2016-2017 Accenture mba innovation challenge VIDEO TRANSCRIPT David Moskovitz: I think one thing that's really unique about the Accenture Challenge is, it's a real a problem working with a real client. You don't get to do that very often. Hannah Rose Ford: Not a lot of other firms that are coming to campuses and doing case competitions have a social impact focus for their challenge. AshlyeeFreeman: I'm passionate about innovation. I really believe it comes from the cross pollination of ideas, so what better way to practice that than with this awesome opportunity. Sean Pavlik: It's really been engaging with the client. Working with the US for UNHCR has been enlightening for me as a student. Accenture's tackling some of the toughest challenges in society today, and it was exciting to know the consultants a bit better. AshlyeeFreeman: People at Accenture are really invested in you, so it was also great to have the opportunity to have access to a lot of different people from Accenture to help support us throughout the way. Zack Gorstein: My favorite part has been the coaching, from the very beginning. Hannah Rose Ford: Absolutely working with my team. None of us had ever worked together before, but we all came from such unique backgrounds, and it was really a perfect combination. Varun Shetty: Just meeting the people from You for You and hearing about their work, it really put a lot of context to the kind of problem solving that we were doing. David Moskovitz: I love the pitches. I just think they're bright with great ideas and just have a great perspective on how you could really advance the engagement around this really important global issue. LatriseBrissett: I was most impressed with the creativity. The fact that they were able to bring different and unique solutions to the table, it was reinvigorating. It made me also feel kind of excited and wanting to be passionate about a particular mission. So I would say definitely just seeing their passion was my best part of the day. Anne Marie Grey: What really came through in all three teams that we saw today was, a passion for both the challenge that they were solving and a real commitment to the non-profit organization and its cause, and the commitment and the time that they put into this has just Copyright © 2017 Accenture All rights reserved. Accenture, its logo, and High Performance Delivered are trademarks of Accenture.