We Hack London

There are so many challenges that London faces today - from pollution to crime and homelessness. But it can be so hard to know how you can help. We Hack London gives you the opportunity to help develop solutions to the biggest challenges the city faces today.

What?

We Hack London is a hackathon where you will have the opportunity to work together with people, NGO leaders and entrepreneurs to develop solutions to challenges in London.

Confirmed mentors and judges include:

• Alex Stephany: Founder & CEO, Beam
• Marilise de Villiers: Director of Security Skills And Culture, Centrica
• Sherry Peck: Chief Executive, Safer London
• Ben Hudson: Project Director, London Sustainability Exchange
• Andrew Grieve: Senior Air Quality Analyst, King's College London
• Jason Blackstock: Director, How to Change the World Programmes

Why?

There are so many challenges London faces today, but there are also so amazing people in the city with skills that can help to address them. By bringing people, NGOs and entrepreneurs from across the city together, we can develop solutions to the biggest challenges London faces.

How?

Challenge - Tell us the City Challenges that you care about, which include: homelessness, pollution, employment and crime. You will be assigned a Challenge to help solve during the day (we will aim to match your Challenge with your preferences).

Develop - People will be able to present their project ideas and join a project team who will develop their idea over the day.

Pitch - The teams will pitch their project to an expert panel. The winning teams will have the opportunity to make their project a reality.

Where?

Newspeak House, 133-135 Bethnal Green Rd, London E2 7DG

When?

Saturday 23rd March 2019, 9:30am-8pm GMT.

Schedule for the day:

9:30am Registration

10:00am Welcome and speaker

10:20am Split into Challenge groups

10:30am People pitch project ideas

11:20am Project teams form

11:30am Break

12:00pm Hacking begins with Mentors

2:00pm Lunch

2:45pm Hacking continues

5:30pm Break

5:40pm Keynote speaker

6:00pm Presentations to judges

7:30pm Judging and awards

8:00pm Close

Who?

Whether you have an idea or are just passionate about addressing challenges faced in London, sign up to take part in We Hack London and make change happen in your city.

Why attend?

We Hack London provides you with the opportunity to:

• Use your skills to help address the challenges that you care about in London.

• Receive support from inspiring individuals, NGO leaders and entrepreneurs.

• Win the opportunity to make your project a reality after the hackathon.

More info?

To find out more, visit the We Hack London website.

We Make Change is a not-for-profit organisation and the money from ticket sales will cover the costs of running the event.