After months spent developing their Big Ideas projects, the top teams from this year's Big Ideas Contest will share their innovative ideas with the Big Ideas community in the eighth annual Big Ideas Grand Prize Pitch Day. Vying for top honors in the 2019-2020 Big Ideas Contest and $10,000, these teams will pitch their visions for social change in front of a panel of esteemed judges. This annual highlight of the Big Ideas Contest is an exciting event with opportunities for audience Q&A.

Please Note: Individuals registering for this event will receive a calendar invitation with Zoom instructions two days prior to the event on September 21.

2020 Pitch Day Teams

AUTOMATED AMBU BAG SYSTEM: Designing a low-cost, easy-to-maintain ventilatory device within a low-resource setting. [Read More]

BIOMILITUS: Understanding insects as an underutilized tool for sustainable food systems. [Read More]

FAKENET AI: Blocking manipulated media, aka “deepfake”, content through advanced detection algorithms. [Read More]

FOOTMO KIT: Empowering rural farmers through disease detection technology of Foot and Mouth Disease in cattle. [Read More]

HELIOVAP: Supplying drinking water to remote island communities through a flexible, off-grid desalination technology. [Read More]

SUNDIAL FOODS: Transforming science into protein through a sustainable business that approaches plant-based meat creation from a new angle. [Read More]

WHEN YOU WERE YOUNG: Producing a documentary and impact campaign to address the ongoing trauma of child sexual abuse on communities of color. [Read More]