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LGIC Winning Pitches
Welcome to the LSE Generate Global Innovation Challenge (LGIC) archive, the premier pitch competition for high school students aged 13–18. Explore the ultimate benchmark for youth-led sustainability innovation with our complete, evolving catalog of Global and Regional Winners across 5 continents. Browse the winningpitch decks from 2024, 2025, and our live 2026 cohort.
The Ultimate Youth Sustainability Showcase
Global Winners
Each year, the LSE Generate Global Innovation Challenge awards three Global Winners from among the Regional Winners across five continents. Selected through a rigorous judging process, their outstanding pitches demonstrate exceptional innovation and the potential to create meaningful impact by addressing challenges aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
2025 Regional Winning Pitches
Improving vertical axis wind turbine efficiency by integrating hammerhead shark hydrodynamic features into the NACA 0015 blade design
This bio-inspired sustainability pitch by Akshara Srinivas introduces a sinusoidal, tubercled blade design for Vertical Axis Wind Turbines (VAWTs) modeled after the hydrodynamic principles of the hammerhead shark's cephalofoil. Developed as a student clean-tech innovation, the design reduces aerodynamic drag to achieve a 20% increase in energy capture efficiency, offering a highly reliable, low-maintenance hardware solution to empower localized microgrids and off-grid renewable energy networks.
SDGs Addressed: SDG 7 (Clean Energy), SDG 9 (Innovation), SDG 11 (Sustainable Communities), and SDG 13 (Climate Action).
AirGuard: Personal & Community Air-Quality Assistant
This environmental-technology pitch addresses severe urban air pollution in Almaty by replacing fragmented data with an accessible, multilingual Telegram ecosystem. Assiya Marat introduces an AI-driven platform that crowdsources civic data, fills infrastructure sensor gaps, and generates tailored 24-hour health and activity forecasts. Backed by extensive local validation and a school-focused pilot roadmap, the pitch delivers a scalable framework engineered to mitigate respiratory exposure and drive community-led climate resilience.
SDGs Addressed: SDG 3 (Good Health), SDG 11 (Sustainable Communities), and SDG 13 (Climate Action).
Turning waste into clean energy and sustainable living
Awarded as a standout regional submission, this student-led social enterprise pitch tackles critical public health and infrastructure deficits in isolated indigenous communities through modular, low-cost biodigestion systems. The co-founders establish a localized circular economy by converting human waste into a self-sustaining triple outcome: safe sanitation, clean cooking biogas, and nutrient-rich agricultural fertilizer. By presenting a robust framework to mitigate groundwater contamination and replace expensive chemical inputs, their submission provides a clear, scalable roadmap to drastically lower regional healthcare costs.
SDGs Addressed: SDG 3 (Good Health), SDG 6 (Sanitation), SDG 7 (Clean Energy), SDG 10 (Reduced Inequalities), and SDG 13 (Climate Action).
OSDA: An Automated Agricultural Technology Network Optimizing Data-Driven Crop Management and Resource Efficiency for Smallholders
This agritech pitch tackles the structural vulnerabilities faced by smallholder farmers dealing with unpredictable climate patterns, inefficient water distribution, and lack of real-time soil data. The co-founders introduce an automated hardware-and-software ecosystem that utilizes smart field sensors to continuously log soil moisture, ambient temperature, and crop health metrics. By feeding this field data directly into a predictive analytics platform, their submission delivers localized, actionable recommendations that minimize resource waste, maximize harvest yields, and build long-term climate resilience within regional agricultural networks.
SDGs Addressed: SDG 1 (No Poverty), SDG 2 (Zero Hunger), and SDG 13 (Climate Action).
MindCraft: AI-Driven Personalized Learning Profiles Matching Diverse Curricula
This education-technology pitch by Aarush Chhabra tackles systemic student disengagement caused by standardized, one-size-fits-all schooling. The founder introduces an AI-driven platform that diagnoses individual student learning styles (visual, auditory, kinesthetic, or textual) and maps them directly to global curricula like IB and Cambridge. Backed by a scalable subscription model, clear competitor differentiation, and a projected growth trajectory to one million users, the pitch delivers a personalized learning roadmap designed to democratize high-quality, adaptive education.
SDGs Addressed: SDG 4 (Quality Education) and SDG 10 (Reduced Inequalities).
GreenLit: Modular Bio-Inspired Photosynthetic Panels Transforming Urban Infrastructure into Carbon-Capturing Forests
This bio-inspired clean-technology pitch introduces modular, building-mounted panels designed to combat dense urban air pollution by mimicking natural photosynthesis. Deniz Mutlu presents a system that captures atmospheric carbon dioxide and uses natural light, rainwater harvesting, and nanoscale catalysts to convert emissions into fresh oxygen and eco-friendly fuels. Engineered for urban integration on skyscrapers and public infrastructure, the pitch details a scalable, data-driven smart-city framework capable of converting concrete landscapes into decentralized, vertical forests.
