2024 Schedule

Date

Event

Thurs | Jan 18

6:00-7:30pm
Campus Instructional Facility (CIF) Monumental Steps

SocialFuse: Cozad New Venture Challenge Kickoff Edition
Sun | Jan 28

By 11:59pm

Registration Deadline
Registration is now closed.

Tues | Jan 30
6:00-8:00pm
BrewLab Coffee
630 S. 5th St., Champaign
HOUR25: Student Entrepreneur Community Work Hours
(Optional)
Wed | Jan 31
6:00-8:00pm
Campus Instructional Facility (CIF) Monumental Steps
Cozad Networking & Orientation Event
(Mandatory)
Wed | Feb 7
6:00-7:30pm

3039 Campus Instructional Facility (CIF)

Workshop #1: Customer Discovery
(Mandatory)
Fri | Feb 9
1:00-2:15pm
119 Materials Science & Engineering Bldg.

Intellectual Property Clinic & Workshop
(Optional)

Tues | Feb 13
6:00-8:00pm
BrewLab Coffee
630 S. 5th St., Champaign
HOUR25: Student Entrepreneur Community Work Hours
(Optional)
Wed | Feb 21
6:00-7:30pm

3039 Campus Instructional Facility (CIF)

Workshop #2: Value Proposition
(Mandatory)
Tues | Feb 27
6:00-8:00pm
BrewLab Coffee
630 S. 5th St., Champaign
HOUR25: Student Entrepreneur Community Work Hours
(Optional)
Thurs | Feb 29
TBD
ISR
Cozad + Innovation LLC Workshop
(Optional)

Wed | Mar 6
6:00-7:30pm
3039 Campus Instructional Facility (CIF) - Financials
1035 Campus Instructional Facility (CIF) - Healthcare

Workshop #3: Financials
Workshop #3: Healthcare Innovation Track
(Mandatory)
Fri | Mar 8 Deadline for Cozad Teams to add a Teammate
MARCH 9 - 17
SPRING BREAK
Wed | Mar 20
6:00-7:30pm
3039 Campus Instructional Facility (CIF)
Workshop #4: Crafting the Pitch
(Mandatory)
Tues | Mar 26
6:00-8:00pm
BrewLab Coffee
630 S. 5th St., Champaign
HOUR25: Student Entrepreneur Community Work Hours
(Optional)
Wed | Mar 27
Dinner: 5:30-6:00pm
Workshop: 6:00-7:30pm
Illinois Street Residence Halls (ISR) Room 50

Cozad + College of Media: Storytelling Workshop
(Optional)

Register

Dinner included. Registration required.

Wed | Apr 3
6:00-8:00pm
Campus Instructional Facility (CIF) Monumental Steps & Room 2035
Pitch Practice Night
(Mandatory)
Tues | Apr 9
6:00-8:00pm
BrewLab Coffee
630 S. 5th St., Champaign
HOUR25: Student Entrepreneur Community Work Hours
(Optional)
Thurs | Apr 11
1:00-5:00pm
I-Hotel and Illinois Conference Center 
Demo Day
(Mandatory)
TBD
Mentor Support for Top 6 Teams
(Mandatory for Finalists)
Wed | Apr 17
Portal Innovations
400 N. Aberdeen St., Suite 900, Chicago

Finals Event with Top Teams
(Mandatory for Finalists)
By Invitation Only.

Wed | Apr 24
5:00-7:00pm
Campus Instructional Facility (CIF)  Monumental Steps

Year-End Celebration and Awards Ceremony
(Not mandatory, but you won't want to miss it!)