Indigenous Innovators Summit
About the Indigenous Innovators Summit
MIT Solve is gathering Indigenous and non-Indigenous individuals February 29-March 1, 2024 in Tucson, Arizona for celebration and collaboration. We’re eager to bring attention to the technology and innovations of Indigenous peoples, including our current and past Indigenous Communities Fellows. We are also proud to offer a space that will foster Indigenous and non-Indigenous individuals — Solve community members, experts, business leaders, and academics, among others — from the US and Canada to forge new relationships and examine ways we may work together to sustainably and ethically support Indigenous communities.
How to Attend
Register for the full event
Supporters of Solve can register using their access code, which was provided in their formal event invitation. If you did not receive your code, please reach out to your Solve relationship manager or events@solve.mit.edu for more information.
Request an Invitation
Are you working to support Indigenous communities, but not already a part of the MIT Solve community? We are particularly interested in connecting with individuals and organizations who seek to share financial and in-kind support with Indigenous innovators. You can request an invitation to the 2024 Summit and learn more about our Solve’s Indigenous Community work here.
Become a Solve Supporter
Interested in attending the Summit and learning more about Solve? Become a Solve supporter to access Solve events, establish your organization as a leader in social impact, and support cutting-edge innovation on a global scale. Email us at solve@mit.edu
About Solve
Solve is an initiative of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) with a mission to drive innovation to solve world challenges. Solve is a marketplace for social impact innovation. Through open innovation challenges, Solve finds incredible tech-based social innovators from all around the world. Solve then brings together MIT’s ecosystem and a community of supporters to fund and scale these innovators to help them drive lasting, transformational impact. Join Solve on this journey at solve.mit.edu.
Session Speakers
Heidi Todacheene
Senior Advisor to the Secretary, US Department of the InteriorSession Speakers
Danielle Forward
CEO & Founder, Natives Rising
Amber Buker
Founder and CEO, TotemSession Speakers
Dave Castillo
CEO, Native Community CapitalSession Speakers
Nodin Cutfeet
Founder & Interaction Designer, Waniskâw Foundation
Amanda Bernard
Founder, Shawish MarketSession Speakers
Conor Kerr
Head for Impact Canada, Mastercard Foundation
Keira LaPierre
Program Partner, Mastercard FoundationSession Speakers
Chantel Harrison
, Indigeponics
Stephanie Barron
, Animo Partnership in Natural Resources
Lipoa Kahaleuahi
Executive Director, Ma Ka Hana Ka ʻIke Building ProgramSession Speakers
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Karletta Chief
Director, Indigenous Resilience Center Professor & Extension Specialist, Department of Environmental Science, University of Arizona
The event will be held at Graduate Tucson. Graduate Tucson is steps from the University of Arizona and Arizona Historical Society -- Tucson Main Museum.
Graduate Tucson
930 E 2nd St.
Tucson, AZ 85719
Learn more about booking accommodations on their website here.