Join the NH Social Venture Innovation Challenge, virtually, to hear the nine finalist teams present their ideas to solve a social, economic, or environmental problem to a panel of distinguished judges.
Final Round Presentations
Monday, November 30, 2020 | 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
See your students pitch their ideas to our Final Round Judges
Virtual RSVP
SVIC Keynote, Social Innovator of the Year Award & SVIC Awards
Tuesday, December 1, 2020 | 12:30 p.m.
Stakeholder Capitalism in Action: Transitioning to a Net Zero Future, Advancing Racial Equality, and Addressing other Challenges of our Time
UNH alumna, and one of Forbes Magazine’s Most Powerful Women in the World, Anne Finucane, Vice Chairman of Bank of America, in conversation with UNH President James W. Dean Jr. Ms. Finucane will be presented with the Social Innovator of the Year Award. SVIC Awards will be announced immediately following.
Registration Required
- Webinar Registration required: https://unh.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ZCXSeALDQiCnN5urOTtQtw
- Event Details: https://www.unh.edu/sustainability/changemaker-collaborative/programs/nh-social-venture-innovation-challenge
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Learn more about the NH Social Venture Innovation Challenge FINALISTS
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Audience Choice Awards: VOTE for your favorite teams after checking out the VIDEOS!
- Winners announced immediately following the SVIC keynote on Tuesday, December 1, 2020. Register to attend at https://unh.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_50EHzXvOSdOpDUUHgVGvy
- Featuring keynote speaker and UNH alumna, Anne Finucane, Vice Chairman of Bank of America.
The SVIC invites students (as individuals or in teams of up to 5 members) from across the state to identify pressing social, environmental or economic issues at the state, national or global level, and develop innovative, sustainable, business-oriented ideas to solve them.
This is an IDEA competition and an excellent applied learning project; no detailed business plans or financials needed. Contestants write a 2-page paper and create a 3-minute video explaining an innovative solution to the problem identified.
Congratulations to the Paul College students who are on 2020 SVIC Finalist Teams moving on to the Final Round!
HydroPhos Solutions| Water Quality & Nutrient Cycling
Jason Plant, UNH 2023 | Business Administration: Entrepreneurship & Finance
Daisy Burns, UNH 2024 | Economics with option in Public Policy and Sustainability
Matt Oriente, UNH 2023 | Business Administration: ISBA & Sustainability Dual Major
Derek Long, UNH 2023 | Economics
Katie Remeis, UNH 2023 | Business Administration: Accounting and Finance, minor in Environmental Conservation and Sustainability
Advisor: Ian Grant, Executive Director, ECenter
Mongo | Alternative Plant Based Food
Jessica Nelson, UNH 2021 | Business Administration: Entrepreneurial Studies, minors in Sustainable Agriculture & Food Systems and Sales
Advisor: Ian Grant, Executive Director, ECenter
Promised Protection | Helping Fire Fighters
Spencer Coveney, UNH 2021 | Business Administration: Entrepreneurial Studies
Patrick Gillis, UNH 2021 | Mechanical Engineering
Advisor: Ian Grant, Executive Director, ECenter
SymbioExchange | Soil Fertility
Kelsey Mercurio, UNH 2021 | Sustainable Agriculture & Food Systems and Biochemistry, Molecular & Cellular Biology, minor in International Affairs
Anthony Gianelly, UNH 2022 | Business Administration: Finance and Management, minor in Psychology
Advisor: Ian Grant, Executive Director, ECenter
