Templeton Business Ethics Case Competition

Registration Fee Payment

Participating Teams will pay a registration fee of $400, which will register one student team (two persons) and one faculty advisor. The fee for student alternates/observers and additional faculty attendees is $50 per person.

To submit payment by either check or credit card, please fill out the Templeton Business Ethics Case Competition Registration Payment Form.

Participant and Advisor Registration

We ask that each advisor, student team member, and alternates/observers complete a registration form.

Registration form

2026 Agenda

Hosted by Stetson University, Upcoming in February 2026

Thursday, February 19

• 6:00 p.m.: Dinner and Opening Plenary Session (Bracket Assignments will be Announced)
• Keynote Speaker: Business ethicist and expert on stakeholder theory, Professor R. Edward Freeman of the University of Virginia Darden School of Business will be the keynote speaker at the opening dinner on Thursday evening. Professor Freeman will also attend the event on Friday and will be available to speak with students and faculty sponsors between sessions. 

Friday, February 20 (tentative agenda)

• 9:00 a.m. - 11:50 a.m.: Round 1 (Presentations) and Round 2 (Q & A)
• 11:50 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.: Lunch Break (Judges choose bracket winners)
• 1:00 p.m. - 1:20 p.m.: Announcement of Bracket Winners (Plenary Session)
• 1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.: Finals (Plenary Session - friends and families may be invited)
• 2:30 p.m. - 3:25 p.m.: Break for Judges' Deliberations
• 3:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.: Presentation of Awards (Plenary Session) 

Saturday, February 21 - Saturday Activity (tentative agenda)

• More information to come. 

Hotel

The conference hotel will be the Courtyard by Marriott DeLand Historic Downtown, located just a block away from the Stetson University campus. 

Address: Courtyard by Marriott, 308 N. Woodland Blvd., DeLand, FL 32720, 386-943-9500.

Reservations

Hotel Accommodations

• Courtyard Marriott right across the street from Stetson has limited rooms, so contact as soon as possible. 
• Hampton Inn & Suites DeLand, plenty of rooms available, but you will need a car or Uber to the Stetson campus (1.5 miles, but not very walkable)

 

There is also a wide variety of quaint bed & breakfast inns and other local hotel accommodations available in and around DeLand. Further, if you are interested in staying at the beachside, feel free to choose your own accommodations – i.e., you are not required to use any specific hotel. 

Please let Julie Holland, know when you have made your accommodations and/or if you have any difficulties securing your hotel.

Receiving the Case

Cases for the Templeton Business Ethics Case Competition are written or acquired by the competition directors. The case for a particular annual competition is emailed to the two student team members and the faculty advisor at each participating institution. For the 2026 competition, the case will be emailed on Friday, January 23, 2026. The case is usually two to three pages long and involves a contemporary business issue that presents financial, legal, and ethical issues for decision-makers. Approximately three weeks after receipt of the case, teams must prepare and submit both an executive summary and a PowerPoint slide deck to be used in their oral presentation. These materials are due by noon (EST), on Monday, February 16, 2026. 

Opening Session

The competition begins with an opening plenary session Thursday at 6:00 p.m. This session provides an opportunity for visiting teams and faculty advisors to meet one another and the Stetson directors of the event. Additionally, bracket assignments will be announced at this event. 

Will be updated soon for 2026. The format and rules are generally the same each year, you can access the last year Format and Rules document in the following link 

• Promote ethical business conduct
• Develop responsible leadership
• Create meaningful co-curricular learning opportunities
• Encourage collaboration among faculty who teach business ethics and corporate social responsibility.