Notre Dame Pitch Night & Amy Hirsh Guarino Award

Notre Dame Bay Area Pitch Night & Amy Hirsh Guarino Award Join the Notre Dame Bay Area community on November 10 for an evening celebrating entrepreneurship, innovation, and the Notre Dame network. Notre Dame Pitch Night returns with up to five Notre Dame-affiliated founders delivering fast-paced, 3 minute pitches to a live audience and panel of judges. The evening will conclude with the announcement of this year’s Amy Hirsh Guarino Award recipient. The award recognizes a Notre Dame-affiliated entrepreneur whose work is a force for good and who reflects the engagement and generosity Amy brought to the Notre Dame community. Come connect with founders, investors, operators, alumni, and friends from across the Notre Dame ecosystem. Judges Ryan Welsh, Founder at Kyndi Field CTO, GenAI, Qlik Megan Hanley, Former CMO, Edelman Financial Engines Celeste Ford, Co-Founder, Stellar Solutions and Stellar Ventures Richard Pivnicka, Honorary Consul General of the Czech Republic and member of Band of Angels Haresh Patel, Founder and CEO, Sanare Health JB Kuppe, Vice President, Enterprise AI Strategist and Consultant, Enterprise Sight; Head of Notre Dame Angels Group Mike Haarlander, Co-Founder and CISO, Runwayz Interested in pitching or know a great Notre Dame founder? Nominations are open to the broader Notre Dame community through October 7. Nominate a founder. Hosted in partnership with Intercom, the Notre Dame Club of San Francisco, Notre Dame Silicon Valley Angel Group, San Jose Notre Dame Club, and Notre Dame Tech Forum.