HD Vest Hackathon - Disrupting HDVLink

HD Vest Hackathon - Disrupting HDV Link

Challenge:

Let's evolve the HDVLink portal into a dynamic platform that is valuable, highly personalized and real-time. With the potential to be the daily first-stop for our advisors, just like their email inbox and meeting calendar, what user experiences, content and features will elevate HDVLink into a premium product and experience? 

Schedule of Events:

Friday, April 27

• 12:00 pm: Hackathon Kick-Off (Welcome by Bob Oros, lunch provided)

• 12:30pm: Brief overview of the purpose, schedule and problem statement

• 12:45pm: Explain the acceptance criteria, process, and deliverables  

• 1:00pm: Teams are formed and a team lead is assigned for each team 

• 1:30pm: End-users ( HD Vest Advisors) talk about their experience with HDVLink: 

• How they use it

• Why they use it

• What they use it for

• What they like/ dislike 

• What they wish it could do

• 2:00pm: Quick Q/A session for teams to ask advisors questions

• 2:30pm: The Hackathon Begins!  Teams will work intensely to align their ideas, define the ‘product’, execute, review, iterate; the most exciting and creative part of the hackathon where participants forget their formal roles and titles and self-organize to focus on their mission: to create something innovative and impactful.

• 4:30pm - 6:00pm: Happy Hour! (cocktails and appetizers)

Saturday, April 28

• 10:00am: Hackathon Resumes (Breakfast provided)

• 10:00am - 1:00pm: Teams develop their HDV Link solution. By 1:00pm, teams should have a clear idea of what they will present. (Lunch provided)

• 1:00pm: Practice ‘Pitch’ Round; ensure teams are almost ready, finalize presentations

• 3:00pm: Final Presentation Contest; teams pitch their work to the judging panel (executives and advisors) 

• 4:00pm: Judging panel votes (audience gets to vote as well)

• 4:30pm: Winner is announced! Next Steps

• 4:30pm: Wrap Celebration Happy Hour (cocktails and appetizers)