Innovation Rodeo

Now in its 8th year, the Innovation Rodeo is spearheaded by Bow Valley College and is four afternoons of keynote speakers, three panels of world-class sales experts, and daily cash prizes of $2,500 in the student pitch competitions.

This year's crowd favourite pitch competition held on the afternoon of Friday, July 14th, will feature six high school students from Calgary and area high schools pitching for the ticket proceeds from the event.

On the fifth day a there is a keynote speech on how to start, grow and exit a billion-dollar company, a crowd favourite pitch competition that awards all the ticket revenue to the top three winners and there is a final pitch competition where winners from Tuesday to Thursday's student pitch competitions compete for an additional $17,500 in cash and the chance to win one of three $12,000 US scholarships to the top Entrepreneurship Program in Silicon Valley.