Solve at MIT
May 2019. Cambridge, MA, MIT campus
Empire is excited to announce that the
production team behind Solve at MIT, Peak XV Global, joined the company this month. The team has produced Solve at MIT, Solve’s annual
flagship event, for the past three years and just completed the 2019 event.
Solving the world’s most pressing challenges is no small goal, but that is exactly what Solve at MIT aims to do. Each year, Solve launches four challenges and convenes more than 550 leaders, innovators, and entrepreneurs from around the world on MIT’s campus to develop solutions to those challenges. Along with partnership building and intensive working sessions, Solvers gain access to more than $1 million in funding for their solutions.
Attendees from more than 28 countries are treated to plenary discussions featuring MIT President Rafael Reif, U.N. High-Level Commissioner Alaa Murabit, Inter-American Development Bank President Luis Alberto Moreno, Schmidt Family Foundation President Wendy Schmidt, and Crate and Barrel CEO Neela Montgomery. This year, the opening plenary featured a moving performance by poet and musician Lyla June followed by a lively reception at the MIT Museum.
Over the course of three days, our team created an environment across multiple buildings on MIT’s campus conducive to information sharing, networking, and partnership building. Arriving Solvers were greeted by a full building graphic on the windows of the iconic Kresge Auditorium. During the evenings they were invited to curated Salon dinners to further their solutions and networking within the Solve community.
Our team designed plenary rooms to accommodate a variety of content, from live performances to custom video content to Solvers presenting their challenge solutions. This year we designed a custom wall installation in MIT’s Media Lab where five Scribit robots drew artwork for Solve attendees to enjoy throughout the conference. We designed multiple conference venues to create an intimate feel for networking while enveloping the Solve community in a branded environment and creating a seamless, multi-day experience.