Solve - MIT

We told you there would be surprises!
Solve at MIT 2024 just wrapped and our team wants to share a big THANK YOU to our supporter community. Not only do they grant capital, but also ongoing assistance, and most importantly quality relationships to help our Solvers thrive.

A special congratulations to Kartik Sawhney, Founder of GNYPWD, for his follow on funding presented by Elizabeth McGovern, Trustee, Patrick J. McGovern Foundation
AND
Solver teams Livox, Mapeo (Digital Democracy), and Fetosense (CareNX Innovations) for being chosen for the first annual AI in Social Impact Award and winning HP workstations, all presented by Michele Malejki, Global Head of Social Impact, HP.

There’s still more to come! Join us in NYC on Sept 23 to find out the winners of …
The AI for Humanity Prize
The GM Prize
The GSR Foundation Prize
The Andan Prize for Innovation in Refugee Inclusion
The Morgridge Family Foundation AI Innovation Prize
The Experian Prize
Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation Ocean Innovation Prize
Schmidt Marine Wavemaker’s Prize
If you’re interested in supporting global innovators with your own prize, get in touch! https://hubs.li/Q02yqxKN0

📣Get ready for Solve at MIT 2024!📣
Tomorrow at 2pm, we'll kick off with incredible and inspiring leaders from around the globe and explore solutions to global challenges right here on Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)'s campus.

The opening plenary is free and open to the public! RSVP or livestream: https://hubs.li/Q02xZcW00

How can we harness emerging artificial intelligence technology to shape a better future?

These industry experts highlight its potential to democratize resources and tackle industry challenges if used appropriately:
Gajanan Sakhare of Briota Technologies
Vic Vuchic of Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Nick Cain of the Patrick J. McGovern Foundation
Scott Hallworth of HP

For insights about AI implementation and future predictions, visit the link: https://hubs.li/Q02xQ8Py0

With less than a week until Solve at MIT 2024, we want to share with you another round-up of incredible speakers that you won’t want to miss!

RSVP for the public opening plenary (May 22) or livestream: https://hubs.li/Q02xynmT0

🗓️ JUNE 5: Join us and Amgen for an application clinic to dive deep into The Amgen Prize application process and get expert guidance to sharpen your submission. Don't miss this opportunity to ask questions and boost your chances of winning the $150K grand prize! RSVP: https://hubs.li/Q02xnWCF0

We're so excited to welcome both new and returning Solver teams to Solve at MIT, including:

🌾Synnefa’s CEO Taita Ngetich
👩‍💻UnlockedLabs’ CTO Jessica Hicklin
🚑LifeBank’s CEO Temie Giwa-Tubosun
🏥Rology’s CEO Amr AboDraiaa
🏦Totem’s CEO Amber Buker
⚖️JusticeText's Co-Founder and CEO, Devshi Mehrotra

RSVP for the public opening plenary (May 22), livestream (May 22-23), or request an invite to attend the full two-day event on 's campus here: https://hubs.li/Q02wYVNt0

On June 4 at 11am ET MIT Solve will be hosting an application clinic for organizations and individuals interested in applying to the Supporting Survivors of Modern Slavery Challenge. Don’t miss this opportunity to ask questions, and learn about the inaugural challenge. https://hubs.li/Q02wXJcn0

Did you register for Solve at MIT yet?!
Don't miss hearing from incredible speakers like:

🇸🇱 Mayor of Freetown, Sierra Leone Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr
🎨 Artist Scooby Laposki
📝 Devex’s VP Kate Warren
🚀 IMA’s Founder Henk Rogers
💻 HP's Global Head of Social Impact Michele Malejki
🏦 LionTree’s CIO Caryl Stern

RSVP for the public opening plenary (May 22), livestream (May 22-23), or request an invite to attend the full two-day event on 's campus here: https://hubs.li/Q02wb0Kj0

PRIZE FUNDING INCREASE + EXTENSION ALERT: the prize pool for the Learner//Meets//Future Challenge has doubled to $500,000! And, we’re giving applicants an additional day to submit their AI solutions to improve PK-8 assessment in the US. Click submit by Tuesday, May 7 at 4pm ET.

