List of hackathons in Rabans Lane Industrial Area, United Kingdom in 2019

Welcome to the first edition of Starter Weekend, happening at the heart of London! The weekend will comprise of two hackathons, happening on Saturday and Sunday, as well as talks, workshops and a networking event on Saturday.  Our goal is to incentivize participants to pursue their entrepreneurial objectives, while offering resources to help them in their journey. Attendance is free for all events. If you are interested in taking part in a hackathon, please refer to the links below. RSK Hackathon - Positive Impact on Society (£2,500 prize) London Design Hack (£1,000 prize) Hackathon attendees do not need to register on this page, the hackathon tickets are enough to confirm your participation for the talks and workshops. Speakers: Eddy Travia, CEO at Coinsilium Emil Lassen, CEO at Project Access Anthony Beaumont, Operations Director at Stake Zero Ventures Michael Guard, IEN London On Yavin, CEO at Cointelligence Alex Terenda, Product Manager at Messly, Startup Advisory at London Blockchain Labs Mark Yeo Tee Shen, Co-founder at ExplorR Yakko Majuri, Founder at BlockchainBH, Visiting Scholar at IGTI John IV, Project Lead at London Blockchain Labs Alexander Lempka, CEO at Genki Solutions *More speakers will be announced in the following weeks. Workshops: Ethereum & Smart Contracts Product Design & UX Networking night (Saturday, 18:00):  Attendees of the hackathons, Saturday events and our speakers will be able to network and get to meet potential partners/co-founders. Some drinks and snacks will be provided. If you are not attending a hackathon but wish to take part of the events on Saturday, please register through this page. 

Hackathon - Combining models to optimise gait assessment Saturday 2nd of March 11:00-18:00 Queen Mary University of LondonMile End CampusRoom = G27 (Engineering Building) Schedule 11:00-12:00 Arrival, Registration and Refreshment 12:00-12:20 Introduction (day and the database) 12:20-12:40 Meet and Greet12:40-17:00 Open Interactive Group Work on Curated Database 17:00-17:45 Presentations of gait assessment models developed 17:45-18:00 Rounding Up and Prize Hand-over Refreshments available throughout the day to keep energy levels high!

RSK, Genki Solutions and KCL Business Club are pleased to announce the first RSK Hackathon - Positive Impact on Society. PRIZE POOL: 1 BTC (3,500$ as of writing - to be distributed amongst the winners) Our sponsors will also offer smaller prizes which will be announced during the weekend. The event will be held at Bush House, King’s College London, and is open to all inspired hackers who wish to participate in creating impactful blockchain applications. You must have some prior knowledge of blockchain technology to participate.  We are looking for those who are eager to learn and recommend reading up on the technology in advance of the hackathon. We expect participants to have prior knowledge of development or a strong blockchain background (if non-technical). You can instead participate in one of our two other events happening on the same weekend: London Design Hack Starter Conference At the hackathon, hackers will have the opportunity to take part in smaller events happening on Saturday, including talks from founders in the blockchain space and a smart contract workshop.  Hackers are encouraged to use RSK’s platform for cross-blockchain operability and will have the opportunity to get hands-on guidance from RSK’s team during the weekend. However, this is not compulsory. Pitches will take place on Sunday afternoon. The schedule will be published in the coming weeks. Snacks and drinks will be provided and there will be no overnight stay. The prizes will be announced soon. About RSK RSK is the first open-source smart contract platform with a 2-way peg to Bitcoin that also rewards the Bitcoin miners via merge-mining, allowing them to actively participate in the Smart Contract revolution. RSK goal is to add value and functionality to the Bitcoin ecosystem by enabling smart-contracts, near instant payments and higher-scalability. About Genki Solutions Genki Solutions is a London-based consulting firm specialised in helping traditional and established companies enter the blockchain space. We also assist blockchain start-ups in the structuring of their project through first-hand assistance and dot connecting on a global scale. Genki Solutions also helps companies engage with a student audience, hosting and co-hosting events like hackathons, conferences, university talks and more. About KCLBC We are one of the largest societies in London, serving King’s students across a range of industries, from investment banking to exciting new start-ups. Events and activities that we organise have three key aims: Inform – we keep you updated with the many different career paths out there, whatever your degree and interests. Educate – we provide the specific skills and training you need to progress your knowledge. Connect – we provide opportunities to network with key companies, as well as other students who one day could be your colleagues. Friendly reminder: bring your own laptop & chargers! Partners: RIF RIF OS (Root Infrastructure Framework Open Standard)  is a suite of open and decentralized infrastructure protocols that enable faster, easier and scalable development of distributed applications (dApps) within a unified environment. Coinsilium Coinsilium is a venture builder, investor and advisor, supporting early-stage blockchain technology companies and the digital token economy. Tokenomi Tokenomi is an ICO advisory firm with its main presence in Asia (Singapore, Bangkok, Hong Kong) launched by a crypto veteran with experience in investing in crypto startups and cryptocurrencies since 2013. Work on Blockchain Global blockchain agnostic hiring platform for developers, designers, product managers, CTO's and interns who are passionate about public and enterprise blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies. Yellow YELLOW is building the future of Blockchain with seed investments, mentorship, software solutions and advisory (STOs, token economics, legal, banking, marketing, fundraising and listing) as our core offerings.  BlockchainBH BlockchainBH is a project focused on expanding the reach of blockchain technology in Brazil. We are involved with the development of customized decentralized solutions and education around the technology, hoping to strengthen the DLT ecosystem in Brazil to pave the way for impactful projects. London Blockchain Labs LBL is a non-profit and our mission is to empower the students, entrepreneurs, businesses and policy-makers of today to be the world-changers of tomorrow. MESG Build applications connecting any technologies. Dvision Tech Technical and business consultancy with a focus on decentralized protocols. Please direct any questions you may have to yakko@blockchainbh.com.br

