The Best-Strategy Invitational (BSI) is a global competition among high-performing BSG companies from around the world. Hosted and administered by the BSG author team, the BSI is held over a two-week period each May, August, and December. Any student-team finishing in 1st place in the BSG simulation exercise conducted at their school, college, or university will receive an invitation to participate in the BSI. All proceeds from the $US 5.00 registration fee paid by each participant are donated to The United Nations Children's Fund - UNICEF (www.unicef.org).
August 2009 BSI

A total of 540 teams from around the world were invited to compete in the August 2009 BSI, and 163 teams accepted the invitation. They were separated into 14 different simulation industries, each competing for a BSI Grand Championship:

Company School (Instructor)
I.E.
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FoxtrotFoxtrot Team Members:
Jeremy Hamilton		 The University of Auckland (Daniel Tisch) 119 94 107
KISMETKISMET Team Members:
Sonya Geisbacher		 Humber College (Janice Charko) 117 90 104
D CompanyD Company Team Members:
Joseph Kang		 McKendree University (William Bonsall) 114 85 100
LanderLander Team Members:
Travis Lane		 Xavier University (Daewoo Park) 111 75 93
A UTCCA UTCC Team Members:
Jureerat Kallayawuttipong		 University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce (Dr. Akachai Apisukkul) 111 71 91
BraVuraBraVura Team Members:
Regina Gutierrez		 American Graduate School of Business (Daniel Fyfer) 107 68 88
Iota DifferenceIota Difference Team Members:
Mansoor Merchant
Nichole Parnell		 Roosevelt University (Dennis Tucker) 105 62 84
Company School (Instructor)
I.E.
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H CompanyH Company Team Members:
Alvaro Garcia Yaguez
Juan Núñez Mañas		 University of Valladolid (Natalia And Victor Martin) 117 95 106
DeusDeus Team Members:
Ricardo Cornejo
Martha Fernandez
Edeline Musalem Claudon		 ITESM - Campus Queretaro (Ricardo Romero) 105 84 95
Blue RibbonBlue Ribbon Team Members:
Yeol-hoon Choi		 Georgia State University (Vladislav Maksimov) 106 79 93
A CompanyA Company Team Members:
William Bankhead
Jaclyn Bivins		 Nova Southeastern University (Frances Amatucci) 54 38 46
Gehandicapten ShoesGehandicapten Shoes Team Members:
Esli Hermsen		 Tilburg University (Eric Dooms) 50 32 41
Ideal FootwearIdeal Footwear Team Members:
Danny Comstock
Brian MacDonald		 DeSales University (Robert Nickels) 37 25 31
Company School (Instructor)
I.E.
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B CompanyB Company Team Members:
Karen Dombrauskas
Mike Dorsch
Leander Smith		 Elmhurst College (Mark Kelly Cunningham) 119 99 109
I CompanyI Company Team Members:
Jayanta Bhattacharya
Ayesha Chawla
Kuntal Shrenik Lalwani
Fiona Tam		 University of Technology - Sydney (Antoine Hermens) 120 96 108
Electric BoogalooElectric Boogaloo Team Members:
Andrew Cote
Joseph Kohn		 Northern Illinois University (Bart Sharp) 115 77 96
K CompanyK Company Team Members:
Worawan Likitchariyanon		 University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce (Dr. Thasana Boonkwan) 106 78 92
AspireAspire Team Members:
Anthony Birch
Susan Tachie-Menson
Chima Wami		 Aberdeen Business School ( Burge/Mason/Rae/Turner) 96 53 75
L CompanyL Company Team Members:
Dennis Dierolf		 Ohio Christian University (Beverly Wilson) 71 41 56
Great Shoe CompanyGreat Shoe Company Team Members:
Bowen Greil		 Walden University (John L Craddock) 50 37 44
Foot TrendsFoot Trends Team Members:
Gary Uecker		 Humphreys College (Kevin Van Dewark) 50 28 39
Company School (Instructor)
I.E.
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B.I.E.
