Are you ready to shape the future of aging and community care? Join us for the AgeTech Innovation Challenge!
Who: All University of Waterloo students. No experience necessary! What: An exciting innovation challenge where you’ll work with a team to solve real-world problems. Along the way, you will meet new friends and gain valuable mentorship connections, grow your skills, and compete for prizes. When: September 15-26th 2025 Why: Your ideas could contribute to the creation of solutions that support aging populations and build more inclusive, resilient communities. How: Sign up below! Each participant needs to register on their own. Teams are formed at the Kick-off Event.
What’s in it for you?
Make friends and collaborate: Team up with like-minded peers to tackle real-world challenges in aging and brain health while building lasting connections in the AgeTech space.
Connect with industry, gain skills and learn from the best: Gain insights from researchers, healthcare professionals, senior advisors, and industry mentors.
Innovate: Develop new evidence-based, scalable solutions that address the needs of our aging population.
Win big: The top three teams will each win $2,500 and select participants may also be invited to join a future cohort of CABHI’s NextGen initiative - a unique opportunity to further develop your solution with expert guidance and resources, if eligibility criteria are met.
Note:
You don't need to have a team to register; you can register as an individual.
Mandatory and in-person key dates
Kick-off Event
🗓️ Monday, September 15, 2025
⏰ 4:00 - 6:00 p.m
📍 SCH Cafeteria
Info and team formation session: Discover the problem spaces, Innovation Challenge schedule, prizing, and everything you need to get started.
Meet team members and get registered as a team of 4
Discover the AgeTech Challenge problem spaces
Add the challenge dates to your schedule
Ask questions to the organizers
Food and refreshments: Enjoy a light dinner while meeting your team and gearing up for the challenge!
Project Showcase
🗓️ Wednesday, September 24, 2025
⏰ 4:00 - 6:00 p.m
Pitch your new ideas: The top 16 teams will present their solutions to judges at a science fair-style event. The top eight teams will advance to the finals!
Food and refreshments: Enjoy a light dinner and take a moment to celebrate your progress alongside fellow teams.
Final Pitch & Awards
🗓️ Friday, September 26, 2025
⏰ 1:30 - 4:00 p.m.
Final Pitch: The top eight teams will compete in front of a live audience and expert judges for a chance to win one of three $2,500 prizes - plus the opportunity to be considered for additional post-event support through CABHI’s NextGen initiative.
Refreshments: Join us for light refreshments and a chance to celebrate your team's success in reaching the top eight of this exciting challenge.
