RMIT Financial Planning Hackathon

The RMIT Financial Planning Hackathon will focus on Corporate Governance in financial planning.

Held during Fintech Week, the hackathon will tackle legislative and compliance challenges to find solutions that improve customer experience, are compliant and don't impact profitability.

The two day hackathon will see students and industry thought-leaders working together through the processes of problem identification, solution ideation and business model canvas, to identify a range of ideas and solutions.

The hackathon will be facilitated by Jeanette Cheah, Co-Founder, The Hacker Exchange and will feature industry guests (refer to agenda below).

PLEASE NOTE:

• Attendance on both days (Friday & Saturday) is required to take part in this hackathon.

• Student participants will also be required to complete the Lean Business Basics micro-credential before Friday 12 October. The credential will take 4 hours to complete online and is free for current RMIT students. Enrol in the Lean Business Basics credential here.

FINANCIAL PLANNING HACKATHON
AGENDA

DAY 1 - Friday 19 October

9.30am  - Registration
10am - Opening address
10.15am - Presentation on current issues from industry experts including;

• Matt Heine, MD netwealth

• Steve Crawford, The Advice Movement

• Rebecca Pritchard, Wealth Enhancers, Winner of AFA Rising Star 2018

12noon - Break for morning tea
12.30pm - Hacker Exchange facilitated workshop to discuss issues and brainstorm as a group 
1.30pm - Break for lunch
2pm - Human centred design & tools that can help (participants will be split into teams)
2.30pm - Work in teams to create problem statement, customer persona & solution
Hacker Exchange Peer mentors:

• Jack Reeve - Latitude grad, RMIT alum, HEX alum, pitch winner

• Sam Evans - ANZ, RMIT alum, HEX alum, ANZ grad program

6pm - Dinner served
8pm - Day 1 concludes

DAY 2 - Saturday 20 October

8am - Doors open, breakfast served
9.30am - Pitch coaching workshop
10am - Group work recommences
12pm - Break for lunch 
1pm - Group work with mentors
3pm - Pitches to panel, prizes, feedback
Hacker Exchange Peer Mentors;

• Tom Abbott - PWC, economics grad from Monash, HEX alum

• Sam Evans - ANZ, RMIT alum, HEX alum, ANZ grad program

Judges:

• Erin Cote, ANZ Innovation, RMIT FP alum

• Stuart Clue, Senior Manager Business Initatives, IOOF

5pm - Day 2 concludes