Important dates
January 21: Sign up with your team
January 28: Choose your topic
February 3: Mentor pairings announced
February-March: work with your team and mentor to develop your policy proposal
April 6: White papers and executive summaries due
April 17: Preliminary competition
April 27: Final round
Our Emcee — David Castagnetti
A renowned public policy expert and strategist, David Castagnetti co-founded Mehlman, Castagnetti, Rosen & Thomas, one of the most respected and effective bipartisan government relations firms in Washington DC, and currently serves as a partner at Denton Global Advisors.
Before joining the private sector, Mr. Castagnetti served as Chief of Staff to two committee chairmen, Senator Max Baucus (D-MT) of the Senate Finance Committee and Congressman Norm Mineta (D-CA) of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, contributing to some of the most important policy advancements in the areas of trade, tax, transportation, and technology.
Meet Our Judges
Dr. Seleeke Flingai
Assistant Instructional Professor, Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Chicago
Meet Our Finalists
The Price of Vaping: How Tax Policies Can Shield Youth from E-Cigarettes
By Isis Yari Correa Tume and Jenna Rose Thomas
Mentor: Zachary Cook, Associate Professor of Politics
Protecting Players: The Case for Dynamic Loss Limits in Games
By Jayden Scott-Long, Zofia Marjanska, and Theone Purev
Mentor: Benjamin Swerdlow, Assistant Professor of Psychology
Closing Tabs, Opening Minds: Fighting Porn Addiction Through Better Sex Ed
By Erik Delgado, Min Kyaw, and Simon Micula
Mentor: Kent Grote, Assistant Professor of Economics, Professor Rosemary Hale Scholar
