The 2024 Speaker’s Edge competition took place Thursday January 11 and Friday January 12 in the Jackson Avenue Center on the University of Mississippi Campus.
Live Stream: Final Rounds Ethical Dilemma and Marketplace Pitch
Live Stream: Final Rounds Team Pitch and Awards Ceremony
Schedule of Events
Jackson Avenue Center (JAC)
1111 West Jackson Avenue, Oxford, MS 38655
Thursday January 11
| 8:30 – 9:00 | Breakfast with Cadence Bank |
| 9:00 – 9:30 | Welcome Remarks from: Dr. Elizabeth (Ellie) Moore, Speaking Center Director Department of Writing and Rhetoric Dr. Robert VanNess Faculty Director of MBA Programs School of Business Administration Dr. Jennifer McClure Director of Master’s Programs Patterson School of Accountancy |
| 9:30 – 10:00 | Keynote Address from Eustis Corrigan |
| 10:00 – Noon | Team Pitch Round 1 |
| Noon – 1:00 | Lunch with Mississippi Bankers Association |
| 1:00 – 3:00 | Team Pitch Round II |
| 3:30 – 4:30 | 20th Anniversary Soirée with CBIZ MHM |
Friday January 12
| 8:00 – 9:00 | Breakfast |
| 9:00 – 11:00 | Ethical Dilemma |
| 11:00 – Noon | Marketplace Pitch |
| Noon – 1:00 | Lunch |
| 1:00 – 3:00 | Team Pitch |
| 3:00 – 4:00 | Awards Ceremony and Closing Remarks from: Dr. Stephen Monroe Chair, Department of Writing and Rhetoric Dr. Ken Cyree Dean, School of Business Administration Dr. Mark Wilder Dean, Patterson School of Accountancy |
