List of hackathons about retail in 2016

Hackers and makers! How'd you like the chance to win up to $1 million in start-up funds? You just have to come up with an awesome idea for a new Moto Mod for Motorola's new Moto Z phone. Choose from one of these three challenges: » Health and Fitness: What could make health diagnosis easier? » Retail: How could a Moto Mod change the way people experience their favorite stores and restaurants? » Multimedia: What Moto Mod would upgrade phone hardware to better suit user media preferences?

Hackers from schools, startups and corporations in and around Helsinki! Come and sign-up for Ultrahack 2016 Finals Day 27.11. Attend and participate in Ultrahack - Hackathon of the Year and you'll get the opportunity to be exposed to awesome new technology and you'll meet and network with like-minded future technology oriented people.

Interested in mobile ecommerce? Come and sign up for MobileHackGeneva! Collaborate and compete with some of the best entrepreneurs in Geneva to create innovative solutions that will help change the future of mobile e-commerce. You'll have the opportunity to create your e-commerce solution from scratch and then kick-start your company, taking advantage of 6 months of free office space and mentoring.

Another installment of the Knack for Hack Series, the goal of H(R)ackathon 2016 is to not only create Human Resources solutions in the form of an app or website, but to bring people together and create a long lasting technological benefit to interactions in the work place. Join the members of Polyglot Group and Coder Factory Academy to build your own HR app and to build an even better network!

It's Virtual Reality time for tech developers, business profilers, industry experts, game programmers, makers, UI/UX designers, artists, animators, storytellers. etc. Come participate in the B2B VR Hackathon and create B2B virtual reality solution prototypes for Health, Commerce, Real Estate, and Data Visualization.

The advent of the digital age has radically transformed whole industries in recent years, allowing new entrants into business to acheive previously impossible levels of growth. As such, traditional businesses must change and adapt their strategies to fit the society in which they exist. Attending the Partners4Innovation Hackathon will help you to identify areas where digital innovations already exist, and to find new areas in which you can better your business.

Interested in the power of Blockchain? Whether you're a developer, designer, entrepreneur, student or just passionate about new technology, come and participate in Capital Factory's Blockchain Hackathon. Blockchain technology is enabling mobility and financial services for new, disruptive possibilities. These new technologies will run the future businesses and change the landscape of exchange. Blockchain is going to change the way people write contracts, manage documents, create files, and secure payment. Choose your topic from those below or bring your own! »Usage of smart contracts to run rental and mobility services »Optimization of ID & user management using blockchain »Secure authentication of customers or documents (e.g. driving licenses, vehicles, signatures) »Secure payment transactions for mobility services »Bundling of services and creation of one customer file

Developers, designers, makers, data scientists, or marketers! Participate in the Carrefour Data Hack to prototype Microsoft Azure apps that enhance customer experience and forecast future business trends. Using Microsoft Azure cloud and actual customer data cross-indexed with other data sources (geolocation, weather, social networks, etc.) you'll be able to create a service that improves the customer experience. Alternatively you can tap into social networks, blogs, forums and news sites and build algorithms to detect consumer trends -- anticipate shortages, predict success, etc.

Come and take the PepsiCo Insight Challenge, which supports the ESSA Insight function vision to become a competitive advantage for PepsiCo. The goal of this event is to discover new technologies & methodologies. Participate and maybe your technology can one of those selected to work with PepsiCo.

Are you in retail or work for a B2C or B2B brand? Interested in the opportunities and threats of the internet? Come attend e-Innovation: The New Era of H2H. You'll get the chance to discuss how innovation can impact your business, how to assess what works for you and your customers, and to understand how to make innovation work for you. This event will stimulate ideas, instigate discussion, build an understanding of what it means to embed innovation throughout the business— all while showcasing some of the latest technologies to help you evolve your business.