MBA Students Compete in National and International Business Competitions

High marks were awarded to two UH Shidler College of Business MBA teams competing in the San Diego State University Venture Challenge in California and the Asia Moot Corp in Thailand in March.

At the Asia Moot Corp competition in Bangkok, Thailand on March 12, Ubiquitous Solar Energy (USE) took third place beating out a dozen of the best teams from top Asia business schools. Full-time MBA students Garret Chang, Noel Miller, and Adrian Pieron, with the support of Team Advisor John Butler presented a plan for transparent solar film that can be applied to windows. The team plans to commercialize solar technology by providing customers with low cost transparent amorphous solar film.

“This is a great achievement for us,” exclaimed Butler. “In the first four years of participating in this competition we’ve never made it to the semifinals. The result was quite close with the two Thailand teams taking first and second. I think we are making great progress.”

At the San Diego State Venture Challenge Competition, Adama Materials placed sixth in the finals.

“They did a great job and fought hard to make it as far as they did,” said Susan Yamada, team advisor and interim director of Pacific Asian Center for Entrepreneurship (PACE). “ They placed second in their group beating all other second place teams from four other groups to take the “wild card” or sixth spot in the finals.”

The Venture Challenge is a premier event with competitors from 24 top business schools in the U.S. and Canada. Comprised of MBA students Dovavan Kealoha and Lee Taylor, Adama Materials presented a plan for nanotechnology research and development in advanced structural chemicals and materials.

For more information on various business competitions, visit: www.shidler.hawaii.edu/bpc