and submit their project through this link.

IMPORTANT: The proponent must use a dataset from among the Suggested Public Databases, or other additional databases that fit the LIFT Data objective, to create a technological solution related to the chosen category.

Project Selection Will Take Place Until 04/29

Up to 5 projects will be selected to be developed per category and up to 5 projects in the transversal category, totaling a maximum of 20 selected projects.

Development of Solutions Within 3 Months

Proponents will have 3 months to develop their solutions, and may benefit from remote mentoring by interested market experts. The goal of the mentoring is to provide guidance and make the process inclusive and participatory.

Evaluation & Announcement of Winners at Event 3F, October 9th

After the development of the projects is complete, the finalist projects will be evaluated and the most outstanding ones will be chosen as winners, with up to one winner for each category and, optionally, one more for the transversal category. The winning projects may be presented at COP30.

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Accounting for Sustainability International Case Competition (A4SICC)

We are delighted to support the Accounting for Sustainability International Case Competition: a unique opportunity for students across the world to help drive sustainable business solutions.

Today’s business and accounting students will have to manage a wide range of sustainability challenges upon entering the workforce. To succeed, and more importantly, to help shape and drive a sustainable economy, these students will require both theoretical and practical sustainability skills. Accounting for Sustainability (A4S) aims to address this knowledge gap – join us in supporting the competition!

What is the competition?

Established in 2018, A4SICC provides an opportunity for business and accounting students to develop and apply their skills to solve sustainability challenges in a commercial environment – supporting us all to transition to a sustainable economy. By engaging students in how we can solve pressing global problems, we are equipping them with the tools and skills to meet the social and environmental challenges ahead.

For the 2025 competition, students are invited to select one of the world’s 2,000 most influential companies from the World Benchmarking Alliance SDG2000 list and examine its approach to corporate decarbonization within the broader context of a fair and just climate transition.

Get your students involved

A4SICC offers your students a transformative and practical learning experience as well as the chance to:

Travel to Toronto, Canada for the face-to-face finals
Win a cash prize of CA$10,000 (winning team) or CA$5,000 (runner-up)!
Access the internships linked to the competition
Cultivate critical skills for sustainable business development
Connect with industry leaders
Contribute to the advancement of sustainable business practices

You can find an overview of the competition and links to easy-to-use templates to excite and engage your students in this A4SICC Communications Deck. Watching the video from A4SICC 2024 is a great way to get a feel for the competition.

A4S International Case Competition is running two information sessions. These sessions will be critical for students who want to enter A4SICC 2025 and will cover:

Firsthand insights from business leaders driving sustainable change about the skills they look for when hiring
How the A4SICC can support students in their professional careers
Top tips, practical insights and guidance from past ICC winners on crafting your entry and your presentation
More context and detail about this year’s case focus: internships available and the logistics of this year’s competition

The sessions will also provide a space for students to ask questions about the challenge or process.

Be sure to share these with your students – we’re looking forward to seeing them there!

Information Session 1
Date: 10 October 2024
Region: Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia-Pacific
Speaker: Rishi Kalra, Executive Director & CFO, Olam Food Ingredients
Time: 08:00 BST / 09:00 CEST / 15:00 SGT / 18:00 AEDT / 20:00 NZDT
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Information Session 2
Date: 15 October 2024
Region: Americas, Europe, Middle East and Africa
Speaker: Patrick Taylor, Managing Director, Brookfield Asset Management
Time: 09:00 PDT / 12:00 EDT / 17:00 BST / 18:00 CEST
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Find out more on the A4S website here, or contact the A4SICC team at a4sicc@a4s.org to get involved.

Call for Chapter Contributions – Transforming Mindsets: The Power of Art-Based Pedagogy in Education for Sustainability

Routledge Book Series: Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME)

Description

The aim of the current book is to map the pioneering art-based pedagogies used in education for sustainability, approaching them from transdisciplinary perspectives and in a holistic way from inside out. The book will focus on the opportunities and challenges related to transforming the individual and collective mindsets for a more resilient and regenerative living ecosystem by means of integrating art-based pedagogical approaches in higher education institutions, represented primarily by the UN Global Compact PRME signatories.

