List of hackathons in Genk, Belgium in 2016

Pentaho data integration and business analytics professionals! Attend this year's Pentaho Community Meeting (PCM2016). Participate in the PCM2016 hackathon to build and present impressive solutions with PDI, Mondrian or CTools.

AI hackers! Are you competitive and do you like programming and artificial intelligence? Think you can build a winning, unbeatable robot? Then The Ultimate RoboCode Tournament is the event for you! Participate and demonstrate your creativity and technical expertise! You can work alone, but ideally, you will collaborate with one or more like-minded techie in teams of 2 to 3.

Innovators, entrepreneurs, fashionistas, developers, graphic designers! Have an idea that could change the way we experience technology combined with clothing? Do you have an idea around smart textiles, wearables, retail or sustainability? Is your idea one that could impact the global retail system? Participate in FashTech and test your idea with real potential customers, receive coaching from experienced entrepreneurs and industry professionals, and win prizes that will help you take your venture to the next level!

Developers, hackers, artists, designers, psychologists, and marketers! Consider a new Netherlands, where from 2019, the management of the whole physical environment has been merged and simplified into one Environmental Planning Act. But now technology is needed to help realize the goals of this new law. Come participate in the ‘Redesign the Netherlands in 48 hours’ hackathon and create ideas to make the Netherlands more pleasant and livable! You will work with data from the province of North Brabant, Municipality of Eindhoven and DataLand to solve one of four specific challenges.

It's Virtual Reality time for tech developers, business profilers, industry experts, game programmers, makers, UI/UX designers, artists, animators, storytellers. etc. Come participate in the B2B VR Hackathon and create B2B virtual reality solution prototypes for Health, Commerce, Real Estate, and Data Visualization.

University students! Interested in banking and finance? Come and participate in the Reply Risk & Regulatory Hackathon and collaborate on a business case which addresses the simulation of a bank. The business case will simulate the evolution of a troubled European Bank entering resolution. You'll be asked to analyse data, work with the resolution organisations and make decisions in real time.

If your dream is to not only to play but invent your own video games, then join the fellows of coding school to learn how you can write stories for your characters and then actualize your dreams into real 3D games! Receive help from professionals in the industry as you build your own game over the course of a weekend.

If you are a resident of Brussels, you will have noticed that transportation has become increasingly complicated. If this concerns you then come out and attend the Mobility for All of Brussels hackathon by MolenGeek! The goal is to find solutions for all those who are impacted by the lack of mobility in Brussels as well as meet real challenges for people with disabilities.

Blockchain is the hottest new thing in the world of virtual banking, and there is no better service to power your blockchain app than HyperLedger. Join field professionals as they discuss the entry requirements and bottlenecks to implementing a HyperLedger system, network within the financial tech community, and learn more about other improvements in the field.

Fintech professionals in Belgium! You're invited to participate in the Brussels edition of BNP Paribas Fortis International Hackathon 2016. This is international hackathon takes place simultaneously across 8 cities, spanning from San Francisco to Istanbul. During 48 hours, teams work on real-life challenges, in fierce competition, to create game-changing solutions. Collaborate to unlock creativity and apply breakthrough solutions to real-life situations in order to make life easier for BNP Paribas customers. Go to the expert tips page for information on hackathon participation!