The Fast-Pitch Competition will showcase 30 teams, including talented student founders across Columbia University, featuring pitches of their innovative ideas, with an ambition to scale across healthcare industry. The competition is open to Columbia University graduate and undergraduate students in the ideation phase of a startup solution, aimed at a public health and/or healthcare problem. This year, we will have 1st ($4,000), 2nd ($2,000) and 3rd ($1,000) place for The Asha Saxena Prizes for Entrepreneurship. The day will conclude with a networking reception.
Speakers & Judges
- Asha Saxena, Keynote Speaker, Founder & CEO, Women Leaders In Data & AI; Adjunct Professor, Health Policy & Management
- Jon Gordon, Founder & Chief Evangelist, F|42; Adjunct Professor, Health Policy & Management
- Andrea Nye, CEO, President, and Board Director at Xylyx Bio, Inc.
- Rajiv Singh, Founder and Managing Partner, New Epoch Capital
Agenda
9:15am-9:30am Welcome
9:30am-2:30pm Fast-Pitch Competition
2:30pm-3:30pm Networking Reception
Location: 722 w. 168th street, 8th fl auditorium