Solve, an open innovation initiative at MIT will help innovators and entrepreneurs refine and pitch their ideas in a mini hackathon style challenge, focusing on four topic areas:

Health| EdTech | Sustainability | Social Innovation

The Solveathon creates a space to form and reshape ideas. Participants will have access to subject matter experts, insight into the local manifestations of each problem, and experience developing and sharing human-centered responses to these global challenges.

The Solveathon will culminate in a pitch competition, where a panel of judges will recognize the best pitch in each challenge area and award a cash prize of $500 to the winning pitch!

Sharon Bort - Community Relations Officer, MIT Solve | Facilitator

Sharon Bort serves as the Community Relations Officer for Solve’s Sustainability pillar (e.g., energy, environment, climate change, agriculture, and water). She brings her enthusiasm for sustainability to cultivate new partnerships with innovators and leaders around the world to find solutions to global challenges. Before joining Solve, Sharon worked at Hubway, Metro-Boston’s bike share, as their HR Manager. Previously, she served as Wellesley College’s Sustainability Coordinator. In this position, she used her skills in systems thinking to create a more sustainable, resilient, and engaging culture, as well as a campus-wide sustainability plan. Outside of work, Sharon is an avid traveler, cyclist, podcast listener, gardener, and baker. She is also involved in her local community as an organizer for Civic Series, Net Impact, and the Riverway Project. She has a B.A. in Global Environmental Studies from Clark University and an M.B.A. in Sustainability from Antioch New England University.

A conference ticket is required for participation and seating is limited. To reserve your spot, secure a “Solveathon Challenge” spot here!

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