Guidelines and Rules

Welcome everyone to our second edition of the Cross-Continental Cohort 2025,

Guidelines and Rules of the Competition,

Please find the case revealed and key questions for your presentation

Presentation Format: 15-minute presentation followed by 10 minutes of Q&A

Communication Channel:

Each team will use the Discord channel as the primary platform for file exchanges and discussions. While you are welcome to use Zoom for online meetings, please ensure that all key conversations and updates are centralized on Discord. This will enable coaches and helpers to provide better support and assistance.

Use of Generative AI

Generative AI is permitted to generate ideas for brainstorming purposes, assist you with research, and clean up grammar mistakes, but the final presentation must come from you. It is an assistive tool. Please reference any use and how it was used at the end of the presentation.

Optimal time based on timezones:
We have members from 3 timezones this year: MST, EDT, and CET. The optimal time is graphed below.

Key Dates:

February 2nd - Welcome Session + Case Analysis Seminar by Prof. Cam Welsh.
February 8th - Final Presentation Day

The final presentation day will begin with the ~~preliminaries,~~preliminary rounds, followed by the selection of the finalist to represent to all judges at the competition with timely modifications.

Final Deliverable

As a ~~team~~team, please submit the following:
1. Final presentation in .pdf format
2. Written report using a provided template CCC_Report Template .docx

Example report: CCC24 - team_F-Denmark-b.pdf, CCC24 - teamJ-Fiji2.pdf

Both elements will be looked at to determine the final rankings.

Evaluation Criteria

4 key skills are trained - teamwork, research, presentation and conviction

Teamwork Through out the journey as well as through out the presentation, did the team showcase star leadership styles that elevate each team members' voice and strengths? • Weight 30 %

Backed by Research and Logic Did the team provide an analysis of the situation based on high-quality research and logic?

• Weight 25 %

Conviction Did the team convince the judges of their ideas and action plan fitting to the company (realistic and actionable by tomorrow) via presentation and question and answer period? • Weight 25 %

Presentation of the information

Did the team clearly present their ideas in a structured and easy-to-understand manner? Did they speak clearly. • Weight 20 %