Latin America

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Regional Event Date

September 5, 2019

Event Location

Mexico City, Mexico

Regional Winners

A Selection Panel of regional leaders selected four IIC Latin American Winners, who will join us at MIT for the final round of the global tournament in November.

Financial Inclusion

Income Growth & Job Creation

Skills Development & Opportunity Matching

Technology Access

Regional Finalists

Congratulations to the other Finalists in the Latin America Challenge.

Financial Inclusion

Income Growth & Job Creation

Skills Development & Opportunity Matching

Technology Access

Regional Challenge

Collaborating with the MIT Club of Mexico

The MIT Club of Mexico is composed of MIT alumni living in Mexico and MIT Mexican alumni abroad. The Club members share a passion for transforming Mexico and for solving critical issues in their communities. Acting as the exclusive Collaborator of the 2019 IIC Latin America, the Club expands the MIT mission of building a better world to the broader Latin American community.

Sponsor

We thank these organizations for making our Latin America Challenge possible.

The Prize

Three Latin America Finalists are selected in each of the four IIC categories. The twelve Finalists travel to Mexico City for the IIC Latin America Celebration, where they pitch their solutions to an audience of entrepreneurs, investors, executives, and academics. Four Winners are chosen live at the event and each receive $20,000 and an all-expenses paid trip to MIT, where they vie to win the $250,000 Global Grand Prize in their category. The remaining eight Finalists are awarded $5,000 each.