Cisco invites young women to enter the international Internet of Things (IoTWorld) Forum: Young Women’s Innovation Grand Challenge. All Game Changers, Innovators, Rule Breakers, Leaders (GIRLs) age 13-18 are welcome to participate.

The aim of the challenge is to recognize, promote, and reward young innovators as they come up with new uses for Internet of Things technologies.

By 2020, it’s estimated that 50 billion devices will be connected to the Internet. With this growth comes the opportunity to foster innovation, especially among tomorrow’s entrepreneurs and executives.

The forum is meant to inspire, creation of an original idea that can better peoples’ lives, create new business opportunities, or increase efficiencies in the following industries: education, energy, healthcare, manufacturing, retail, transportation, or smart cities.

To submit an original idea by May 18, visit cs.co/iotgirls.

Ten winners, announced on July 30, will be awarded cash prizes. The first prize winner will be awarded $20,000, four second prize winners will receive $10,000 and five third prize winners will win $5,000 each.

Entries can be for an individual or for teams.

To learn more, email iotchallenge@cisco.com