List of hackathons in India in 2017

Coders, designers and entrepreneurs in Bangalore! AngelHack invites you to sign up to participate in the AngelHack Global Hackathon Series: Bangalore. 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.

Coders, designers, and entrepreneurs in Pune! AngelHack invites you to sign up to participate in the AngelHack Global Hackathon Series: Pune. 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 website satisfying an unmet financial need, a virtual reality game, or whatever your imagination can conceive.

Zero Field Labs Presents  The Legendary Young Genius who continues to define 1. the future era of computing & business and 2. the modern economics - the creator of imagination-defying invention called ethereum - the blockchain for everything, and the new world computer no less - the Ethereum Virtual Machine.  Vitalik single-handedly came up with the idea of ethereum and wrote the code for it, and has rallied a community of other inventors and developers who have now built ethereum into a massive platform, spawning an entire cryptoeconomy. "Ether" is the second most popular virtual currency after bitcoin, with a market value currently stading at over $2 billion. Ethereum is perhaps the most versatile and universally accepted blockchain for common applications for enterprises and smart contracts. What do you call someone who creates a new virtual economy on a new programming language and envisions a decentralised world computer that works differently from every thing we have known before, and while still a teen? Genius, ofcourse speaks young, and speaks eloquently!   Vitalik Buterin !   Blockchain Storm Ethereum India Summit 9:00am to 17:00pm 18 May 2017 Hotel Mahal Palace Hotel, Mumbai  A Full Day Conference     Indian Fans will pay a tribute to the genius at a cultural evening programme India's Tribute to Vitalik - Entertainment Programme 17:00pm to 18:00pm 18 May 2017 Taj Lands End Mumbai    Oh to be young, bold, fearless and a genius!!    Catch Glimpses of the Inaugural Blockchain India Summit, 6 Dec 2016 New Delhi where Vitalik was Chief Guest.  https://youtu.be/96RD1NMmqOo     Path-breaking, Aspirational, Invigorating ! Hey Tech lovers, what’s hot and happening this summer?!  Blockchain Storm - Ethereum India Summit  “The raging potential of Blockchain Technology - The Next Trillion Dollar opportunity that will boost Indian economy? “    What : Blockchain Storm - Ethereum for Enterprise Summit Visit website http://fintechstormindia.com Full Day Sessions  with the youngest geniuses, most influential thinkers , movers and shakers , talent force of tomorrow in Blockchain  Venue : Taj Mahal Palace Hotel, Apollo Bunder, Mumbai  When : 18 May 2017 9 am to 5 pm What’s cool this Summer : Blockchain in India's Financial Capital  Register here for the Summit on 18th May 2017: http://blockchainstormethereumindiasummit.eventbrite.com Register for Blockchain India Week Hackathon 12-14 May 2017: http://blockchainindiaweekhackathon.eventbrite.com Register for Blockchain India Hackfest 15-16 May 2017: http://blockchainindiahackfest.eventbrite.com  Register for Blockchain Masterclass with Vitalik Buterin 17 May 2017: http://blockchainindiaweekmasterclass.eventbrite.com  Presenting Young Genius Vitalik Buterin to India      Hello Genius!  The land where mathematics was born - India Welcomes you!    Agenda & Key Themes  1. Ethereum for Enterprises  Why this is important for businesses around the world.  Keynote by Vitalik Buterin ————————————— 2. Blockchain & Banking Panel Discussion Title: Blockchain’s Potential to transform the future of Financial Services Infrastructure. The changing landscape & new services to emerge featuring Vitalik Buterin, Inventor Ethereum Rahul Bhasin, Managing Partner, Barigs Private Equity Partners Ashish Chauhan, CEO, BSE Moderated by Arifa Khan, CEO Zero Field Labs  ————————————— 3. Blockchain & The India Stack - Emerging Services A. Identity / Authentication   B. India's Blockchain Readiness - “Regulation – The untold story C. Supply Chain Finance  D. Blockchain & Financial Services -  Syndicated Loans , Insrance, Trade Finance E. Blockchain Stacked with other Key Tech trends – Cloud  – IoT – Big Data – VR/AR – Robotics – Cyber Security ————————————— Afternoon Sessions  4. Panel Discussion : Road Ahead for Enterprise Blockchain: Industry Challenges & Technology Solutions   5. Blockchain Startup Showcase Tomorrow’s Ideas : New Product Demo Zone ————————————— ᐧ 6. 