Why don't you do a music + pitch combination. Get an unknown band to play, get a series of people to present their idea. It would be more interesting than just

Why don't you do a music + pitch combination. Get an unknown band to play, get a series of people to present their idea. It would be more interesting than just a bunch of unversed, poor presenters reading powerpoint slides. If people get used to the idea of a pitch being infotainment, they will start to do them correctly. A pitch is an advertisment, and and advertisement should not be a guy just reading some text. The mixed audience will also give the presenters feedback from non-technical people.