List of hackathons organized by talent hack in 2020

UK residents -- developers, electronics engineers, plant and animal biologists, physicists, farmers, vets, and agriculture industry professionals! You're invited to come to the AgriTech Hackathon in Newmarket and collaborate to create an innovative technology solution that tackles a designated problem facing the UK's agricultural industry. Potential challenges include: - Maximizing soil productivity, - Improving water use efficiency, - Reducing greenhouse gases, - Boosting biodiversity, - Etc. Come with your own multidisciplinary team of 4-6 individuals -- or join one at the event. Present your project to a jury. Entries will be judged based on the quality of the idea, implementation, and potential impact and widespread application. For the winners, recognition and participation are your prizes!

Programmers, developers, designers and domain experts in South Wales! Are you passionate about using technology to help combat climate change? Talent Hack invites you to participate in Cardiff Climathon 2020 – a 24-hour infrastructure hackathon. You'll be part of a multi-disciplinary product team of 6-8 professionals. Come with a team, or you'll be assigned to one at the event. You'll get to chose one of three designated transportation challenges. Your team will design and prototype an innovative technology solution that unites data and research collaboration to help climate-proof Welsh transport and transportation infrastructure. You will present your project to a jury panel for the chance to win £3000 in cash, as well as potential investment to productise your project.

Companies and hackers in the UK! If you're interested in finding innovative ways to end bullying in the workplace, then Talent Hack invites you to register for an invitation to participate in their Virtual Hackathon 2020 - Stop Workplace Bullying. If invited to participate, you'll be challenged to apply creativity and skill to design and prototype a solution that helps address bullying in the workplace and offer support to victims. The hackathon is designed for all professionals working in any capacity to find innovative ways to end workplace bullying. Come with a multidisciplinary team of up to 6 people -- developers, designers, marketers, legal pros, etc,Your project can be a mobile app, a video, a social media campaign, or whatever your team decides.

Calling UX designers, developers, product owners, marketers, programmers, sales execs, HR professionals, and others who support the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQIA+) community! You're invited to participate in the Employee Diversity Hackathon – Brighton Pride 2020. The theme of the event is how General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) data is processed for transgender employees as they undergo gender transition. You'll be part of a multi-disciplinary team of 4-6 people. Your team will design and prototype a high-impact GDPR solution to one of three set challenges related to storing data with regards to LGBTQIA+, with particular emphasis on trans persons record keeping. Collaborate and compete for your share of a £4,000 cash prize pool. The winning project will have an original idea, that innovative, customer-focused, and well-executed.

Developers, engineers, marine biologists, physicists, data scientists, and professionals involved in the business of the ocean -- such as ports and shipping, offshore oil and gas, fishing & aquaculture, naval and defence, etc! You're invited to apply to participate in the MarineTech Hackathon. In this fully-virtual event, you'll be challenged to imagine and design an innovative digital solution that can help advance marine technology and ocean exploration. You'll also get the opportunity to network with your peers and industry experts as you build your solution. Your project must be based around the following: Technologies that address monitoring, warning, and remediation issues, Investigation of current technologies for surveillance purposes and predicting fishing effort, and Use of new technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), Big Data Analytics, Internet of Things (IoT), Blockchain, 5G, Robotic Process Automation, Virtual and Augmented Reality, Cloud Office and IT Infrastructure Services.

Public health officials, doctors, nurses, researchers, professors, college students, community leaders and young people in the UK. Are you enthusiastic about creating solutions to address major public health issues like the Covid-19 pandemic? Come and participate in the National Volunteer Week (NVW) hackathon. As part of a team of 4-6 individuals, you'll get to create a solution to your selection of one of three public health challenges in the area of emerging infectious diseases. Your team will present your project and prototype to a panel of judges who will select the winner based on the quality of the idea, your implementation, and its potential for widescale adoption.

Techie university students, working finTech developers and designers from industry and business, entrepreneurs and startup types residing in the UK! If you're interested in creating new products, then you're invited to participate in Virtual Hackathon - UK FinTech Week 2020 – Reinvent Retail Banking -- a 48-hour online hackathon of product development. You don't have to be technical! Marketers, designers, finance and other business types are welcome. Come with a multi-disciplinary team of 4-6 people, or be assigned to one during the event registration period. You'll get choose from two retail banking challenges: Challenge 1: Peer2peer lending, B2B transactions, C2C transactions, payment sharing, mobile payments, and smart settlements. Challenge 2: Account management, card management, banking loyalty programs, automated billing, personal banking security. money transfer, loan management, credit rating for individuals, fraud control, and investment user experience. Your team will have present a working prototype and project business plan to an online jury panel, They will judge the projects based on customer validation, execution and design, and business model feasibility.