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Samsung hosted a 3-day incubator program in Milan to uncover next generation of ideas to help society.
Milan, Italy – November 4, 2025 – Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. is proud to announce the winners of the inaugural Solve for Tomorrow European Competition, a ground-breaking initiative designed to empower young innovators to address pressing global challenges through technology and creativity. Held for the first time in-person, the competition brought together ten finalist teams from across Europe, culminating in the selection of five winning teams.
The event, hosted in Milan, attended by 60 participants, featured a dynamic showcase of ideas, workshops, and cultural activities. The finalists were joined by experts from Samsung and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) present as part of the joint initiative, Together for Tomorrow, Enabling People, aimed at engaging younger generations and creating a positive impact in the world through sport and technology. The experts mentored the teams to highlight the positive impact of youth-led programmes combining sport and technology to potentially solve societal issues. The Sport&Tech theme reflects a shared commitment of Samsung and IOC to inspire young people to become changemakers by combining the unifying power of sport with cutting-edge innovation, which also aligns with the IOC’s Olympism365 strategy, which leverages sport to promote sustainable development.
The Winning Teams and Their Innovations
Curastep Raye & Sarah (UK). A Smart IoT biometric shoe to empower diabetes patients with foot problems to stay active.
Liova, Evan & Simon (France). A eco-designed power bank using components from old devices.
My Hormone, Petra & Zóra (Hungary). A comprehensive educational resource on female hormonal balance, addressing gaps in public health.
SkillFIT, Alicia & Gabriel (Germany). An AI powered platform focusing on improving fairness physical education in schools
VisionNex, Jakub & Jakub (Czech Republic). Affordable smart glasses to translate visual scenes into spoken descriptions to empower visually impaired people to be more active in their environments.
Samsung Electronics Chief Marketing Officer for Europe, Benjamin Braun and Samsung Electronics Italy’s Head of CRM and Media, Cristina Mangiarotti, shared valuable leadership insights and essential skills for their future projects.
The finalists were also supported by the IOC Young Leaders, Berber Swart, Sofia Bonicalza, Nicolo Di Tulio and Paul Bayetwho worked with students to strengthen their storytelling and pitching skills. The IOC Young Leaders programme is one of the IOC’s flagship initiatives designed to empower young people to drive positive change through sport, reflecting IOC’s mission and the Olympism365 framework.
5 Samsung Solve For Tomorrow Winners alongside (from the right Simon Sung, President and CEO Samsung Electronics Europe & on the left Louis Kim, President Samsung Electronics Italy, Daniel Park, Head of People Team Samsung Electronics Europe and Benjamin Braun, CMO Samsung Electronics Europe
“We are thrilled to see the incredible talent and creativity demonstrated by these young innovators”, said Benjamin Braun, Chief Marketing Officer, Samsung Electronics Europe. “The Solve for Tomorrow competition is a testament to the power of technology in driving positive change. We are proud to support these young innovators as they work towards creating a better future for all”
President and CEO of Samsung Electronics Europe Simon Sung said, “I am very proud that Europe is hosting the first ever regional Solve For Tomorrow competition. I am passionate about supporting the Olympism365 principles and the brilliant young people across Europe that are our future leaders. We want to grow participation in Solve For Tomorrow to create more opportunities like this in the future”.
“Olympism is not only about competition; it is about building a better world through sport,” said Ollie Dudfield, Associate Director of Olympism365 at the IOC. He congratulated Samsung for the Solve For Tomorrow programme and the Sport&Tech collaboration with the IOC, noting that “our shared vision through initiatives like Olympism365 empowers young people to use sport and innovation to tackle global challenges.” Dudfield encouraged participants to be proud of their journey, adding that “together, we can help create a healthier, more inclusive and better-connected world.”
The Winning Teams
“We had a lot of fun meeting new people and exploring Milan during the European Solve for Tomorrow competition. It’s been incredible to win with CuraStep. We can’t wait to see what’s next!”CuraStep
“We were so excited to take part in Solve for Tomorrow European competition. If you believe in what you do and invest yourself fully, it will come True!” Liova
“We have dreamt of reaching the top five with our My Hormone project since the moment we stepped into the European finals. Seeing our ideas come to life and sharing this moment with everyone who believed in us is an incredible feeling”. My Hormone
“When students feel seen, they start to believe in themselves and if you really believe in yourself, you can achieve anything. Just like we did with our idea SkillFIT at the European Competition.” SkillFIT
“This was an amazing experience. It was great to hear other finalists from all over Europe and we are proud that our idea of AI powered smart glasses for the blind was selected among the 5 winning ideas.” VisionNex
All ten finalists took part in a three-day series of workshops and pitches in Milan.
About Samsung Solve for Tomorrow
The Solve for Tomorrow initiative encourages young innovators to develop creative solutions to global challenges using technology. The European competition marks a significant milestone in Samsung’s commitment to fostering innovation and empowering the next generation of leaders.
For more information about Solve for Tomorrow in the UK please visit: https://www.samsung.com/uk/solvefortomorrow/
Gopichand Hinduja, the billionaire head of Britain’s richest family, has died aged 85.
Hinduja died on Tuesday in London after a long illness, according to reports.
The low-profile Hinduja family topped the Sunday Times Rich List this year with a collective net worth of £35.3bn, thanks to their sprawling business interests across banking, oil, real estate and entertainment.
Gopichand Hinduja, nicknamed “GP”, co-chaired the family business with his older brother Srichand, who died in 2023.
The brothers moved to London from India in the 1970s, where they continued to build the Hinduja Group. It now employs more than 150,000 people worldwide.
The family empire expanded via a series of big acquisitions including the 1987 purchase of the Ashok Leyland group, which included parts of the defunct British automotive business British Leyland. The group also bought Gulf Oil from the US oil company Chevron in the 1980s.
Gopichand Hinduja was embroiled in controversy in 2001 when it came to light that he had written to Peter Mandelson, a government minister at the time, about obtaining a UK passport for his brother Prakash.
The brothers also donated £1m through their charitable foundation to the Millennium Dome project in London, which Mandelson was then overseeing.
A spokesperson for the family confirmed Gopichand Hinduja’s death to Bloomberg.
The brothers’ late father, Parmanand, began trading carpets, tea and spices in 1914, in a part of what was then British India but is now Pakistan. He later took the business to Iran.
The family’s London home is an 18th-century mansion on Carlton House Terrace, overlooking St James’s Park and close to Buckingham Palace. Their property portfolio also includes the historic Old War Office (OWO) building in Whitehall, which they have turned into a luxury development.
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The OWO development – in which one four-bedroom flat sold for more than £40m – should under planning rules contain 8,000 square metres of affordable housing – enough for 98 flats.
However, Westminster city council agreed to allow the Hinduja family to develop the building with no affordable housing after their agents claimed that it would “not be economically feasible” to do so.
Gopichand Hinduja is survived by his wife, Sunita, and their two sons Sanjay and Dheeraj, and their daughter, Rita.
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