Outside Event: Convergence: The Momentum Cross-Pillar Challenge

Competition Overview
Convergence: The Momentum Cross-Pillar Challenge is a collaborative competition where participants work in teams to solve a real-world problem that combines elements of finance, engineering, and software.
At the start of the event, teams will receive the challenge prompt along with any relevant resources or data. Teams will then have several hours to analyze the problem, develop a solution, and prepare a short presentation.
The goal of the competition is to encourage interdisciplinary thinking and creative problem solving. Participants will work with teammates from different backgrounds to approach the challenge from multiple perspectives and develop a practical solution.
The exact challenge will only be revealed at the start of the event.

What Teams Will Be Expected To Do
Once the challenge is revealed, teams will work together to develop a solution within the given timeframe. Depending on the nature of the prompt, teams may be expected to:
• analyze a problem scenario or dataset
• develop a technical concept, prototype, or system design
• propose a financial, operational, or strategic solution
• evaluate trade-offs and feasibility of their approach
• prepare a short presentation explaining their solution
At the end of the work session, teams will present their ideas to a panel of judges. Presentations should clearly explain the team’s approach, reasoning, and proposed solution.
Judges will evaluate submissions based on factors such as creativity, feasibility, clarity of explanation, and overall impact of the idea.