2024-25 Contest Bracket
Announcing the Top 64 Teams
The Brewer Foundation and New York University are proud to announce the “Top 64” teams for the 24th annual International Public Policy Forum (IPPF) – the first and only contest that gives high school students around the world the opportunity to engage in written and oral debates on issues of public policy.
This year’s qualifying round involved submissions from 283 teams representing schools in 26 countries and 30 U.S. states. This is the second-largest year in competition history.
The IPPF would like to thank all of its student competitors for the time you spent researching this year’s topic, “Resolved: Equitable access to pharmaceuticals should be prioritized over protecting intellectual property rights.” The judges enjoyed reviewing your submissions, and we look forward to sharing their evaluations with you in the month ahead.
The judges were impressed with each team's ability to craft a well-researched essay on a complex global topic. Not advancing to the Round of 64 is not a negative reflection of your work – it just speaks to the number of entries, the quality of the essays, and the overall competitiveness of a global field.
Below, you will find a list of advancing teams in alphabetical order. Given that some schools entered more than one essay, the names of the students on the advancing teams are included below.
The Academy of Classical Christian Studies, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Students: Ethan Kazenske, Noah Steves, Elliot Stutes
AfterSkool Learning Centre, Singapore, Singapore (Team 1)
Students: Rupa Kinkara, Liu Kecan, Huo Xi Cheng, Zhang XiaoYu, Amelia Tay Juey Oon
AfterSkool Learning Centre, Singapore, Singapore (Team 2)
Students: Woon Tien Eu, Chiara Jane Wee, Jasper Wong Yankai, Nay Wun Thant, Ryan Yao Xin Cheng
Akademeia High School, Warsaw, Poland
Students: Luke Bakic-Pawlak, Aleksander Korobowicz, Emilia Kosiorek, Oliwia Czarnecka
Alpha Co, La Crescenta, California
Students: Michael Kim, Aiden Uyeunten, Eric Oh, Jayne You
Alpharetta High School, Alpharetta, Georgia
Students: Dyumna Pandey, Kevin Maliakal, Kailash Muthukumar, Derek Baek, Varun Gajulapalli, Srinidhi Karyampudi, Julia Liu
Arizona College Prep High School, Chandler, Arizona
Students: Divya Natarajan, Jishnu Nayak, Aanya Venkat, Rohan Vallamshetla, Samyak Duggirala, Suhayb Zahid
Amity Regional High School, Woodbridge, Connecticut
Students: Janet Fan, Linda Chen, Luke Lamour, Emma Imanov, Chloe Wang, Shreya Viswanathan, Kruthinimilya Nandam, Astoria Turner
Artemis Debate, Shanghai, China
Students: Bruce He Peiyang, ZiMing Ren, Lezhi Freya Zhang, Yang Tianbao, BoJia Fu, Yanxi Jin
BASIS International School Shenzhen, Shenzhen, China
Students: Yufei Catherine Zou, Hening Emma Guo, Mengchen Max Liu, Fengtian James Li, Tianmai Ryan Xiao
Bergen Debate Club, Fort Lee, New Jersey
Students: Sahaj Bhandari, Ethan Huang, Aarav Motivala, Pranav Vanga
The Blake School, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Students: Clara Stamm, Michelle Pham, Ani Bhardwaj, Raiden Chen
Blue Valley High School, Stilwell, Kansas
Students: Ava Aslinia, Vanee Pattani, Varun Rastogi, Akhil Reddy
Brentwood College School, Mill Bay, BC, Canada
Students: Sienna Gulevich, Tighe Kramer, Aiyanna Michaud, Ginevra Scagliarini
The British International School Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Students: Adithya Arangan, Shyaam Nanthan, Eric Benito Blat
Carmel High School, Carmel, Indiana
Students: Akshat Kannan, Brandon Li, Jack Miller, Ryan Sharp
Carroll Senior High School, Southlake, Texas
