The 61^st International Collegiate Business Strategy Competition will commence with its 10-week remote phase in January of 2025. Student teams will be organized into undergraduate and MBA “worlds,” with four to six teams in each “world” competing directly against each other. The Competition extends over five simulated years, one calendar quarter at a time. Each team will receive all required materials, including their starting position files, and begin their work.  The first decision round is scheduled for February 4. 

The competition will culminate on April 24-26 with a three-day on-site intensive phase followed by an awards ceremony in Anaheim, CA. Trophies are awarded separately in each “world.” The three-day intensive phase requires students to make decisions on an accelerated schedule. The teams will also have meetings with the judges, which are a mix of seasoned, senior level, management professionals and academics with a specialty in business strategy.

The Competition utilizes the Business Policy Game, an international simulation, designed to enable advanced business students to integrate and apply the theories of their business courses. The students become strategic managers of simulated companies competing against other business students acting as managers of their own companies. The simulated environment incorporates the economies of two countries and requires consideration of global and domestic strategy.