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IWin!IWin! Team Members:
Stevan Zivanovic		 Lake Forest Graduate School of Management (Jerry Jaros) 116 96 106
HadidasHadidas Team Members:
Sherlonia Bosman
Marc Bronner
Natalie Dyssel
Robert Louw
Jaco Van Tonder
Willem Viljoen		 University of Stellenbosch (Johan Burger) 115 84 100
LEVEL THEM DOWN!LEVEL THEM DOWN! Team Members:
Denys Bulikhov		 Paul Smith's College (Brendan Gnall) 114 77 96
K CompanyK Company Team Members:
Aris Giannakakis Savvidis
Leonidas Monedas		 The American College of Greece (Eugene R. Aldous) 105 67 86
CityUCityU Team Members:
Chin Cheung Chin Kei
Chun Ting Alex Lo
Ka Ying Ally Lo		 City University of Hong Kong (Eddie Yu) 103 64 84
Glen Garry ThongsGlen Garry Thongs Team Members:
Kasie Bradford		 Academy (corporate and traineeship training) (Mark Raven) 104 60 82
ApacheApache Team Members:
Prasad Adusumilli
Meric Ozgur		 Fairleigh Dickinson University (Gerry Cleaves) 89 51 70
Endless Shoes Inc.Endless Shoes Inc. Team Members:
Katie Burns
Ryan McKinney
James Peters		 Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (Chris Winter) 79 43 61
Forget about itForget about it Team Members:
Chris Blaugh
Aaron Ley
Nicholas Rolf		 IUPU - Fort Wayne (Zelimir Todorovic) 44 31 38
DominationDomination Team Members:
Randy Matthew
Jason Rockhold		 Florida Gulf Coast University (Charles Fornaciari) 28 19 24
Company School (Instructor)
I.E.
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B.I.E.
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I-Motion Corp.I-Motion Corp. Team Members:
Roman Shcherbakov
Maxim Solovov		 Kingston University ( Bukhshtaber/Butler/Gander) 118 99 109
LimpingLeG Shoe CoLimpingLeG Shoe Co Team Members:
Mike Hodd		 Nova Southeastern University (Tom Griffin) 118 98 108
ARIAARIA Team Members:
Saeid Rahjou		 University of Greenwich (William Hearne) 110 78 94
K CompanyK Company Team Members:
Mike Overkott		 Sheridan College (Brian Lyons) 108 72 90
F- BOiNKF- BOiNK Team Members:
Christian Amezcua
Roberto Lerma
Felipe Murillo		 ITESM - Campus Guadalajara (Charles Chartier) 97 64 81
G Kinetics IncG Kinetics Inc Team Members:
Olatokunbo Adereti
Ketre Nance		 American Intercontinental University (Kolawole Sonaike) 95 62 79
C SteelersC Steelers Team Members:
Joe Rockey		 Duquesne University (Vanessa Ratten) 27 20 24
Best Foot ForwardBest Foot Forward Team Members:
Gordon Kendall		 Franklin Pierce University (Martin Green) 21 17 19
Eazy CompanyEazy Company Team Members:
James Young		 University of South Florida (E. Kevin Renshler) 16 13 15
Company School (Instructor)
I.E.
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B.I.E.
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Goei SchoenGoei Schoen Team Members:
Martijn Suijkerbuijk		 Tilburg University (Eric Dooms) 117 95 106
CHALLENGERCHALLENGER Team Members:
Virendrakumar Pal
Neha Sharma		 International School of Management Excellence ( Garg/Mohan/Tagat) 117 92 105
Kool runningsKool runnings Team Members:
James Dowling
Jeff Pasquariello		 The Evergreen State College ( Landram/Van Schyndel) 115 82 99
AzureAzure Team Members:
Tom Natale		 Geneva College (Manny Yunggar) 105 61 83
Lazar IndustriesLazar Industries Team Members:
Yuri Lazar		 Humber College (Janice Charko) 103 59 81
In-Step FootwareIn-Step Footware Team Members:
Michael Zimmerman		 Western New England College (Bruce Clemens) 98 56 77
Hot-to-TrotHot-to-Trot Team Members:
Maria Popa
Patrick Stockstill		 University of New Orleans (Steven Smith) 91 52 72
DYour StyleDYour Style Team Members:
Lorena Galvis		 Universidad San Buenaventura (Dario Antonio Vela Ortiz) 80 48 64
Joel and FelixJoel and Felix Team Members:
Felix Lisardi
Joel Santamaria		 Pensacola Christian College (James Wasser) 49 35 42
Company School (Instructor)
I.E.
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B.I.E.
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Achelous AthleticsAchelous Athletics Team Members:
Matthew Swajkowski		 Benedictine University (Peter Papantos) 115 97 106
L CompanyL Company Team Members:
Erik Harmsen		 Georgia State University (Burak Konduk) 110 85 98
Hardline ShoesHardline Shoes Team Members:
Heather Peckham
Doug Santurri		 South University (Tony Sturniolo) 107 78 93
Daring Shoes UWODaring Shoes UWO Team Members:
Stephen Bayer		 University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh (Mark Manske) 95 67 81
EnigmaEnigma Team Members:
Clayton Johnson
Spencer Powell		 Principia College (Linda Bohaker) 96 65 81
G MenG Men Team Members:
Brian Stoffel		 Mount Mercy College (Roy Pettibone) 59 34 47
K CompanyK Company Team Members:
Nattapong Jaroenchoksataporn		 Xavier University (Daewoo Park) 38 25 32
J CompanyJ Company Team Members:
Elizabeth Olivares
Fabian Axabal Perez P.		 ITESM - Campus Estado de México (José Luis Ramos Martínez) 19 13 16
I CompanyI Company Team Members:
Daniela Trejo		 Universidad Iberoamericana (Ramon Orozco) 17 12 15
Company School (Instructor)
I.E.
