Event Schedule

Click on the highlighted name to view a video recording from the Opening and Closing ceremonies.
All times listed in EDT (GMT - 4:00).

Opening Ceremony - 8:00A.M. - 8:30A.M

Marie-Doha Besancenot
Assistant Secretary General for Public Diplomacy, NATO

Dylan Gurl
Global Innovation Challenge (WMGIC)

Emily Tchorz
Global Innovation Challenge (WMGIC)

Ambassador Douglas E. Lute (ret.)
Lieutenant General, U.S. Army, Retired,
Former U.S. Ambassador to NATO

Sofia LoBue
Global Innovation Challenge (WMGIC)

Sarah Wozniak
DisinfoLab

Elizabeth Marcus
Global Innovation Challenge (WMGIC)

Mentoring Session Period - 8:30A.M. - 11:00A.M.

Teams will consult with mentors and develop their proposals. The livestream will be paused at this time and will resume for the Closing Ceremony. Participants, judges, and mentors should refer to the event packet for the appropriate links.

Proposal Submission Deadline - 11:05A.M.

Presentations - 11:20A.M. - 12:40P.M.

Teams will present their proposals to judges. The presentations are open to mentors and other teams within the stream.

Judging - 12:40P.M. - 1:00P.M.

The judges will deliberate and determine the winner of each stream.

Closing Ceremony - 1:15P.M. - 2:00P.M.

Elisabeth Nielsen
Global Innovation Challenge (WMGIC)

Dr. Teresa Longo
Associate Provost for International Affairs,
Executive Director of the Reves Center for International Studies, William & Mary

George Hage
Global Innovation Challenge (WMGIC)