Welcome to the home page for the 2025 Speaker's Edge tournament hosted by University of Mississippi on Jan 9-17, 2025 for College students.
Status: Accepting Entries
Schedule of Events
Jackson Avenue Center
1111 West Jackson Avenue
Oxford, MS 38655
The 2025 Speaker's Edge competition will take place Thursday January 16 and Friday January 17 in the Jackson Avenue Center on the University of Mississippi campus.
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Thursday January 16 |
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8:00 – 9:00 |
Judges Training and Breakfast (sponsored by Lott Leadership Institute) |
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9:00 – 9:30 |
Welcome Remarks from: |
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9:30 – 10:00 |
Keynote Address: Kevin Rust, Financial Investigator and Retired FBI Agent |
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10:00 – Noon |
Team Pitch Round 1 |
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Noon – 1:00 |
Lunch |
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1:00 – 3:00 |
Team Pitch Round II |
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3:30 – 4:30 |
Soirée Keynote Address: Dr. Mike Edmonds, Speaker's Edge Co-Founder (sponsored by the School of Business) |
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Friday January 17 |
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8:00 – 9:00 |
Breakfast (sponsored by the Division of Outreach and Continuing Education) |
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9:00 – 11:00 |
Ethical Dilemma |
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11:00 – 12:00 |
Marketplace Pitch |
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12:00 - 1:00 |
Lunch (sponsored by E.H. Patterson School of Accountancy) |
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1:00 – 3:00 |
Team Pitch |
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3:00 – 4:00 |
Awards Ceremony and Closing Remarks from: |