Students: Tanya Kuriakose, Amber Lin, Nethra Tummalapalli, Anushka Velala
Cornerstone Collegiate Academy of Seoul, Seoul, Republic of Korea
Students: Chae Young Kim, Choeun Lim, Hoonsung Lee, Junhyuk Jang, Yeseul Choi, Seo Young Lee
Cranbrook School, Bellevue Hill, NSW, Australia
Students: Gus Robinson, Tommy Jacquett, Oscar Xing
Damien Memorial School, Honolulu, Hawaii
Students: Sam Atuatasi, Jethro Bumanglag, Nalani Dela Cruz, Caitlin Hallares, Lauryn Paloma, Laylah Patton
The Davidson Academy of Nevada, Reno, Nevada
Students: Aadi Patwa, Garam O'Brien, Kentia Kalanaki, Melody Song
duPont Manual High School, Louisville, Kentucky
Students: Sivani Babu, Arjun Sharma, Victoria Fu, Aalya Jha
EEC Debate, North York, ON, Canada
Students: Terrence Zhu, Keerti Joshi, Jeffery Liu, Angela Wu, Ava Dong
Ethos Academy, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Students: Ann Wang, Hannah Li, Jade Wang, Sarah Li
Evergreen Debate Institute, Walnut, California
Students: Cindy Chen, Ashley Lim, Andie Martin, Michael Meng, Selina Zhang, Daniel Zheng
Future Leaders Program, Dallas, Texas
Students: Maya Alvarez, Marian Cuenca, Lindsey Rodriguez, Shruti Sharma
The Golden State Academy, Fremont, California
Students: Saanvi Goyal, Anushree Samsi, Armaan Sharma
Grand Oaks High School, Spring, Texas
Students: Alana Rosado, Parker Russo, MaKaila Ott
Hathaway Brown Upper School, Shaker Heights, Ohio (Team 1)
Students: Ayanna Ahuja, Xiang Fang, Ellie Su, Emily Xie
Hathaway Brown Upper School, Shaker Heights, Ohio (Team 2)
Students: Jessie Zhang, Shrividya Regadamilli, Areesha Nouman, Haasini Sanisetty, Aanya Lakireddy, Siya Lakireddy
Ivy Bridge Academy, Johns Creek, Georgia
Students: Abigail Kim, Brandon Yoo, Claire Park, Andrew Lao, Leo Leger, Nachiket Hegde, Angela Wu, Roy Kim, Rik Tapaswi, Ayati Yadav, Samuel Choi, Ted Park, Vincent Lin, Vivian Chen, Vedant Kalipatnapu, Ayanna Das, Jiin Choi
Jasper High School, Plano, Texas
Students: Aashna Bhakkad, Collin Cui, Abhay Harika, Lillian Liang, Zayd Mahmud, Anoushka Rai, Goutham Ronanki, Joshua Wu, Esther Zhao, Jessica Zhang
Jayshree Periwal International School, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
Students: Eva Bothra, Ahsash Agarwal, Lakshya Mutha
Kealakehe High School, Kailua-Kona, Hawaii
Students: Archer Ankrum, Amberly Berger, Kai Greenlee, Zachariah Smith, Kenta Vanderpool, JackOwen Zarley
Lynbrook High School, San Jose, California
Students: Om Modi, Bolang Zhu, Juno Hong
Navi Debate, Closter, New Jersey (Team 1)
Students: Jiahn Hong, Brandon Koo, Ian Choi, Yongjoo Cho, Pritish Turagam, Eugene Choi, David Park
Navi Debate, Closter, New Jersey (Team 2)
Students: Angela Tan, Charles Lee, Ian Kim, Lonnie Moon, Stanley Hu, Gloria Chang, Lua Lee, David Ahn
Neev Academy, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Students: Shenaya Bhattacharjee, Taashvi Aggarwal, Suhani Agarwal
North Allegheny Senior High School, Wexford, Pennsylvania
Students: Kaartic Muralidharan, Eric Peng, Kelly Tai, Aayushi Vardhan, Samuel Xiao
Notre Dame High School, Sherman Oaks, California (Team 1)
Students: Riley Apice, Tedric Josef Nino Saguros, Scarlett Snoke
Notre Dame High School, Sherman Oaks, California (Team 2)
Students: Sophia Demayo, Cailyn Paredes, Jay Vizzie
Notre Dame San Jose High School, San Jose, California
Students: Viraja Shivhare, Arushi Shah, Janani Janakiraman, Yulong Gong, Aanya Bhardwaj, Aanya Ramaswamy
Nova 42 Academy, Pasadena, California (Team 1)
Students: Quinlan Iwasaka, Cherry Zhang, Ashley Heo
Nova 42 Academy, Pasadena, California (Team 2)
Students: Sourya Chilukuri, Jaden Vibberts, Madeline Lee
Orlando Science High School, Orlando, Florida
