INNOVATION 4 CHANGE Demo Day

Turin, Italy. – INNOVATION 4 CHANGE (I4C) DemoDay 2022 culminated today in a long-expected event that was launched at the historical site Castello del Valentino in Turin. The five members of the UNICRI Team "Kokorò" pose for a portrait: From left to right: Eva Vanessa Bruno, Giovanni Faedda, Adriano Aimar, Brenda salvi Gutierrez, and Laura De Bortoli. CHALLENGE the UNICRI Team "Kokorò" worked on for five months: Develop preventative solutions to keep children safe from predators online. SOLUTION: Kokorò is a virtual companion and a sex-education ecosystem that connects children, parents, and schools through educational games, spaces for sharing emotions, and courses. Moreover, it also facilitates the reporting of potential child abuse. This year's winner was Team Ferrovie dello Stato Italiano, with their Greensect waste processing system. Second place went to Team UNICRI, while third place was shared by Team Movyon and Team CNH Industrial. I4C is the main Impact Innovation program in Italy, organized by Collège des Ingénieurs, CERN IdeaSquare and Politecnico di Torino. Every year, I4C identifies 10 challenges with global impact, pitched by institutions and multinationals. To match these challenges, 10 multidisciplinary teams are selected to work on sustainable solutions and solve the challenge. They have five months to resolve the task and present their pitch. The teams are formed by MBA CDI students and one PhD student enrolled in various European universities, as well as storytellers from Scuola Holden. ©UNICRI/Freya Morales For more information about I4C: www.innovation4change.eu/