Solve Challenge Finals is an unparalleled opportunity to be at the forefront of innovation in service of a better world. This event, hosted annually in New York City, unveils Solve’s latest cohort of innovators and their solutions to our Global Challenges. Investors and philanthropists gather to meet the innovators who join from all over the world, hear them pitch their solutions, and watch them win funding from a $1 million prize pool to catalyze scale. Amidst leaders gathering for the United Nations General Assembly and Climate Week, Solve Challenge Finals is progress in action.
What you can look forward to
Outside of reveling in the buzz of NYC during the United Nations General Assembly and Climate Week, these are just a few reasons to join us:
Meeting the 2024 Solver Class in person! All of our newly selected innovators for this year’s cohort will travel from around the world to meet at Solve Challenge Finals. This is the kickoff to their nine-month support program with Solve and an opportunity for them to get to know us, each other, and YOU!
Listening to the Solver pitches. Each year we leave Solve Challenge Finals feeling hopeful for the future after hearing so many world-changing ideas from these innovators dedicated to change.
Watching prize reveals! There’s nothing quite like seeing the look on someone’s face when they find out they are a prize recipient! A pool of over $1 million is available for eligible solutions.
Location
The event will take place at the Apella, 450 E 29th St, New York, NY 10016. Please bring a photo ID with you.
Featured Speakers
Nate Angell
Senior Advisor, Morgridge Family Foundation
United States
Emily Atkin
Editor-in-Chief, HEATED
David Bank
Editor and CEO, ImpactAlpha
Lynette Bell
President, Truist Foundation
Rachana Bhide
Psychologist and Broadcaster
Taina Bien-Aimé
Executive Director, Coalition Against Trafficking in Women
Alain-Richard Donwahi
President, 15th COP of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)
Eric Grimson
Chancellor for Academic Advancement, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Hala Hanna
Executive Director, MIT Solve
Cilia Holmes Indahl
CEO, EQT Foundation
H.E. Minister Thoriq Ibrahim
Minister of Climate Change, Environment & Energy, Republic of Maldives
Jacqueline Innocent
Senior Vice President, Integrated Programs, Habitat for Humanity International
Mosun Layode
Executive Director, African Philanthropy Forum
Fatou Mandiang Diatta (Sister Fa)
Singer and Activist for Child Protection
Lauren Marks
Global Head: Partnerships and External Affairs, Johnson & Johnson Global Health Equity
Elizabeth McGovern
Trustee, Patrick J. McGovern Foundation
United States
Carrie Morgridge
Vice President and Chief Disruptor, Morgridge Family Foundation
United States
Jason Newman
Vice President, Corporate Affairs, Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Caroline T. Nguyen
Managing Director, Millennium Challenge Corporation
Lye Ogunsanya
IUSA Emerging Leader 22
Nick Okafor
Founder and Executive Director, trubel&co
United States
David Moinina Sengeh
Chief Innovation Officer, Government of Sierra Leone
Mariela Shaker
Violinist; Founder and Director, Highams Park Music Academy
Kristen Siemen
Vice President and Chief Sustainability Officer, General Motors
Cara Tabachnick
News Editor, CBS News, Director, Journalism Centre on Global Trafficking
Skylar Tibbits
Associate Professor of Design Research in the Department of Architecture, MIT
Brendan Vaughan
Editor-in-Chief, Fast Company
Tricia Wang
Co-Founder, Sudden Compass
Sarah Woodcock
CEO, The Anti-Slavery Collective
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