Watch: 2024 Incubate Debate National Championship Final Round
Incubate Debate and Open to Debate are proud to present the final round of the 2024 Incubate Debate National Championship.
Incubate Debate and Open to Debate are proud to present the final round of the 2024 Incubate Debate National Championship. We've long admired the work that Open to Debate does. They bring multiple viewpoints together for civil and enlightening debates on important and timely issues. Their podcast is a must-subscribe!
We’re grateful to Open to Debate, their CEO Clea Conner, and their Moderator-in-Chief John Donvan for their support in making this final round possible and for funding a scholarship fund for our final round contestants.
The team at Open to Debate says that being ‘open to debate’ means being open to disagreeing and open to learning. We at Incubate Debate couldn’t agree more. That’s why we’ve made it our mission to “bring the power of debate to young Americans.”
We can’t wait to share more about Incubate’s next chapter. In the meantime, please watch and share the video above on social media and with anyone you know who would appreciate an engaging and civil debate on two important topics: Should college DEI programs be abolished? and Is there a climate emergency?
In the final round of the 2024 Incubate Debate National Championship, ten distinguished Americans from across the ideological spectrum joined us to judge this debate.
Mayor Bill de Blasio (109th Mayor of New York City)
Stephen Asoli (Director of Admissions, University of Austin)
Dr. Peter Boghossian (Founder, National Progress Alliance)
Simon Hankinson (Senior Research Fellow, Heritage Foundation)
Clea Conner (Chief Executive Officer, Open to Debate)
Tamika McKinney (Lead Engineer, United States Air Force)
John Papola (Co-Founder, CEO, and Creative Director; Emergent Order)
Jacqueline Hutchins (Attorney, Office of the Attorney General of Florida)
Michele Hanson (Board Member, Clay County School Board)
Christine Wynne (Board Member, Australian Wildlife Conservancy USA)
We congratulate our champion (Ms. Briana Whatley of Miramar, FL) and all of the final round contestants.
Champion: Ms. Briana Whatley
Runner-up: Mr. Steven Abraham
Third: Ms. Rachel Ball
Fourth: Mr. Christian Bailey
Fifth: Ms. Gabriella Rothberg
Sixth: Mr. Marcos Ortega
Seventh: Mr. Owen Giberman
Eighth: Ms. Alex Howey