INNOV'NIGHT 2025: A Night of Ideas and Innovation
This event invites students to tackle innovation challenges in teams, addressing issues of the 21st century. Whether it’s breakthrough technologies, sustainable solutions, or novel applications of AI, each category presents problem statements to solve.
An All-Nighter to Innovate and Convince
For 12 hours non-stop, from Thursday, April 10, 2025, at 6:30 PM to Friday, April 11, 2025, at 9:00 AM, participants will dive into an immersive experience where boldness, creativity, and collaboration take center stage. Their mission? Transform an innovative idea into a high-impact project and craft a compelling pitch.
Throughout the night, teams will receive guidance from mentors, experts, and entrepreneurs, who will help them structure and enhance their ideas. At the end of the challenge, each team will present their project before a jury, who will reward the most promising and impactful solutions.
A Challenge to Shape the Future
The goal of INNOV’NIGHT? To experiment with innovative project management, refine creativity, problem-solving, and communication skills, and above all, bring to life concrete solutions for the world of tomorrow.
Participants will have the opportunity to work on one of five catégories:
🚀 Energy & Environmental Transition – How can we rethink energy production and consumption for a more sustainable future?
💰 Security & Fintech – What innovations can secure data, transactions, and digital exchanges?
🩺 Health & Well-being – How can technology improve health and daily well-being?
🏙 Sustainable City & Mobility – Imagining solutions for smarter, more inclusive, and eco-friendly cities.
🏭 Industry 4.0 & Digital Transformation – Exploring the opportunities of AI, automation, and digitalization.
Who Can Participate?
INNOV’NIGHT 2025 is open to students and PhD candidates from IP Paris (École Polytechnique, ENSTA Paris, École des Ponts ParisTech, ENSAE Paris, Télécom Paris, and Télécom SudParis), as well as incubators and partners, including HEC Paris and Sciences Po Paris.
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 & team formation
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
Exciting Prizes for the Best Projects
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.
Step into the INNOV'NIGHT atmosphere and relive the excitement of 2024 through our event video:
