Nexans partners with the Edison Innovation Foundation to promote learning and innovation in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) in the U.S.

• Nexans joins as Gold Partner for the Edison Innovation Foundation’s Thomas Edison Pitch Contest, open to students in grades 4 through 12.
• Created in 2010, the contest promotes project-based STEM learning and encourages invention, innovation, and entrepreneurship among students before they get to college.

Paris/Newark, January 24, 2022 – Nexans, a global player in electrification, is proud to announce it has joined the Edison Innovation Foundation, a nonprofit organization that supports the Edison legacy, as a Gold Partner of the Thomas Edison Pitch Contest. Starting January 2022, in the role of Gold Partner, Nexans will co-sponsor the competition with the Edison Innovation Foundation. The annual competition, open to U.S. students in grades 4 through 12, encourages invention, innovation and entrepreneurship. As a Gold sponsor, Nexans will sit on the judging panel to select the team that best incorporates alternative energy in their invention.

The number of students participating in the Thomas Edison Pitch Contest has doubled since 2019 to 540 students representing 84 schools from 24 states. The competition provides students with a unique hands-on learning opportunity to invent a working solution for a problem that they see in the world today and with the supplies to make it happen. To promote entrepreneurship as well, participants are challenged to create a video aimed to sell the product or solution they propose in the first round and a 5-minute elevator pitch to a panel of judges in the final round.

Registration for the Thomas Edison Pitch Contest is open until the end of January and final winners will be announced on May 18, 2022. Learn more on www.thomasedisonpitch.org.

The Nexans-Edison award will spotlight the use of alternative energy in these projects by providing students with wind and solar power devices to include in their projects and awarding the innovative use of that power. By encouraging the comprehension and practice of a more sustainable energy early on in students learning careers, Nexans and the Edison Innovation Foundation can confront climate change and make the shift towards a more sustainable future.