Prize Challenge

Your City Brings Challenge. Innovators Bring Solutions

Real progress starts with understanding what cities need. Share your challenge, and help shape the search for solutions. City submissions close October 15.

One challenge. Two steps.
New possibilities.

FOR CITIES
Step 1: Bring the challenge.

What does your city need help solving? Tell us about a real problem affecting your community. You don’t need to have the answer; that’s where innovators come in.

The top 50 city submitters receive:

  • Free pass to attend the event

  • Exclusive invitation to a city-only networking reception

  • Free hotel accommodations for up to three nights

If your challenge is selected, we may also invite you to serve on the review panel.

Deadline: October 15. Open to municipal employees only. Multiple entries welcome.

FOR TECHNOLOGY PROVIDERS
Step 2: Bring the solutions.

Put your ideas to work on a challenge identified by cities. Once we select the challenge, we’ll invite technology providers to show how they would adddress it.

The top 10 finalists will pitch on site:

  • Three winners will share $50,000 in prizes

  • Showcase your approach to an emerging city need

  • Meet your match. Connect with cities who’ve declared a city need you know you can help solve.

TIMELINE

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NOW – OCT 15
Cities share their challenges
CHALLENGE SELECTION
One need sets the stage
We review city submissions and select one challenge for the call for solutions.
NOV 10 – JAN 15
Innovators respond
JAN 7
1:30 PM ET
Informational webinar for solution providers
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EARLY FEB
Notify semifinalists
FEB 18
Virtual Semifinalist Pitch
LATE FEB
Finalist notification
TBD
Finalist pitch and award reception

QUESTIONS: Contact Katie O’Connor, katie.oconnor@techconnect.org