It is well-known that a piece of art can resonate deeply with an audience, bring together different stakeholders, spark imagination, create meaning, inspire solutions and leave lasting emotional and cognitive impressions. A concert, an installation or a theatre performance – art questions, provokes, confronts, disrupts, activates, and calls for reflection and transformation.

The arts can be powerful tools in transforming mindsets for sustainable development. Art-based pedagogy could become the game changer for individuals and organizations struggling to find solutions to complex problems connected to our peaceful co-existence on the planet with other species, the climate crisis and the issues of intergenerational and intragenerational justice in the face of limited resources. This book welcomes submissions that address these challenges in various contexts and present possible solutions to help pioneers in education, art and business organisations to better cope with their own challenges.

More specifically the book will explore how educators, artists, managers and entrepreneurs can contribute to sustainable development through the lens of the Sustainability Mindset Principles (SMP), the Inner Development Goals (IDG) and the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). Authors will tell personal stories, share practical experience and engage in reflective discussions on how these holistic conceptual frameworks have been tackled and what specific actions are needed to contribute to achieving a sustainable future through inspiring art-based pedagogical interventions that create change with an accelerated speed. The SMP, IDG and SDG frameworks present new challenges, risks, and opportunities for individuals, societies and business organisations focusing on turning social, economic and environmental wicked problems into opportunities for sustainable development.

Our purpose is to highlight the significance of art-based pedagogical approaches in manifesting a sustainable future. We aim to create a book that will be an essential resource for academics, students, artists, business practitioners, and policymakers who are interested in the role art-based pedagogies play in participatory learning and anticipatory visioning of environmentally, socially and economically just sustainable futures.

The main goal of this book is to provide a comprehensive overview of the challenges and opportunities associated with integrating art-based pedagogy in education for sustainability, as showcased mostly in the pioneering stories and practices of the PRME signatories.

We welcome contributions that discuss these challenges and opportunities. The indicative list of topics to contribute to, inspired by the discussions with our colleagues at NBS and AoMO:

The arts-based pedagogy in education for sustainability: definitions and perspectives ● Art-based pedagogical interventions to develop the Sustainability Mindset Principles ● Achieving Inner Development Goals through art-based methods in higher education ● Mainstreaming Sustainable Development Goals by means of art-based interventions ● Putting emotions at the heart of education for sustainability through arts-based pedagogies ● Unfolding the road to humanizing business and education through art-based approaches ● Why and how art-based interventions challenge business as usual

Developing authentic leaders through art of storytelling
Digital technologies and art-based pedagogical interventions
The role of art-based pedagogies in humanizing management
The impact of art-based pedagogies for soothing, nurturing and healing of students ● The role of artistic and creative intelligences in harnessing emotion, empathy and hope in the making of sustainable future
Benefits from art-based initiatives, envisioned solutions and scenarios created in consensus with local stakeholders
The role of art-based pedagogical interventions for development of local communities and democracy.

Format of Contributions

We look forward to contributions to chapters related to various challenges and opportunities associated with integrating art-based pedagogy in education for sustainability on the above mentioned topics. We invite contributions written in a storytelling format from a first person perspective or as a dialogue between co-authors rather than writing chapters in the traditional manner. Additionally, we encourage authors to use visuals that illustrate the application of art in pedagogical interventions in education for sustainability.

