Empower Her Challenge

What is the Empower Her Challenge?

A 2-Day problem solving competition (6 hour time commitment) designed to inspire business ideas that empower women. The competition is open to ALL undergraduate and graduate students at San Diego State University.
On April 16th 12pm – 3pm, teams will be provided with three unique problems that disproportionately affect women in their professional pursuits. Each team will then select one problem and develop a new, unique solution to address it.
On April 23rd 12pm – 2pm, Keynote Speaker, Alyse Nelson, the Co-founder and CEO of Vital Voices will kick off the event by sharing her story followed by teams’ giving 4 minute pitches highlighting their solutions. Winning teams will then be announced and awarded up to $2,000 in cash prizes.

Who Can Attend?

Open to all undergraduate and graduate students at San Diego State University.
Students are welcome to individually register and be placed on a team or register in teams of 2-3 (no exceptions to the size of team)
No preparation is required before the event.

Why Should You Attend?

Gain experience in team building, project management, rapid prototyping, pitching and entrepreneurship
Become a world changing entrepreneur positively impacting the lives of others
Network with and learn from community leaders and domain experts
Build your resume and win cash prizes