30 minute Sessions  1. The Mega trends unleashed by Blockchain  2. Industrial Mashups  3. Blockchain & the Sharing Economy  ————————————— 7. Vitalik Buterin Prize for Blockchain Excellence Vitalik to announce and give away prizes to Hackathon winners Vitalik to give away a prize for the winning Research paper on Blockchain    8. India's Tribute to Genius - An entertainment programme   Our Distinguished Speakers  We are proud to welcome the young hurricane of the intellectual world   Conference Chief Guest & Keynote Speaker Vitalik Buterin   Co-Founder Ethereum   Buterin was born in Moscow, Russia and lived in the area until the age of six when his parents emigrated to Canada in search of better employment opportunities. While in third grade of elementary school in Canada, Buterin was placed into a class for gifted children and started to understand that he was drawn to math, programming, and economics. He also had the ability to add three digit numbers in his head at twice the speed of his peers. In 2012, he obtained a Bronze Medal in the International Olympiad in Informatics. He attended the University of Waterloobut dropped out to work on bitcoin full-time. Buterin currently resides in Zug, Switzerland. In 2014 Buterin received the Thiel Fellowship. Endeavors Pybitcointools (2013-2014) Bitcoin Magazine (2011-2014) Ethereum (2013-) Beginnings at Bitcoin Magazine In September 2011, Buterin would accept to be the first co-founder and contribute as a leading writer to a new publication called Bitcoin Magazine. In addition Buterin had written about bitcoin-related topics for other publications, including Bitcoin Weekly. Bitcoin Magazinein 2012 later began publishing a print edition and has been referred to as the first serious publication dedicated to cryptocurrencies. Bitcoin Magazine was then purchased by BTC Media, where Buterin continued to write until mid-2014. In addition, he held a position on the editorial board of Ledger, a peer-reviewed scholarly journal that publishes full-length original research articles on the subjects of cryptocurrency and blockchain technology. Ethereum He is a co-creator and inventor of Ethereum, described as a “decentralized mining network and software development platform rolled into one” that facilitates the creation of new cryptocurrencies and programs that share a single block chain (a cryptographic transaction ledger). Buterin has contributed as a developer to other open source software projects. Some early examples are: Kryptokit, pybitcointools, multisig.info, and btckeysplit. He also contributed to DarkWallet by Cody Wilson, Bitcoin Python libraries, and the cryptocurrency marketplace site Egora.   Arifa Khan   CEO Zero Field Labs Founder Blockchain Council India   Arifa Khan is a London based Blockchain Researcher, a seasoned Banking & finance, strategy and operations executive, with over 15 years experience in Investment banking, Leveraged Finance/ Financial Sponsors Coverage/ Debt Products & Credit. She has worked with two suisse banks Credit Suisse & UBS. She currently advises Government of India on international financing and Government of Andhra Pradesh on Blockchain implementation. Arifa's latest project is setting up a Blockchain eco-system in India through a Suite of Blockchain Solution Providers for Indian market, Blockchain Excellence Centre, a Blockchain Startup Accelerator, and a fund for Blockchain Startups.    Arifa is an avid Blockchain researcher, Member Wharton UK Alumni Club Committee, Founder Europe-India Conclave , Fintech Storm and Blockchain Storm. http://europeindiaconclave.com   Piyush Gupta (TBC) CEO, DBS Bank Piyush Gupta is the current Chief Executive Officer and Director of DBS Group, a position he has held since November 9, 2009. Gupta has been credited with leading the banking group to become a leading Asian financial services group. In 2014, Gupta was named as the Singapore Business Leader of the Year by CNBC. In 2013, Gupta was named “Best CEO, Asia Pacific” by The Asian Banker, and “Best CEO, Singapore” by Asiamoney and The Business Times. Gupta started his career at Citibank India at the age of 22, as a Management Trainee. He did several assignments with Citibank India, eventually being Chief of Staff to the India head, responsible for Finance, Technology, Human Resources and Strategy. Gupta then moved to Singapore in 1991, as Chief of Staff to the Asia Head. Gupta held positions of increasing responsibilities, moving into various senior management roles across Citi’s corporate and consumer banking businesses, including Head of Strategic Planning for Emerging Markets and Regional Director for Global Transaction Services for Asia Pacific, before being posted to Indonesia in 1998, as Citi’s country manager. In 2000, he left Citigroup to start up a dot-com company, an internet portal called GO4i.com but closed his venture and re-joined Citigroup in 2001. Gupta served as country officer in Malaysia from 2002-2007, where he helped built up Citigroup’s branch network, before assuming the role of country officer in Singapore and the head of the Corporate and Investment Bank in ASEAN. In 2008, Gupta was appointed the Chief Executive Officer of Citibank in South East Asia, Australia and New Zealand. He left his 27-year career at Citigroup to join DBS Group as Chief Executive Officer in 2009. Shikha Sharma (TBC) CEO Axis Bank  Shikha Sharma is the Managing Director & CEO of Axis Bank, the third largest private sector bank in India. Sharma joined Axis Bank in 2009 and as a leader adept at managing change, she has focused on transforming Axis Bank into a Bank with strengths across a wide range of Corporate and Retail Banking products. At Axis Bank, she has focused on strengthening its retail lending franchise, enlarged its investment banking & advisory capabilities and developed a comprehensive portfolio of products in the payments space. Under Sharma’s leadership, Axis Bank has received many awards notably, 'Bank of the Year in India' for the year 2014 by The Banker Magazine, Financial Times. The Bank was conferred the Certificate of Recognition for excellence in Corporate Governance by the Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI), for the year 2015. The Bank was ranked as the 'Most Trusted Private Sector Bank' second year in a row - 'Most Trusted Brand Survey', conducted by Brand Equity, Economic Times. Axis Bank was ranked No 1 company to work for in the BFSI sector - 'The Best Companies to Work for' survey by Business Today in 2013.  