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Hunt4itHunt4it Team Members:
Chooi Chee Wah
Tow Wai Lim
Sally Tan		 Aberdeen Business School ( Burge/Mason/Rae/Turner) 112 88 100
J CompanyJ Company Team Members:
Valdivia Durand Elsa Yolanda
Caderon Ballester Manuel Antonio
Sanchez Pinto Pedro Pablo		 Universidad de Lima - Programa MBA (Maria Del Pilar Palacios Matos) 112 81 97
Easy Step FootwearEasy Step Footwear Team Members:
Bradley Flositz		 Nova Southeastern University (Richard Pasternak) 107 74 91
IllusionsIllusions Team Members:
Adam Champagne		 Nicholls State University (Ken Chadwick) 102 66 84
DifferentiatorDifferentiator Team Members:
Sean Guill		 Arizona State University (Kathy Anders) 102 66 84
B CompanyB Company Team Members:
Alison Martin
James Teuber		 Elmhurst College (Rifat Sivisoglu) 96 61 79
FORILLAFORILLA Team Members:
Sam Abrams
Joshua Graff
Timothy Huynh		 USAC - Torino, Italy (Jeff Bailey) 91 64 78
AthosAthos Team Members:
John Jones		 Keller Graduate School of Management (Earl Sedlik) 94 60 77
LgreeniesLgreenies Team Members:
Carlos Alberto Cavazos Torres		 Facultad de Contaduria y Administracion (Lee Fong) 79 54 67
GlobalocityFootwearGlobalocityFootwear Team Members:
Gareth Cuthbertson
Todd Menard
Raquel Mexia
Holly Russell
Jin Young Ryu		 California State Polytechnic University - Pomona (Ed von Leffern) 38 27 33
Company School (Instructor)
I.E.
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Gentry Inc.Gentry Inc. Team Members:
Timothy Smith		 Boise State University (Newell Gough) 112 95 104
E-DrazenE-Drazen Team Members:
Janet Gierman
Teresita McCoo
Jennifer Raday		 Governors State University (Jun Zhao) 112 87 100
Chevalier Chevalier Team Members:
Nitin Navaratna
Vasantha Kumar S		 International School of Management Excellence ( Garg/Mohan/Tagat) 111 85 98
Just Win ItJust Win It Team Members:
Mao Tseng		 University of California - Riverside ( Lee/Moshiri) 108 81 95
I shoeI shoe Team Members:
Mark Schutz		 Purdue University - Calumet (Arifin Angriawan) 106 80 93
LAZELAZE Team Members:
Smita Bijlani
Manpreet Kaur
Gyanendra Verma
Chetan Vijaya Kumar		 International School of Management Excellence ( Garg/Mohan/Tagat) 51 37 44
Hell On HeelsHell On Heels Team Members:
Alicia Adkins
Dawn Carlson		 University of New Haven ( Davis/Williams) 36 29 33
DURUDURU Team Members:
Tolga Ozel		 EM Lyon (Pancho Nunes) 32 24 28
Company School (Instructor)
I.E.
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First Place is Easy!First Place is Easy! Team Members:
Will Prevost
David Stephens		 Georgia State University (Andreea Kiss) 118 93 106
Illinois KixxIllinois Kixx Team Members:
Teresa L Gardner		 Lake Forest Graduate School of Management (Joe Stachnik) 116 73 95
H CompanyH Company Team Members:
Aren Arakelyan		 North Carolina Central University (Javad Kargar) 104 56 80
D CompanyD Company Team Members:
David Ugas		 California State University - Bakersfield (David Olson) 97 54 76
K...good game every1K...good game every1 Team Members:
Colby Arkfeld		 Paul Smith's College (Brendan Gnall) 89 59 74
B CompanyB Company Team Members:
Iribar Sanchez		 ITESM - Campus Estado de México (José Luis Ramos Martínez) 92 46 69
A CompanyA Company Team Members:
Javier Veneros		 Universidad Privada Boliviana (Gonzalo Guzman) 70 44 57
Jorges Zapatos!Jorges Zapatos! Team Members:
Blake Barton		 University of North Carolina - Wilmington (Howard Rasheed) 17 13 15
Company School (Instructor)
I.E.
