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connectit360.org l Contact: info@connectit360.org or (727) 742-7332 NGT360 2.0 NEWSLETTER EMPOWERING THE NEXT GENERATION May 2025 Edition AWARDS CEREMONY SPECIAL AWARDS Celebrating our finalists, business community, NGT360 is a community! We are so gratefull đ and 10 years of life-changing innovation. for all the incredible people involved in the What a night! Our 10th Annual NGT360 Awards program. Special recognition was given to Ceremony was one for the booksâcelebrating a those who have gone above and beyond to decade of student-powered innovation and carry out the NGT360 mission: honoring this yearâs brightest stars. Join us for one of o MVP Mentor: MVP Intern: Inaugural Hall of session to find out a Cassandra Bernard Lauren Churchill Fame Inductees: Zachacrhiea nCgobinbg, expe Lauren Churchill, & CasDsaantedsra: ABeurgn a2rd7th & đ Time: 6:30 Whats Next? đ WINNER SPOTLIGHT: DexGate â 1st Place DexGate received their official invites from Madeline Chadwick, Anshita Sahu, and Leila Rivera AnnMarie & Wawa to present at the WAWAbility Conference this July in Washington DC, where theyâll showcase their inclusive innovation on national stageâ representing the spirit of NGT360. And thereâs moreâDexGate, our 1st Place team, will also be exhibiting at Powered Up (May 14th) and pitching their product to none other than đ„ RUNNERS-UP, đ„ Dyscover â 2nd Place, Sophia Kevin Harrington (May 20th), original Shark Hernandez, Jenna Alandary, and Mathilda Jansson from Shark Tank! đ„ AllwaysAccess â 3rd đ„ Neurobility â 3rd (Aaron Shaw, Charles Ananya Dora, Durva Oberlander, Ryan Jiang, & Shingote, Kajunyanna Brandon Manera) Logan-Ndiaye, & Zacharie Cobb - Award sponsored by CP Communications Sept 12, 2024 Special thank you to for hosting the Awards! Check out our new66 p--o d88c appsmmt episode diving into the world of UX/UI designâfeaturing insights from Justin Davis of 501 EE Kennedy Blvd, Ste 650 Tampa, SourceToad. You wonât want to miss it! Coming in May an FL 33602 exclusive interview with DexGate on their journey.
connectit360.org l Contact: info@connectit360.org or (727) 742-7332 NGT360 2.0 NEWSLETTER EMPOWERING THE NEXT GENERATION May 2025 Edition NGT360 SEASON 2024-25 10 YEARS OF IMPACT This year, NGT360 launched its boldest and most This year marked the 10th season of NGT360, a inclusive challenge yet â our students met the milestone moment for a program that began as a pilot and has grown into a powerful platform for moment with passion and purpose. From youth innovation. Over the past decade, NGT360 designing accessibility-forward tech to delivering has empowered 1,500 students to turn bold iShark Tank-style pitches, teams of high school ideas into real-world solutionsâWe have only innovators pushed boundaries and redefined just begun! what youth leadership looks like. To everyone who has been part of this journey over the last 10 yearsâthank you!!! This is more than a program. Itâs a movement. Join us for one of o session to find out a changing expe Dates: Aug 27th & Time: 6:30 More than a competition, this season was a proving ground for ideas with impact. Every student left this program not just with skills â but with a stronger sense of self, community, and possibility. Across showcases, mentor sessions, and moments of triumph and struggle, this year deomonstrated: The next generation isnât waiting â theyâre already leading. With deep gratitude to the mentors, judges, interns, Click to view: The Season 2024-25 Experience alumni, sponsors, and speakers who make our NGT360 community so powerful â thank you for believing in the next generation. Your time, wisdom, and support fuel everything we do. As we celebrate an unforgettable 10th season, we're already planning for what's next. Stay tuned â the future is just getting started. Alumni reflect on NGT360's lasting influence... ââNGT360 shaped my future â I learned project management, go-to-market strategy, marketing, and teamwork, all of which I use daily as a marketing project managerr." -Cassandra Bernard (2019-20 Season, Award of Distinction: PrepareNow) âNGT360 gave me the confidence to speak with impact, present myself professionally, and lead creative solutions with my team.â -Christian De Napoli (2017-18 Season, 1st Place Project Sway)