As an acknowledgement of her efforts, Harvard Business School published a case study on Managing Change at Axis Bank in 2013. The Bank's CSR arm, Axis Bank Foundation, won the title of ‘Outstanding Corporate Foundation’ as part of the Forbes India Philanthropy Awards 2014. Axis Bank Foundation has set a target of providing sustainable livelihood to one million households by 2017.    Andrew Keys  Consensys Andrew Keys, of ConsenSys , which is part of Enterprise Ethereum Alliance, brings capital markets, technology, and entrepreneurial experience. Previously, Andrew worked for UBS investment bank in equities analysis. Later, he was responsible for creation and distribution of life settlement products to hedge funds and investment banks. After, he co-founded a revenue cycle management company where he learned about Bitcoin and eventually Ethereum. Andrew drives strategic technological partnerships, business development, and communications for ConsenSys and co-founded ConsenSys Enterprise, to create Ethereum blockchain solutions for Fortune 500 clientele. Andrew graduated from Loyola University Maryland and University of Auckland with degrees in economics and international finance.     Rahul Bhasin Founder and Managing Partner Baring Private Equity Partners India Ltd.   Mr. Rahul Bhasin serves as the Chief Executive Officer, Managing Partner and Managing Director of Baring Private Equity Partners (India) Ltd. He joined Baring Private Equity Partners in 1998. Mr. Bhasin serves as Senior Partner at BPEP International Limited. He worked for eight years with Citicorp, ending his tenure as a Vice President of Asset Management. At the time of leaving Citibank, Mr. Bhasin was the Fund Manager of Citibank Global Asset Management and was involved in asset allocation on a sectoral and regional basis for Citibank’s global portfolio. He was the Fund Manager for the Citibank Emerging Market Funds and has actively invested in the equity markets in Latin America, Eastern Europe, Russia, Asia, and India.   Prior to moving to London, Mr. Bhasin was in charge of the Treasury. Aside from his experience in the developed markets, he actively invested in the emerging markets in Latin America, East Europe, Russia, Asia, and India. In addition to equity markets, Mr. Bhasin has also managed a portfolio of derivative securities in the developed markets. Mr. Bhasin serves as the Chairman of TexWorld.Com Inc. He serves as an Advisory Board Member of the ING group in India. Mr. Bhasin serves on the boards of Secova eServices Limited, RMZ Corp., Sphaera Pharma Pvt. Ltd., Auro Mira Energy Company Private Limited, and Integra Software Services Pvt. Ltd. HMr. Bhasin serves as a Global Board Member of BPEP International Limited. He has been a Director of MphasiS Corp. since June 1998. Mr. Bhasin served as the Chairman of Mphasis Limited and oversaw its transformation from a loss making to a profit making company. He served as a Director of Inditrade Capital Limited (formerly JRG Securities Ltd.) from October 30, 2007 to February 13, 2014. He served as a Director of Mphasis Limited from 1998 to September 14, 2007. He served as Non Executive Independent Director of Hindustan Oil Exploration Co. Ltd. from April 20, 2006 to October 3, 2008 and Secova, Inc. He was a Director of Cethar Vessels Limited till April 10, 2014. Mr. Bhasin holds an M.B.A from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad. Dr Dimitri De Jonghe    Ethereum Developer , Expert in Hyperledger & Bigchain DB     Dimitri co-invented SPOOL, one of the first protocols for intellectual property on the bitcoin blockchain. Having traversed the engineering space from the electron level at analog nanometer transistors to cloud platforms, Dimitri has in-depth knowledge about: SPICE, VHDL, assembly, micro-C, C, C++, Java, Python, NodeJS, Javascript ES6, Postgres, MongoDB, Decentralized and distributed systems, PAXOS, RAFT, cryptography and so on. After finishing his PhD on applied machine learning to micro-electronics, he co-founded 2 startups in the machine-learning space.    Currently, Dimitri is working as a full-stack engineer on BigchainDB, merging big data with blockchain. He is also a co-chair of the W3C Interledger community, a protocol for connecting blockchains. Here he works on the core protocol and co-developed cryptoconditions, a verifiable alternative to smart contracts.   Blockchain India Summit Sponsors        More Speakers to be announced soon..   Event Overview Want to sponsor or exhibit at the most though-elevating day  you will see in the electrifying financial capital of India, Mumbai?  Get in touch today!  ————————————— Let’s go to Ethereum India Summit !  Save the Date 18 May 2017 Register Now! http://blockchainstormethereumindia.eventbrite.com Register for Hackathon 12-14 May 2017 Mumbai http://blockchainindiaweekhackathon.eventbrite.com Register for Hackfest 15-16 May 2017 Mumbai  http://blockchainindiahackfest.eventbrite.com subscribe to mailing list  email us info@blockchainstorm.co Visit http://europeindiaconclave.com http://blockchainstorm.co See our past events at http://fintechstorm.eventbrite.com ********************************** http://blockchainstorm.co The question is not what new opportunities you can chase in the era of Blockchain The question is – “What will you be in the Blockchain enabled world?”   This event is brought to you by Zero Field Labs Ms Arifa Khan, CEO of Zero Field Labs straddles the world of Banking, Finance, Blockchain & Corporate Strategy   Come to Blockchain India Week 13-20 May 2017 !   ———————————————————————————— No matter which industry you belong to and what your blockchain needs may be, Zero Field Labs can help. Attendees of the Blockchain Storm can book a free one-on-one consultation with Zero Field Labs Come explore how your business strategies, products and services will look like in the blockchain enabled world?   Which companies should showcase at this Forum?  Some companies showcasing at this event are : Microsoft, Consensys, Ethereum Any company that wants to support the Blockchain eco-system  Any Banking & Financial Services firm that wants to adopt the latest technology & innovation Any company that wants to get exposure in European and Asian Blockchain ecosystem through Blockchain Storm's vast networks Any Blockchain Solution that wants to gain visibility with international Banking & Financial Services firms    Who Should Attend? Anyone who is interested to learn : Blockchain and the future of banking & financial services The latest advances in distributed ledger technologies How can distributed ledgers solve real word probelms Meet cool Founders of some exciting blockchain solutions   Typical attendee profile •     International Banking & Capital Markets Professionals •     Bitcoin & Blockchain companies that want to showcase at this event •     Founders, Inventors and Thought-leaders in Blockchain  •     Startups looking to hire Blockchain talent •     Academic Researchers •     Strategy Consultants •     Accountants •     Legal Professionals •     Insurance Industry Professionals •     Brokers, Financial Market Participants  •     Journalists  We are committed to creating and connecting the Blockchain Inventor Community in Europe. Come join the Blockchain Revolution !    Past Events Blockchain India Summit , Europe-India Conclave 6 December 2016, New Delhi If you are an European Tech Co. or a Blockchain startup looking to make headway into Asian markets  or to strike partnerships or to learn to navigate the Banking, Payments & Fintech landscape  (India, Singapore, Hongkong, China),  Mark your calenders for Blockchain India Week 13-20 May 2017, Mumbai  and get in touch with Conclave Chair Person Arifa Khan at arifa@fintechstorm.com or Coordinator Sahar@fintechstorm.com to reserve your spot in the European delegation going to India!  See details of our previous Europe-India Conclave 2015 at http://fintechstormindia.com How to stay updated with Fintech Storm future events?  Signup for one of our events or see past events : http://fintechstorm.eventbrite.com Join our Meetup groups in London & India   https://www.meetup.com/Blockchain-SmartContract-Innovators/ https://www.meetup.com/India-Ethereum-Community-DLT-Smart-Contracts-Bangalore/events/238082334/ https://www.meetup.com/Ethereum-India-Community-DLT-Smart-Contracts-Mumbai/ https://www.meetup.com/Ethereum-for-Enterprises/ https://www.meetup.com/Mobile-payments/ https://www.meetup.com/Fintechstormindia/ http://facebook.com/fintechstorm http://fintechstormindia.com http://blockchainstorm.co @fintechstorm Anyone interested in learning more about speaking, sponsorship opportunities: Contact arifa@fintechstorm.com Read our past Press Release on Blockchain India Summit 6 Dec 2016 featuring Vitalik Buterin http://businesswireindia.com/news/news-details/fintech-storms-ms-arifa-khan-welcomes-vitalik-buterin-india-address-first-ever-blockchain-india-summit-new-delhi-6-dec-2016/51309 http://www.dailypioneer.com/business/vitalik-buterin-to-visit--india-for-first-ever---blockchain-summit-in-dec.html http://businesswireindia.com/news/news-details/india-hosts-its-first-ever-blockchain-summit-6-dec-2016-with-vitalik-buterin-by-fintech-storm/51130 Watch Youtube Video Read our Press Release on Blockchain India Summit 2016 featuring Vitalik Buterin and Blockchain Storm Zurich featuring Charles Hoskinson.   http://www.sbwire.com/press-releases/fintech-storm-brings-to-india-a-delegation-of-international-leaders-in-blockchain-technology-and-cryptocurrencies-led-by-vitalik-buterin-founder-ethereum-dec-6-2016-742033.htm

