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BVC Business Decks Attached

  Hi everyone, Congrats on a great conference weekend at BMUN. Some of your advisors have requested to see everyone's business slide decks from this year, so I've attached the links to the slide decks below. I can't reiterate how proud we are of all of you, and I hope that you were able to learn something this weekend. You all have such bright futures ahead of you! Keep in touch, you can reach me at  cwherritt@bmun.org .  Warm regards, Celine Wherritt BVC Head Chair, BMUN 70 Stride: Ainsley's Pitch Containify Trnsform

BVC Committee Presentation 3/4: Link

 You can find the link from today's presentation here . Enjoy the memes, email me with any questions! bvcbmunlxx@bmun.org or cwherritt@bmun.org Xoxo, Celine

Wrap Up + Good Luck During Conference!

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  Hello, delegates! I can’t believe conference is only one day away ! We are so excited to host yet another BMUN session for you all. As a reminder, please keep this blog pinned on your computer throughout the weekend, as we will use this as a tool to communicate with the entire committee. Major Themes By the end of this conference, our goal is for delegates to leave with an understanding of entrepreneurship and how exactly to start a company. Oftentimes, founders must problem solve in a way not unlike United Nations representatives. We want you to learn how to present your ideas in a concise, logical way that you can present to anyone (i.e. the dais or the “investors”).  On the note of sustainability, we want you to understand the challenges to implementing sustainability on a global scale. Additionally, we hope that you are able to take away from this committee how every aspect of life is affected by our sustainable decisions, and how entrepreneurship today is trying to ha...

How Some Businesses Are Transforming Ocean Waste

The amount of plastic and non-biodegradable waste has been steadily increasing since the widespread adoption of plastic in the consumer products market just a few decades ago. The Great Pacific Garbage Patch has become a household name and serves as a huge (in the literal sense) example of human-made plastic waste that now plagues our society and stifles our future. According to a report made by the World Economic Forum in 2016, a full garbage truckload of plastic waste is washed into the ocean every minute. As organizations and campaigns set out to clean up this plastic waste from the ocean – the world is left with a pressing question, what do we do with the waste once we remove it from the ocean? Some businesses across the globe have created innovative business solutions to respond to this daunting question.  An architecture firm based in Norway named Snohetta started the research project “Plast” aimed at finding commercial and artistic solutions to recycled plastics. In their bu...