⚠️ SPEAKER ALERT⚠️
Solve at MIT 2024 is kicking off May 22 and today we're sharing more of our speaker lineup! At the event you'll have the chance to hear from these amazing leaders:

🎓 MIT Media Lab’s Media Lab Professor Pattie Maes
🤖 Responsible AI Inst. President Seth Dobrin
🏦 Known Holdings' CEO Jim Casselberry
🔍 Solver Devshi Mehrotra
🌍 W.K. Kellogg Foundation's CEO La June Montgomery Tabron

Register for the public opening plenary or request an invite to the 2-day event here: https://hubs.li/Q02vX9_70

Today, MIT Solve, HPE Foundation, and The Anti-Slavery Collective are announcing the inaugural Supporting Survivors of Modern Slavery Challenge. Over 50 million people are trapped in modern slavery worldwide, with women and children disproportionately affected.

Is your work focused on supporting survivors of modern slavery and human trafficking? This challenge seeks applications from around the world that leverage technology – like AI – to improve resources and support survivors as they reintegrate into society. A total pool of $300,000 in funding will be available for up to five winners.

Learn more and begin your application now: https://hubs.li/Q02vGR1J0

EXTENSION ALERT: We added one day to the application deadline for the 2024 LEAP Challenge. Make sure you finish your application and click submit by 5/1 12pm ET. https://hubs.ly/Q02vqWSj0

🧬Today, we're proud to introduce the inaugural Amgen Prize, formerly known as The Horizon Prize.

🔬MIT Solve and Amgen are on the lookout for NGOs and nonprofits with solutions enhancing the wellbeing and care journeys of individuals living with rare diseases.

🗽Finalists will join us at the Concordia Annual Summit in New York City this September to pitch their work and potentially win the $150,000 grand prize!

Apply by June 20: https://hubs.li/Q02vl8zd0

We have another speaker update for Solve at MIT 2024! Don’t miss hearing from these incredible artists, technologists, and leaders:

👠 Designer Mara Hoffman
💳 Mastercard’s CIO Ken Moore
‍⚧️ TransLash Media’s CEO Imara Jones
📸 TED Photographer Smita Sharma

Register for the public opening plenary (May 22), livestream (May 22-23), or request an invite to attend the full two-day event on 's campus: https://hubs.li/Q02tXNQb0

⏰ Become a Solver! There's only 24 hours left to submit your solution to our 2024 Global Challenges! Winners will become eligible to enter our $1 MILLION+ prize pool, showcase their solutions live from New York City, and participate in a nine-month support program to scale their work. Don't miss out on this opportunity!

Click submit on your application today!

On May 1, MIT Solve, HPE, and The Anti-Slavery Collective will launch a challenge focused on supporting survivors of modern slavery and human trafficking. This challenge seeks applications from around the world that leverage technology to improve resources and support survivors as they reintegrate into society. A total pool of $300,000 in funding will be available for up to five winners.
Sign up for updates: https://hubs.li/Q02tmGpD0

WE HAVE AN ANNOUNCEMENT!
We’re thrilled to share some (that's right, there's more!) of the exceptional speakers you can expect to join us for Solve at MIT May 22:

⚛️ Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) President Sally Kornbluth
🎶 Grammy nominee and Founder of Bomba Estéreo Simón Mejía
🌐 World Health Organization (WHO) Special Envoy for Climate Change and Health Vanessa Kerry

Don't miss this unique event! The opening plenary is free and open to the public: https://hubs.li/Q02tcKTp0