Sign up for Blockchain India - Buterin Hackfest 15-16 May 2017 Mumbai  http://blockchainindiahackfest.eventbrite.com Sign up for Blockchain India Week Hackathon 12-14 May 2017 IIT Mumbai  http://blockchainindiaweekhackathon.eventbrite.com Sign up for Full Day Blockchain Masterclass 17 May 2017 featuring a session with Vitalik Buterin , Sofitel Bandra Kurla Complex Mumbai  http://in.explara.com/e/blockchainmasterclass Sign up for Blockchain Storm Ethereum India Summit 18 May 2017 Taj Mahal Palace Hotel Mumbai http://in.explara.com/e/blockchianstormethereumindia2017   Presents  Blockchain India HACKFEST  for the first time ever in India!  In association with    Venue:  L&T Infotech Gate 5 Saki Vihar Road Powai, Mumbai 400072 Maharashtra, India      Why HACKFEST ?  For every corporate and startup intrigued by blockchain, and particularly valuable for those who are keen to experiment without burning too many resources : Blockchain and the future of banking & financial services Build a Proof of Concept Build a Minimum Viable Product  Expose your team to the world of Blockchain Coding Learn about real life practical examples of decentralised applications (DApps)  Meet cool Founders of some exciting blockchain solutions Meet Ethereum and other code experts  What does it involve?    Corporates and Startups bring their teams (Ideally teams of atleast 1 Developer + 1 Business Domain Expert) to the HACKFEST and develop a bare Minimum product or a Proof of Concept , collaborating with the Blockchain experts from Zero Field Labs. If you like what you build over two days of Hackfest, we can take it further.. We are passionate about creating a Blockchain eco-system in India and around the world. We hosted the first ever Blockchain India Summit in New Delhi on 6 Dec 2016 featuring Inventor of Ethereum, Vitalik Buterin. We host regular Blockchain technical workshops around the globe, in London, Zurich, Geneva, Dubai, Singapore, New Delhi, Mumbai. If you are a grown up company intrigued about the potential applications of blockchain or a startup experimenting with the technology, or a bystander who believes in the promise of blockchain in the modern economy, come and experiment with our expert developers over 2 days and hack / build together a minimalistic Proof of Concept (POC) or a Minimum Viable Product. If it excites you, either go back and work on building a full-fledged product or outsoure it to the experts! The idea is to give you a real feel for putting together a basic application. Regardless of your current state of readiness.  No matter which industry you belong to and what your blockchain needs may be, Zero Field Labs can help. Attendees of the Blockchain Storm can book a free one-on-one consultation with Zero Field Labs Come explore how your business strategies, products and services will look like in the blockchain enabled world? We will be hosting the Blockchain India Week during 13-20th May 2017 with a series of events for the Blockchain clan - Ethereum Developer Community Meetups, Conference, Technical Workshops on Ethereum Smart Contracts & Other Blockchain Protocols, Hackathons , CEO & CTO Forums and Informal meetups.  We bring you a full suite of activities to suit every firm or individual at Blockchain India Week 13-20 May in Mumbai to promote Blockchain applications on Ethereum and to galvanise the Banking & Financial Services, and many other industries in India. Vitalik Buterin, inventor of Ethereum will preside over activities during the week.    Activities planned during BLOCKCHAIN INDIA WEEK: 12-14 May 2017 - Blockchain India Week Hackathon for 200 Devs (delivered by technical experts from Europe ) - IIT Mumbai  Blockhain Storm HACKFEST 15-16 May 2017 - Enterprises build Blockchain POC with our Developer resources - Mumbai  17 May 2017 - Full Day Technical Workshop on DLT & Ethereum Smart Contracts - Sofitel Hotel, BKC 18 May 2017 - Full Day Blockhain Storm Ethereum India Summit - Hotel Taj Mahal Palace Vitalik Public Townhall in Mumbai - 16 Dec 2017 (TBC)   HACKFEST Organisers   Dr Dimitri De Jonghe    Ethereum Developer , Expert in Hyperledger & Bigchain DB     Dimitri co-invented SPOOL, one of the first protocols for intellectual property on the bitcoin blockchain. Having traversed the engineering space from the electron level at analog nanometer transistors to cloud platforms, Dimitri has in-depth knowledge about: SPICE, VHDL, assembly, micro-C, C, C++, Java, Python, NodeJS, Javascript ES6, Postgres, MongoDB, Decentralized and distributed systems, PAXOS, RAFT, cryptography and so on. After finishing his PhD on applied machine learning to micro-electronics, he co-founded 2 startups in the machine-learning space.    Currently, Dimitri is working as a full-stack engineer on BigchainDB, merging big data with blockchain. He is also a co-chair of the W3C Interledger community, a protocol for connecting blockchains. Here he works on the core protocol and co-developed cryptoconditions, a verifiable alternative to smart contracts.   