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Europe: July 26
North America: August 2
Africa: August 9
Asia Finalists
Congratulations to the 12 MIT IIC Asia Finalists who will now proceed to the Regional Celebration in Bangkok, Thailand on August 24!
Latin America Finalists
From a pool of 720 registrants from 16 countries, 350+ in-region experts selected 12 MIT IIC Latin America Finalists. Meet this year’s best-in-class.
A Global Tournament
We work with like-minded collaborators in five regions — North America, Latin America, Europe, Africa, and Asia. Twenty Regional Winners will proceed to the IIC Global Celebration where four Grand Prize Winners will each win $250,000
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Global Grand Prize Celebration at MIT
The world’s most innovative Future of Work entrepreneurs — the IIC Regional Winners — will gather at MIT for the final round of the global tournament. At this gala Celebration, four Global Grand Prize Winners will be announced and will receive $250,000 each.
IIC Latin America Celebration
Hosted at the São Paulo Museum of Modern Art, the IIC Latin America Celebration will feature an engaging, multilingual program of speakers and pitches.
IIC Asia Celebration
Thought leaders, innovators, ecosystem champions, and IIC Asia Regional Finalists will convene to celebrate successes so far, raise awareness of challenges and opportunities for aspiring innovators, and announce the IIC Asia Regional Winners.
IIC Africa Celebration
The IIC Africa Regional Finalists will gather in Nairobi, Kenya in conjunction with the MIT Legatum Center’s Open Mic Africa Summit, where Zambezi Prize Winners and MIT IIC Regional Winners will be celebrated.
IIC Europe Celebration
As part of its 350-Anniversary festivities, Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany will host the IIC Europe Celebration at their global headquarters in Darmstadt, Germany.
IIC North America Celebration
The IIC North America Regional Finalists will gather in Detroit, MI, where the Future of Work is truly being reinvented. The Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Foundation will host the Celebration, featuring leading speakers from the local and regional ecosystem.
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