Initiative, and the United Nations Foundation.
The best teams from each regional event advance to a global final, at which a single winning team is chosen. Bertil Hult provides a $1 million cash grant to help fund the winning solution.
== Notable alumni ==
Thabo Mbeki, 2nd President of South Africa
Htin Kyaw, 9th President of Myanmar
Luis Abinader, current President of the Dominican Republic
Gary Smith, CEO of Ciena
André Bier Gerdau Johannpeter, CEO of Gerdau
Hixonia Nyasulu, Chairwoman of Sasol
Oba Otudeko, Founder of Honeywell Group and Forbes Africa's 40 Richest
Walter Bayly Llona, CEO of Credicorp
Shaun Gregory, CEO of Exterion Media
Nataliey Bitature, 2016 World Economic Forum's Top 5 African Innovators & 2014 Forbes 30 Under 30
Anil Shastri, Indian parliamentarian; son of former Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri
Mbaranga Gasarabwe, United Nations Assistant Secretary-General for Safety and Security
Juan Cohen, parliamentarian in the Central American Parliament
Tonika Sealy-Thompson, Barbados' Ambassador …