Blockchain India Summit Sponsors    Arifa Khan   CEO Zero Field Labs Founder Blockchain Council India   Arifa Khan is a London based Blockchain Researcher, a seasoned Banking & finance, strategy and operations executive, with over 15 years experience in Investment banking, Leveraged Finance/ Financial Sponsors Coverage/ Debt Products & Credit. She has worked with two suisse banks Credit Suisse & UBS. She currently advises Government of India on international financing and Government of Andhra Pradesh on Blockchain implementation. Arifa's latest project is setting up a Blockchain eco-system in India through a Suite of Blockchain Solution Providers for Indian market, Blockchain Excellence Centre, a Blockchain Startup Accelerator, and a fund for Blockchain Startups.  Arifa is an avid Blockchain researcher, Member Wharton UK Alumni Club Committee, Founder Europe-India Conclave , Fintech Storm and Blockchain Storm. http://europeindiaconclave.com       Event Overview Want to sponsor or exhibit at the most though-elevating day  you will see in the electrifying financial capital of India, Mumbai?  Get in touch today!  ————————————— Let’s go to Blockchain India Summit !  Save the Date 18 May 2017 Register Now! http://blockchainstormethereumindia.eventbrite.com subscribe to mailing list  email us info@blockchainstorm.co Visit http://europeindiaconclave.com http://blockchainstorm.co See our past events at http://fintechstorm.eventbrite.com ********************************** http://blockchainstorm.co The question is not what new opportunities you can chase in the era of Blockchain The question is – “What will you be in the Blockchain enabled world?”   This event is brought to you by Zero Field Labs Ms Arifa Khan, CEO of Zero Field Labs straddles the world of Banking, Finance, Blockchain & Corporate Strategy   Come to Blockchain India Week 13-20 May 2017 !   ————————————————————————————   Which companies should showcase at this Forum?  Some companies showcasing at this event are : Microsoft, Consensys, Ethereum Any company that wants to support the Blockchain eco-system  Any Banking & Financial Services firm that wants to adopt the latest technology & innovation Any company that wants to get exposure in European and Asian Blockchain ecosystem through Blockchain Storm's vast networks Any Blockchain Solution that wants to gain visibility with international Banking & Financial Services firms    Who Should Attend? Anyone who is interested to experiment with : Blockchain and the future of banking & financial services Build a Proof of Concept Build a Minimum Viable Product  EXpose your team to the world of Blockchain Coding Learn about real life practical examples of decentralised applications (DApps)  Meet cool Founders of some exciting blockchain solutions Meet Ethereum and other code experts    Typical attendee profile •     International Banking & Capital Markets Professionals •     Bitcoin & Blockchain companies that want to showcase at this event •     Founders, Inventors and Thought-leaders in Blockchain  •     Startups looking to hire Blockchain talent •     Academic Researchers •     Corporates that are looking to build blockchain products •     Insurance Industry Professionals •    We are committed to creating and connecting the Blockchain Inventor Community in Europe and India. Come join the Blockchain Revolution !  How to stay updated with Fintech Storm future events?  Signup for one of our events or see past events : http://fintechstorm.eventbrite.com Join our Meetup groups in London & India  Join Blockchain India Week 13-20 May 2017 Sign up here for the Blockchain Hackathon to be held in Mumbai on 13 & 14th May 2017.  Sign up for Blockchain India Week Hackathon http://blockchainindiaweekhackathon.eventbrite.com Sign up for Blockchain India Hackfest http://blockchainindiahackfest.eventbrite.com See all details on Blockchain India Week at http://europeindiaconclave.com Tickets for Indian Delegates for Blockchain Storm Ethereum India Summit http://blockchainstormethereumindiasummit.eventbrite.com   Join our Meetup Groups & Events   https://www.meetup.com/Blockchain-SmartContract-Innovators/ https://www.meetup.com/India-Ethereum-Community-DLT-Smart-Contracts-Bangalore/events/238082334/ https://www.meetup.com/Ethereum-India-Community-DLT-Smart-Contracts-Mumbai/ https://www.meetup.com/Mobile-payments/ https://www.meetup.com/Fintechstormindia/ http://facebook.com/fintechstorm http://fintechstormindia.com http://blockchainstorm.co http://europeindiaconclave.com @fintechstorm @blockchainstorm Anyone interested in learning more about speaking, sponsorship opportunities can contact arifa@fintechstorm.com

