Live pitch finale
12-17 October 2025
The top five teams will pitch their social business ideas from 12-17 October in front of a live audience and judges at WorldSkills General Assembly 2025 in Dubrovnik, Croatia.
Top 5 teams
AstMask
Denmark
Child-friendly asthma mask that simplifies inhaler use
EduGoals ai
United States
AI coach helping underserved rural students with their exams
Glovatrix
India
AI powered sign language interpreter
PaperPods
Indonesia
Creating seed-embedded paper from waste crafted by retired Balinese women
Youth Re:Linked
Canada
Empowering communities to thrive through culture, care, and local leadership
BeChangeMaker 2024 final pitch
The BeChangeMaker 2024 live pitch final took place on 12 September 2024 in Lyon, France in front of delegates at WorldSkills Conference 2024. Check out the recording to see last year’s teams in action.
Key dates
Application open
5 March 2025
Teams selected
6 June 2025
Programme kick-off
13 June 2025
Final pitch in Dubrovnik
12-17 October 2025
Organizing team
BeChangeMaker 2025
Oliver Dubois du Bellay
Oliver is the Partnership Programmes Manager at WorldSkills, which is the global hub for skills excellence and development. He works closely with the HP Foundation on the creation and implementation of BeChangeMaker to offer opportunities to youth for career building and transforming the way we think about social change and the use of skills.
Michal Jirasek
Michal is the CEO of Founderscope and the creator of the Gamified Startup Toolkit. He supports startups, social enterprises, and companies to innovate and optimize their businesses to create positive impact in the world. Michal was the coach for BeChangeMaker 2018.
Ina Progonati
Ina is the HP LIFE Partnership Consultant for the HP Foundation, leading the HP LIFE programme that offers 30 free online courses in 7 languages to build key business competencies. Previous to HP LIFE Ina was a founding member of Global Citizen. With the great support from the HP Foundation, Ina works closely with WorldSkills on the creation and implementation of BeChangeMaker.
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BeChangeMaker 2025
The HP Foundation is a nonprofit, 501(c)(3) organization of HP Inc. It supports technology-related learning, charitable giving, and volunteering programs for underserved and underrepresented communities where we live, work, and do business. Our collection of global giving and volunteering initiatives inspire HP employees to share their time, expertise, and passion to make a difference for others.
WorldSkills has built a movement that is changing the lives of young people through skills. More than 80 Member organizations which reach two-thirds of the world’s population and create measurable impact at every level. They build the confidence of millions of young people, empowering communities and fueling economies. WorldSkills is a movement of change.
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