Next Steps

Please, send to Ekaterina (dr.ekaterina.ivanova@gmail.com) CC Isabel

(isabelrimanoczy@gmail.com) and Divya (divyasinghal@gim.ac.in) the following:

An abstract of your proposal of a chapter of max 150 words following this structure: ○
- Context of application of your art-based intervention (e.g., undergraduate, post graduate, graduate course or educational program in a business school, art institution, business enterprise, local community etc.).
  - Art-based pedagogy that you have applied in education for sustainability (e.g. music, poetry, theater, photography, painting, sculpture, tapestry, installation, collage, video-art, etc.)
  - Learning outcome that you envisioned with the art-based intervention you used.
- Impact that your art-based pedagogy created in education for sustainability.
A chapter heading and 4-5 keywords.
Your short bio of max 100 words.

Deadline for submission of abstracts and bio: September 30th, 2024.

Submission deadline for full chapter manuscripts (max 4000 words excluding references) is December 20th 2024. Please, use APA style referencing and in-text citations.

We would like to submit a PDW proposal for the Academy of Management 2025 in Copenhagen, so it would be a great opportunity for all of us to connect in person and present our papers.

All manuscripts will go through a regular peer review process as stipulated by Routledge Guidelines. Accepted papers are expected to be published both online and as a Hard Copy in summer 2025.

Timeline

Abstract and bio submission till – 30 September 2024
Abstract acceptance notification – 15 October 2024
Selected authors feedback workshop – 1 November 2024
Full chapter submission – 20 December 2024
Decision notification – 15 January 2025
Revised submission – 15 February 2025.

For any questions related to the book, please reach out to any member of the editorial team.

Book Editors:

Dr. Ekaterina Ivanova, Associate Professor of Strategic and International Management, HSE Graduate School of Business; Vice-Chair, PRME Eurasia Chapter, dr.ekaterina.ivanova@gmail.com

Isabel Rimanoczy, Ed.D., Convener LEAP!, PRME Working Group on the Sustainability Mindset, Founder of SMIndicator.com, isabelrimanoczy@gmail.com

Dr. Divya Singhal, Professor of Management; Chairperson, Center for Social Sensitivity & Action, Goa Institute of Management, divyasinghal@gim.ac.in

Ashesi University Faculty Job Openings – Engineering, Computer Science & Information Systems, Economics & Business, Humanities & Social Sciences

At Ashesi, we are committed to redefining higher education in Africa by fostering a culture of innovation, integrity, and community engagement. We invite passionate educators, professionals, and visionary leaders to join our diverse team and contribute to a vibrant, inclusive environment where students are empowered to contribute to a flourishing Africa. Learn more about opportunities for joining our team below.

Engineering Faculty Roles

The engineers tasked to solve society’s problems have to be entrepreneurs who can see through challenges and build solutions. They must be ethical and responsible, and see the short and long term effects of their decisions on society and the environment. They also have to be leaders who can communicate their ideas and work with teams to solve problems. Ashesi’s Engineering Department is driven by a mission to train such engineers. The department currently offers degrees in Computer, Electrical and Electronic, and Mechanical Engineering.

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Computer Science Faculty Roles

In an increasingly tech-driven world, the ability to respond to technological change and build tech tools will be key skills required to succeed. The Computer Science department at Ashesi helps students build the foundational skills necessary to build life-long careers in tech and information systems management. The department offers two majors, in Management Information Systems and Computer Science.

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Business and Economics Faculty Roles

As new technological advances and an increasingly global economy transform the way businesses operate, it is extremely important for Africa to train the leaders who can help it thrive and grow opportunities through such changes. The goal is that Ashesi’s Economics and Business graduates will be prepared to play active, diverse roles, to shape the growth of the continent’s economies, businesses and organisations. The department designs and teaches the courses which help achieve this goal.

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Humanities and Social Sciences Faculty Roles

Ashesi’s core curriculum consists of interdisciplinary courses designed and taught by the Humanities and Social Sciences department. It is always evolving, but typically includes courses in the areas of leadership and communication, technology, entrepreneurship and problem solving, history and philosophy. At Ashesi, interdisciplinary learning extends beyond the classroom through service learning, which gives students an opportunity to solve problem in communities across Ghana and Africa, and in so doing, build the empathy and confidence that come from confronting and solving pressing problems in our society.