Genki Solutions, Minfo and KCLBC are proud to announce the London Design Hack 2019. Design the UI / UX of a mobile app.

A collaborative, community driven project by Pivigo (proud sponsosrs of S2DS) and Microsoft How will the Crossrail line change London? In December 2019, London will unveil its newest Crossrail line cutting journey times for many commuters. Using public transportation, housing, and geographic datasets, participants are asked to explore the impact of this new line on London. You are encouraged to think outside the box to come up with models and visualizations that answer questions about the effects of the Crossrail line. For example;How will the Crossrail line affect London’s traffic problems?What is the potential time-savings, if any, of daily commuters? What effect, if any, will this have on housing prices? Datasets Pivigo will provide datasets from TFL, National Rail, and the City of London, hosted on an Azure platform Tools The datasets will be hosted in a Azure data lake, access and support to Azure hosted ML SDKs, Jupyter notebooks, and VMs will be provided. Participants are free to use their own resources. Who are we looking for? We invite anyone from beginner to advanced in the field of data analytics and data science to participate. Participants can be students, faculty, government workers, members of NGOs, or industry members. We welcome both teams and lone wolves. It is beneficial if you can code. Prizes 1st place prize for the best visualisation, 1st place prize for the best predictive model and 1st place prize for the best insights For more information visit the Pivigo hackathon page https://www.pivigo.com/hackathon 

Are you interested in solutions that help make it easier for organisations and initiatives to do healthcare business in Africa? Medical and non-medical people are welcome. Community workers, developers, entrepreneurs, artists, educators, business professionals, students, everyday people and more! The Kopfadeyemi Fellowship invites you to participate in the African Healthcare Hackathon 2019. Your team The team will present your solution to an expert jury for the chance to win the challenge prize and potential seed-funding money.

Techies in and around London! Are you interested in the application of technology to make urban parcel deliveries more sustainable? You're invited to apply to participate in the very first ParcelHack. Come and design an innovative solution that helps address the impacts of last mile parcel operations on the Environment, Energy, and Fuel Consumption, or on Congestion, Infrastructure, and Land Use. Compete for cash prizes and the chance to make your idea a reality with CitySprint's think-tank.

Work on Blockchain are proud to present to the London developer community a technical deep dive on Decentralised Exchanges conducted by Harry Wright.  Abstract To be confirmed but in the meantime you can register to secure your place.  Presenter: Harry Wright  Harry is a software engineer based in London. His passion for blockchain began in 2016 after reading Mastering Bitcoin by Andreas Antonopoulos, which quickly led to an interest in Ethereum and all things crypto. Previously worked as a senior Ethereum Engineer at Totle, a decentralised exchange aggregator, where he spent most of his time developing smart contracts and backend systems. Prior to joining Totle, he worked on the innovation team at Calastone, a fintech company, where he developed a blockchain-based distributed platform for mutual fund transactions. Harry is a senior mentor and a core member at Work on Blockchain monthly developer bootcamp. With a background in embedded systems, Harry is currently finishing a part time Masters in Computer Science at the University of London. Prerequisite: - since this is a technical deep dive, you must come from a technical background - If you are a complete beginner in blockchain development, please attend our monthly developer bootcamp first and we will get you up to speed in no time. View details here: https://www.eventbrite.com/o/workonblockchaincom-12888307012 About Work on Blockchain Work on Blockchain is a global hirirng platform for technical professionals aimed at the blockchain, DLT and cryptocurrency space. The platform launched on September 2018 and now have over 200+ vetted candidates looking for work and the number of active candidates are increasing daily, most with strong commercial blockchain experience. The platform is a valuable hiring tool to companies in search for technical experts in a “short supply and high demand market” having attracted the attention of smart blockchain developers, software engineers, researchers, architects and CTO’s from across the world. Check out the website on www.workonblockchain.com  Follow us on social media: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/work-on-blockchain/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/work_blockchain Sign up to our newsletter on www.workonblockchain.com to stay up to date on all our future FREE developer workshops, bootcamps, hackathons, deep dives and developer conference. Actively looking for work or looking to hire technical talent? Let us become your hiring partner and sign up to our hiring platform today.

Join us to learn more about community energy in London: Hear from existing projects being developed through the London Community Energy Fund. Learn more about the carbon offset funds - and how we can apply them to our projects! AGENDA 6-7pm - Carbon Offset briefing by Jon Buick, GLA 7-8pm - Members' Meeting:  1. Welcome from the Chair 2. Review of previous meeting minutes and action points 3. Governance update 4. LCEF update 5. Post-FiTs Hackathon & Smart Export Guarantee consultation 6. Events update 7. AOB

TechHub London are delighted to welcome to our stage Tiago Paiva, Founder and CEO of TalkDesk, for a Fireside Chat + Q&A hosted by TechHub Founder and CEO Elizabeth Varley. Over the past seven years, Tiago has scaled Talkdesk from 10 employees to over 500 and has crossed major industry milestones including reaching 100 million calls. Talkdesk has grown from an idea born from a Twilio hackathon to the leader in the cloud-based call center software space, a member of the Forbes 2017 Cloud 100 and the youngest company ever to be named a visionary in Gartner’s CCaaS Magic Quadrant. Tiago has now taken TalkDesk's valuation to $1b, achieving unicorn status in just seven years, and will be talking with us about the journey he's been on scaling TalkDesk, as well as taking your questions. Talkdesk Enterprise Cloud Contact Center empowers companies to make customer experience their competitive advantage. With enterprise-class performance and consumer-like ease of use, Talkdesk easily adapts to the evolving needs of sales and support teams and their end-customers, resulting in increased customer satisfaction, productivity and cost savings. Over 1,400 innovative enterprises around the world, including Discovery Educationand Peloton, rely on Talkdesk to power their customer interactions. Learn more and request a demo at www.talkdesk.com. Event Schedule 12.00pm: Event opens  12.10pm: Welcome and Fireside Chat with Tiago Paiva and Elizabeth Varley 13.00pm: Audience Q&A 13.30pm: Event close Notes We reserve the right to refuse entry to any person, for any reason. You are responsible for your appropriate behaviour at TechHub events, and this includes enjoying alcohol in moderation only. Anyone behaving inappropriately will be asked to leave.