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Idea and Innovation Challenge Recap

What a night! On Thursday evening, The Alex. Brown Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation (ABCEI) hosted the Idea and Innovation Challenge Finale.

The 2023 event included twelve finalist teams that presented their idea pitches in front of an audience of students, professors, and community members as well as our esteemed panel of judges.

This year, the ABCEI team offered three tracks for students to enter: the Technology & Innovation Track, the Social Impact Track, and the Spark Track. 

See our 2023 winners below!


Technology Track:

1.  Forecasting the Future - Trisha Francisco

2.  SecureAI - Hiyanshi Patel

3.  Sphere-Hub - Hamza Umar

4.  Career Campus - Deevyash Upadhyaya


Social Track:

1.  Smart Green - Nhi Nguyen

2.  KINTSUGI - Therapy Through Art - Vrinda Thapliyal

3.  Student Voice Solution - Peihan Xu

4.  Baltimore's House of Cultivation - Alexis Johnson


Spark Track:

1.  E3 (EcoEatsExchange) - Ruth Abraham

2.  Treasure Meals - Anna Lam

3. The Abundance Network - Robin Paranilam

4.  GreenChest - Marvin and Marlin Nwachukwu


Best Presentation: E3 (EcoEatsExchange) - Ruth Abraham


The team at the ABCEI would like to thank the 2023 panel of judges as well as our honorary judges/sponsors, Scott Weber '85 and Nancy Burger. Thank you to everyone who joined us for this special night!



Posted: November 13, 2023, 11:06 AM