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Wear Your Wheels Hackathon
27 Jun - 11:00 AM
London, United Kingdom
Over 65 million people worldwide require a wheelchair to be part of society and live an independent life. The freedom a wheelchair can give depends on how bespoke it. With traditional manufacturing techniques this freedom comes at a price that most people can't afford but new techniques such as 3D printing, CNC milling and laser cutting could change that. It’s already been done for bionic limbs, now why not wheelchairs?
On the 27th June, we're inviting designers, makers and wheelchair users to come together at Machines Room, a makerspace in East London, to use digital fabrication techniques to develop bespoke wheelchair components that respond to a user-led design challenge.
When?Tuesday 27th June, 11am - 7pm
Where?
Machines Room, 45 Vyner Street, E2 9DQ
How much does it cost to attend?
100% Free. Travel grants may be made available in some circumstances, please contact molly.gavriel@disruptdisability.org.
Who can attend?
Anyone! But please let us know if you are a wheelchair user, designer or maker as attendees will be working in teams on the day.
What about accessibility?
Machines Room is an accessible, ground floor venue. There is one wheelchair accessible toilet at Machines Room and another at a gallery across the road that attendees will be able to use.
If you would like further information on access or to reserve parking at the venue please contact Molly at molly.gavriel@disruptdisability.org. Molly is also able to provide directions from accessible public transport and organise taxis - nearby stations are Bethnal Green, Cambridge Heath, Hackney Central and Haggerston.Is lunch provided?
Lunch will be provided. Please let us know in advance if you have any dietary requirements.
Is there anything I need to prepare in advance?
Attendees will be sent a briefing pack prior to the event with further information.
Participants will be working in teams reflecting a mix of skills and experience.
Global AI Hackathon - London
23 Jun - 07:00 PM
London, United Kingdom
Designers, data scientists, neuroscientists, idea generators, and coders in the London area! Are you passionate about artificial intelligence? Hackathon.com invites you to participate in the Global AI Hackathon - London. As part of a global hackathon event, you'll work on your own, or collaborate with a team of like-minded individuals from your community. So sign up now and you'll get to work on an AI challenge to be announced...and compete for terrific prizes.
Startupbootcamp InsurTech Hackathon: Gamification in Insurance
23 Jun - 05:30 PM
London, United Kingdom
What is gamification?
Gamification involves the use of game techniques and elements to influence the behaviors of individuals. The use cases are many and diverse, but most involve prizes and points, competition and/or teamwork and scorekeeping to motivate people to meet specific goals.
Why is gamification important to insurance?
Gamification is a useful practice to engage customers, establish or strengthen brands, educate and train customers and staff, and motivate people to act. Gamification has many customer facing applications, including encouraging customer engagement and improving insurers' relationships with their customers. In addition, it can facilitate customized risk assessment and pricing, and, internally, help insurers encourage boosting sales and service performance.
Benefits & Success Story
Very often, our corporate insurance partners continue to work with individuals and teams that solve their problem statements. Read about one of our hackathon success stories.
Who Are We?
Startupbootcamp InsurTech is the leading accelerator focused on disruptive and collaborative insurance innovation and connecting with startups who have unique propositions that meet the needs of the insurance market. We are located in the heart of London, and we have the support of a global community as well as some incredible corporate partners.
Tasks
You will form a team at the start of the event. You will then work on one of the challenges provided by our corporate partners for 48 hours, and, finally, you will present in front of the judges.
Challenges
Challenge 1 (Product Development)Create a solution that would be able to improve customer behaviour/loyalty through gamification (i.e. driving score), and deduce an individual assessment in real time with this “connected” behavior.
Challenge 2 (Sales & Marketing)Ideate new ways to engage customers through AR/ geo-location.
Challenge 3 (Sales & Marketing)Gamify (using robo-advice) the quote process that allows the insurers to get the same amount of data, supports the clients whilst fully complying with consumer protection regulations in order to strengthen client management efforts and makes it interesting for the customers.
Challenge 4 (Underwriting & Risk Management)Use gamification in the underwriting process to build a risk assessment user interface that is user friendly/structured and could identify potential fraud.
Challenge 5 (Claims)Develop a robo-claim adjuster powered by AI (or smart device) to empathically advise the customer in the event of a car accident, simplifying the claims process, sharing information with other people in real time and increasing customer loyalty.
Challenge 6 (Servicing)In a world where technology solutions are exploding, South Africa is relatively “new” to technology with many users not having access to affordable data or wifi.
Create a way to guide financial advisers to the most useful and efficient digital solutions to address their specific needs - removing confusion due to the options available to them and the lack of confidence when using technology. A guided digital approach can potentially help build trust and confidence with users.
What are the winning categories?
- Best Overall Concept
- Runner Up
- Best Technical solution
Prizes
- Best Overall Concept: £3,000 sponsored by SSP
- Runner Up: £2,000 sponsored by SSP
- Best Technical solution: £1,000 in Amazon vouchers
General Agenda
Details to be announced at a later date
Friday, 23rd June
5:30pm Arrival & Registration
6:30pm Welcome and Agenda
8:30pm Dinner
9:00pm Gamification Workshop with expert Andrzej Marczewski
Saturday, 24th June
9:00am Breakfast served
1:00pm Lunch
7:00pm Dinner
Sunday, 25th June
9:00am Breakfast served
11:00am Test your pitch!
12:00pm Lunch
2:00pm Coders self-assessment session
3:00pm Final Presentations
6:00pm END
Excited? We are too! Sign up before it's too late!
Want to tweet about it? Use #sbchack
FAQs
Who can attend?
Anyone with an interest in our theme! This includes coders, designers, developers, mentors, and observers.
Can I attend if I haven't attended a Hackathon before?
Yes, you most certainly can.
How big can a team be?
Teams can range from one team member to a maximum of 5 people.
What will be provided?
Wifi
Sockets
NOTE: We do NOT provide laptops or computers, so please bring your own and any associated chargers (Don't forget phone chargers too).
Who owns my project and IP?
The individual/group who develops the project is the owner of the project and IP.
Can I stay overnight?
Yes! Showers are also available. Please bring anything you need to make yourself comfortable.
Do I need to bring breakfast/lunch/dinner?
No! There will be plenty of food and drinks throughout the whole weekend. We've got this covered.
But I have a specific dietary requirement...
Not to worry. We will try and accommodate everyone. However do contact: penny@startupbootcamp.org to let her know of your dietary requirements so we can organize accordingly.
Can I start my project on the challenges beforehand?
No. To keep everything fair, all work must be performed during the Hackathon.
Where can I contact the organizer with any questions?
If you have any questions, please e-mail penny@startupbootcamp.org
Event Sponsors
£3,000 for first place and £2,000 for second place provided by SSP.
SSP is a global provider of technology systems and solutions across the entire insurance industry, using our expertise to enable our customers to transform their business and increase their profitability. SSP provides core technology solutions, distribution and trading capability, advanced analytics and solution delivery. Our unique position in the market, including the largest market share of UK e-trading, enables us to provide leading data insight and market access through our Keychoice distribution group. With over 30 years’ experience, our knowledge, talent and technology capabilities deliver innovative results that make us the partner of choice for our customers.
Startupbootcamp InsurTech's Partners
Global Partners
* Sources:
Insurance Journal
EY
17-18 June: #AcornHackAI - Artificial Intelligence Hackathon for Teens | London Technology Week
17 Jun - 09:30 AM
London, United Kingdom
FREE for children on FREE SCHOOL MEALS (please see relevant ticket for more info)
#AcornHackAI will be the best yet and as always we will bring the most incredible A.I. experts and entrepreneurs to inspire you into A.I., share with you what they are developing and challenge you to solve a problem or two.
Watch our trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=byZQPGtvLhI
Follow us on Twitter: @acornaspiration
Be the first to learn about our events and discounts, sign up on our website: www.acornaspirations.com
Become part of our Facebook community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/acornentrepreneurs
Join us on Meetup and learn great skills they don't teach in school: https://www.meetup.com/acorn-aspirations/
Mentors, we guarantee you will learn new skills too: http://acornaspirations.com/leaders-of-tomorrow/
PLACES FOR THIS HACK ARE LIMITED! (You MUST bring your own laptop!)
