Open Innovation Industry Challenges work with global market leaders to define critical industry gaps that need innovative solutions. CWA establishes an industry judging panel to define criteria and success metrics and provide innovators with an opportunity to test and validate their technology concepts with a chance to win prize money and opportunities to engage with potential buyers. 

Open Innovation Industry Challenges:

• help align innovation focus with market need
• establish an industry-based judging panel
• provide innovators with an opportunity to test and validate concepts
• offer prize money
• enable pilot opportunities and connections with buyers