WaiACCELERATE USA: HACKATHON 2022

WaiHackathon is an intensive entrepreneurship and technology event that connects the WAI community and global movement of Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML), and Data Science with data-savvy peers. Technology and entrepreneurship will join forces for the attainment of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 2030.

Selection Criteria

Sandya Vijendira

WAI Hackathon USA - Events Lead

WHY

(OUR MISSION)

Our mission is "zero exclusion", because we cannot innovate until all genders, social groups, and minds are presented as voices and change agents of our communities.

That’s how we can work together on social injustice, income inequality, inaccessible healthcare, or educational system problems.

What

(OUR mechanism)

Our mechanism is a sustainable collaboration (not competition), because our goal is to connect and synergize efforts of diverse talent, skills, and micro-teams to jointly co-act, co-create, and co-mentor.

During the hackathon our teams will be able to connect these dots: find co-founders or like-minded peers, visualize their technology stacks and business models, and turn community problems into feasible and sustainable solutions.

Finally, they will present their pitch decks and models to our jury and experts.

HOW

(OUR FORMAT)

Our format is a hackathon which is open both to all our peers in North America, because our goal is to involve all the passionate people who are ready to create an impact with technology and AI right here and right now.

During 3 days you will experience an intensive but at the same time engaging and diverse format which involves working with your team and peers. You will be learning from speakers and industry experts, spending individual sessions with mentors aligned with particular topics and expertise, and, finally participating in entertaining activities which will help you to reassess how you imagine the hackathon experience.

WAI made a global trace, connecting women and minority professionals. WaiHackathon is going further to show how to create an immediate impact.

Women in AI USA

Hackathon

JUNE 10-12, 2022

eastern timezone (GMT -4)

Friday, