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UCCS Lion’s Den Pitch Night – Collegiate Night Thursday, March 31st 5:00 pm—7:00 pm Berger Hall at UCCS Join EPIIC for an event featuring five student team pitching ventures, a lively panel of business-savvy judges, and interactive Q&A with audience members. The top teams will win a $2000 in prizes. This event will be structured similarly to the popular ABC TV show Shark Tank™. Viewers have enjoyed the lively and interesting format of the show in which entrepreneurs present Read more…

The El Pomar Institute for Innovation and Commercialization (EPIIC) will host the 3rd Annual UCCS Global Game Jam at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs January 29 – 31, 2016.   Date: Jan 29 – 31 Place: UCCS Campus Cost: Free thanks to EPIIC, Register Now! What is the Global Game Jam? Global Game Jam (GGJ) is the premier annual game creation event that fosters the development of innovative game concepts and promotes international collaboration and teamwork. GGJ brings together thousands of Read more…

What if you were only given 5 minutes and 20 slides to make a point? Ignite Colorado Springs is a night of high-energy presentations. Speakers are community members who will teach, enlighten, or inspire – and they have exactly 5 minutes to do so. This is the third Ignite Colorado Springs event and it promises to be a night of high-energy ideas and insights of Colorado’s brightest, most creative, and most influential people. Check back with Read more…

EPIIC Nights Speakers Series with Pulitzer Prize Winning Author T.J. Stiles Tuesday, March 10th UCCS, The Lodge – 5:00pm Can Innovation Survive Success? Sustaining the Individual Spark of Innovation. Drawing from his look at American history, author T.J. Stiles will discuss how innovation most often comes from individuals who challenge conventional wisdom—and how the large companies arising from successful innovation tend to squash those iconoclastic voices. Often the most important innovations are not technological, but Read more…

The Lion’s Den Pitch Night Tuesday, October 27th 5:00 pm—7:00 pm Berger Hall at UCCS   Join EPIIC on Tuesday, October 27th for an event featuring six team pitching ventures, a lively panel of business-savvy judges, and interactive Q&A with audience members. The top team will win a $1000 prize. This event will be structured similarly to the popular ABC TV show Shark Tank™. Viewers have enjoyed the lively and interesting format of the show in which entrepreneurs Read more…

The Lion’s Den Pitch Night Presented by EPIIC and Peak Startup Friday, October 24th  5:00 pm—7:00 pm The Lodge at UCCS   Join UCCS El Pomar Institute for Innovation & Commercialization (EPIIC) and Peak Startup for a co-sponsored event on Friday, October 24th, featuring six businesses pitching ventures, a lively panel of business-savvy judges, and interactive Q&A with audience members. The top business pitch will win the prize of up to $1500. The joint event will Read more…