BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Wisconsin School of Business - ECPv6.18.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://business.wisc.edu X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Wisconsin School of Business REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20260308T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20261101T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20270314T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20271107T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20280312T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20281105T070000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20270409T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20270410T163000 DTSTAMP:20261006T191348Z CREATED:20261002T185055Z LAST-MODIFIED:20261006T191348Z UID:10001986-1807291800-1807374600@business.wisc.edu SUMMARY:Wisconsin Invitational Consulting Case Competition  DESCRIPTION:Save the date! April 9-10\, 2027 in Madison\, WI\n\n\n\nInnovate. Compete. Excel.\n\n\n\nAre you ready to showcase your consulting skills and compete against the best? Join teams from the nation’s top undergraduate business schools to compete in the third annual Wisconsin Invitational Consulting Case Competition hosted by the Wisconsin School of Business at UW-Madison. \n\n\n\n\nParticipating teams will have the opportunity to: \n\n\n\n\nCompete in front of a panel of judges\n\n\n\nNetwork with top consulting employers such as Accenture\, Deloitte\, and more\n\n\n\nBenefit from case interview and recruiting preparation\n\n\n\nWin team prize money up to $4\,000 for first place\, $3\,000 for second place\, $2\,000 for third place and $1\,000 for fourth place\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Preliminary Agenda Friday\, April 9 | 5:30 – 8:00 p.m. \n\nArrive and register\nEmployer showcase\nWelcome dinner and keynote address\n\nSaturday\, April 10 | 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. \n\nBreakfast\nPresentations and judging\nLunch\nFinal presentations\nTailgate reception\nAwards\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Important Dates Application opens: January 11\, 2027 \nApplication deadline: February 15\, 2027 \nTeam selection: February 19\, 2027 \nCase released: March 11\, 2027 \nPresentation materials submission deadline: April 8\, 2027 at 11:59 pm CST \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Thank you to our Partners Grainger Hall Gold \nMore to come \nState Street Silver \nMore to come \nBucky Bager Bronze \nMore to come \n  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n Team Information \n\n \n \n \n Expand all\n \n |\n \n Collapse all\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Application Information \n \n \n \n Team Requirements\n\nTeams should be made up of four undergraduate business or consulting students.\nTeams are required to have a staff contact from their school’s career center. This staff will serve as a point of contact for our team to connect with regarding event communications\, post-event photos\, prize money documentation and distribution information. Note\, staff members are not required to attend the event in-person with the team.\nAbility to travel in-person to Madison\, Wisconsin\, April 9-10\, 2027.\n\nTo apply\, please confirm all above requirements are met. Have the following readily available to complete the application:\n\nAll four team members’ contact information including:\n\nName\, email\, preferred pronouns\, anticipated graduation date\, majors\n\n\nCareer Services professional staff contact\n\nName\, email\, title/department\n\n\nCombined PDF of all team members’ resumes\n\nPlease note that resumes will be shared with event sponsors as they are submitted\n\n\nShort answer response to the following two questions:\n\nWhat motivates your team to represent your school in front of top consulting employers at this competition?\nPlease describe previous case competition experience that the members of your team have.\n\n\n\nApplications will open in January 2027. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Travel\, Lodging and Meals \n \n \n \n Travel Schedule\nPlease plan your travel accordingly to accommodate the following times: \n\nFriday\, April 9\, plan to check-in for the event at Grainger Hall between 5:00 – 6:30 pm.\nSaturday\, April 10\, the event ends at 5:00 pm. UW-Madison is approximately 30 minutes away from the Dane County Airport.