As the general manager for Poland, the country which will be hosting the Worldwide Finals for Imagine Cup in 2010, it was with interest that I attended the event in Egypt this year. Imagine Cup is an absolutely unique global competition which gathers young and talented enthusiasts of technology together to present their many fantastic projects and applications of technology.  Many of these are not only very innovative and carry commercial value but they also address actual social problems today. I do believe that these students are the leaders of the future.

I am also amazed at the energy of this event. Cairo, with all the talent and inspiration represented during the event, is truly a bright spot. I simply cannot wait until the next year, when Poland will host world final. We feel very privileged and honored to have an opportunity to host Imagine Cup finalists next July in Warsaw.

But before we reach Imagine Cup 2010 with finals in Poland, I want to capture the excitement in the run-up to the finals being announced (I was of course keeping my fingers crossed for all the finalists but particularly, and no surprise, for the students from Poland).  Nonetheless, I wish to congratulate all the teams who participated in the Worldwide Finals of the seventh edition of Imagine Cup. I know how big an effort they made in order to qualify to these finals in Egypt. In my mind, for this alone, they are all winners!

See you in 2010 in Warsaw!

Jacek Murawski, General Manager, Microsoft Poland