NEXT SUMMIT:
February 2019
Scottsdale, AZ
GET INVOLVED
create equity through entrepreneurship
Youth ChangeMaker Summit is a 3-day immersion in how to change the world through venture creation for high school students. To create the Arizona we want, we must empower all students to build solutions to the problems they experience in their home communities.
In early 2019, Youth ChangeMaker Summit will be empowering Scottsdale and Peoria youth to improve their community!
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GOALS
- Develop a diverse pipeline of entrepreneurial talent
- Improve student critical thinking and problem-solving skills
- Experience developing real-world business ideas
- Move students from idea to prototype phase
- Connect students and business leaders
- Engage students from underrepresented communities in startup culture
PROGRAM DETAILS
Students fast-pitch ideas and form collaborative teams around these concepts.
Teams work together to create a viable prototype and pitch for their company.
Mentors provide guidance and direction to teams and help to facilitate the development process.
Students pitch their ideas to a panel of area entrepreneurs and winners are selected.
