SIGNATURE EVENTS
Among the challenges students must work
through each year are participation in three
National Conference, the Oratorical
Competition, and the National Business
Case Competition.
Among the challenges students must work
through each year are participation in three
National Conference, the Oratorical
Competition, and the National Business
Case Competition.
THE ORATORICAL COMPETITION
Each year, all students must deliver a public presentation, speech, or original work
public speaking ability, involves months of training, practice, and preparation.
Winners receive hundreds of dollars in scholarships. Themes of past competitions
have centered on presenting spoken word pieces, business plans, designing non-
profit corporations, discussing role models, and public policy. This event is
normally held in February.
THE LOT NATIONAL BUSINESS CASE COMPETITION
The competition was designed to increase student participation in LOT program
activities; improve the student’s analytical and presentation skills; and increase
interaction with other students in LOT programs across the country. The four
chapters also wanted to provide a different venue for corporate sponsors and
colleges/universities to recruit high school talent and to give students an
opportunity to demonstrate their knowledge, problem-solving skills, analytical
proficiency, and presentation abilities to corporate executives and professors
judging the competition.
Entering its ninth year in 2010, the competition is held at business schools across
the country, and is judged by corporate executives and academic leaders. Past
competitions have been held at the Rice University Jones School of Business in
Houston, Southern Methodist University Cox School of Business in Dallas,
Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia),
Fischer School of Business at The Ohio State University (Columbus, OH), and
Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan. The 2010 competition
awarded $36,000 in scholarships and has grown to include 20 chapters.
The Washington, DC team is known for its creative presentations and thorough
financial analysis. The team shared first prize the first year, placed third in 2006,
and came in second in 2008, and. They were finalists in the 2009 competition.
THE NATIONAL CONFERENCE
Students participate in a variety of workshops related to public speaking, study
skills, journaling, career planning, entrepreneurship, and college preparation. It
began in Boston, MA as a partnership with M&M/Mars and represents, in fact, the
origin of the LOT program.Each year for over a decade, the Washington, DC
Chapter has taken students to the conference. Today, the conference team is
chosen based on their level of participation in the program, year in school, and
maturity level. Before the conference, the team undergoes intense training related
to networking, etiquette, public speaking, assertiveness, and follow-up. DC
Conference Team members are expected to put these skills into practice at the
conference by networking with the highest level professionals possible at the
conference and generating useful professional relationships. DC Leaders begin
work on networking skills, question formulation, research, and leadership months
before being selected to attend.
The Leaders of Tomorrow Conference is held in conjunction with the National
Black MBA Association Annual Conference. More than an estimated 10,000
attendees and hundreds of major corporations participate in days of workshops,
executive presentations, and a two-day Career Fair and Exposition. This annual
event is designed to meet the professional development and networking needs of
African-American MBAs, business professionals, entrepreneurs, and students.
Each year, all students must deliver a public presentation, speech, or original work
public speaking ability, involves months of training, practice, and preparation.
Winners receive hundreds of dollars in scholarships. Themes of past competitions
have centered on presenting spoken word pieces, business plans, designing non-
profit corporations, discussing role models, and public policy. This event is
normally held in February.
THE LOT NATIONAL BUSINESS CASE COMPETITION
The competition was designed to increase student participation in LOT program
activities; improve the student’s analytical and presentation skills; and increase
interaction with other students in LOT programs across the country. The four
chapters also wanted to provide a different venue for corporate sponsors and
colleges/universities to recruit high school talent and to give students an
opportunity to demonstrate their knowledge, problem-solving skills, analytical
proficiency, and presentation abilities to corporate executives and professors
judging the competition.
Entering its ninth year in 2010, the competition is held at business schools across
the country, and is judged by corporate executives and academic leaders. Past
competitions have been held at the Rice University Jones School of Business in
Houston, Southern Methodist University Cox School of Business in Dallas,
Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia),
Fischer School of Business at The Ohio State University (Columbus, OH), and
Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan. The 2010 competition
awarded $36,000 in scholarships and has grown to include 20 chapters.
The Washington, DC team is known for its creative presentations and thorough
financial analysis. The team shared first prize the first year, placed third in 2006,
and came in second in 2008, and. They were finalists in the 2009 competition.
THE NATIONAL CONFERENCE
Students participate in a variety of workshops related to public speaking, study
skills, journaling, career planning, entrepreneurship, and college preparation. It
began in Boston, MA as a partnership with M&M/Mars and represents, in fact, the
origin of the LOT program.Each year for over a decade, the Washington, DC
Chapter has taken students to the conference. Today, the conference team is
chosen based on their level of participation in the program, year in school, and
maturity level. Before the conference, the team undergoes intense training related
to networking, etiquette, public speaking, assertiveness, and follow-up. DC
Conference Team members are expected to put these skills into practice at the
conference by networking with the highest level professionals possible at the
conference and generating useful professional relationships. DC Leaders begin
work on networking skills, question formulation, research, and leadership months
before being selected to attend.
The Leaders of Tomorrow Conference is held in conjunction with the National
Black MBA Association Annual Conference. More than an estimated 10,000
attendees and hundreds of major corporations participate in days of workshops,
executive presentations, and a two-day Career Fair and Exposition. This annual
event is designed to meet the professional development and networking needs of
African-American MBAs, business professionals, entrepreneurs, and students.
Copyright 2010, National Black MBA Association, Washington, DC Chapter
Major Sponsors:
In 2002, Washington, DC initiated a
Houston and Dallas to establish the
Leaders of Tomorrow (LOT) National
Business Case Competition. Acting
as consultants, participating high
school students use a Harvard
graduate school level business case
to present an analysis of a major
corporation and a strategic plan.
Houston and Dallas to establish the
Leaders of Tomorrow (LOT) National
Business Case Competition. Acting
as consultants, participating high
school students use a Harvard
graduate school level business case
to present an analysis of a major
corporation and a strategic plan.
The Leaders of Tomorrow National
Conference is a gathering of students
from Leaders of Tomorrow chapters in
the United States and the United
Kingdom. It is an opportunity to learn
skills which will aid in the students’
educational and professional
development, meet students from all
over the world, and network with very
accomplished high-level professionals.
Conference is a gathering of students
from Leaders of Tomorrow chapters in
the United States and the United
Kingdom. It is an opportunity to learn
skills which will aid in the students’
educational and professional
development, meet students from all
over the world, and network with very
accomplished high-level professionals.