We are passionate about creating a Blockchain eco-system in India and around the world. We hosted the first ever Blockchain India Summit in New Delhi on 6 Dec 2016 featuring Inventor of Ethereum, Vitalik Buterin.  Check out BLOCKCHAIN INDIA WEEK activities at http://europeindiaconclave.com #BLOCKCHAININDIAWEEK 12-19 May 2017 Mumbai   Read Vitalik Buterin Interview by Arifa Khan on Ethereum and India. Published by Daily Pioneer 16 March 2017 http://www.dailypioneer.com/business/ethereum-as-a-platform-has-many-things-that-are-unique-about-it--vitalik-buterin.html We host regular Blockchain technical workshops around the globe, in London, Zurich, Geneva, Dubai, Singapore, New Delhi, Mumbai.If you are familiar with ethereum, and are a fan, Join us! We will give you the tools to get the best out of this unique phase in history of technology. We will bring you face to face with the best in blockchain - such as the whizkid inventor of ethereum Vitalik Buterin himself! Vitalik believes in the potential of emerging countries and will be visiting India for the second time in 6 months! So brace yourself! We will be hosting the Blockchain India Week during 13th to 19th May 2017 with a series of events for the Blockchain clan - Ethereum Developer Community Meetups, Conference, Technical Workshops on Ethereum Smart Contracts & Other Blockchain Protocols, Hackathons , CEO & CTO Forums and Informal meetups.  200+ candidates have signed up for this first ever international hackathon in India with developers joining from Australia, Europe, Argentina, Malaysia, Ukraine and India! We are over-booked now, so if you have signed up as a Blockchain Developer, you need to tell us what applications you have build and what languages you know and your proficiency. Any team signing up needs to have atleast one proficient blockchain developer. As all good things come to an end, the free tickets are coming to an end. You can still sign up for the Hackfest on 15-16 and Blockchain Masterclass with Vitalik on 17 and the Summit on 18 May.    You can still sponsor this most-awaited and most talked-about hackathon in Mumbai from Rs2.5 lakhs onwards.  See Brochure and the challenges at http://europeindiaconclave.com/hackathon.    Blockchain India Week Hackathon Challenges : Agriculture & Farming - Making Supply Chain logistics farmer friendly ; Linking farmers to markets in cities and international trade corridors like the Flower Auction Market in Bangalore Freight & transportation of goods & produce through blockchain-enabled sharing-economy reducing freight cost, cutting down fuel and de-congesting highways Artificial Intelligence & Blockchain for weather-friendly crop advice to farmers Trade Finance for SMEs Peer to Peer loan market and on-line lending Person to Person Microinsurance for events like crop failure Blockchain for Governments - Governance, Public Goods Subsidy & Administration , tax collection, refunds Blockchain for Financial Inclusion & the unbanked Blockchain enabled Market mashups - like intersections of industry verticals Blockchain for improving market efficiency in capital markets, financial services, banks Supply chain to track the origin of products: the lifecycle from raw material, through processing, assembly, logistics, retail and resale... Education, learning & certification , vocational training, life-long learning, upskilling for the fourth industrial revolution Counterfeiting of goods like art, jewellery, gold, currency etc Authentication of pharmaceuticals, drugs Hospitals, healthcare management, vaccinations, medical records & insurance Hospitality & hotel management, loyalty rewards Real estate management, land registry, shared ownership Shared economy - room rentals like Airbnb, car rentals like uber, shared ownership of everything like gyms, golf clubs etc Sign up here for the Blockchain Hacakthon to be held in Mumbai on 13 & 14th May 2017.  http://blockchainindiaweekhackathon.eventbrite.com   Sign up here for the Blockchain India HACKFEST for Corporates & Startups to be held in Mumbai on 15 & 16 May 2017 offer feedback to teams participating in the Ethereum India Hackathon on the weekend of 13 -14 May 2017.  http://blockchainindiahackfest.eventbrite.com   Sign up for VItalik Buterin Masterclass 17 May 2017 http://blockchainindiaweekmasterclass.eventbrite.com     The Hackathon is being hosted by Zero Field Labs  Arifa Khan   CEO Zero Field Labs Founder Blockchain Council India   Arifa Khan is a London based Blockchain Researcher, a seasoned Banking & finance, strategy and operations executive, with over 15 years experience in Investment banking, Leveraged Finance/ Financial Sponsors Coverage/ Debt Products & Credit. She has worked with two suisse banks Credit Suisse & UBS. She currently advises Government of India on international financing , Government of Andhra Pradesh on Blockchain implementation and Vitalik Buterin on Ethereum adoption globally. Arifa's latest project is setting up a Blockchain eco-system in India through a Suite of Blockchain Solution Providers for Indian market, Blockchain Excellence Centre, a Blockchain Startup Accelerator, and a fund for Blockchain Startups.  Arifa is an avid Blockchain researcher, Member Wharton UK Alumni Club Committee, Founder Europe-India Conclave , Fintech Storm and Blockchain Storm. See details on Blockchain India Week events at  http://europeindiaconclave.com Watch this video by Vitalik and see if you can answer any questions he poses here: https://youtu.be/pKqdjaH1dRoRead this white paper on Blockchain in India published by IDBRT for contexthttps://monetago.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/BCT.pdf How to stay updated with Fintech Storm future events?  