SDGs Addressed: SDG 3 (Good Health), SDG 7 (Clean Energy), SDG 11 (Sustainable Communities), and SDG 13 (Climate Action).
2024 Regional Winning Pitches
G-Plastic: Durable Gelatin-Based Biodegradable Packaging Formulations Replacing Single-Use Petroleum Plastics
Developed by the student team "Chainsaw Veggies," this materials-science pitch addresses the accumulation of non-recyclable single-use packaging polluting marine and terrestrial ecosystems. The co-founders Amelia Zhimomi, Rohit Perugupalli & Danielle She introduce a non-toxic, compostable alternative formulated from a precise blend of water, glycerin, and gelatin. Engineered to provide enhanced durability over paper and fabric bags, their pitch provides a commercially viable circular framework ready for bulk business distribution, direct consumer e-commerce, and industrial manufacturing licensing.
SDGs Addressed: SDG 12 (Responsible Consumption) and SDG 14 (Life Below Water).
BumbleBot: Autonomous Robotic Pollinators Using YOLO Computer Vision to Safeguard Agricultural Biodiversity and Food Security
This agricultural-technology pitch targets the global decline of natural pollinators and the environmental risks associated with corporate-patented genetically modified insects. Innovator Amina Amirova introduces a mechanical robotic bumblebee prototype engineered to perform natural "buzz pollination" across critical crops. Backed by a base station architecture, an integrated Arduino control unit, and real-time YOLO computer vision algorithms for flower detection, her submission delivers a scalable, bio-secure framework designed to preserve crop yields in harsh weather conditions.
SDGs Addressed: SDG 2 (Zero Hunger) and SDG 15 (Life on Land).
RESQ: Safety monitoring system in mines and construction sites
Developed by co-founders Nargiza Nurmukhan, Fariza Ginulla, and Kamila Kuatova in response to a catastrophic mine disaster, this industrial safety pitch addresses hazardous workplace protection through automation. The team introduces an integrated hardware device and mobile system that tracks real-time atmospheric threats (methane, carbon monoxide, and carbon dioxide) alongside live computer vision models that detect personal protective equipment (PPE) compliance. Engineered for industrial environments, their submission delivers a low-cost, scalable framework designed to issue instant vocal and digital alerts, effectively turning proactive asset management into life-saving operational protocols.
SDGs Addressed: SDG 3 (Good Health) and SDG 8 (Decent Work & Economic Growth).
PolyGraph: Preparation Of Advanced Polymer Nanocomposites For Oil-Water Separation
This industrial clean-technology pitch targets systemic industrial oil pollution and river runoff actively damaging fragile ecosystems across the Caspian Sea region. Co-founders Aruzhan Jumabaeva and Merey Toktarbek introduce a membrane filtration system utilizing advanced polymer nanocomposites embedded with multi-walled carbon nanotubes and graphene. By utilizing an ultra-hydrophobic contact angle structure that repels water molecules while selectively absorbing heavy petroleum pollutants, their pitch delivers a scalable, highly optimized physical framework designed to remediate industrial wastewater channels at the source.
SDGs Addressed: SDG 6 (Sanitation), SDG 9 (Innovation), and SDG 14 (Life Below Water).
E'WAVE: A Unified Hydro-Meteorological Disaster Warning Platform and Crisis Relief Ecosystem for At-Risk Communities
This climate-technology pitch addresses the devastating human and economic impacts of flash floods and landslides hitting vulnerable residential zones across Brazil. Co-founders Aniely Lima and Leonardo Tortato introduce an intuitive mobile application that aggregates public meteorological network feeds and dedicated river monitoring station data. By translating complex hydrological metrics into real-time, localized risk alerts, their submission delivers an actionable emergency safety companion that integrates localized hazard warnings with direct, transparent humanitarian donation networks.
SDGs Addressed: SDG 13 (Climate Action).
AquaMycel: Biodegradable Mycofiltration Pod Networks Countering Industrial Water Pollution Through Nature-Based Solutions
This biomimicry environmental pitch tackles severe coastal and freshwater contamination in Santos caused by hazardous industrial and wastewater discharge. Co-founders Prisha Baravkar, Sophia Berquo, and Maria Eduarda Pedroso introduce a portable and highly decentralized mycofiltration pod network that uses oyster mushroom substrate to neutralize E. coli, heavy metals, and petrochemicals directly within effluent channels. Offering a low-cost, biodegradable alternative to multi-million dollar traditional infrastructure, their pitch demonstrates a clear, modular blueprint designed to restore local marine biodiversity and safeguard fishing communities.
SDGs Addressed: SDG 6 (Sanitation), SDG 12 (Responsible Consumption), and SDG 14 (Life Below Water).
GreenMind: An AI-Driven Gamified Civic Engagement Platform Structuring Actionable Action Plans for Urban Sustainability
This sustainability pitch addresses the gap between rapid urban growth and passive citizen participation in environmental policy-making across Brazil. Innovator Isaque introduces an interactive platform that collaborates with local municipal institutions, youth organizations, and urban farmers to gamify sustainable practices. By processing civic and localized environmental data through an AI engine, the platform generates personalized ecological action plans for cities while connecting citizens to municipal incentive networks, establishing a collaborative framework for sustainable city management.
SDGs Addressed: SDG 11 (Sustainable Communities).FoodBridge: Bridging The Gap Between Waste And Hunger
This sustainability pitch targets the severe logistical gap connecting massive urban commercial food waste with deep regional food insecurity. Co-founders Jash Jain and Yuvraj Bharadia introduce an interactive web-app framework that seamlessly bridges restaurants directly with nearby humanitarian centers and acceptors via live tracking maps, automated collection networks, and chat portals. Featuring an integrated, AI-driven carbon footprint calculator, their pitch creates an economic and social framework that converts landfill-bound organic matter into dynamic corporate social responsibility (CSR) assets.
SDGs Addressed: SDG 2 (Zero Hunger), SDG 11 (Sustainable Communities), and SDG 12 (Responsible Consumption).
Community Crusaders: A Decentralized Civic Cleanup Network and Reverse Osmosis Filtration System Delivering Safe Rainwater Harvesting
This dual-impact sustainability pitch tackles the parallel crises of unmanaged plastic waste accumulation and the widespread lack of treated drinking water in households across Ghana. The team details a community framework that establishes shoreline plastic collection "people-points" to intercept municipal waste streams. By upcycling retrieved materials and integrating a simple, accessible reverse osmosis purification device, their submission creates a localized circular loop that directly transforms raw rainwater harvesting into a reliable source of clean, affordable drinking water.
SDGs Addressed: SDG 6 (Sanitation) and SDG 11 (Sustainable Communities).
Our Voice: A Mobile Civic-Education Ecosystem Empowering Democratic Youth Engagement and Safety Across Kenya
This social impact pitch addresses the sharp decline in youth voter registration and localized civic participation alongside the physical dangers surrounding uncoordinated public protests. Co-founders Chloe Khaoya and Elsie Ikere present a dedicated, intuitive mobile interface designed to simplify civic education and contextualize constitutional human rights for young Kenyans. By delivering clear, real-time factual breakdowns of legislative systems and political processes, their submission provides a vital, peace-building tool framework engineered to foster safe, informed, and highly constructive civic engagement.
SDGs Addressed: SDG 4 (Quality Education), SDG 10 (Reduced Inequalities), and SDG 16 (Peace & Justice).
Team ah: Pressure-Driven Inline Micro-Hydroelectric Generator Networks Capturing Renewable Energy from Urban Water Infrastructure
This clean-energy engineering pitch tackles the structural constraints of land-scarce urban environments like Singapore from transitioning to traditional large-scale renewable infrastructure. Co-founders Andrew Goh and Harley Huang propose an innovative network of micro-hydroelectric generators designed to fit directly inside high-pressure municipal water pipelines. By harnessing excess fluid pressure energy within high-rises, industrial complexes, and water plants without disrupting supply, their pitch offers a highly compatible, hidden-hardware framework to generate decentralized, clean electricity.
SDGs Addressed: SDG 7 (Clean Energy).
Havens: The Future Of Agriculture
Pitched by the student team "The Pemulas," this agricultural innovation targets extreme smallholder revenue losses caused by massive harvest oversupply and rising dependencies on damaging chemical fertilizers. The co-founders Vereen Rheinia, Clarissa Regina & Keira Jasmine introduce a closed-loop platform that acquires regional agricultural waste and redirects high-quality surplus crops directly to the hotel sector. Simultaneously, their platform converts the remaining organic waste into rich, maggot-casting fertilizers, establishing an ecofriendly circular framework designed to restore minerals to depleted soil and shield vulnerable local farmers from economic crashes.
SDGs Addressed: SDG 1 (No Poverty), SDG 2 (Zero Hunger), SDG 12 (Responsible Consumption), and SDG 13 (Climate Action).
