230 Collegiate DECA members attended the 2024 Engage Conference in Minneapolis, Minnesota on October 24-26, 2024.
The weekend included three days of non-stop networking, powerful speakers, career exploration, competition and captivating EduTours.
One highlight of the conference included behind-the-scenes EduTours to nine businesses in the Minneapolis area. These businesses included Barcelona Wine Bar, Mall of America, Midtown Global Market, Minnesota Twins, Mono, Open Book, Piper Sandler & Company, US Bank Stadium and W Minneapolis - The Foshay.
Another major component of the conference was the Case Study Challenge. Congratulations to the winning participants in this year's Case Study Challenge:
- Riley Coesens - DePaul University
- Jalen Jones - Eastern Michigan University
- Myles Frueh - Alexandria Tech College, Sales and Marketing Management
- Wyatt Daly - University of Missouri, Columbia
- Alexander Duckwitz - University of Missouri, Columbia
- Madeline Schimanski - University of Missouri, Columbia
- Katelyn Sieh - University of Missouri, Columbia
- Noah Brown - East Carolina University
- Garrison Miller - East Carolina University
- Addison Gerdon - North Dakota State College of Science, Wahpeton
- Nadia Bubay - Montclair State University
- Kavish Arora - Rutgers University
- Neha Bhat - Rutgers University
- Aadi Hariharadharmarajan - Rutgers University
- Aditi Manjunath - Rutgers University
- Purav Mohanty - Rutgers University
- Karen Tantalean - Rutgers University
- Alexandra Ellsworth - University of Nevada, Las Vegas
- Jecoliah Miracle Robertson - Johnson & Wales University
- Morgan Mixon - Middle Tennessee State University