Signup for one of our events or see past events : http://fintechstorm.eventbrite.com Join our Meetup groups in London & India  Join Blockchain India Week 13-20 May 2017 Sign up here for the Blockchain Hackathon to be held in Mumbai on 13 & 14th May 2017.  Sign up for Blockchain India Week Hackathon http://blockchainindiaweekhackathon.eventbrite.com Join our Meetup Groups & Events   https://www.meetup.com/Blockchain-SmartContract-Innovators/ https://www.meetup.com/India-Ethereum-Community-DLT-Smart-Contracts-Bangalore/events/238082334/ https://www.meetup.com/Ethereum-India-Community-DLT-Smart-Contracts-Mumbai/ https://www.meetup.com/Mobile-payments/ https://www.meetup.com/Fintechstormindia/ http://facebook.com/fintechstorm http://fintechstormindia.com http://blockchainstorm.co http://europeindiaconclave.com @fintechstorm @blockchainstorm Anyone interested in learning more about speaking, sponsorship opportunities can contact arifa@fintechstorm.com

Coders, designers and entrepreneurs in and around New Delhi! AngelHack invites you to sign up to participate in the AngelHack Global Hackathon Series: New Delhi. 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.

This will be a 24hr Hackathon to be done in teams of 2. Teams will be given 3 themes and they can choose any one of the themes to develop apps around them.Who we are:ixigo’s mission is to simplify the lives of travellers by building apps that make their travel search and planning hassle-free and it has won several awards in its journey, including the TiE-Lumis Entrepreneurial Excellence Award and the NASSCOM Top-10 Emerge Award. ixigo’s investors include SAIF Partners, MakeMyTrip & Micromax.As an Android Developer, You will be involved in all aspects of development playing a critical role in design, planning, development and deployment and help develop best practices for future development. You will be part of a young and multicultural team which builds a cutting-edge travel consumer facing product.Register for FREE : vsity.in/ixicode

Coders, designers and entrepreneurs in Mumbai! AngelHack invites you to sign up to participate in the AngelHack Global Hackathon Series: Mumbai. 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.

Passionate about Neural Networks, Artificial Intelligence, Deep Learning, Machine Learning, and building the technology of the future? Wondering what it takes to work with a company that's been covered by Bloomberg as one of the "Top 50 Startups to Look Out For in 2017"? Mad Street Den is pleased to announce its Artificial Intelligence Hackathon, where the brightest talent gets a chance to work with the globally renowned team of AI and Computer Vision engineers, on the most cutting edge technology. The rules are simple, just sign up, and send in your response to a simple coding challenge. If we like what we see, you'll be hearing from us on the next steps.  Instructions: Step 1: Participate in the online coding round. The deadline for the submission of entries to this round is 23:59 hrs on April 21, 2017. This is an individual coding challenge, and will establish your basic eligibility. Step 2: Be invited to be part of the Hackathon at MSD HQ at Chennai. The challenges will include Engineering, Computer Vision, Data Science themes. You will also have the freedom to choose your own theme  Step 3: Learn, code and even get a full time employment offer with MSD.  How do I get invited to the event again? Simple. Just respond to the coding challenge and the instructions posted here, and get a chance to attend the next round. Don't forget. Just reserving a spot does not guarantee an invite to the next round at the Mad Street Den HQ. The prize is a job offer at MSD, no other compensation will be offered. All decisions will be made by MSD Management, and reserves the right to consider other criterion when making the final offers. What are the basic requirements for the event? Not much, really... basic know-how of python, willingness to learn and common sense should be able to help you get through! Oh, and of course, you'll need to complete the challenge before you can get an invite to the next round. How can I contact the organizer with any questions? Just drop in an email to careers@madstreetden.com with your questions.  What about my lodging, boarding and other arrangements? The hackathon will be a 2 day event on the weekend of April 29 and 30. All participants will be provided with lunch and snacks during the 48 hours. While sleeping bags and other arrangements will be provided for male participants who would like to stay over, there is also limited accommodation for female participants at the company guest house. The overnight stay is optional, and not really necessary. Mad Street Den looks forward to having a great learning and enjoyable event with all of you.

Hackers in and around Kochi! You're invited to participate in Botathon Kochi, and showcase your creativity and techie skills to design and build your own Digital Assistant ChatBots using the drag and drop MyPolly Bot Builder. Compete with your peers and create your own digital assistant chatbot for Facebook Messenger, Telegram, Amazon Alexa or other messaging platforms!