Year One and Two Highlights

Year One

Year One's finalists came from schools across Canada. All of the winning teams had ground-breaking ideas, and so far two have been implemented, including RBC p2p™.

The day of the Challenge finale started with an intense morning of presentations. Afterwards, all the finalists met Gord Nixon, President and CEO of RBC, when he dropped in to offer his congratulations. That evening, the finalists were honoured at an awards ceremony at the Interecontinental Toronto Centre Hotel that featured special entertainment and the moment they were all waiting for: the announcement of the winners.

Year Two

The Year Two finalists where whisked to Toronto the evening before their presentations to have a little fun. RBC took them out for an innovation-themed evening, with presentations regarding the "client of the future", and some entertainment at the Ontario Science Centre.

Then, on a cold Thursday morning in February, they woke up ready to present their innovations and answer difficult questions from RBC executives. It was tough, but all the teams proved they could think on their feet. RBC announced the winners that evening at a special awards ceremony - and we are working on implementing the winning ideas now.

Highlight Videos

For a taste of what's to come if you place as a finalist, check out the Year One and Two videos below.

Year One Intro

Click to see the intro video from the first year.

Year Two Highlights

Click to see a video summary of the finalists' experiences.

Would you like to meet the finalists? View the interviews.

Team Rumba

Team Three Bean Salad

Challenge Winners

Year One

1st Place ($20,000)
W.A.C.C. - University of British Columbia

2nd Place ($10,000)
Schulich IMBA '08 - York University

3rd Place ($5,000)
Team 5 - University of Ottawa

4th Place ($3,000)
The Martlets - McGill University

5th Place ($1,500)
J2D Innovate Inc. - University of Waterloo

Year Two

1st Place ($20,000)
Team RUMBA -Ted Rogers School of Management, Ryerson University

2nd Place ($10,000)
The eBiz Innovators - Joseph L. Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto

Runners up ($5,000)

Three Bean Salad - Schulich School of Business, York University

Rotman Breakthrough Concepts - Joseph L. Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto

The Hype Cyclists - Joseph L. Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto