List of hackathons in Hong Kong in 2018

Join the first event seeking to explore ways in which cooperatives can join the digital economy in Asia. We invite interested citizens, policymakers, designers, IT professionals, media and legal scholars, representatives of cooperatives, unions, and non-governmental organizations to “Sowing the Seeds: Platform Cooperativism for Asia” to be held at the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK), September 28-29, 2018. Working language of the conference will be English. For the first time, participants from across Asia, the Pacific Rim, and beyond will meet to discuss how the platform model, rooted in the principles of broad-based ownership and democratic governance, could come to fruition in Asian countries. Participants will analyze the on-demand economy. Platform co-ops will exchange best practices. A collaboration between the Chinese University Hong Kong and the Platform Cooperativism Consortium at The New School in New York City, this event is focusing on the following questions: — Global and local contexts: How can the seeds of platform cooperativism spread across Asia? What are the local needs when it comes to worker voice, democratic governance, and fair pay? — Success stories: In Asia, how can platform co-ops succeed in sectors such as care work, food delivery, transportation, and translation? — Cooperatives: In Greater China, India, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, Indonesia, and Southeast Asia, how could cooperatives of various forms meaningfully join the digital economy and empower workers, women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities, and others? — Finance: How to start a platform co-op? How to finance it? — Governance: How to secure democratic decision-making among distributed workers? — Openness and Transparency: Why fighting for cooperative data ownership and a diversified digital economy is at the heart of this work? — Intersections: How the commoning movement and platform co-op movement may cross-fertilize? — Policy and Sustainability: How to improve the regulatory environment to secure the long-term success of cooperative business models of Asia? The information-packed conference will address the above questions while facilitating dialogue and collaboration across geographical, cultural, and sectorial boundaries. Preceding this two-day event, there will also be a “Co-op Hackathon 合作松” during September 26-27, 2018. The hackathon will bring together co-op member-owners, IT programmers, graphic designers, and digital media analysts from across Greater China (mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong). The goal of this hackathon, focusing on projects in the local communities of Hong Kong and South China, is to inspire collaboration between co-ops and technical circles. Please contact us directly if you are interested in this part of the event. Details and registration for the Co-op Hackathon: http://caa-ins.org/archives/2739 Getting to the Conference Venue: http://www.cuhk.edu.hk/english/university/visitors.html

Due to inclement weather conditions caused by the Super Typhoon Mangkhut, the Global Youth Health Summit and Hackathon 2018, has been rescheduled to the following weekend, September 22 - 23 at the Hong Kong International School, Hong Kong. Please read carefully as details of the the event have changed:   The Summit and the Hackathon will now be one combined event starting 1pm on Saturday, Sept 22 till 10am on Sunday, Sept 23.      From 1 - 5pm on Saturday, Sept 22, attendees will be introduced to the issues surrounding youth and mental health through a keynote presentation, panel discussion and experiential learning activity.    After a brief break, we will move directly into the second phase of the event, #MDJrHack.  Attendees not interested in participating in the Hackathon are welcome to leave at this time.    Inspired from the perspective gained from the first part of the event, Hack participants will work through the night to create innovative digital solutions. #MDJrHack will end at 10am on Sunday, September 23.  Due to the schedule changes, all participants are required to update your GYHS registration HERE    We are excited about this opportunity and hope you are still able to join us.  A detailed email with instructions on directions, dress code, meals and what to bring will be sent to all registered participants.  _____________________________ What is a hackathon? A hackathon is a creative problem-solving event during which people come together to transform ideas into reality. As a part of hackathons, contributors devise a means for change (local, global, business, community, etc.), all via technology. These events attract students and professionals with interests in leadership, technology, and teamwork to create an impact on their societies.  They learn and collaborate on software and hardware projects. Most importantly, you can look forward to amazing guest speakers, networking opportunities, helpful workshops, skilled mentors, learning (of course), fun, and great food. Teams present their products in short pitches at the end of the hackathon. At the Global Youth Health Summit & Hackathon - 2018, we will be hosting two optional seminars, Coding 101 and ‘How to Give an Elevator Pitch’, to help teams create and give successful pitches. What should a hackathon team look like? A successful team involves entrepreneurs, marketers, data scientists, web developers, and UI/UX designers. Therefore, while the nature of the word ‘hackathon’ tends to drive inexperienced coders away from the event, hackathons in fact require multiple fields of study and provides participants a great networking and start-up opportunity. Over the course of just one day, you and your team will have the opportunity to create something potentially world changing. What is the problem we want to solve? Approximately 1 in every 5 youth aged 13–18 (21.4%) experiences a severe mental disorder at some point during their teenagehood. Teens struggle to deal with the stigma surrounding mental health disorders, often leading to hiding these real medical problems. Why should you participate? #MDJrHacks is a great opportunity for you to work with new people, network with professionals, and create something that could make the lives of thousands better. If that’s not incentive enough, the top four teams will receive bragging rights and prizes! Community Service Requirements Community service hours will be awarded to registered and attending youth participants as part of the Global Movement #YouthNow to drive awareness for Youth Mental Health. Total number of hours awarded vary for Hackathon, Conference and Volunteers.  Official certificates will be issued.  FAQs: Who can attend? We welcome professional, college and high school participants. If you are interested please register above.   What about food? We will provide dinner and breakfast for participants, as well as snacks throughout the event. What should I bring? Any form of ID (HKID, passport, or school ID) is necessary to participate in the hackathon, so please do not forget to bring yours.  Most hackathon participants work all-night or sleep very little throughout the event. Therefore, although not absolutely necessary, we recommend all participants to bring basic toiletries and maybe a sleeping bag. Besides that, bring your computer and any other hardware you may use during the hacking, and most importantly, bring your sharp mind! What if I don’t have a team? If you don’t have a team, don’t worry. If you register as an individual, there will be plenty of time for team-building and project ideation at the event. What if I don’t know how to code? Coding is not an essential hackathon skill, and successful teams will often consist of a variety of members who bring different skills to the table. That being said, we will be holding a brief Coding 101 seminar at the beginning of the event. What about hardware? While you are welcome to bring some of your own, we will be providing basic hardware (such as Raspberry Pis and Arduinos) at the event.  

BREAKING NEWS: Due to inclement weather conditions caused by the Super Typhoon Mangkhut, the Global Youth Health Summit and Hackathon 2018, has been rescheduled to the following weekend, September 22 - 23 at the Hong Kong International School, Hong Kong. Please read carefully as details of the the event have changed: The Summit and the Hackathon will now be one combined event starting 1pm on Saturday, Sept 22 till 10am on Sunday, Sept 23. From 1 - 5pm on Saturday, Sept 22, attendees will be introduced to the issues surrounding youth and mental health through a keynote presentation, panel discussion and experiential learning activity. After a brief break, we will move directly into the second phase of the event, #MDJrHack. Attendees not interested in participating in the Hackathon are welcome to leave at this time. Inspired from the perspective gained from the first part of the event, Hack participants will work through the night to create innovative digital solutions. #MDJrHack will end at 10am on Sunday, September 23. Due to the schedule changes, all participants are required to update your GYHS registration HERE We are excited about this opportunity and hope you are still able to join us. A detailed email with instructions on directions, dress code, meals and what to bring will be sent to all registered participants. Thanks! TEAM #MDJunior | #GYHS | #MDJrHack Students MDJunior is excited to host its second youth leadership conference, Global Youth Health Summit 2018, on September 22-23, 2018 at Hong Kong International School. The theme of the conference is “Youth and Mental Health”.  The aim of the Summit is to bring together youth (high school and above) from all major schools and colleges of Hong Kong with leading professionals from the fields of healthcare, service, government, media and other organizations, to empower youth voice in the area of mental health.   Over the course of the Summit, youth attendees will be empowered through keynotes, panels, and workshops with local and global leaders to have their needs understood and their voices heard. This is an invaluable opportunity to build critical leadership skills, foster new partnerships, learn about the issues surrounding youth mental health, and the role of young adults, such as yourself, in mental health. Our goal is to achieve impact, scale, and visibility. Our Background MDJunior (MDJunior.org) is a student-run non-profit organization with a singular goal to “Empower Youth in Health through Selfless Service.”  In eight years, the organization has grown to over 45 chapters worldwide in the US, Honduras, UK, India and Hong Kong, with a network of nearly 4500 students and 500 dedicated professionals.     This Summit builds on the tremendous success of MDJunior's first leadership conference, GYHS 2015, held at Emory University, Atlanta, USA, inspiring over 150 youth and their families. At the #YouthinHealth Conference, MDJunior convened over 100 distinguished youth from more than 20 schools/colleges, 19 sponsors/exhibitors, and 12 exceptional speakers from world-class organizations like the CDC, Emory University, Rollins School of Public Health, and Forbes 30 under 30, among others.  Why should you participate? The conference is open to students in Grade 8/Year 9 and above as well as interested faculty. Aside from being something that will stand out on your resume, you will receive an enriching leadership and educational experience. #GYHS2018 is a unique opportunity where you will learn from esteemed leaders from a wide variety of industries through keynotes and panel discussions, as well as workshops. For those who are also looking to pursue the field of healthcare in the future, this is a fantastic opportunity! Students who participate in both the Hackathon and Summit will earn MDJunior’s Young Fellow certification. Participants in the Hackathon can also earn credit for service hours. Complimentary lunch and T-shirt provided. Unfortunately, we cannot accommodate dietary restrictions. Participants with dietary restrictions are advised to bring their own food.

Hi travel tech enthusiasts,  SIA AppChallenge is back for its 2018 edition! Singapore Airlines is on a hunt for the next generation to take ideas and innovation in the digital aviation and travel space to daring new heights - are you the one we are looking for?Join the inaugural roadshow of 2018 at the Hive Sheung Wan to get dibs on the reveal of this year's challenge statements, prizes, and connect with industry leaders over dinner and drinks!  Check out the AppChallenge here.  Programme 18:30 Registration  19:00 Welcome address and the introduction of Singapore Airlines AppChallenge 19:15 Speakers sharing: Future of Traveltech in Asia, Personalisation in Travel, etc. 19:30 Panel discussion + Q & A 20:00 Networking and Dinner  Speakers Kevin Kwa Assistant Manager, Digital Innovation Lab, Singapore Airlines Having had a taste of both the corporate and startup worlds, Kevin has embarked on a new challenge to help kickstart innovation in Singapore Airlines. His experience working at another Singapore giant DBS, as well as his years running both a social enterprise and marketplace startup, has put him in good stead to foster intrapreneurship in the world’s number 1 airline. A former digital nomad and a serial hackathoner, Kevin believes the future of travel lies in creating a truly unique experience for each traveler through personalization. Vimal K Rai HK Chapter leader of Travel Massive  Vimal is a world traveler, having lived in 8 different cities, and he now runs a boutique consultancy from Hong Kong, that prioritizes excellence in customer experience in the aviation and travel retail domains. He has worked with several airlines, both as an employee and as a service provider, and for the last 3 years has also mentored 4 startups across Europe, India, and SEAsia. He is fascinated by the impact of technology on consumer behavior and believes the key to truly personalized and transformative customer experience lies in being able to “join the dots” strategically, from end to end, and across all business verticals, firmly putting customers first, front and center. Moderator Johannes Jaeger Business Developer APAC of Agorize Asia  Originally from Germany, has been living around the Asia Pacific for over ten years. His journey in the TravelTech space started in 2015 with the founding of his first startup - a peer to peer foreign currency exchange company. An active hacker, he and his team won the world's largest hackathon: AngelHack, organized Europe's largest hackathon: Junction and the largest hackathon in Greater China: hackUST. Returning to his passion (Travel) he spent 18 months engineering Hack Horizon (www.hackhorizon.com) – the world’s first TravelTech hackathon on a plane, which he co-founded to extend the innovation runway beyond the hackathon and break siloes within the travel and start-up ecosystem.  What's more, apart from the awesome speakers? Free food, beer, and wine! About the venue the Hive is Asia’s widest network of coworking spaces, where a community of entrepreneurs, start-ups, and creative businesses strive. Currently, we have locations in Hong Kong, Saigon, Singapore and Bangkok with Tokyo, Taipei and Melbourne opening at the end of 2018. Our spaces are beautifully designed and we offer a range of hot desks and stylish private offices to rent flexibly by the week, month or year. We combine our spacious and bright interiors with a laid-back garden terrace in the heart of bustling city districts. By joining the Hive, you become part of a vibrant community of like-minded and inspiring people. Our memberships include access to all of the Hive locations worldwide and the events that we host, making the Hive network the perfect place to build new connections, collaborate and be part of a creative community.  Join us in creating the trend for the most innovative ideas to take off!!  

Smart City Challenges. Connect the Dots.  >> Big Data | IoT | Blockchain  CHALLENGE STATEMENTS  1. Smart Mobility Challenge by Hitachi Vantara Develop a prototype that improves the transportation and /or logistics For example, your team can build applications including, but not limited to, intermodal transport optimization system, demand and supply matching, etc. 2. Smart Environment Challenge by GetLinks Develop a prototype that improves our environment using relevant datasets (e.g. weather, air quality, etc.). For example, your team can build applications including, but not limited to, smart energy monitoring app, air quality detection and control device, waste management system, etc. 3. Smart Living Challenge by Datum Develop a prototype that utilize Datum platform – The Data Marketplace powered by Blockchain Sample applications: Email Receipts, Financial Data, KYC Document Storage, Tokenizing Consumer Data for Enterprise, etc. Details: https://datum.org/ Note: A prototype can be a standalone software, web, mobile app, hardware, IoT application, game, and among other electronic format. A prototype is not a PowerPoint-like presentation. During the final pitch, live demonstration is necessary. In addition to using the provided datasets, your team are free to use any open data or crawl data from the Internet Please indicate which of the above challenges you are interested to join. Or you can be carefree and let us pick for you!   DELIVERY FORMAT Before the Final Pitch: Submit the Team Name and Team Members Submit a Project Description at DevPost During the Final Pitch, each team has to present the following: 3-minute Live DemonstrationPowerPoint-like presentation is NOT allowed. 1-minute Q & APowerPoint-like slides can be shown to help your team answer questions from the judging panel. DATASETS Exclusive access to Data Sets for a short period of time (90 days). Data access methods will be announced during the competition.  We are glad to collaborate with the following Data Providers: HKIA – HKIA Facilities and Flight Schedule Cargosmart – Sailing Schedule Rehab Bus – Rehab bus pickup point locations, scheduled route service HKSTP – Energy Consumption Data, Shared Bike Position and Availability, Public Transportation Status, People Flow Data, Refuse Statistics BGI – Liver Cancer Data Green Safety – Driving pattern of mini-bus Price Rite – Store Location Arrow Asia Pac – Arrow Sensor Hub Power Mew – Property Transaction Record Uber – Uber Products Offer by Location Remotec - Remoteble Service Data SCMP – SCMP Articles Sample Data Hong Kong Police Force – Traffic Accidents and Casualties Drainage Services Depatment – Draining Service Complaint Census & Statistics Department – Government Wages Statistics Radica – 7-11 Stores Location and Services, Car Park Availability, Crime Records, Monthly Average Housing Price by Districts, Supermarket Daily Price Watch, Public Restroom in HK Meltwater Media Intelligence  – Social Media Data on perception of problems existing in the Transportation System,  difficulties faced in Recycling Wastes, and Hong Kong people's wants In addition to above, teams are encouraged to do web scrapping on public datasets.  ELIGILIBILITY ALL AGES & GENDERS with comfort in manipulating datasets! Team Size should range from 2-5 people with balanced skillsets on data crunching, data analysis, visualization, programming, business modelling, etc. Programming Skills is assessed on a self-indicated basis via the registration form. CONFIRMED JUDGES Dr. Dorothy ChanIndependent Non-executive Director, MTR Corporation Limited Mr. Leo ChiuCouncil Member, Smart City Consortium Ms. Gracie NgAssociate Director, ICT Cluster & Smart City Platform, HKSTP Mr. Fred SheuNational Technology Officer, Microsoft Hong Kong Limited Mr. Roger HaenniCo-Founder & CEO, Datum Douglas LoTechnical Lead, Hitachi Vantara Hong Kong and Taiwan SCHEDULE Day 1 (Sep 1) 9:30 AM : Registration Open10:00 AM : Opening, Sponsor Welcomes, & Team Building11:00 AM : Coding Kicks Off1:00 PM : Lunch - provided!3:00 PM : Technical Workshop: Hitachi Vantara, Microsoft, Datum / Sponsor Breakout Sessions 7:00 PM : Dinner - provided!9:00 PM: Shuttle Transport from HKSTP to Kowloon Tong MTR Station Day 2 (Sep 2)8:00 AM : Coding Begins12:00 PM : Lunch - provided!1:00 PM : Code Freeze & Submission Deadline 1:30 PM : A/V Check2:00 PM : Demos 4:00 PM : Winners are Announced / Prizes! CHALLENGE STATEMENT & PLATINUM SPONSORS Hitachi Vantara Datum GetLinks STRATEGIC PARTNERS Data Studio @ HKSTP Microsoft  ASTRI Global Shapers Communtiy Hong Kong COMMUNITY PARTNERS WHub Accelerate Mettā Garage Society Smart City Consortium Future City Summit

Asia PropTech Innovathon is a business innovation focused hackathon held in Hong Kong on 17 - 18 of August at Campfire (Taikoo), bringing together real estate leaders, tech experts, investors, and academia to design innovative solutions for the Asian real estate industry. Visit our website for more details and updates: www.innovathon-asiaprop.tech

Building Open, Digital Banks of the Future - Oracle Financial Services Hackathon Demo Day Grand Finale on Aug 1, 2018 at 15.00 p.m.-18.30 p.m. ! Hong Kong is moving towards open banking and a new era of smart banking. This new future will demand the industry to establish new rails of modern, open and truly digital platforms. The Demo Day is designed to explore the core ideas behind building digital banks, showcase possible solutions and partnerships needed to build digital banks and ecosystems. Get insights from a powerful panel of industry influencers, gurus and key technology players in the open banking & digital innovation space – including game-changing startups & regional business leaders across key financial services verticals. Boosting Customer Value with Open Banking Panel Distinguished Panel Speakers include:  Danielle Szetho, Ex-CEO FinTech Australia Steve Monaghan, Chairman and CEO, GenLife Kristi Swartz, Managing Partner, Bryan Cave We will be showcasing the progress made by the eight startups in the 2018 cohort! Join startups, scale ups, partners, investors, and team as they celebrate the success of the program announcing the achievements and sharing the cutting-edge solutions and Open Banking use cases from 9 FinTech Start-ups at Campfire Taikoo. These start-ups have been certified on Oracle Banking API Platform as an early adopter and also will be taking part in the Oracle Banking FinTech online marketplace. At the demo pitch day, each of the companies in Oracle Financial Services Hackathon cohort will demo their product and share the progress they have made, following which you will have the opportunity to network with the banking community present, FinTech cohort, alumni, mentors and a lot of FinTech enthusiasts over drinks and light refreshments! Information on the Oracle Financial Services Hackathon Cohort: FundPark is an online trade finance platform connecting SMEs and Funders. They provide invoice financing and purchase order financing solutions for underbanked and unbanked SMEs. SmartSave.Life helps millennials save for their life goals, the smart way. Through the SmartSave.Life platform millennials can invest directly in investment funds to reach their personalised savings goals, missing out the middle man. Chekk is an open platform enabling financial institutions to manage the end-to-end customer lifecycle digitally. Chekk helps banks in onboarding new customers and verifying their identity (eKYC), and in interacting (secure chat, statements) in a fully digital way. Sapiens is an AI behavior analyst providing an all-rounded portfolio of clients and advises on various aspects based on its analysis on natural authentic structured and unstructured data. Sapiens comprehends and consolidates human behaviors in an unsupervised environment and generates a well-rounded portfolio of users, at the same time providing corresponding advice. LedgerNow is accelerating the KYC Compliance Process with seamless integration between banks and non banks. Belt Road EPC is a marketplace and SME financing solution platform focused on supporting SMEs engaged with Chinese contractors involved in various infrastructure development projects. The iLoan platform is a Sri Lanka based SME financing solution portal. They are also developing a blockchain (and DLT) based solution for trade finance with a focus on invoice verification Liqease digitizes assets using modern blockchain technology with the goal to reduce payment terms for SMEs in B2B trade and provide investors with the opportunity to invest in a new asset class. Perx provides the Perx Loyalty & Customer Engagement Platform(SaaS) for Banks and Insurers. This ensures a radical improvement of the customer onboarding and service experience. Ftrina is a next generation retail marketplace, a decentralized market that provides listing, payment, shipping, insurance, financing and various integrated solutions. Ftrina uses open banking APIs to automate venders statement processes and provide order finance and installments for our consumers. Crowd Realty is a P2P real estate equity crowdfunding marketplace. We are digitizing all components of securities issuing & global offering process, and providing small-to-medium sized issuers with an access to public capital markets and investors with small amount of investment opportunity in securitized real estate in Japan and other countries.

As part of NIFTY Conference & Hackathon, we will have a fireside Chat with Tom Bollich, MadHive and Zynga, and Jehan Chu, Kenetic; with support from the GameOn Hong Kong Community After the event, we will meet at 208 for some drinks (208 Hollywood Rd HK) https://www.208.com.hk/

Our 9th Hackathon for Data Science: a full day of fun and working together on YOUR data science projects! We have a new event on July 15th at Accelerate. At this event attendees will have the chance to pitch their projects, or join other people’s. And in the beginning of the day we will host some fantastic industry specialists to share their experiences operating in the data science field. Speakers: To be announced Schedule of events: 9.30am – Arrive, registration 10am – Welcome 10.15am – Talks begin 11.30am – Pitch session, recruitment  12pm – Work on projects 5.30 pm – Present results of work session Location: 20/F, Tower 1, Times Square, 1 Matheson St, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong Requirements  Laptop / charger for those joining the coding Prepared data, and projects pitches for the ones submitting projects If presenting, send us your presentation slides ahead of time so we can prepare them 50HKD in cash for the space rental Recommendations for project submissions: Prepare data in advance as much as you can; spending the day cleaning or retrieving data won't gather crowds of DS! Contact organisers if you need a data repository to share data with all your team members. If the project is already underway, prepare an introduction to it so that people can join (if you're presenting slides, send them to us before you arrive), and make sure the task you propose is feasible during the time of the event, and describe the skills you expect your team to have: R or Python? AWS, Spark? etc. for final presentations : Start writing the final presentation right from the start and add elements little by little all day long. Recall the context of the project and articulate the presentations to make it understandable by the non-initiated public around you. If you wish your work will be published on the website datasciencehongkong.com with your bio, name, etc. Other details 50 participants max Food/drink : Only water, coffee and tea are provided. Attendees can order their own food to the venue, take a break to find a restaurant in Kennedy Town or bring their own lunch. Price: 50 HKD. We charge a fee to cover venue and food costs. We are not a for-profit organisation and will aim to keep the costs of our events as low as possible to make it accessible to all.

Hong Kong coders, designers, and entrepreneurs! AngelHack invites you to sign up to participate in the AngelHack Hong Kong Hackathon 2018. 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. This year’s theme is Seamless Technology. You're not limited! Build an app that solves a social or environmental problem and positively impacts your local community -- you might win the Code For A Cause Impact Award. The AngelHack Grand Prize will be awarded to the project that is innovative without limits and brings positive change to the world.