Project

OVERVIEW

The GBEL Program culminates in a business project that participants will implement within their organizations. The project will be presented during the final week of the program in Washington, DC in the form of a 5-minute presentation.

The project presentation should seek to answer the following questions:

• WHAT is that problem that this project seeks to address?

• WHY is it important? (justification)

• WHO is the project for, and WHO can help you implement it? (stakeholders)

• HOW can the project be implemented? (suggested action plan)

• WHEN and WHERE will the project be completed? (timeline)

• WHAT is your expected outcome/ what’s the benefit for the company?

ANALYSIS FRAMEWORKS

You may want to consider using some of the following frameworks when developing your project presentation:

• SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats)

• PESTLE (political, economic, social, technological, legal and environmental)

• Scenario planning

• Porter's Five Forces framework (competition in the industry, potential of new entrants into the industry, power of suppliers, power of customers, threat of substitute products)

OTHER RESOURCES

• Design Thinking

• Business Model Canvas

  • • Canvanizer

DELIVERABLES

• Infographic or Executive summary (recommended 1-2 pages, max 4-6 pages)

• Slide deck (PowerPoint, Canva, etc.) for a 5-minute pitch presentation about your project, usually for potential stakeholders or investors.

  1. • Up to 10 slides maximum

     • 5-minute live presentation

DEADLINE

• Wednesday, July 9, 2025, by midnight (11:59 pm).

HOW TO SUBMIT

• Email your project files (both the infographic/exec summary and slide deck presentation) to GBEL_20.muxcz8oxh3s108u7@u.box.com

• Name your files [lastname][infographic] or [lastname][presentation]