Hosted by Hult Prize @ MIT

Attend the MIT quarterfinals of this year’s Hult Prize Challenge. This is a unique opportunity to see the best of MIT looking to improve and empower the lives of people and societies who are forced into motion due to social injustices, politics, economic pressures, climate change, and war.

Teams of students, made up of MIT’s MBA, PhD, and undergraduate programs, will test their ability to create viable solutions to this global issue of massive proportions. Caroline Carmichael, Fotini Christia and John Tirman will serve as judges.

Details

Wednesday, December 7, 2016
7–9 pm

Martin Trust Center for MIT Entrpreneurship
1 Amherst St. (E40-163)
Cambridge, MA 02142

Admission is free, but registration is required. RSVP HERE

Sponsored by Net Impact Club and PKG Public Service Center

About the Hult Prize

Recognized by President Bill Clinton and TIME Magazine as one of the top five ideas changing the world for the better, Hult Prize is an international business competition redefining the way we address the most pressing global issues. 

This year’s theme is “Refugees — Reawakening Human Potential.” The challenge is to design a sustainable, scalable social enterprise that restores the rights and dignity of 10 million refugees by 2022. This is a unique opportunity to leverage the best of MIT to tangibly improve the lives of people and societies who are forced into motion due to social injustices, politics, economic pressures, climate change and war. Join us and pitch your business idea.

The winning team will be fast-tracked to a regional competition where teams from around the globe present to top-notch judges, mentors and advisers. From there, the regional finalists attend an intensive 8-week summer accelerator program before pitching their game-changing idea to President Clinton. The winning team is awarded with $1M in seed capital to transform their concept into a reality.