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Two PhD Positions in the Governance of Natural Resources and Sustainability for a Just and Fair Energy Transition | Copenhagen Business School

Two PhD positions in the governance of natural resources and sustainability for a just and fair energy transition, at the Department of Management, Society and Communication at Copenhagen Business School

Copenhagen Business School (CBS) invites applications for two PhD positions in governance of natural resources and sustainability for a just and fair energy transition at the Department of Management, Society and Communication (MSC).

Both PhD positions (project A and project B) form part of work packages under the research project ‘Frontiers of natural resource and sustainability governance for a just energy transition’ (FRONTIERS).

At an overall level, FRONTIERS aims to advance knowledge for a just and fair transition, which involves and respects those (such as communities or individuals) who are at risk or in practice adversely affected by mining of minerals for the green transition. Comprising four complementary work packages and a focus on land-based and potential deep-sea mining as a field of natural resource exploration, we will explore effects of risk-based due diligence demands for the industry; industry and investors practices; and potentially complementary normative ideas related to the rights of nature. Ultimately, the project seeks to develop insights that may support a comprehensive assessment of eco-system impacts as an aspect of risk-based due diligence for mining of minerals for the transition and investments in the industry and the value chain, including the solar and wind power and energy storage industries. Some fieldwork in mining countries and/or with relevant industries is envisaged. Please see https://frontiers.cbs.dk/ for details.

The central objective of PhD project A is to explore and advance our understanding of the effects of legal requirements on risk-based due diligence in value chains and non-financial reporting (disclosure) with regard to transition minerals mining. As part of this, the project should explore what factors, including in legal demands and organisational practices, are conducive to adequately identifying and preventing social, environmental and wider eco-system harm or risks, including in multi-tier supply chains in complex settings for environmental and social impacts. Research can, for example, address:

An exploration of policy objectives in home or host countries for mining industry and in the European Union (EU) in regard to processes for companies to identify risks or actual societal harm and manage such risks or harm;
An exploration or mapping of legislative texts from selected countries and administrative guidance on risk-based due diligence related to social, environmental and wider eco-system risks and harm related to the mining industry and its green energy value chains;
An exploration of company needs and preferences for risk-based due diligence demands from governments and the private sector (including investors) for impact assessments of societal risks;
An exploration of risk-based due diligence uptake in one or more companies in the mining industry and/or green energy companies, and cascading of due diligence along the value chain;
Lessons that may be learnt or passed on from due diligence and responsible business conduct in land-based mining towards deep-sea mining.

The central objective of PhD project B is to explore and advance our understanding of how institutional investors apply risk-based due diligence for human rights and the environment in decisions on investment in companies involved in extracting minerals relevant for the energy transition and the supply chains for such minerals. As part of this, the project should explore how institutional investors seek to shape practices in the investment chain for land-based transition minerals and potential expansion into the deep seas to identify and prevent social, environmental and wider eco-system risks and harm.

Research can, for example, address:

how institutional investors apply risk-based due diligence demands to understand about risks of or actual societal harm related to their investments in the transition mining industry
how institutional investors seek to shape the investment chain’s conduct in order to prevent and manage harmful societal impacts, including through impact assessments and deployment of their influence/leverage;
how institutional investors seek to advance cascading of risk-based due diligence awareness and practices along mining value chains;
how institutional investors apply due diligence demands to ensure that affected stakeholders who host or live near transition minerals mines are meaningfully engaged in decision-making on the mining:
In regard to assessment of societal impacts and deployment of risk-based due diligence, what lessons may be learnt or passed on from institutional investors’ practices in regard to land-based mining towards deep-sea mining, including for comprehensive impact assessment.

PhD project B is expected to be undertaken in close collaboration with at least one Danish institutional investor with a leading role in risk-based due diligence and sustainable investing.

