Page 17 - TMCF 2023 Annual Report

CHEVRON ENERGY INNOVATION SUMMITT
The TMCF I&E programming team, in partnership with Chevron Corporation, hosted the annual Chevron Energy Innovation Summit. This event is a three-and-a-half day case competition covering design thinking, business modeling and pitch instruction. Chevron Technology Ventures hosts panel sessions focused on careers and innovation in energy. Winners receive scholarship awards and all participants have the opportunity to meet with Chevron executives and senior leaders. Onsite interviewing is also a feature of the event. Summit participants have received full-time and internship offers through the program.
KROGER ZERO HUNGER ZERO WASTE
I&E at TMCF teamed up with The Kroger Co. Foundation to identify and provide an amazing experience for innovators and entrepreneurs attending HBCUs and predominately Black institutions (PBIs). From the total pool of 125 applicants, 30 students representing six schools were selected to participate in the three-and- a-half day Zero Hunger | Zero Waste Innovation Challenge.
Students participated in business modeling, design thinking and pitching workshops; as well as heard from various Kroger leaders during the Zero Hunger | Zero Waste: The Social Impact Plan and Careers at Kroger sessions. Students also visited Kroger headquarters. The program concluded with a pitch competition where students presented their solutions for a selected case study. Teams competed for a chance to win up to $7,500 per team member in scholarships, plus prizes.
NBA INNOVATE THE FUTURE
The TMCF I&E program, in partnership with the National Basketball Association (NBA), hosted the Innovate the Future business pitch competition.
This four-day innovation challenge featured a case competition,
which combined design thinking framework, business
modeling and pitch instruction to aid selected HBCU students
in developing impactful solutions. Scholarships were awarded
to the winning team at the conclusion of this once-in-a-lifetime
learning experience. Ideal applicants were innovative and intra-
and entrepreneurial-minded HBCU student leaders ready to change the world through business and technology.
These future innovators competed for the David J. Stern Scholarship, a $10,000 award per team member, provided by the NBA and named in honor of an individual who greatly contributed to the success of TMCF.
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