Cheer on our finalists as they compete for cash prizes totaling $30,000 to support new and innovative ideas that relate to the environment (comes from, inspired by, or directly impacts nature). Join us on May 19, 2026, as our finalists present their pitches to the university community and San Diego’s business and industry leaders.
The Triton Sustainability Challenge, now in its fourteenth year, is a business competition focused on fostering creativity and bringing to the spotlight commercially promising, environmentally focused technologies generated by the finest minds at UC San Diego. Supported through the generosity of The William and Kathryn Scripps Family Foundation Inc., the program is presented through a partnership of the Rady School of Management, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, and the Jacobs School of Engineering.
Please join us at 5:30 PM at Scripps Seaside Forum!
Agenda:
5:30 – Welcome reception
5:45 – Opening remarks
6:00 – Finalist Pitches
7:15 – Awards announced
7:30 – Dessert reception
