List of hackathons in Chelmsford, United Kingdom in 2017

Data scientists, coders, business thinkers, designers, creative types have participated in the MCreate 2017 – Connected & Autonomous Vehicle Hackathon, where they were faced with five connected and autonomous vehicle challenges! If you're interested in connected and autonomous vehicles, Transport Systems Catapult invites you to attend the Showcase Final, where the top three teams from the hackathon will pitch their final project solution for the chance to win great prizes including £2,000 in cash.

Discover the Home of Fintech Startups Date: 12th July Time: 16:00 – 18:00 Where: Rise London – 41 Luke Street, Shoreditch, EC2A 4DP  Tour our amazing custom-built space for Fintech start ups. Enjoy a cool beer and delicious food while you get to know us  Discover Europe's largest FinTech collaborative workspace Find out how to become part of a network that spans 7 locations around the globe See how you could fit into our highly engaged community of Fintech pioneers Discover how we can help you work with our corporate partners across the Barclays network Let us welcome you to the Home of Fintech in London. Rise provides the opportunity for us to work together, share ideas more effectively, and work towards a common goal: to create the future of financial services. Come and rise to the challenge with us. About Rise London: Rise London: The home of FinTech.  Rise, created by Barclays, brings together from across the world a carefully curated community of FinTech startups, along with our corporate clients and other experts, to work on Barclays’ customer and business opportunities and together help to create the future of financial services. At Rise, Barclays co-creates new products, services and platforms along with our startup partners.  We partner with leading corporates, investors and industry experts across seven sites internationally in: New York, Manchester, Mumbai, Cape Town, Vilnius, London and Tel Aviv.  In each location, we operate multiple programmes for open innovation, including the award-winning Barclays Accelerator, powered by Techstars.  These programmes facilitate rapid engagement between Barclays and the Rise FinTech community, leading to the development of new models, long-term financial solutions, and the creation of valuable relationships that make the communities and markets we serve flourish. Rise London will house more than forty FinTech companies, along with banking and technology teams from Barclays, and will serve as a gathering place for leaders in the FinTech and venture capital communities. Rise London will play host to more than 200 hours of learning, workshops, hackathons and networking on a monthly basis. @ThinkRiseLDN      #HomeOfFinTech      www.thinkrise.com

Lunch and Learn  Join us for lunch as we bring together the top minds in the industry to munch over the hot technology topics in FinTech.  Each session, a speaker will present to the group over lunch. Speaking about their journey, the technology topic or about their company.  Today: APIs – The Bridge Between Banks and FinTech Date: 11th July Time: 12:30 – 14:30 Where: Rise London – 41 Luke Street, Shoreditch, EC2A 4DP  Learn how Barclays works with APIs. Meet the Barclays API team.  To join the discussion sign up here!   About Rise London: Rise London: The home of FinTech.  Rise, created by Barclays, brings together from across the world a carefully curated community of FinTech startups, along with our corporate clients and other experts, to work on Barclays’ customer and business opportunities and together help to create the future of financial services. At Rise, Barclays co-creates new products, services and platforms along with our startup partners.  We partner with leading corporates, investors and industry experts across seven sites internationally in: New York, Manchester, Mumbai, Cape Town, Vilnius, London and Tel Aviv.  In each location, we operate multiple programmes for open innovation, including the award-winning Barclays Accelerator, powered by Techstars.  These programmes facilitate rapid engagement between Barclays and the Rise FinTech community, leading to the development of new models, long-term financial solutions, and the creation of valuable relationships that make the communities and markets we serve flourish. Rise London will house more than forty FinTech companies, along with banking and technology teams from Barclays, and will serve as a gathering place for leaders in the FinTech and venture capital communities. Rise London will play host to more than 200 hours of learning, workshops, hackathons and networking on a monthly basis. @ThinkRiseLDN      #HomeOfFinTech      www.thinkrise.com

