Pitch competition – PITON Awards 2024

June 27, 2024, 4:30 p.m. - June 27, 2024, 8:30 p.m.

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The PITON by USMB team, the creators of this unique and innovative training program, invites you on Thursday, June 27, starting at 4:30 p.m. on the Annecy campus, at the Polytech Annecy-Chambéry facilities —5 chemin de Bellevue—to discover each team’s work in a friendly atmosphere.

This annual closing event brings together the project teams and the various organizations involved one last time. Students will take on the challenge of pitching the projects they have been working on for several months: prototyping innovative products, digitizing annual performance reviews, launching a business to repurpose food waste, developing internal communication strategies, improving an industrial zone to create a positive impact, and more.

On the agenda

  • 13 project teams composed of students, from various private and public organizations ;
  • 4-minute pitch per team ;
  • 3 winning teams selected by a jury of professionals and NEW this year: 1 Audience Choice Award  
  • Appetizer cocktail

Private and public organizations that have utilized the PITON 2024 program

Participate

This free event is open to everyone; registration is required. Please note that space is limited.
Register here: https://my.weezevent.com/piton-awards-2024

Event organized by the PITON initiative—a member of the Institut des Transitions—with support from the USMB Foundation, the Club des Entreprises, the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Region, and the Campus Région du Numérique.

Learn more

  • Created by the University of Savoie Mont Blanc and its Foundation in 2019, the PITON by USMB initiative enables private and public organizations in the region to rapidly develop a high-stakes project and achieve concrete results by engaging a team of student interns with complementary skills.
  • Contact: manon.bastard-rosset@univ-smb.fr