MIT Inclusive Innovation Challenge Sponsorship 2019

Celebrating Global
Organizations that
Reinvent the
Future of Work

The grand challenge of our era is to
use digital technologies to create not
only prosperity, but shared prosperity.
We created the MIT IIC to recognize
and reward the many amazing people
and organizations that are
working to accomplish
this mission.
Erik Brynjolfsson
Director of the MIT Initiative on the Digital Economy
and IIC co-founder

The IIC accelerates innovation-driven
entrepreneurship for a more inclusive
and prosperous economy .
The MIT Inclusive Innovation Challenge (IIC) is the premier Future of Work
prize, awarding over $1.5 million to global organizations that use
technology to create economic opportunity for moderate and low income
earners in the digital era.
Our mission is to support and accelerate the success of these
changemaking organizations and to drive a solutions-oriented
conversation about the Future of Work.
Our vision is an economy that works for all.
The IIC is the
flagship program at the
MIT Initiative on the
Digital Economy.

75 Nations
Global
Impact
Awarded
$3.5M+
Attendees at 10 Events
3,500
In 2016 through 2018, we have
successfully implemented annual
Challenges & Celebration events that
support Inclusive Innovators.
Winners Celebrated
110
Registered Organization
3,000
Core Judges
600
Outreach & Recruiting Partners
110+

The IIC is a global
tournament.
Through Challenges and Celebration events in five
global regions, we identify IIC Regional Finalists. 20
winning entrepreneurs are invited to the IIC Global
Finale at MIT where IDE/IIC leadership award 4 Grand
Prizes totaling $1 million.

Who are our IIC
Winners?
IIC Winners are start-ups and entrepreneurial organizations that use
technology to reinvent work and create economic opportunity for
moderate and low income earners. These early- and growth-stage
companies are beyond the idea phase and already have proof of
Our four award categories represent the
opportunity areas that enable a better future of
work.
impact.
Skills Development &
Income Growth &
Technology
Financial
Opportunity Matching
Job Creation
Access
Inclusion

Winners from
around the world
Apli is an AI-enabled jobs marketplace
where candidates can start working on
the same day instead of waiting for
weeks to be hired. [2018 Latin America
Winner, from Mexico City]
Apps Without Code is a global
education platform, teaching
entrepreneurs how to build
profitable app businesses (web
apps, mobile apps, etc.) without
writing any code. [2018 North
America Winner, from Detroit,
USA]
Trezeo provides financial
stability for self-employed
workers in the gig economy
who struggle to access
suitable financial products.
[2018 Europe Winner, from
Ireland]
Wefarm is a free, digital, peer-to-peer
knowledge sharing network available
by SMS for the world’s 500 million
small-scale farmers who have no
internet. [2018 Global Grand Prize
Winner, from Kenya & Uganda]
ftcash is one of India’s fastest growing
financial inclusion ventures, which
aims to empower micro-merchants
and small-businesses through loans
using digital payments. [2018 Global
Grand Prize Winner, from India]

With the MIT IIC, we're celebrating
the entrepreneurs and innovators
who are demonstrating many
different ways to put powerful
technology to use to improve
people's economic prospects.
Andrew McAfee
Co-Director of the MIT Initiative on the Digital Economy and IIC co-founder

Five Regional Collaborators
Five Regional Celebrations
Five IIC Collaborator organizations partner with the IIC Central team to implement regional Challenges and host Celebration events.
At each of these Celebrations, 12 IIC Regional Finalists pitch to a live audience and win a total of $120,000. These events help build
the Inclusive Innovation ecosystem around the world. [Our 2018 Collaborators and Regional Celebrations are spotlighted below.]
Africa Nairobi, Kenya
Asia Bangkok, Thailand Europe Darmstadt, Germany LatAm Sao Paulo, Brazil N. America Detroit, USA

One Global Convening &
Celebration at MIT
The IIC culminates in 2019 with three high-profile events at MIT on November 21-22:
the Global Grand Prize Gala, Future of Work Conference, and workshops for
the IIC Winners. These events convene the IIC Regional Winners from across the
world, as well as industry leaders, academics, policy makers, and entrepreneurs
from the Future of Work ecosystem.

Process and Timeline
March:
May:
May-June:
July:
Application
Application
Judges Evaluate
Regional Finalists
Opens
Deadline
Applications
Announced
August – September:
Celebration events hosted in each IIC
Global Region; Regional Winners selected
by live Selection Panel
October:
Champion Committee evaluates Regional
Winners in each Award Category
November 21-22:
IIC Global Grand Prize Gala at MIT

Proven
Success
Our stakeholders agree on the impact and
importance of the IIC.
Microsoft certainly wants to
continue being a champion of what
the IIC is doing because it will have
a massive impact on how we
understand the trajectory of where
we are in the future of work. It's my
second year as a Judge and I will
definitely continue to do it.
Nate Yohannes
Director of Corporate Business
Development, Artificial Intelligence, IoT
& Intelligent Cloud at Microsoft and IIC
Judge
What I would really like is for the
IIC…to be a global phenomena with
hundreds and hundreds of
organizations pushing very hard on
the consequences of technology
on workers.
Eric Schmidt
Technical Advisor and Former
Executive Chairman at Alphabet, Inc.,
IIC Supporter
We are so inspired that MIT is the
thought leader for such an important
and critical topic for the future of
humanity, and we love learning and
hearing from all the speakers. We will
come home to Mexico inspired and
ready to resolve even bigger
challenges.
Vera Makarov
Co-CEO of Apli, IIC Latin America Winner
As a Core Judge, I was appreciative of the
clear guidelines and systems that you
had put in place which allowed me to
focus on the quality of the team
submissions.
Karen Wise
Oracle, IIC Judge

High
Visibility
Our work has drawn attention to
entrepreneurs who are driving the
global inclusive innovation movement.

Opportunities to Engage
Support & Sponsor:
Contributions enable us to support the IIC Winners
Outreach Partnership:
Officially partner with us to identify potential IIC applicants in your network
Participate:
Join us for IIC events, follow us on social media, and spread the word!
Judge:
Review applications and help select the IIC Winners

Global
Supporters
To identify, recognize, and award the most
innovative Future of Work entrepreneurs, the
MIT Inclusive Innovation Challenge relies on
financial support from our global sponsors.
Gustavo
Eric & Wendy
Joseph
Pierini
Scmidt
Eastin

Regional
Support
Benefits
Gold
Sponsor
$250k
Silver
Sponsor
$100k
Bronze
Sponsor
$75k
Our regional Challenges and
Celebrations are at the core of our IIC
Exclusive Marquee sponsor of IIC Region
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Global Tournament strategy.
Sponsorship at the regional level
Honorary sponsor of the IIC Global Grand Prize
Celebration at MIT
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activates the innovation ecosystem
on the ground.
Featured in all IIC Global collateral
Participate in IIC Champion Committee to select the IIC
Global Grand Prize Winners
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Participate in the IIC Selection Panel that identifies the IIC
Regional Winners
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Featured prominently in all IIC Regional collateral √ √ √
Unlimited VIP invitees to the IIC Regional Celebration √ √ √
VIP Invitees to the IIC Global Grand Prize Gala Dinner 6 4 2

Engaging with the IIC allows
individuals and organizations to
positively impact the lives of
working people across the world.
Together we have the power to
Reinvent the Future of Work.
Devin Cook
IIC Executive Producer

Contact
Devin W. Cook
IIC Executive Producer
devinc@mit.edu
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