Registration is now closed for the RBC Next Great Innovator Challenge. Ready to wow us with your innovation? Enter your submission before December 5th.
Suggest an innovative concept, product or process from another region or different industry that Canadian financial services providers should adopt.
As you're working on your submission, keep in mind the thought starters, the rules, and how we'll be judging the submissions. Find these details and more in the Challenge section.
Here are the important dates for this year's Next Great Innovator Challenge.
September 22
Registration opens
October 31
Registration closes. We start accepting submissions.
December 5
Final day for submissions
January 7
Peer voting opens
January 21
Peer voting closes
March
Final Presentations and Gala
What makes a successful innovation? Use the resources in our Innovation Centre to guage and improve your work. And you can check out the Campus Innovation Community to find out about innovators in Canadian universities and colleges. Join the conversation and show your school spirit, and if you place among the top five, add a post about yourself.
Cash prizes and invaluable exposure
The top 5 teams will compete for over $45,000.00 in prizes. Even more valuable: they will present their ideas to RBC executives, for real-world application. This kind of exposure showcases your capabilities far beyond the classroom.
See your idea in action
Calling all overachievers: having your innovation rolled out across Canada for RBC stands out on your CV. The runner-up submission of the first Challenge has already gone live to great acclaim: it became RBC p2p, a finance site that's by and for young adults. Our Applied Innovation team and partners from various business units are currently testing Year Two's winning idea, VIBE personal banking workstation. What innovations will Year Three bring? You tell us.
You could see your idea grow and even change the way RBC does business.