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PROGRAMMES
Teen Tech Summit
Grace3's annual hands-on technology event for Philadelphia students, held at Franklin Field at the University of Pennsylvania.
5th annual
2025 edition
250+
Students attended
3
Hands-on tracks
Franklin Field
University of Pennsylvania
THE EVENT
A day inside the technology that runs a city.
The Teen Tech Summit is Grace3's annual hands-on technology event in Philadelphia, held at Franklin Field at the University of Pennsylvania.
The 2025 edition was the fifth annual summit, on July 17, 2025, and brought more than 250 public middle and high school students together with the technology, the people and the agencies behind public safety and critical infrastructure.
It is delivered through community organisations, including the Philadelphia Police Athletic League, the NOMO Foundation and We Love Philly.
WHAT STUDENTS DO
Three hands-on tracks.
Tactical robotics
Hands-on time with ground robotics and the systems responders use in the field.
Virtual reality and AI
Immersive sessions showing how AI and simulation are used in training and operations.
Every track is designed to be touched, not watched. Students operate the equipment with instructors from the agencies and companies that use it.
THE IMPACT PARTNER NETWORK
Built with the organisations that do the work.
The summit is delivered with an impact partner network spanning industry, public safety and education.
Skydio
Philadelphia Police Department
Verizon Frontline
Drone Cadets
Axon
PennGSE
LiveU
PoliceReports.ai
JetSolutions
WHY IT MATTERS
Access and a wider workforce.
The summit exists to put career-path technology in the hands of students who would not otherwise encounter it.
It exists to widen the pipeline into public safety, aviation and the drone economy.
YEAR ARCHIVE
Where the summit has been.
2019
Philadelphia Navy Yard
2022
Science History Institute
2023
Science History Institute
2024
Franklin Field, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
2025
Franklin Field, University of Pennsylvania
READ THE STORY
Field notes from the 2025 summit.
Soaring to the Future: The 5th Annual Teen Tech Summit Draws 250+ Students to Franklin Field
Read the story →EXPLORE BOTH PROGRAMMES
Two ways to open access to technology.
PARTNER WITH US
Bring the summit to your students.
Community, school and agency partners can bring the Teen Tech Summit to more students.