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SERC Center
2 PM - 6 PM

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18September

2026

USA - PHILADELPHIA
REGIONAL

IN PARTNERSHIP WITH:

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IMPORTANT DATES

NOW

APPLICATION OPEN

7/30

SUBMISSION DEADLINE

8/14

TOP 10 ANNOUNCEMENT

9/18

REGIONAL
FINALE

JUDGES

Vincent Perez

Founder and CEO, Long View Partners

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Sushma Rajagopalan

Founder and CEO, Long View Partners

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Shelton Mercer III

Founder and CEO,  Mercer Group

Ron Hovey

Commissioner of Procurement,

City of Philadelphia

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Mellie Chow

Venture Partner, Archangel Axion Fund 

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Madhav Gopal

CISO and VP of IT,

NextNav,

Citadel Credit Union Board Member

Jen Gilberg

Deputy Secretary of

Technology and Entrepreneurship,

DCED​

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Alicia Gresham

CEO,

University Pennsylvania Hospital

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Brian P. Slough

General Council, Morgan, Lewis, Bockius LLP

Michael Adler

Managing Member,

Adler Consulting Strategies LLC

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2026 OFFICIAL TRAILER

2025 GRAND FINALE
EVENT RECAP

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