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​The NYU Entrepreneurs Challenge at the Stern School of Business is NYU's premier springboard for the university's most promising ventures. Part startup accelerator, part venture competition the Entrepreneurs Challenge is a 5-month long program that takes NYU ventures further, faster.

​This year, more than 100 students and alumni from 19 schools and divisions across NYU’s global campuses entered to compete for over $225,000 in prizes and pro bono startup services. Over the past eight months, these teams have engaged in how-to workshops and one-on-one coaching – all in the hopes of taking their ventures to the next level.

​On May 2, the finalist teams will pitch off for a chance to win the grand prize for each of their perspective tracks.

What matters more in life: Having the right purpose or knowing how to win? Listen in on May 6 as this question is discussed – and debated – by NYU Stern’s own Suzy Welch, Director of the Initiative on Purpose and Flourishing, and 8x Super Bowl winner Bill Belichick. The two longtime friends created this event exclusively for Stern to celebrate an important event: For Professor Welch, a 3X NYT best-selling author already, the publication of “Becoming You: The Proven Method for Crafting Your Authentic Life and Career” and for Coach Belichick the publication of “The Art of Winning: Lessons from my Life in Football.”

Read more about NYU Stern's MS Convocation for the Class of 2025, which takes place on Wednesday, May 14 at New York City Center. 

Read more about NYU's All-University Commencement ceremony for the Class of 2025, which takes place on Thursday, May 15, 2025 at Yankee Stadium.

Read more about NYU Stern's MBA and PhD Convocation for the Class of 2025, which takes place on Friday, May 16 at the Theater at Madison Square Garden. 

Read more about NYU Stern's Undergraduate Baccalaureate for the Class of 2025, which takes place on Friday, May 16 at the Theater at Madison Square Garden. 

On Thursday, May 23, 2025, the NYU Stern Climate Finance Initiative and the Volatility and Risk Institute will co-host the NYU Stern Summer Climate Finance Conference.

Read more about NYU Stern's Executive MBA Graduation for the Class of 2025, which takes place on Saturday, August 2 at the Skirball Center. 

On Friday, September 12 and Saturday, September 13, the Vincent C. Ross Institute of Accounting Research will host the 3rd annual Big Apple Accounting Conference.

On Friday, October 3, NYU Stern's Center for Global Economy and Business will host the 2025 David K. Backus Memorial Lecture with guest Mark Aguiar, Walker Professor of Economics and International Finance at Princeton University.