The Impact Hackathon

Sponsor: Smith School of Business Impact Investment Initiative

Start Time:  12 Noon (EST)

Launch Date:  January 7, 2022 (noon)

*Finalist presentations at Finposium conference (4pm January 14, 2022)

Steps to the hackathon after registration:

1. Hackathon starts at noon (Jan 7) by zoom where the instructions and details of the subject matter and data will be released to teams. 
2. Come alone and join a group or bring your ready made group (max 6 people).
3. Research the hackathon problem (Jan 7 to Jan 12). 
4. Email your pitch deck (PPT) (Jan 12 by noon).
5. Present your hack to the judges and let them review your brilliant ideas.
6. Finalists present 7 minute verbal pitch at the conference. Choose one team member to present (on Jan 14, 2022 at the end of the conference at 4pm). 
7. Get ready for awards  for finalists (including fame, glory, job offers, eternal bragging rights, etc...).  
8. Awards: Gold, Silver, Bronze, Lithium
9. Any questions please reach out to us.  Hope to see you there!

• Intense and awesome!
• Brainstorming to come-up with solution in unprecedented situation with limited resources and lack of data   
• It was a good initiative and platform to great mind people and brainstorm to get a solution to help the social cause.   
• I like diverse participation.   
• I had an amazing team!
• It was a great opportunity to try some new skills in a new way.   Collaborating with great people on  solutions for a critical issue with tremendous complexity.   
• Being able to discuss the current issues with others with different professional background
• Bringing various other resources together to come up with the solutions 
• Ability to come together to discuss problems 
• Chance to think more deeply about problems and solutions   
• Helped understand the impact of COVID-19   
• Brainstorming, listening and learning from other teams ideas.   
•  It was an amazing experience   
• Brainstorming on real issues that affect everyone at a time like this.   Learned a lot from my group and from the presentations of other groups. Lots of really smart people and very many practical ideas. 
• Truly honored to have been part of it. 
• I look forward to the next one!