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Stanford Seed Transformation Program is Accepting Applications

Stanford Seed is looking for high-potential CEOs/founders of established companies with annual revenues between USD $300k-$15M who are motivated for growth and based in Africa, Indonesia, or South Asia to participate in the 2025 Seed Transformation Program. This 10-month program combines in-person and online learning experiences tailored for business leaders along with their management teams, to identify growth opportunities and formulate actionable plans to revolutionize their businesses. Apply by 15 May.

Details

Program Fee and Scholarships

Indonesia: US $6,000
Africa: US $9,500
South Asia: INR 8,00,000

Thanks to the generosity of founding donors Robert “Bob” King (MBA ’60) and Dorothy “Dottie” King, and many others, this program is offered to you at a fraction of its actual cost. In Botswana, Namibia, and South Africa, the cost of the program has been subsidized in part by the De Beers Group.

In addition, scholarships are available to smaller enterprises, women founders, and social entrepreneurs. Scholarship applications will be provided upon request to applicants who advance to the interview stage.

Requirements

CEO/Founder of a for-profit business with revenue between US $300K – $15M
Primary operations based in Africa, South Asia or Indonesia
Have a management team of at least two people in addition to the CEO or founder
Applicants from most industries are eligible

Program Schedule & Commitment

10 Months | January – November 2025 | Blend of in-person and online

IN-PERSON SESSIONS

2x week-long classroom sessions for CEOs/Founders

AFRICA
Week one: 19–24 January in Nairobi, Kenya
Week two: 9–13 June in Accra, Ghana

SOUTH ASIA
Week one: 19–24 January in Chennai, India
Week two: 9–13 June in Chennai, India

INDONESIA
Week one: 19–24 January in Jakarta and/or Bali, Indonesia
Week two: 9–13 June in Jakarta and/or Bali, Indonesia

2x full-day workshops held at your company with you, your Seed Business Advisor, and management team (dates tbd)

ONLINE CLASSES & WORKSHOPS

5–8 hours/week for CEOs/Founders
2–4 hours/week for management team

CEOs/Founders Receive a Stanford GSB Certificate

Company Receives a Certificate of Participation

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Innova Europe 2024: Renewing the Challenge for Sustainability

Following the success of the first edition, Innova Europe 2024 kicks off, calling students and alumni from major European business schools to identify innovative ideas and projects within the framework of the seventeen United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Under the banner “Welcome to INNOVA Europe: Shaping tomorrow’s solutions today!” the competition was one of the standout initiatives of 2023, so much so that at the recent AMBA and BGA Excellence Awards, among the awards celebrating excellence in the business school ecosystem, it was “highly commended”.

Innova Europe’s Growth: from Three to Ten Business Schools involved

Building on these results, the lineup of business schools participating in Innova Europe has expanded from three to ten Business School involved: so alongside POLIMI Graduate School of Management our school, which led the way last year, and together with EDHEC Business School (Lille, Nice, and Paris), ESMT Berlin, we now have Aalto University School of Business (Helsinki), IE Business School (Madrid), Imperial College Business School (London), Kozminski University (Warsaw), KSE Graduate Business School (Kyiv), Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University (Rotterdam) and UCD Smurfit School (Dublin). This year, the role of standard bearer falls to ESMT. The first round of the competition is a national phase, so for Italian students it will take place at our campus.

Prizes and Opportunities: from an Idea to a Concrete Project

Every winner of the national phase will be guided by their mentor to face the challenge in September against winners from other countries. The final will take place in Paris at Station F, the renowned French incubator. In addition to an Idea Stage, there is an MVP Stage with a winning prize of €20,000 and the opportunity to be mentored at a prestigious business incubator.

Sustainability is an International Challenge

Innova Europe represents a unique opportunity to transform ideas into concrete projects, actively contributing to a sustainable future. This challenge goes beyond individual entities; sustainability is a theme that concerns everyone. Therefore, it is even more significant that the challenge involves business schools from many countries. Not only does it facilitate a stimulating international exchange of ideas, but it also provides the chance to see the winning idea transformed into a tangible reality.
It’s an unmissable opportunity for those who aspire to shape the future through innovative and sustainable solutions.
Register now at Innova Europe and contribute to shaping tomorrow with your revolutionary ideas. The challenge is open, and the future is waiting to be written by brilliant minds like yours!

