Devin Dillon, Sr. Director of Partnerships, Technovation speaks with Sonia Tagare at Oracle's Agnews Campus in Santa Clara, CA during Technovation's World Pitch Summit 2019. #theCUBE #Technovation #WomenInTech @SiliconANGLE theCUBE @Technovation https://siliconangle.com/2019/08/27/girls-find-their-voice-at-technovation-world-pitch-competition-worldpitch19-womenintech/ Girls find their voice at Technovation World pitch competition From complex global environmental and social issues to simple games that banish boredom, technology has transformed the way the world works. Although it sometimes seems like magic, technology doesn’t create itself. Great ideas are a dime a dozen. Taking those ideas from concept to market requires knowledge, dedication, and the support of a team. “If you have an idea, not just in technology, you need to be able to understand how to present it and develop … a business plan and how you want others to understand what you’re doing,” said Devin Dillon, senior director of partnerships at Technovation, a global non-profit that equips young women to become tech entrepreneurs and leaders. Dillon and the finalists in this year’s Technovation Girls event, met with Sonia Tagare (@SoniaTagare), host of theCUBE, SiliconANGLE Media’s mobile livestreaming studio, during the Technovation World Pitch event in Santa Clara, California. They discussed the goals of the contest and the stories behind the winning apps (see the full interview and transcript with Dillon here) This week, theCUBE spotlights the finalists of the Technovation World Pitch Girls Senior Group in our Women in Tech feature. Technovation creates problem solvers Technovation is a collaborative program that brings teams of girls, or families, together with mentors. Entrants are challenged to identify a real-world problem that affects the area in which they live and code a mobile app to answer it. The project requires a group effort, with team members encouraged to involve their community, work with local officials, and create flexible solutions that support and incorporate existing resources. “We want to create problem solvers, and problem solvers do a lot of different things in our world, including impact technology,” Dillon stated.