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submissions for jury evaluation. Cheat Code: From Idea to Global Success
The Finals featured prestigious recognitions, Their insights enriched the competition,
including the Grand Prize, Semi-Grand Prize, offering valuable guidance to innovators
Best Invention Awards, and Special Awards aiming for market impact and sustainable
from Canadian and international delegations. growth.
Award packages were shipped worldwide in A Decade of Global Innovation
September, and winners were invited to share Reflecting on ten editions, iCAN has become
photos with their awards for the creation of an more than a competition – it is a global plat-
iCAN 2025 Tribute Video and Group Photo Col- form uniting inventors, researchers, and en-
lage scheduled for release in December 2025.
trepreneurs. It provides opportunities to ex-
Inspiring Keynote Presentations pand networks, foster collaborations, and
This year’s program also included keynote promote innovative solutions on an interna-
sessions from distinguished speakers: tional scale.
• Howard Lim (USA): From Invention to Enter- As the event marks its 10th anniversary, iCAN
prise – Aligning Brand, Business, Marketing, 2025 stands as a testament to the enduring
and Sales for Scalable Success spirit of creativity and innovation. The next
• Jeffrey Dobkin (USA): Tips and Techniques: edition, iCAN 2026 – “The 11th Edition,” will
What I Have Learned About Selling Inventions be held on August 29, 2026, continuing this
Over the Last 40 Years legacy of inspiring global inventors.
• Mike McFarthing (Canada): The Inventor’s For more details and the full results of iCAN
2025, visit: https://www.tisias.org/

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