TechCrunch Hackathon at Viva Technology

WHERE GREAT PRODUCTS ARE BORN IN 36 HOURS Calling all developers, UX/UI designers and tech creators in Europe! TechCrunch is hosting its next hackathon in conjunction with VivaTech in Paris on the 17-18 May 2019 and we’re looking for some talented hackers to put their ingenuity to the test and build something awesome in just 36 hours. VivaTech is the perfect spot to host our hackathon as startups, business leaders, investors, academics, students, and media from Europe and around the world will descend on Paris to preview the future.  Any questions? Check out our FAQ.If you can't find your answer, please write to guillaume@bemyapp.com. THE CHALLENGES SPONSOR #1: EDHEC Business School Making an impact can have different meanings, and we believe that one of them is about improving how we support student’s careers. Have you ever asked yourself “have I chosen the right studies and the right career for me?” According to the French Ministry of Higher Education, 150.000 french students decide to change their degree course. Participating to Vivatech is a great way to solve this issue through innovation. So let’s help them find the path that suits them best for their future career! SPONSOR #2: Sanofi-Cegedim-IBM Collective intelligence can help to find smart solutions to make Healthcare professionals’ (HCPs) practice easier and bring better care to people living with cardio-metabolic challenges like Diabetes … Sanofi, Cegedim & IBM will provide anonymized electronical health records, for you to design data-driven solutions for HCPs and their patients. How to optimize time and effort? How to better predict & personalize care? How can we avoid health complications, and allow better decision making? SPONSOR #3: Eramet In the 21st century, metal alloys are everywhere, e.g. computers, electric cars, satellites. You can find up to 20 different alloys in a single computer. The quality requirements of customers are extremely tight nowadays. Your mission: find a solution that can provide our customers with 100% transparency on our supply chains, from the extraction of ore from the mine to the final product, with a heavy focus on the quality, environmental, social and ethical aspects. SPONSOR #4: Corvid by Wix There are plenty of community, collaboration and project management tools available for developers to use. But how do we make these essential assets better? Using Corvid by Wix, build the tools you've always dreamed of that will take your productivity to the next level. SPONSOR #5: Galeries Lafayette Publicis Sapient Predictive Mode Challenge. Discovering emerging brands and propose an offer aligned with consumer expectations is a permanent challenge. Data can help us identify major upcoming trends and measure the potential of a brand or collection by uncovering fashion trends of tomorrow through text mining algorithms and pattern recognition in images and videos. If you wish to put your creativity and data analysis skills to link fashion and deep learning algorithms, then this challenge is made for you! AGENDA Friday 17 May        10:30 am - Desk opening                               11:30 am - Welcoming words       12:00 pm - Sponsor presentation       12:30 pm - Team formation       01:00 pm - Lunch & coding starts       02:00 pm - Workshop       03:00 pm - Coding       07:00 pm - Dinner       08:00 pm - Still coding      00:00 am - Midnight Snack Saturday 18 May (Time to be confirmed)       09:00 am - Breakfast       09:30 am - Submissions       12:00 pm - Lunch       02:00 pm - Final demos       05:00 pm - Jury deliberation       05:30 pm - Winners announcement       06:00 pm - VivaTech closes       07:00 pm - End of hackathon  PRIZE POOL The teams that win the EDHEC, Sanofi-Cegedim-IBM and ERAMET challenges will receive 5,000€ each. The prize pool for the next challenges will be announced soon. The overall winner will also receive an extra 5,000€ from TechCrunch. Each team with a score of 3.0 or better will receive 2 tickets for Disrupt Berlin 2019.Each member of a team with a score of 3.0 or better will receive 2 tickets for VivaTech 2020. TECHCRUNCH  TechCrunch is a leading technology media property, dedicated to obsessively profiling startups, reviewing new Internet products, and breaking tech news.  VIVA TECHNOLOGY  From May 16 to May 18, 2019, Viva Technology will bring together 9,000 startups with top worldwide investors, companies & tech leaders. To discover more about Viva Technology, click here to check out our website!  Any questions? Check out our FAQ.If you can't find your answer, please write to guillaume@bemyapp.com.