Global Innovation to Take Center Stage at the First World Technology Games in 2026 – A Competition, Festival & Leadership Summit to Celebrate Human Ingenuity
July 25 2024 - 9:00AM
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The World Technology Games (WTG), a groundbreaking
global competition in innovation, technology and science, announced
its inaugural event for Q3 2026. The annual, five-day event will
include Competitions, a Festival and a Leadership Summit. The Games
will celebrate and elevate advancements across Life, Earth, Data
and Industrial Sciences, through unifying themes like
sustainability and AI.
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World Technology Games CEO Alexander
Brown and Gabriela Ramos, Assistant Director-General for the Social
and Human Sciences of UNESCO, at The UNESCO “Change the Game”
Ministerial Sport Conference in Paris on July 23, 2024. (Photo:
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“We built the World Technology Games to inspire people around
the world to create technological solutions for today’s most
formidable challenges,” said Alexander Brown, CEO of the World
Technology Games. “Our first-of-its-kind international event
will convene brilliant minds from diverse backgrounds to compete,
collaborate, and catalyze change at global scale.”
The World Technology Games were showcased by Mr. Brown at the
UNESCO “Change the Game” Global Sport Conference as France hosts
the 2024 Olympic Games. The WTG underscored its commitment to
support key UN Sustainable Development Goals and to UNESCO’s vision
of building multilateral collaboration on education, science,
culture, communication and information.
The WTG will honor the ambition, competitive spirit and
ingenuity that drive today’s greatest technological contributions.
An international cohort of scientists, engineers and innovators
will unite for two categories of cutting-edge competitions that aim
to entertain and empower people through technology, passion and
purpose. “Spotlights” are organized in partnership with
established leagues, including support from the Indy Autonomous
Challenge and the Global Esports Federation. Unique to the Games,
“Originals” are characterized by scientific rigor,
real-world application and technological acumen, including culinary
creativity, sustainable fashion design, robotics and more.
Through the live event and digital content, the WTG targets a
global audience of more than 1.6 billion people who consider
technology an essential component of their daily lives. With a
focus on engaging Gen T – the nearly 700 million individuals
globally who are poised to shape the future of technology – the
Games will be amplified by a multi-channel approach distributed
across social, digital, podcasts, streaming platforms and linear
broadcast.
The WTG is led by Alexander Brown. Mr. Brown has a proven track
record of building and growing businesses at a global scale
including serving as Managing Director of ESPN Asia and ESPN Star
Sports, as well as leadership positions with the NBA, Univision and
One World Sports. Brown also served as President & CEO of CNBC
Asia. Chairman of the Board, Paul J. Foster is CEO &
Member of the Board for the Global Esports Federation and focuses
on integrating innovative technology with social impact. He brings
more than 20 years of experience in the Olympic Movement, an
extensive tenure at the International Olympic Committee and global
strategic consulting. The WTG is championed by an International
Advisory Council of multidisciplinary experts from more than 20
countries who have spearheaded the growth of global companies and
organizations across science, technology, diplomacy, entertainment,
and finance.
The Games will also feature an immersive festival and thought
leadership summit. The World Technology Festival will
celebrate the intersection of technology, art and culture through
exhibitions, product showcases and workshops. The World
Technology Summit will convene industry experts with keynote
speeches, debates and expert panels to explore future trends and
the transformative potential of technology.
The inaugural host city selection has begun, with cities
worldwide encouraged to submit expressions of interest through
September 2024. For more information on the World Technology Games
please visit: https://worldtechnology.games/.
About the World Technology Games:
The World Technology Games (WTG) is a global, first-of-its-kind
competition celebrating human ingenuity in Life, Earth, Data and
Industrial sciences. Set to debut in 2026, the annual five-day
event will convene scientists, engineers and innovators from around
the world for a series of cutting-edge competitions, a festival and
a leadership summit that address humanity’s greatest challenges
through technology, passion and purpose. Led by an accomplished
leadership team of global multidisciplinary experts, the WTG will
empower and entertain a worldwide audience by honoring the
unheralded, yet brilliant minds behind today’s greatest
advancements.
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