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Jupiter CorporationJupiter Corporation Team Members:
Greg Lill
Sergiy Tkachenko		 Roosevelt University (Dennis Tucker) 115 93 104
H HuffnStuffH HuffnStuff Team Members:
Terry Morris		 University of North Texas (Louis Ponthieu) 115 82 99
C CashC Cash Team Members:
Ryan Clawges
Selina Fulford
Kathy Murphy		 Nova Southeastern University (Regina Greenwood) 114 76 95
B Skywalker Inc.B Skywalker Inc. Team Members:
Burkly Bickraj		 Hartwick College (Scott Dalrymple) 103 64 84
E-Shoe-RanceE-Shoe-Rance Team Members:
Jimmy Meyer		 North Park University (Robert Hirsch) 81 55 68
AmigoAmigo Team Members:
Frankie Lau		 City University of Hong Kong (Eddie Yu) 85 48 67
G CamoterosG Camoteros Team Members:
Lorna Martínez		 Universidad Iberoamericana - Puebla (Esteban Olivera Tapia) 60 40 50
Company School (Instructor)
I.E.
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B.I.E.
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K-Athletic Velocity-K-Athletic Velocity- Team Members:
Johann Dinoso
Chancellor Massey
Bonny Pike		 Charleston Southern University (Sharon Johnson) 117 92 105
Ergoneering OpulenceErgoneering Opulence Team Members:
Dave Francesangelo		 Chulalongkorn University (Jean Pierre Dumas) 115 93 104
B ETOILEB ETOILE Team Members:
Jose Carlos Aguilar Flores		 Universidad Autonoma de Mexico (Joaquín Orduña Trujillo) 112 76 94
Justa ShoeJusta Shoe Team Members:
Gregory Dumas		 The University of Alabama (Joyce Meyer) 111 72 92
I CompanyI Company Team Members:
Aranzazu Garcia Alonso		 University of Valladolid (Natalia And Victor Martin) 111 69 90
Foot FetishFoot Fetish Team Members:
Peter Motsch		 Montclair State University (Ram Subramanian) 107 66 87
H CompanyH Company Team Members:
Carl Chappell		 SUNY - Oswego (Sarfraz Mian) 31 23 27
Company School (Instructor)
I.E.
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C. Baseler and Co.C. Baseler and Co. Team Members:
Cliff Baseler		 University of Central Oklahoma (Dan Mertens) 116 97 107
ENG FootwareENG Footware Team Members:
Niraj Patel		 Georgia State University (Marta Szabo White) 110 88 99
Adiposity ShoesAdiposity Shoes Team Members:
Fernando Rodriguez		 University of Texas at Dallas (Marilyn Kaplan) 109 84 97
B Profit Team B Profit Team Team Members:
Arturo Maldonado		 ITESM - Campus Guadalajara (Jorge Gomez) 105 74 90
K CompanyK Company Team Members:
Venkata Akula		 Xavier University (Daewoo Park) 91 62 77
G CompanyG Company Team Members:
Jason Chen
Barry Crawford
Curtis Scott		 Lake Forest Graduate School of Management ( Brletich/Edson) 68 43 56
F. Advent ShoesF. Advent Shoes Team Members:
Pulkit Bhatnagar		 Keller Graduate School of Management (Joan Roberts) 64 43 54
J IDEOL COMPANYJ IDEOL COMPANY Team Members:
Ekarach Amornso		 University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce (Dr. Akachai Apisukkul) 55 41 48
Diabolic ShoesDiabolic Shoes Team Members:
Joe Machado		 College of Mount Saint Vincent (Edward Meyer) 51 41 46
I G.O.A.T.I G.O.A.T. Team Members:
Adrian Daniels		 Oral Roberts University (Marshal Wright) 53 35 44
Company School (Instructor)
I.E.
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K-Lite FootwearK-Lite Footwear Team Members:
Hendra Gunawan
Luciana Innawati Fantoni
Sebastianus Kandi
Santy Wijaya		 University of Technology - Sydney (Antoine Hermens) 119 100 110
Aries Sports Inc.Aries Sports Inc. Team Members:
Gary Freeman
Robert Morehouse		 University of New Haven (Donald Williams) 112 78 95
Get a Grip FootgearGet a Grip Footgear Team Members:
Kusha Allen Nikoui		 San Francisco State University (Michael Meeks) 103 68 86
J CompanyJ Company Team Members:
Lucy Clarke		 The University of Auckland (Daniel Tisch) 98 61 80
BeelineBeeline Team Members:
Paul Kun		 British Columbia Institute of Technology (Matthew Haussmann) 74 45 60
DoppelgangerDoppelganger Team Members:
Joel Mooers		 Marshall Goldsmith School of Management (Henry Petersen) 71 42 57
Confuse the enemyConfuse the enemy Team Members:
Martin Barrington
Michael Bellenger
Sarosh Valluru Krishna		 Kingston University (Jonathan Gander) 33 19 26

1 Overall (game-to-date) Investor Expectation score.
2 Overall (game-to-date) Best-In-Industry score.
3 Combined Investor Expectation and Best-In-Industry scores based on 50%-50% weighting

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