As part of our agenda, we are hosting a Startup Challenge for early-stage technology companies. Typically, technology companies and service providers may only participate through sponsorship, but we want to give innovators a complimentary opportunity to present to our event attendees, and give our audience the opportunity to hear about new technologies that they should consider for their organizations. As part of this session, we invite each contestant to deliver a 6-minute pitch on why their product or service is beneficial, followed by some tricky questions from our judges. At the end of the 3-4 pitches, the audience will vote (LIVE!) on who the winner will be, and the winner will walk away with a trophy, plus social media publicity, etc.