Energy in Emerging Markets Case Competition

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Team registration closed on September 16, 11:59 p.m. EDT. The Round 1 Case was released to registered teams via email on September 18. Please see timeline below for important competition dates.

Interested in business solutions in electric mobility in Africa? The 12th annual Energy in Emerging Markets Case Competition invites graduate students from across the globe to solve real world, clean energy access challenges in emerging economies. Part of Energy Week at Duke, the competition is organized by the MBA Energy Club at Duke’s Fuqua School of Business and is sponsored by the James E. Rogers Energy Access Project at Duke.

The 2024 competition will see student teams competing for $15,000 in prizes to propose innovative business based solutions to a real problem faced by our partner, Zembo, a Ugandan e-mobility pioneer company that aims to build the nation’s largest battery-swapping network for electric motorcycles.

Last year, the competition brought together 70 teams from 30 universities in 9 countries, and awarded a total of $15,000 in cash prizes to winning student teams from York University, University of Colorado at Boulder and the IESE Business School. Learn more about last year’s competition.

TEAM RULES: Teams are to be composed of a minimum of three (3) to a maximum of five (5) full-time graduate students. All team members must represent the same university. Participants from any university worldwide are encouraged to sign up — the final round will be held in a hybrid mode to accommodate for finalists who are not able to travel to Duke. We encourage participants to ensure finance expertise on the team as the case will include financial modeling.

IMPORTANT DATES

September 16 – Registration closes
September 18 – Round 1 case released via email to registered participants
September 27 – Round 1 submission deadline
October 8 – Round 2 finalists announced and case released
October 21 – Round 2 submission deadline
October 29 – Top 5 finalists announced
November 12 – Final Round presentations and winners announced