London Fintech Week Hackathon Weekend

    Build the future, over the weekend. 

    For the 4th Annual Fintech Week we're preparing our largest hackathon to date. The challenges will be live shortly. It could be anything from "creating a better mortage experience" to "apps for a cashless society". 

    Teams will form at the kick off event on Friday, July 7th. At Cocoon Networks in Moorgate. Each teams needs at least one developer. Coding isn't the only skill you need to win. On Saturday morning, teams will regroup and begin working on thier project. You have until 11pm at the venue (This is not an overnight event). On Sunday morning we regroup again at Cocoon and polish up the concepts, prototypes and begin preparing presentations. At 3pm, teams present to judges and winners are announced shortly after all teams have presented. 

    Winners will be given the official scorecard in advance to ensure that everyone is on the same page. The winning teams will recieve a small cash prize (£2000) and present their concept to the full audience at London Fintech Week.

    Get Involved:

    Winning teams will be judged on concept originality, feasibility, level of development and appropriate use of required API or technology. The potential is also there to take the concept to live to prototype with our sponsors. 

    Click here for more information on London Fintech Week 2017.


    Schedule:

    Friday Jan. 20th: Kick-off

    18:00 Doors open
    19:00 Kick off + warm-up
    19:30 API Presentations (TBC)
    20:00 Fire pitches of ideas
    20:30 Ideas Speed-Dating
    21:00 Drinks / Nibbles 
    22:00 End of Day 1

    Saturday Jan. 21st: Kick-off

    9:00 Breakfast
    10:00 Stand-up
    13:00 Lunch
    14:00 API/Tech Workshops (TBC)
    20:00 Dinner
    21:00 Relaxation
    22:00 End of Day 2

    Sunday Jan. 22nd: Demo Day

    9:00 Breakfast
    10:00 Stand-up + Pitch Practice
    13:00 Lunch
    14:00 Hacking ends
    15:00 Demos
    17:30 Award ceremony
    18:00 Cocktail + End of day 3


     Rules:

     Teams are limited to 3-5 participants. 

    All projects submitted must be partially coded during the event. The use of open-source code and APIs are exempt from this coditioned.

    Teams are to present the projects they registered at the begining of the event. Any deviation must be approved by the organizers.

    Be respectful - Any behavior or presentation that objectifies or belittles others will be halted, with the presenters immediately disqualified and removed from the event. 

    Above all - Have fun!

     

    Ticket Types:

    Developer - For those who code and will participate in the event.

    Non-Tech Participant - Non-technical participant who would like to join a team.

    Mentor - Senior experts who would like to provide support for teams.

    Demo Day Ticket - For non-participants who wish to be present at the Demos on Sunday, July 9th from 2pm.


     
     

    Location

    Cocoon Networks
    LondonUnited Kingdom

    Dates

    From 7th July 2017 - 06:00 PM
    to 9th July 2017 - 08:00 PM