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The Experience

Three days to put ideas to the test

Learn what The Grand Jam is, how it works, the formats, and the International Award · Houston.

What is The Grand Jam

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The Final journey

Choose where to start: what The Grand Jam is, how it is lived, the formats, and the International Award · Houston.

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What is The Grand Jam

The International Final where the Mars Challenge journey converges.

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How it works

Present, create and connect across three days in Getafe.

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Formats

CHAMP, The Originals and Hack — different paths, same mission.

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Premio Internacional · Houston

International recognition and the horizon that may open in Houston.