Presented to Ginni Rometty, Chairman, President, and CEO
IBM Corporation 

IBM has a strong tradition of exemplary corporate citizenship and a deep sense of responsibility to communities where they do business. IBM’s corporate citizenship strategy integrates their full range of technology resources and expertise to find solutions to global societal problems. IBM leverages its greatest asset – its employees skills--to make the solutions effective.  Combined with industry expertise, the company looks at deploying integrated solution donations that also include customized software, hardware, consulting, and cash donations to make the solutions effective. The company’s key priority issues are education, particularly science, engineering, technology and math (STEM); entrepreneurship, job creation, and local economic development; healthcare; the environment; disaster response; and select human services for the most disadvantaged communities. 

Smarter Cities Challenge is at its core a partnership with cities. IBM works with cities from the application process, through preparation and execution of each engagement.

Presented to James Prokopanko, President and CEO
Mosaic 

As a global leader in crop nutrition, The Mosaic Company sits at the nexus of two of the world’s most pressing problems: food security and water scarcity. To fulfill the company’s mission of helping the world grow the food it needs, Mosaic has a responsibility to bring its financial resources, innovative spirit, and expertise to the table through strategic partnerships with innovative organizations. Mosaic addresses these issues with three focus areas: food, water, and local community investments.

The Mosaic Villages Project works with its implementing partners to develop culturally relevant agricultural and community interventions: the Institute of Rural Research and Development (IRRAD) in India, HELPS International in Guatemala, and Millennium Promise in Africa.