شارك في المناقشة (باللغة العربية) يوم ١٨ إبريل، من الساعة ١٠ صباحًا حتى ١١ صباحًا بتوقيت شرق الولايات المتحدة. يمكن لأي شخص في اي مكان التقديم للإنضمام إلى برنامج التحديات العالمية (Solve’s Global Challenges)! هذه المناقشة فرصتك لمعرفة المزيد عن البرنامج والأسئلة الأكثر تكراراً حول البرنامج، إضافة إلى معايير إختيار المرشحين! انضم الآن!
https://hubs.li/Q02t41Xn0

🚨Good news: We are extending the application deadline for our 2024 Global Challenges to April 23 at 12:00EST (that's noon)! Winners join a community of like-minded individuals hungry to change the world, not to mention have the chance to take part in a prize pool of $1 million.

Click "submit" soon! https://hubs.li/Q02t20YC0

Attention all innovators passionate about advancing financial well-being and inclusivity!

Experian, an organization dedicated to enhancing financial health worldwide, is offering up to $50,000 to solutions that harness technology to foster greater peace and prosperity.

Don’t miss the chance to scale your impact and apply to the 2024 Global Economic Prosperity Challenge: https://hubs.li/Q02sH1Js0

🌊 Calling all ocean enthusiasts, innovators, and problem-solvers! Got a groundbreaking solution using marine technology to safeguard our oceans? This is your chance to make waves and secure up to $100,000!

🌎 Schmidt Marine Technology Partners, a program of the Schmidt Family Foundation, aims to fuel the most ingenious ideas in marine tech, dedicated to restoring and preserving the health of our planet's precious oceans and coastlines.

🐟 Whether you're tackling plastic pollution, coral reef restoration, or pioneering sustainable fishing practices, we want to hear from you. Apply to the 2024 Global Climate Challenge before April 18: https://hubs.li/Q02syds70

MIT Solve and Amgen are teaming up to launch the first Amgen Prize (formerly The Horizon Prize)! Any NGO or nonprofit using innovation to improve the journey for rare disease patients––from diagnosis to treatment and holistic care––we want to hear about your solution. Applications open April 29. Sign up for updates: https://hubs.li/Q02sj66H0

Got an idea to upgrade how Pre-K-8 students are assessed? Don't wait any longer! Solve and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation encourage you to apply now for the Learner//Meets//Future: AI-Enabled Assessments Challenge. Applications are due May 6. Let's transform education together! https://hubs.li/Q02s6J3l0

“Civic action has always been about reacting to either governments being in gridlock or constrictive. They’re either filling a void, or they’re on the offensive, fighting back.”

Hala Hanna weighs in on social good companies in FastCo's 2024 Most Innovative Companies and how the private sector can be left to fill gaps in legislation or at the forefront of positive change.

From Don't Say Gay to anti-DEI, how the private sector has reacted to restrictive new law "Civic action has always been about reacting to either governments being in gridlock or constrictive,” says Hala Hanna, executive director of MIT Solve, a tech-for-good accelerator. "They're either filling a void, or they're on the offensive, fighting back."

Only two weeks left! Submissions for our 2024 Global Challenges close on April 18. Tag an innovator or entrepreneur below that should apply.

As a reminder, winners are enrolled in a nine-month support program with Solve, provided resources and connections within the MIT and Solve network, and are eligible for $1M+ in prize pool funding.

(P.S. You can always edit your submission once filling out the required fields)
https://hubs.li/Q02rTgR30

Our documentary "The Big Idea" has been nominated for ! VOTE NOW and help spread the word!
https://hubs.li/Q02rJdHm0

The Big Idea––featuring innovators Kimberly, Kitty, and Danielle––is an MIT Solve film produced by Redglass Productions and made possible by the support of HP

On April 10, Jacobs Foundation and MIT Solve will be hosting an application clinic for education organizations interested in applying to the 2024 LEAP Challenge. Don’t miss this opportunity to ask questions and learn about the challenge.
https://hubs.li/Q02rlpyM0