\n\nLodging\nTwo rooms for one-night\, will be provided to each traveling competing team at the DoubleTree by Hilton Madison Downtown. \n\nCheck-in: Friday\, April 9\, 2027\nCheck-out: Saturday\, April 10\, 2027\nRooms provided will have two-queen beds. Additional rooms may be reserved for each team or traveling staff member\, but will not be covered by the Invitational. After your team has been accepted\, please inquire with the planning team if you need to extend your reservation or add rooms.\n\nMeals\nAll meals will be provided including dinner Friday\, April 9; breakfast\, lunch and an appetizer reception on Saturday\, April 10. \nParking\nParking may be requested by competing traveling teams in the acceptance form. Up to one parking voucher will be provided to each team as requested for the hotel parking lot. \n  \nIf you have questions or concerns about scheduling or accommodations please contact wisconsininvitational@wsb.wisc.edu \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Employer Networking Opportunities \n \n \n \n Employer Showcase | Friday\, April 9 | 5:30 – 6:30 pm\nDuring the Employer Showcase you will have a change to network with sponsors in a career-fair style event. Each sponsor will be tabling and available to discuss consulting career pathways at their respective companies\, personal career journeys\, recruiting\, etc. This portion of the Invitational will be open to all competing teams and all Wisconsin School of Business students. \nWelcome Dinner and Tailgate Reception\nSponsors will be seated with you during the Welcome Dinner\, Friday night. Come prepared to network with them in a unique dining setting. On Saturday afternoon open networking will take place during the Tailgate Reception. Use this time to get in last-chance conversations and connections. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Interview Prep \n \n \n \n Case Interview Prep Workshop | Saturday\, April 10 | Lunch\nJoin Wisconsin School of Business professor\, Tom Burkard (Erdman Center Director of Consulting) for a workshop to review all aspects of a case interview. This workshop is recommended for participants who are new to case interviewing. \n \n \n \n \n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPast Winning Teams\n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n 2025 1st Place – Wisconsin School of Business\, UW-Madison \n2nd Place – University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill \n3rd Place – University of Michigan \n4th Place – University of Michigan \n \n \n \n 2026 1st Place – Broad College of Business\, Michigan State University \n2nd Place – Creighton University \n3rd Place – University of Kansas \n4th Place – Carlson School of Management\, University of Minnesota \n \n \n\n\n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n Partnership InformationEngage with up to 20 teams from the nation’s best undergraduate business programs. To register as a partner\, contact Director of Employer Engagement Brett Jones at brett.jones@wisc.edu. \n \n\n \n \n \n Expand all\n \n |\n \n Collapse all\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Partnership Tiers \n \n \n \n Grainger Hall Gold | $4\,000\nLimited to two sponsors. This level provides the highest visibility throughout the competition\, including pre‑event engagement\, on‑site interaction\, and premium branding.  \nVisibility & Branding  \n\nExclusive main sponsorship selection (choose one): \n\nFriday Keynote Address \nSaturday Keynote Address \n\n\nPremier logo placement on the event website and all program signage \nPre‑event outreach to competing teams\n\nEngagement Opportunities  \n\nCoffee chats with non‑competing UW–Madison students \nMeet and greet with WSB Leadership\nEmployer Showcase tabling \nWelcome Dinner \nJudging opportunities for both rounds \nBreakfast and Lunch (informal\, drop‑in) \nTailgate Reception \n\nRepresentatives \n\nUnlimited representatives may attend each day \nMinimum of 2 professionals required for Friday activities \nMinimum of 2 consulting professionals required to serve as judges on Saturday \n\n\n\n\nState Street Silver | $2\,500\nEngagement Opportunities  \n\nCoffee chats with non‑competing UW–Madison students \nMeet and greet with WSB Leadership\nEmployer Showcase tabling \nWelcome Dinner \nJudging opportunities for both rounds \nBreakfast and Lunch (informal\, drop‑in) \nTailgate Reception \n\nRepresentatives \n\nUp to four representatives may attend each day \nMinimum of 1 professional required for Friday activities \nMinimum of 2 consulting professionals required to serve as judges on Saturday \n\nBucky Badger Bronze | $500\nEngagement Opportunities  \n\nMeet and greet with WSB Leadership\nEmployer Showcase tabling \nWelcome Dinner \nJudging opportunities for both rounds \nBreakfast and Lunch (informal\, drop‑in) \nTailgate Reception \n\nRepresentatives \n\nUp to two representatives may attend each day \nMinimum of 1 professional required for Friday activities \nMinimum of 1 consulting professional required to serve as a judge on Saturday \n\nOptional Add-Os\n\nCrescendo Coffee Cart – Gold and Silver sponsors may add a made‑to‑order coffee cart during Friday coffee chats $2\,000 (limited to one sponsor) \nWelcome Gifts – Provide branded item(s) for participant giveaway bags $1\,800 (limited to one sponsor) \nClassroom Engagement – Additional on‑campus engagement opportunities available; pricing discussed upon interest \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n 1:1 Coffee Chats (Gold and Silver Sponsors) \n \n \n \n Friday\, April 9 | 1:00 – 3:00 pm\nGrainger Hall Gold and State Street Silver sponsors will have the opportunity to connect 1:1 with Wisconsin School of Business students through Coffee Chats. This opportunity is available pre-event for non-competing UW students. Coffee chats will be scheduled through Handshake and take place in the Career Engagement Studio\, Grainger 3290. \nOptional Add-On: Crescendo Coffee Cart – Gold and Silver sponsors may add a made‑to‑order coffee cart during Friday coffee chats $2\,000 (limited to one sponsor)  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Employer Showcase \n \n \n \n Friday\, April 9 | 5:30 – 6:30 pm\nDuring the Employer Showcase sponsors have a chance to connect with top business students in a career-fair style event. Each sponsor will have a tabling opportunity and students will navigate the room to network. Sponsors should be prepared to discuss consulting career pathways at their respective companies\, personal career journeys\, recruiting\, etc. This portion of the Invitational will only be open to competing teams. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Judges \n \n \n \n Judges\n\nJudges may differ from Friday representative(s) \nAll judges must be available for the full competition day \nFinal‑round judges are selected on‑site \nJudges should be well‑versed in consulting to evaluate presentations effectively \n\nFirst Round | Saturday\, April 10 | 8:00 am – 12:30 pm\nAs a judge you will work with other sponsor representatives and score up to five team presentations during the first round. After presentations\, judges will debrief to select the top teams to present in the final round. Debrief includes a boxed lunch. One judge from each room will be nominated to participate in the final round of judging. \nFinal Round | Saturday\, April 10 | 1:00 – 4:30 pm\nFinal round presentations are open to the entire Invitational audience. The final round of judging will be limited to one representative from each sponsor\, with no more than four judges. Following the final presentations\, guests will participate in a Tailgate Reception while judges debrief to award the top teams. Final round judges will help present final awards. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Travel\, Lodging and Meals \n \n \n \n Parking\nMore information to come \nLodging\nHotel stays for sponsors are not included in any sponsorship level. Discounted room rates are available at the host property\, DoubleTree by Hilton Madison Downtown at a rate of $169 per night if booked before March 19\, 2027. Please call the DoubleTree by Hilton Madison Downtown hotel at 608-251-5511 and mention the Wisconsin Consulting Case Competition 2027 when reserving your rooms\, or book online via the booking link.  \nNearby Hotels  – Campus\nWisconsin Union Hotel \nFluno Center Hotel \nHampton Inn & Suites Madison / Downtown \nNearby Hotels  – Capital Square/Downtown\nAC Hotel Madison Downtown \nBest Western Premier Park Hotel \nEmbassy Suites by Hilton Madison Downtown \nMeals\nAll meals will be provided including dinner Friday\, April 9; breakfast\, lunch and an appetizer reception on Saturday\, April 10. \n  \n \n \n \n \n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n previous slide\n \n next slide\n \n \n\n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nQuestions? Reach out to the planning team at wisconsininvitational@wsb.wisc.edu URL:https://business.wisc.edu/event/wisconsin-invitational-consulting-case-competition-2027/ LOCATION:Wisconsin School of Business\, Grainger Hall\, 975 University Ave\, Madison\, WI\, 53706\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://business.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/BBA_WI-Case_Toolkit_Event.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR