Solve Challenge Finals 2023

Solve Challenge Finals 2023 is an unparalleled live pitch event bringing together global investors, philanthropists and other cross-sector leaders who are making big impacts across the world. During the event, Solve will reveal the 31 most promising tech-based solutions that address our 2023 Global Challenges. A delegate from each of the selected teams will pitch their solutions live for a chance to win over $1 million in prize funding and to meet our community of supporters and collaborators.

To date, Solve has allocated over $70 million in funding for innovators and over 700 partnerships. This work is made possible thanks to Solve Supporters such as General Motors, Patrick J. McGovern Foundation, HP, Sony, Morgridge Family Foundation, and more.

Solve Challenge Finals has taken place annually since 2017 as social impact leaders gather for the United Nations General Assembly. This timing also grounds Solve in our commitment to the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals.

View the 2023 Solve Challenge Finals livestream below.

Opening Plenary, 9-10am ET 

Tech-Powered and Locally-Led: Solutions for Global Progress

A rise in technology-enabled and locally-led solutions is critical for progress on development, the climate crisis, and a better future for all. We will announce the new 2023 Solver Class and hear from speakers like Cynthia Barnhart, MIT Provost; Sarah Chandler, VP of Environment & Supply Chain Innovation at Apple; and David Moinina Sengeh, Chief Innovation Officer of Sierra Leone.

Closing Plenary, 4-5:30pm ET 

Funding the Future: Scaling up Inclusive Impact

Between 4-5:30pm ET, we’ll distribute over $1M in prize funding to the 2023 Solver Class and hear from speakers like Janti Soeripto, President and Chief Executive Officer of Save the Children US; HE Majid Al-Suwaidi Director-General of COP28; and many others, which can be found on our speaker page!

A generation of innovators is designing for inclusion and impact in a system that often prioritizes profits. With a portfolio of global innovators driving change across the SDGs, Solve invites you to consider what high-impact innovation looks like and how we allocate resources across sectors to scale up those results.