Students: Srihitha Doddi, Anushka Patni, Melena Pressley, Namita Shah
Oswego East High School, Oswego, Illinois
Students: Kassandra Nicole Coloma, Sheza Khan, Avery Ku, Emma Ku, Andrew Medrano, Daiwik Muralidharan
Outschool, Spokane, Washington
Students: Greenlee Smith, EK Thomas, Vivien Kyle, Max Chandler, Andy Jackson, Valor Eberlein
Peak to Peak Charter School, Lafayette, Colorado
Students: Ramshreyas Mangu, Aadi Sobti, Tanush Shekhar, Saatwik Das, Owen Widmar
Pine-Richland High School, Gibsonia, Pennsylvania
Students: Mackenzie Mercuri, Brooke Deegan, Sanika Das, Ian Hurt
Plano West Senior High School, Plano, Texas
Students: Advaita Ayuluri, Yang Bai, Ryan Chang, Arrman Kapoor, Kate Liu, Anuj Lohtia, Sasha Morel, Jaival Patel, Rishya Vemireddy, Ryan Xu
Potomac Oak, Rockville, Maryland
Students: Christopher Tang, Cooper Li, Grace Li, Katherine Xue, Zack Lam, Zayd Patel
Ronald Reagan High School, San Antonio, Texas
Students: Carralena Furtek, Mannat Dhillon, Emma Patel, Ujala Patel
Rowland Hall, Salt Lake City, Utah
Students: Andrew Murphy, Aiden Gandhi, Eli Hatton, Emery Lieberman, Isabella Utgaard, Sofia Drakou
Saint Paul Preparatory Seoul, Seoul, Republic of Korea
Students: Bill Cho, Erica Lee, Seah Jin, Seungmin Oh, Victoria Hwang, William Kim
San Marino High School, San Marino, California
Students: Winston Chou, Sarah Tran, Davis Liang
Slovak Debate Association, Bratislava, Slovakia
Students: Miriam Baricová, Michal Bodnár, Samuel Čengel, Ema Donátová, Patrik Ilenčík, Veronika Kováčová, Lea Pálešová, Matej Styk, Sofia Tomášiková
Solon High School, Solon, Ohio
Students: Falak Dahiya, MingHao Gu, Ria Isayas, Sophia Shong, William Stella
Strake Jesuit College Preparatory, Houston, Texas
Students: John Yates, Justin Wen, Jason Zhao, Daniel Guo
Upper St. Clair High School, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Students: Nikhita Thakuria, Priyaharshini Sivakumar, Pari Varshney, Mana Barimani, Maxim-Levi Shevchenko
The Westminster Schools, Atlanta, Georgia
Students: Ismini Vasiloglou, Sona Nandwana, Victoria Yan, Sarah Wang, Ravi Parikh
Westwood High School, Austin, Texas (Team 1)
Students: Raghav Laxminarasimhan, Dhruv Patil, Brijnandan Saranu, Hersh Singh, Ian Xu
Westwood High School, Austin, Texas (Team 2)
Students: Chaaya Annamreddy, Sristi Guduru, Amrita Josyula, Saanvi Mittal
William Lyon Mackenzie Collegiate Institute, North York, ON, Canada
Students: Hoang Quynh Anh Duong, Nathan Wang, Milena Mofrad, Gabrielle Bourgeois
William Mason High School, Mason, Ohio
Students: Adhya Duggal, Anish Mutyala, Anushka Doshi, Sahana Srikanth, Santhosh Rajan, Sanvi Jha
Advancing teams will receive an e-mail with additional information.
You can click here to see a PDF of the IPPF bracket, which includes the pairings for the written rounds of the competition and notes the side (affirmative or negative) assigned to each team.
The “Top 64” teams will now compete in a single-elimination, written debate tournament. Teams will continue to debate the topic, “Resolved: Equitable access to pharmaceuticals should be prioritized over protecting intellectual property rights.” Essays will be volleyed back and forth via e-mail, and judges will select the advancing teams. This format continues until the final eight teams emerge. Those teams earn an opportunity to compete in the oral debate finals in New York City for the $10,000 grand prize!
For those teams that did not advance, your evaluation forms and certificates of participation will be mailed to you in the coming month.
On behalf of the Brewer Foundation and NYU, thank you to every team and student who submitted an essay!