The 2023 Hackathon
What to expect:
Sponsor: Smith School of Business Impact Investment Initiative
Start Time: 8pm (EST)
Launch Date: January 2, 2023
*Finalist presentations at Finposium conference (4pm January 6, 2022)
Steps to the hackathon after registration:
- Hackathon starts at 8pm by zoom where the instructions and details of the subject matter and data will be released to teams.
- Come alone and join a group or bring your ready made group (max 6 people).
- Research the hackathon problem (Jan 2 to Jan 5).
- Email your pitch deck (PPT) (Jan 5 by 9pm EST).
- Present your hack to the judges and let them review your brilliant ideas.
- Finalists present 5-7 minute verbal pitch at the conference. Choose one team member to present (on Jan 6, 2022 at the end of the conference at 4pm).
- Get ready for awards and prizes for finalists (including fame, glory, job offers, eternal bragging rights, etc...).
- Awards: Gold, Silver, Bronze
- Any questions? Please reach out to us. Hope to see you there!
Feedback from Past Participants - 4.5 out of 5 stars
- 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!
Prior 2022 Awards
2022 Hackathon Winners
Congratulations!
Gold Medal Award Winners
Gavin Lei
Lana Wong
Yao Lionel Koffi
Silver Award - Tie
Gary Chan
Paul Chiocchio
Gabryela Gooding
Okky Rijanto
Salma Aboulenain
Silver Award - Tie
Somak Banerjee
Satish Nallamala
David Jeyam
Shanmuga Sundara Vignesh Manikam
Bronze Award
Ishika Vimal
Jimmy Leong
Jayati Mody
Priyal Batheja