You will come out of the hackathon with the following:
1. You will meet the experts and entrepreneurs from London's tech scene, who are innovating in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
2. You will meet other teens who are passionate about A.I.
3. You will work with tech mentors and entrepreneurs and learn how to turn your ideas into a basic working version.
Things you will learn:
* How to decide which of your ideas are worth working on
* How to decide what features the user needs to get them from A to B
* How to sketch your ideas
* How to build your idea using rapid prototyping tools
* How to pitch your idea - you will pitch in front of some of London's most innovative start-ups
* How will your idea make money - business models
* Programming courses: 1. Learning Python, 2. How to create a chatbot (Beginner & Intermediate) & 3.How to Programme Amazon Alexa
For further info please email Elena elena.sinel@acornaspirations.co.uk
NOTE to SPONSORS: If you wish to sponsor the event or sponsor X amout of children, please email Elena elena.sinel@acornaspirations.co.uk to discuss details.
AngelHack Global Hackathon Series: London
17 Jun - 09:00 AM
London, United Kingdom
Coders, designers and entrepreneurs in Greater London! AngelHack invites you to sign up to participate in the AngelHack Global Hackathon Series: London. Compete on your own, or collaborate as a member of a team to come up with an idea and turn it into a functioning prototype. You're not limited! You could build an app that delivers positive value to your community, a web site satisfying an unmet financial need, a virtual reality game, or whatever your imagination can conceive.
Augmented & Virtual Reality areas of growth, acceleration and investments
16 Jun - 10:30 AM
London, United Kingdom
The Realities Centre, London's place for Virtual, Augmented & Mixed Reality is thrilled to welcome you at Cocoon Networks this June to review the past 6 months of events and unveil more details on its upcoming accelerator programme as well as discuss its areas of focus. After organising conferences & hackathons on specific verticals where AR and VR those last six months, we will share our views on where we believe they are making a difference in the product & service lifecycle.
Part of the London Tech Week and China-UK Hi! Festival, this event is an opportunity to discuss the impact of VR and AR technologies in what we call the Augmented Product Lifecycle and introduce the theme of our future programmes.
For more information about the entire agenda of the China-UK Hi Festival do not hesitate to visit its dedicated Eventbrite page.
AGENDA
10:30 - Registrations & demos
10:40 - Opening by Thomas Gere, CEO of Realities Centre
10:45 - Review of the last 6 months of events by Amandine Flachs, Events & Coms Manager
11:10 - The Augmented Product Lifecyle and where AR/VR are making a difference, by Thomas Gere
11:20 - How Mixed Reality & AI are helping industrial training, by Tushar Sharma @ Blippar
11:40 - VR medical training by one of the Realities Centre winning team: Anna & Morgan @ Dual Good Health
11:50 - The Augmented Customer Journey by Jasper Squier @ Aisle411
12:00 - Review of AR/VR investments & growth landscape and how the Realities Centre will operate its acceleration programme by Ziv Reichert, Strategy & Operations
12:20 - Demonstrations, networking and exchange
ANY QUESTIONS?
Feel free to get in touch with us for any question and queries at events@realitiescentre.com!
* Please note pictures & videos might be taken during the event for marketing purposes, if you have any issue with that please notify us in advance. *
HackXLR8
14 Jun - 12:00 AM
London, United Kingdom
Startups in the London area! If you're planning to attend London Tech Week, then why not showcase your project at the HackXLR8 2017 hackathon that will be held during the TechXLR8 Expo? HackXLR8 2017 is the ideal opportunity for you to showcase your project and your business model!
Depression - a design hackathon for our times
10 Jun - 09:30 AM
London, United Kingdom
Hackers, designers, healthcare professionals! The XDs (The Experience Design Group) invites you to participate in Depression - a design hackathon for our times! This event will attract a wide variety of professionals in the design and healthcare sectors -- from disciplines including psychology, AI, UX, pharmacology and games design. You'll collaborate in teams including end-users to explore and create a prototype solution to will help people with depression and their friends and family. You'll go from insight to prototype in just 48 hours.
BP-Imperial Hackathon 2017
09 Jun - 06:00 PM
London, United Kingdom
Coders, designers, hackers in the UK! Imperial College Advanced Hackspace invites you to participate in the BP-Imperial Hackathon 2017: Voice Activated Technology. You'll learn all about emerging voice activated technologies and then be challenged to create innovative new ways for BP to use that technology to connect with customers.
First NRF Legal Hackathon
27 May - 09:00 AM
London, United Kingdom
We have partnered with Norton Rose Fulbright to bring you the First NRF Legal Hackathon. This Hackathon is designed to partner students up with lawyers to create applications that you design together. It runs until you can't type anymore, with the awards ceremony the next day Breakfast lunch and dinner will all be caterered for. So make sure to bring your own laptop and most of all, have fun!