Innov'Night 2025: a night to innovate

Institut Polytechnique de Paris is launching the third edition of INNOV'NIGHT, an immersive student challenge dedicated to innovation:

from April 10, at 6:30 PM to April 11, 2025, at 9:00 AM
Télécom Paris
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The event aims to bring together a hundred students who wish to use their creativity and innovative spirit to imagine solutions for the world of tomorrow. They will have 12 hours to transform their ideas into high-impact projects and build a compelling pitch, gaining experience in innovation project management, enhance creativity, problem-solving, and communication skills, and most importantly, drive impactful change.

The event is open to students and PhD candidates from IP Paris, its member schools (École Polytechnique, ENSTA, École nationale des ponts et chaussées (ENPC), ENSAE Paris, Télécom Paris, and Télécom SudParis), as well as participants from its incubators and partner institutions, including HEC Paris and Sciences Po Paris.

Participants can choose to work on one of 5 project categories :

-Energy & Environmental Transition

-Security & Fintech

-Health & Well-being

-Sustainable Cities & Mobility

-Industry 4.0 & Digital

Program

6:30pm : Welcome in the Thévenin auditorium (Télécom Paris)
7:00pm : Opening conference & roundtable with inspiring guests
7:45pm : Program presentation
8:15pm: Dinner & networking
9:00pm - 6:30am : Collaborative work session with coach support
7:00am - 8:00am : Final pitches in front of the jury
9:00am : Closing ceremony, winner announcements & award distribution

Winning teams will receive awards to help develop their projects. The jury will evaluate each project based on four key criteria: storytelling and pitch clarity, ability to illustrate the solution convincingly, project feasibility and project impact.