Velocity Case Competition
Victoria’s first high school business case competition. On September 19, 2026, more than 180 students spent the day at UVic’s Elliott Building working on an ocean-conservation case.
A case competition without the ferry ride
More about VelocityBefore Velocity, high school students in Victoria who wanted to try a business case competition had to travel to Vancouver. Velocity runs one at the University of Victoria instead.
Teams of four to six get a case on the day, build a recommendation and present it to judges from UVic, UBC and SFU. Entry is free. The winning team takes home $1,000, and the top five teams can keep working on their ideas through our Project Incubator.
How September 19 ran
A Saturday at the Elliott Building, from the opening ceremony at 10:00 AM to the close at 7:00 PM.
Full scheduleOpening ceremony
–11:00 AM
Case release and prep
–1:30 PM
Preliminary presentations
–4:15 PM
Closing announcements
Finalist presentations
–6:20 PM
Event close
2026 recap
What happened after
Since the first Velocity, new case competitions have started up in Victoria, and more Victoria students are travelling to Vancouver to compete.
Read the recapPartners
Velocity 2026 was supported by Service Canada and Ocean Wise. Sponsorship is what keeps the competition free to enter.
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Run by students at Open Minds Foundation
Velocity is organized by a student team at Open Minds Foundation, a youth-led nonprofit that also runs the Momentum, Inspire and Lord Byng case competitions in Vancouver.
Who runs Velocity
The next Velocity