Pre-Presentation Comments from the Judges

After the judges were briefed during breakfast by Professor Venkat on the case question, I managed to get a few brief comments from the panel of judges.

Pictures during the briefing for the panel of judges

"Good insights from an outside perspective because we (Ericsson) are looking at the same questions" - Ozgur Tohumcu, Ericsson. "The question is complex and we hope to be impressed by the participants."

Gabriela Styf-Sjoman, Ericsson flew in for the event and is looking forward to the "passion and innovation" that will be embodied in the presentations. She is eager to find out what "areas the teams will choose to focus on" given such a "broad" case question.

Bill Hewitt,President and CEO, Kalido, is back again as a judge at this competition for the second time and is looking forward to some "insights to the issues" at hand. "The world is moving at such a fast pace that the strategies executed must be much faster", therefore this competition is very relevant to the "practical matters facing many companies" today.

Tim Wright, General Partner, GrandBanks Capital, a true venture capitalist is here "looking for the next deal". Here with a slightly biased motivation, Tim is here to find the "next wave of entrepreneurs".