Build the future, over the weekend.  For the 4th Annual Fintech Week we're preparing our largest hackathon to date. The challenges will be live shortly. It could be anything from "creating a better mortage experience" to "apps for a cashless society".  Teams will form at the kick off event on Friday, July 7th. At Cocoon Networks in Moorgate. Each teams needs at least one developer. Coding isn't the only skill you need to win. On Saturday morning, teams will regroup and begin working on thier project. You have until 11pm at the venue (This is not an overnight event). On Sunday morning we regroup again at Cocoon and polish up the concepts, prototypes and begin preparing presentations. At 3pm, teams present to judges and winners are announced shortly after all teams have presented.  Winners will be given the official scorecard in advance to ensure that everyone is on the same page. The winning teams will recieve a small cash prize (£2000) and present their concept to the full audience at London Fintech Week. Get Involved: Winning teams will be judged on concept originality, feasibility, level of development and appropriate use of required API or technology. The potential is also there to take the concept to live to prototype with our sponsors.  Click here for more information on London Fintech Week 2017. Schedule: Friday Jan. 20th: Kick-off 18:00 Doors open19:00 Kick off + warm-up19:30 API Presentations (TBC)20:00 Fire pitches of ideas20:30 Ideas Speed-Dating21:00 Drinks / Nibbles 22:00 End of Day 1 Saturday Jan. 21st: Kick-off 9:00 Breakfast10:00 Stand-up13:00 Lunch14:00 API/Tech Workshops (TBC)20:00 Dinner21:00 Relaxation22:00 End of Day 2 Sunday Jan. 22nd: Demo Day 9:00 Breakfast10:00 Stand-up + Pitch Practice13:00 Lunch14:00 Hacking ends15:00 Demos17:30 Award ceremony18:00 Cocktail + End of day 3  Rules:  Teams are limited to 3-5 participants.  All projects submitted must be partially coded during the event. The use of open-source code and APIs are exempt from this coditioned. Teams are to present the projects they registered at the begining of the event. Any deviation must be approved by the organizers. Be respectful - Any behavior or presentation that objectifies or belittles others will be halted, with the presenters immediately disqualified and removed from the event.  Above all - Have fun!   Ticket Types: Developer - For those who code and will participate in the event. Non-Tech Participant - Non-technical participant who would like to join a team. Mentor - Senior experts who would like to provide support for teams. Demo Day Ticket - For non-participants who wish to be present at the Demos on Sunday, July 9th from 2pm.   

The Africa Tech Day is a  2-day Fintech Hackathon where teams will form and create solutions to the challenges facing the continent. This year, the focus is on Fintech! Teams will chose one of the following challenges to solve: https://www.africatechday.co.uk/challenges Each team will get a chance to be coached by industry leaders. Exciting prizes are up for grabs, as well as great networking opportunities during the evening pitch. Find a cofounder, meet someone new, or simply learn a new skill that stretches you beyond your usual 9-to-5. DETAILS WHERE: 7 & 8 July LOCATION: Wayra UK  PRIZES: 750 £ Cash prize, Fast-track to Wayra  Accelerator programme, 1 to 1 with CEOs. TICKETS: 15£, 10£ (Students) Night pich : Free - Saturday 8 July 2017 - 6:30 pm FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT THE WEBSITE: https://www.africatechday.co.uk/ GET IN TOUCH: info@angelusconsulting.co

A follow-on event from the Start-Scale-Grow workshops. We are changing our event next week (Thursday 6th July) to a more personalised drop-in session, with a chance to meet with us on a one-to-one basis for advice on how we can build a mutually benefitial relationship with guest lecturing opportunities, hackathons, courseworks and interns. There will still be refreshments, so pop in between 5pm and 8pm for a chat and a snack. After the Start-Scale-Grow wrap-up sessions in July, we will run an all-bells-and-whistles networking session in late August. Hope that suits everyone, and maximises our combined potential! Chris, Danusia, Carrie, WashadLondon Coaching Practice

Interested in human resources and employee experience? Always wanted to participate in a hackathon but don't have a technical background? We'll you're in luck! Award-winning professional and tech services provider FDM Group invites you to participate in an Employee Experience Hackathon. You'll get the chance t collaborate, innovate and design how "employee experience" can add real value for businesses and maybe even disrupt HR's traditional approach. No coding is required -- all your solution concept will be designed using "Post-It!" notes.

Thursday, July 6th 2017 9:00 am - 5:00 pm: Developing Smart Contracts Audience: Software Engineers & Developers (If you're not a developer, there's an executive workshop available on July 14th. CLICK HERE for more details). Applied Blockchain Lab is an instructive programme designed to promote the knowledge of Blockchain where people can learn and interact with one of the fastest growing disruptive technologies today. Hosted by one of the most experienced teams in the industry, having delivered 15 blockchains projects to both startups and corporate clients, this is a great opportunity to learn from real world experience. If you have existing coding skills, come join us in a unique lab day at our office in Level39, where you can get involved in a hands-on development experience in our Blockchain smart contracts lab environment! This session will provide the basics in a small group setting. The aim is to allow attendees to learn what it takes to code and some of the underlying principles of Blockchain. This session is great if you plan to join the Fintech Week Hackathon (July 7-9). Space is limited so book early! Agenda: 09:00 - 10:00 Introduction to Blockchain for Developers10:00 - 11:00 Projects, Use Cases and Ideas11:00 - 12:00 Introduction to Ethereum Smart Contracts12:00 - 13:00 Break13:00 - 14:00 Introduction to Hyperledger Fabric14:00 - 17:00 AB Lab: Hands-on Workshop Applied Blockchain has been building Blockchain solutions for the past two years and is one of only four start-ups featured by Gartner in it's 2017 Global Blockchain Report, with 15+ solutions delivered to both start-ups and enterprises across a range of industries. Requirements: Bring own laptops. Github account.

