Global Student Innovation Challenge Winner Announcements

Sue Burek | 2025 PDMA Ignite Innovation Summit • September 16, 2025

PDMA’s 6th Annual Global Student Innovation Challenge 2025 Finalists presented their ideas at PDMA’s Ignite Innovation Summit and JPIM Research Forum September 13 and 16 in Chicago to determine 1st, 2nd and 3rd place prize money and bragging rights.

• 1st place: Uplift Team from Duke University North Carolina USA
  Kishen Mitra, Sara Taube, Lokesh Manivannan, Sameer Kunte, Shruhi Parameswaram with academic advisor Eric Richardson
• 2nd place: Smart Shower Team from Rice University, Texas USA
  Sasha Ovalle, with Academic advisor Sophie Randolph
• 3rd place: WattMaintain Team from Technical University Berlin Germany
  Kaushika Saravanan, Somya Garg, Mathilde Dignard, Nisha Verma with academic advisor Soren Salomo

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