IBECC 2016 consisted of three separate competitions (full presentation, 10-minute and 90-second presentations). Each competition consisted of 2 graduate divisions and 5 undergraduate divisions. Composition of the divisions changed for each contest. Each division had a winner and runner up.
Full Presentation:
GRADUATE-1
Winner (Emmons Prize): DeGroote School of Business, McMaster University, Fixing the Keurig Pod: Better Latte than Never
Runner up: University of St. Thomas, The Sharing Economy
GRADUATE-2
Winner (Emmons Prize): University of Oxford, The Future of Sea World
Runner up (Tie): State University of New York Potsdam, 10 Seconds of Fame, The Dark Side of Snapchat; Texas State University, Addressing Food Waste in Walmart Stores
UNDERGRADUATE-1
Winner (Emmons Prize): University of Navarra School of Economics and Business, Is La Polar the New Enron?
Runner up (Tie): University of Massachusetts-Amherst, Yik Yak: Anonymous Social Media and the First Amendment; Santa Barbara City College, Integrating Autonomous Vehicles
UNDERGRADUATE-2
Winner (Emmons Prize): Montgomery College, Wells Fargo Bank’s Consumer Loans Practices
Runner up: Boston College, Google Books: Liberating the Worlds Information, Or Appropriating it?
UNDERGRADUATE-3
Winner (Emmons Prize): Fordham University, Gabelli School of Business, Surge Pricing at Uber
Runner up: Marist College, Keeping up with the Kandidates: CNN’s Balance Between Profit and Social Responsibility
UNDERGRADUATE-4
Winner (Emmons Prize): College of the Holy Cross, Hospital Billings: Side Effects Include…
Runner up: Stetson University, Just One More Penny? – Publix Super Markets Company and the Fair Food Program
UNDERGRADUATE-5
Winner (Emmons Prize): University of Wyoming, Laramie, Ethics-Its Whats for Dinner: The Environmental Impact of Animal Agriculture
Runner up: University of Florida, Every Step You Take…Walmart is Watching You
10 Minute Presentation:
GRADUATE-1
Winner: Arizona State University, Thunderbird School of Global Management, All I’s on Apple: The National Security Debate
Runner up: University of St. Thomas, The Sharing Economy
GRADUATE-2
Winner: DeGroote School of Business, McMaster University, Fixing the Keurig Pod: Better Latte Than Never
Runner up (Tie): Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, CEO Compensation and Business Ethics; University of Miami, Green Marketing for McDonald’s USA
UNDERGRADUATE-1
Winner: Montgomery College, Wells Fargo Bank’s Consumer Loans Practices
Runner up: Loyola Marymount University, Marketing High-Sugar Cereals to Children by General Mills
UNDERGRADUATE-2
Winner: University of Massachusetts-Amherst, Yik Yak: Anonymous Social Media and the First Amendment
Runner up: Marist College, Keeping Up with the Kandidates: CNN’s Balance Between Profit and Social Responsibility
UNDERGRADUATE-3
Winner: University of Wyoming, Laramie, Ethics-Its Whats for Dinner: The Environmental Impact of Animal Agriculture
Runner up: Marywood University, Medical Marijuana in the Workplace
UNDERGRADUATE-4
Winner: University of California, Berkeley, Uber and The Autonomous “Share Economy”
Runner up: St. Petersburg College, Perdue’s Abuses of Farmers, Workers, and Chickens
UNDERGRADUATE-5
Winner: Fordham University, Surge Pricing at Uber
Runner up: University of Navarra School of Economics and Business, Is La Polar the New Enron?
90-Second Presentation:
GRADUATE-1
Winner: Arizona State University, Thunderbird School of Global Management, All I’s on Apple: The National Security Debate
Runner up: University of Miami, Green Marketing for McDonald’s USA
GRADUATE-2
Winner: University of St. Thomas, The Sharing Economy
Runner up: University of Oxford, The Future of Sea World
UNDERGRADUATE-1
Winner: La Salle University, Uber: Striving to Do Car Service Better
Runner up: Boston College, Google Books: Liberating the Worlds Information, Or Appropriating it?
UNDERGRADUATE-2
Winner: St. Petersburg College, Perdue’s Abuses of Farmers, Workers, and Chickens
Runner up: Fordham University, Surge Pricing at Uber
UNDERGRADUATE-3
Winner: University of Massachusetts-Amherst, Yik Yak: Anonymous Social Media and the First Amendment
Runner up: University of Melbourne, Ethical Banking: How to Reconcile Current Practices with Future Issues?
UNDERGRADUATE-4
Winner: Marywood University, Medical Marijuana in the Workplace
Runner up (Tie): Middle East Technical University, Sandblasting in Jeans Manufacturing Sector; Texas State University, Cultivating an Ethic of Sustainability: Eliminating Food Waste
UNDERGRADUATE-5
Winner: Loyola Marymount University, Marketing High-Sugar Cereals to Children by General Mills
Runner up: Montgomery College, Wells Fargo Bank’s Consumer Loans Practices
Biathlon:
RUN/WALK
University of Wyoming
University of Melbourne
TOURIST
University of Oxford
University of Navarra
TOP MALE TIMES
Charles McIntosh (University of Melbourne)
James Barone (College of the Holy Cross)
Kale Donelly (University of Wyoming)
Stephen Reed (University of Wyoming)
Thomas Todd (University of Melbourne)
TOP FEMALE TIMES
Fiona Hannora (Santa Barbara City College)
Grace Young (University of Oxford)
Kaia Norton (Fordham University)
Kristina de Benedictis ( DeGroote School of Business, McMaster University)
Vickie Powell (University of Melbourne)
TOP FUNDRAISING TEAMS
Arizona State University, Thunderbird School of Global Management
Santa Barbara City College
PARTICIPATING TEAM ADVISERS
Clair Linzey (University of Oxford)
Ignacio Ferrero (University of Navarra)
Jennifer Merton (University of Massachusetts)
Karen Teitel (College of the Holy Cross)
Milena Head (DeGroote School of Business, McMaster University)
Tim Mazur (University of Wyoming)