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​Spencer-RIMS Risk Management Challenge Welcomes First Asian University Team

 

(NEW YORK) March 13, 2017 – RIMS, the risk management society™, selected nine universities to compete in Philadelphia for the 2017 Spencer-RIMS Risk Management Challenge top honor. Twenty-three university teams entered the competition. Based on the solutions they developed for a case-study provided by PayPal Inc., the top teams have been invited to present their findings at RIMS 2017 Annual Conference & Exhibition in Philadelphia – April 23rd – 26th. 

 

The top nine teams, including the challenge’s first university team from outside North America, are listed below:

 

•    Appalachian State University

•    British Columbia Institute of Technology (Canada)

•    Butler University

•    Florida State University

•    Nanyang Technological University (Singapore)

•    St. Joseph's University

•    St. Mary's University

•    Temple University

•    University of Wisconsin-Madison

 

On April 23rd, the final three teams will be selected after the first round of presentations. The finalists will present one last time in front of risk professionals at the conference the following day. The winner will be announced at the Spencer Educational Foundation reception held during the conference. 

 

Spencer Educational Foundation is the premier organization awarding scholarships and grants in risk management and insurance industry. Since its founding in 1979, it has awarded approximately $6 million in student and part-time master’s scholarships and $3.25 million in grants to universities, corporations and professional institutions for educational programs, internships and conferences. Spencer is a registered 501(c)(3) charitable organization whose purpose is to fund the education of tomorrow’s risk management and insurance industry leaders.

 

Launched in 1963, RIMS Annual Conference & Exhibition attracts some 10,000 risk and insurance professionals at all experience levels, business executives with risk management interests, brokers, insurers and service providers for the ultimate educational and networking experience. The four-day event offers more than 160 educational sessions, keynote presentations, special events and an expansive Marketplace Exhibit Hall with nearly 400 exhibitors. Following Philadelphia, the event will be hosted in San Antonio in 2018. For more information, visit www.RIMS.org/RIMS2017.