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Rearchitecting the Financial System | Centre for Finance, Technology and Entrepreneurship

The “Rearchitecting the Financial System” online course, created by CFTE and Elevandi Education on the occasion of the Singapore Fintech Festival 2023, offers an insider view into the global transformations in the financial system.

Taught by the world-class speakers of Singapore Fintech Festival 2023, the course explores the key drivers behind the transformation of finance by addressing the topics such as digital infrastructure, payments, digital money and platforms for SMEs. Led by Sopnendu Mohanty, Chief FinTech Officer of MAS and Chairman of Elevandi, the program combines expert industry insights, a breakdown of real-world case studies, structured knowledge, and curated panels of the Singapore Fintech Festival 2023.

The course is designed to upskill thousands of finance professionals, policymakers, and entrepreneurs on how finance is being transformed and aims to impact more than 5,000 participants by 2024.

Register for the course now for USD 40. Students, policymakers, and educators may enjoy a concessionary rate of USD 20. For a more detailed course description and additional information, visit the program’s dedicated page. Please feel free to use the unique coupon code RFS20Partners for a 20% discount. For the special GBSN member discount of 50% off, please email Julianna LaBelle at jlabelle@gbsn.org.

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Global Academy – Insper

The Global Academy is an Insper’s portfolio of short-term courses designed for undergraduate students from Brazilian and international institutions with relevant topics in entrepreneurship, innovation, ESG, and technology, among others. In 2024 it will be the second edition of the program. Insper’s short-term program offers an enriching academic experience that equips you for new challenges and opportunities in Brazil and overseas.

Classes are intensive, full-time, taught in English, and with a minimum of 40 hours of contact per course. As a credit-bearing program, students can have equivalences for elective courses at Insper or as per the policies of their respective educational institutions.

During the program, students will visit companies and institutions to enhance their market knowledge and participate in extracurricular activities that foster international experience and sociocultural awareness.

Application

Students must be attending an undergraduate program. In addition, be at least 18 years old, over the age of majority in Brazil, and submit their university enrollment certificate.

To access more information on dates, fees and program details, go to the page for each course.

For further questions, please contact us through the email: globalacademy@insper.edu.br

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International Business Ethics and Sustainability Case Competition – Loyola Marymount University

The 2024 International Business Ethics and Sustainability Case Competition (IBESCC) will be a hybrid competition held online and on the Loyola Marymount University (LMU) campus during the week of April 8-12.

Teams of 3-5 students, graduate or undergraduate, compete in 3 competitions during the event:

The 25 Minute Competition, in which teams will present their chosen business problem, an analysis of the ethical, sustainable, legal and financial aspects of a problem, and a viable solution on all fronts.
The 10 Minute Competition, in which teams will incorporate the suggestions from judges during the 25-minute presentation to give a 10-minute presentation expanding on the ethical aspect of the problem.
The 90 Second Competition, in which teams will give an elevator pitch explaining the importance of the sustainability component of the problem.

The online divisions will compete on April 8 and 9. IBESCC staff will work with each team to find a presentation time, accommodating schedules in different time zones. The in-person competition will convene April 10-12 in Los Angeles on the LMU campus. The winners for all divisions will be announced on the evening of Friday, April 12 at the Awards Ceremony, which will be live-streamed.

Registration for graduate and undergraduate teams is open until February 19, 2024.

Registration information and fees can be found on the 2024 Registration and Deadlines page. More details about the competition can be found in the Competition Overview and Additional Information pages.

If you have questions or would like to request financial aid to reduce or waive the registration fee, please contact us at ibes@lmu.edu or call Chiray Koo at (213)-268-0789.

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