{"id":11121,"date":"2024-08-14T21:22:45","date_gmt":"2024-08-14T21:22:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yabt.net\/?p=11121"},"modified":"2024-08-16T02:59:00","modified_gmt":"2024-08-16T02:59:00","slug":"winners-of-tic-americas-2024-announced-in-the-context-of-the-international-youth-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yabt.net\/2024\/08\/14\/winners-of-tic-americas-2024-announced-in-the-context-of-the-international-youth-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Winners of TIC Americas 2024 Announced in the context of the International Youth Day"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Washington, D.C., August 13, 2024.<\/b> The Finals of the eighteenth edition of<\/span> the Talent and Innovation Competitions of the Americas (TIC Americas)<\/span><\/a> brought together 23 finalist teams from 13 countries over two days. The event, held in the context of International Youth Day, concluded with an emotional ceremony where the top 10 projects were announced.<\/span><\/p>

This edition of TIC Americas, a hemispheric program developed since 2007 by the<\/span> Young Americas Business Trust (YABT)<\/span><\/a> and <\/span>the Organization of American States (OAS)<\/span><\/a>, hosted the<\/span> InnovAction Challenge 2.0<\/span><\/a> in partnership with the <\/span>Inter-American Foundation<\/span><\/a>, and <\/span>\u201cYouth on the Move\u201d Innovation Challenge<\/span><\/a>, in collaboration with <\/span>USA for IOM<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>

The 23 finalist teams were selected from a total of 1,971 registrations from 33 countries, involving 2,393 young people. Around 200 international experts participated as judges, mentors, and trainers, who were recognized during the closing ceremony.<\/span><\/p>

Over two days, the finalists had the opportunity to interact with and listen to Sara Aviel, President and CEO of the Inter-American Foundation; Luciano Arroio, Interim CEO and Director of Operations at USA for IOM; Kim Osborne, Executive Secretary for Integral Development at the OAS; Mar\u00eda Celina Conte, Director of the Summits of the Americas Secretariat at the OAS; Suelma Rosa dos Santos, Vice President of Corporate Affairs for Latin America at PepsiCo; Luis Viguria and Valerie Lorena, CEO and Executive Director of YABT, respectively.<\/span><\/p>

The 23 Finalist teams also had the opportunity to participate as panelists in a series of roundtable discussions, allowing them to interact and exchange perspectives on sustainability, development, and other priority topics for the program, with experts and representatives from organizations such as <\/span>FAO<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>IICA<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Banreservas<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Innova-Nation<\/span><\/a>, and <\/span>REMSA<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>

The teams that received awards in the “Youth on the Move” Innovation Challenge 2.0 are:<\/span><\/p>
Seed Capital: US$2,500<\/b><\/td><\/tr>
Team<\/b><\/td>Country<\/b><\/td><\/tr>
Tesis Time<\/span><\/a><\/td>Ecuador<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
Business Support Package<\/b><\/td><\/tr>
Joyer\u00eda Hipoalerg\u00e9nica para todo tipo de ph<\/span><\/a><\/td>Per\u00fa<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
ECOSOS<\/span><\/a><\/td>Per\u00fa<\/span><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

The winners of the second edition of the InnovAcci\u00f3n Challenge are:<\/span><\/p>
Prototyping Stage | Award: US$2,500<\/b><\/td><\/tr>
Team<\/b><\/td>Country<\/b><\/td><\/tr>
Campis<\/span><\/a><\/td>Peru<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
Finca Regenerativa Comizahual<\/span><\/a><\/td>El Salvador<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
Iwa Ingenier\u00eda y Educaci\u00f3n<\/span><\/a><\/td>Colombia<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
Oruvital<\/span><\/a><\/td>Uruguay<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
Minimum Viable Product Stage | Award: US$5,000<\/b><\/td><\/tr>
BioFun<\/span><\/a><\/td>Costa Rica<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
Kpul\u00ed Voltando Terra<\/span><\/a><\/td>Ecuador<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
Defossilize-30 Advanced Biofuel<\/span><\/a><\/td>Jamaica<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
TERRA WEB<\/span><\/a><\/td>Colombia<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
Start-Up Stage | Award: US$10,000<\/b><\/td><\/tr>
Bliss Circular Economy<\/span><\/a><\/td>Panama<\/span><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

The full event recording, Virtual Expo, and details of the Finals are available on the portal: <\/span>www.ticamericas.net\/finales<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

For more information and to explore collaboration opportunities, please contact YABT through Edgar Maestre, Director of Programs, via <\/span>edgar.maestre@yabt.net<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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