Innovate WithIN Pitch Competition: Old National Bank

The purpose of The STARTedUP Foundation is to lead students to seek and act on opportunities via an entrepreneurial way of being.

The STARTedUP Foundation

Join us at the 2025 Innovate WithIN southwest Indiana regional pitch competition!

1 Main St

This year's Region 1 pitch competition will be hosted by the Old National Bank! During the event, ten southwest Indiana high school teams who have been carefully selected out of hundreds of competitors will share their innovative pitches and business ideas.We will be joined by government officials, business leaders, local innovators, educators, and family as the students pitch their businesses and compete to be one of the top ten teams in the state. The top team will move onto the state finals and will be invited to travel to DC in June, receive thousands of dollars in scholarship, enter an exclusive alumni program, and the first place team in Indiana will receive $25,000 in. Skill Swap: Naren Raghavan, Finn Drozhinin &amp; Vivek Penumetsa | Signature School IncGreen Energy Project of the Wabash: Gavin Lemmons &amp; Nathan Cioch | Terre Haute North Vigo High SchoolTD Innovations: Hunter Kellems | Perry Central Jr-Sr High SchoolSunny Spritz: Callista Krieg &amp; Alyssa Lindauer | Tell City Jr-Sr High SchoolLovey Duv: Lyla Schultz | Perry Central Jr-Sr High SchoolMedi Match: Yuto Harada, Sebastian Donea &amp; Joseph Arisa | Signature School IncFashion Forward: Gabriella Boerner | New Tech InstituteChlora: Janelle Addo | Signature School IncHalo: Joseph Latham | Terre Haute North Vigo High SchoolParty Krash: Alan Hays &amp; Evan Cheng | Bloomington High School North Register today to support and experience these amazing young people and future entrepreneurs! More event details and parking information can be found at: <a href="https://startedupfoundation.org/region-1" title="https://startedupfoundation.org/region-1" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">startedupfoundation.org/region-1</a>

<h3>Thank you to our Region 1 Sponsors!</h3>

<h3>Parking Information</h3> The Old National Bank parking garage is located off Locust Street. Please enter the garage and park on levels 1-5 in a non-client parking spot. There is an elevator accessible in the garage.4th Floor AuditoriumThe Auditorium is located on the 4th floor (secured floor) of the Old National building. Please follow the signs the hallway on the left when stepping out of the elevator. The Auditorium will be located at the end of the hallway facing riverside.

Agenda

Registration & Check-In

The event will begin with a welcome from Don Wettrick (CEO, The STARTedUP Foundation) and remarks from our host, Old National Bank

Welcome & Opening Remarks

1. Skill Swap
2. Green Energy Project of the Wabash
3. TD Innovations
4. Sunny Spritz
5. Lovey Duv

Student Pitches #1-5

Intermission

6. Medi Match
7. Fashion Forward
8. Chlora
9. Lite-Aero Industries
10. Party Krash

Student Pitches #6-10

As guests enjoy lunch, the five judges will choose the winning team who will progress onto state. The judges include: Cameron Halcomb, Ben Joergens, Kathy Schoettlin, Lloyd Winnecke and Tyler Droste

Lunch & Judges Confer

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