Young inspiration and innovative thinking took center stage at the B/innovate 2026 awards ceremony, a program for 9th Grade and 10th Grade students from across Greece focused on the development of innovative ideas. The initiative was organized by TO VIMA and Alter Ego Media, in collaboration with the Athens University of Economics and Business and ACE – the Entrepreneurship and Innovation Center, at the “Faros” Hall of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center.
The event concluded with great success, bringing together representatives from government, academia and the business community, while 12 student teams presented their innovative proposals through short pitches. Participants introduced ideas with social and environmental impact following a demanding process of evaluation, training and mentoring. At the same time, the program highlighted the importance of skills such as collaboration, critical thinking, problem solving and creative communication.
The B/innovate awards ceremony was hosted by journalists Nikitas Koronakis and Velika Karavaltsiou.
The 1st Prize was awarded to the team LifeBudget from the Evangelical School of Smyrna Model High School for a digital financial literacy platform for young people. The 2nd Prize went to the Zipari Gymnasium of Kos for an application focused on self-awareness and peer support for teenagers, while the 3rd Prize was awarded to the team CrisisLink from the Evangelical School of Smyrna Model High School for presenting an AI-powered crisis management platform.
B/innovate completed its first cycle leaving behind a strong message of optimism about the future and the power of young people to shape solutions with meaningful social impact.