HackerNest Tech Socials are a fun, relaxed way to connect with your local tech community. Atmosphere: chill, friendly, unpretentious, agenda-free (no sales pitch), and brimming with Ultra Smart People.  Follow us on Twitter and Instagram, like us on Facebook, hi-5 us in person!   The typical Tech Social agenda:   - folks arrive, grab drinks, socialize   - quick announcements, thank sponsors   - back to chatting   - head home, exhilarated from great conversations!     *** HackerNest Tech Socials are Entry by Donation - any amount appreciated. No amount is too little! If a cash donation is too restrictive, please join us anyway – just let us know at the door. ***   SPONSOR: Sponsors make this growing movement possible, so we treasure and build deep, long-term relationships with the companies that endorse us. We're always looking for new friends! Please email sponsor@hackernest.com.   VENUE: OVH LONDON Innovation is Freedom Site: https://www.ovh.co.uk  We're on the lookout for easy to access offices with space that can fit our audience (standing-room only). Please email info@hackernest.com if you’d like to host a Tech Social! COMMUNITY PARTNERS: If you’re a Community or Meetup group looking to promote an event or discount for HackerNest members, please email ryan.sykes@hackernest.com. About Us: HackerNest is an international nonprofit uniting local tech communities through unpretentious Tech Socials and hackathons. We cram lots of smart, accomplished people into a room and get them talking to one another. Our relaxed, down-to-earth events attract a diverse and highly technical membership. Strict 'no-scuzzbag' policy. Want to volunteer at our HackerNest Tech Socials? Visit http://hackernest.com/volunteer/ for more information and to apply!   

The Future of Work continues to be the hottest topic of conversation as advances in technology and the emergence of new industries are dramatically changing our working environment across the board.  Data analytics, automation, social media, our new communication channels and the rise of flexible working are among the developments in the way we work, that will undoubtedly continue to change in the coming years.  We're delighted to host this thought-provoking Future of Work Bootcamp and bring you a fantastic range of speakers to inspire, challenge and confront what the future arena looks like.  You’ll hear from key individuals who are experts in their respective fields of work including artificial intelligence, digital transformation, entrepreneurship and consulting to name a few,  who will take us through their experiences and our journey into the future working world. The bootcamp will cover: The context of 'The Future of Work' and the key messages that are being delivered. An insight into what the future looks like for start-ups as well as the corporate world. How tech is changing the workplace and its impact - a world with automation. Advice and discussion: future-proofing yourself. Speakers: Ed GreigChief Digital Disruptor, Deloitte  Ed is the Chief Disruptor at Deloitte Digital, helping clients to think disruptively and also disrupting Deloitte itself. His role is to work with new technologies to demonstrate where they can be used effectively by building minimum-viable products or proofs of concept that support a case for further investment by quickly and inexpensively showing tangible benefits. He has led teams on a variety of pioneering projects in virtual reality (VR) and 360° film, as well as in 3D printing, machine learning, augmented reality (AR) and the Internet of Things (IoT). Ed also introduces new ways of working, with practical workshops that challenge the clients’ thinking about their organisations and the future, as well as internal and client-focused hackathons. Luciana Carvalho Founder & Managing Director, Se3 Solutions Learner, maker, systems thinker, innovator and tech evangelist, Luciana splits her time between growing the Realities Centre London — a new innovation space, incubator and academy for B2B/enterprise VR, AR, MR and AI — and Unfold UK, supporting diversity and inclusion in 'XR'. Passionate about VR/tech ‘for good’ and ‘human tech’, she carries ongoing research on the possibilities and challenges immersive tech presents for neuroscience, unconscious bias and cognitive behavioural change. Combining 5+ years’ experience in creative strategy, digital marketing and business development at award-winning/early stage startups, her forté lies in evangelising the practical impact of future technologies and communicating complex ideas down to easy-to-grasp digestible chunks. She was elected one of Code First Girls ‘25 Ones to Watch’, 'Top 5 Female Role Models in the Tech Industry', and Virtual Perceptions' 'Heroes of VR' in 2016. Luciana has a MA/BA Law (Tripos) degree from Cambridge University, MA (Hons) International Business and Project Management Specialisation from HULT Business School, and International Law, Systems Thinking & Leadership from Harvard Extension School. Simon Gratton Founder & CTO, CTO Advisors An award winning CDO, CTO & IT strategist combined with a slice of ‘data and digital artist’ plus a passion for making the complex simple, Simon has a track record of ‘getting to the point’ through pictures and making the journey fun. Prior experience as a Chief Data Officer and Chief Technology Officer on digital transformation initiatives across Banking, Insurance, Logistics and Management Consulting with Startup experience in the InsureTech space. Simon has twice been awarded Information Age UK Data 50 status (2016/2017) and Computer Weekly UK Tech 50 Rising Star in 2015 and was also British Computer Society Fellow in 2016. He has a passion for driving business change and innovation using information as the strategic asset and a proven history of ‘building’ multifaceted teams using innovative recruitment and training mechanisms. Simon is an experienced corporate keynote speaker and global industry ‘blogger’ and has created more Powerpoint presentations, whitepapers and thought-leadership concepts than previously thought humanly possible. Join us for this hands on evening bootcamp with plenty of opportunity to speak to relevant individuals, meet like minded fellow students and have some light refreshments along the way! *Birkbeck Students only*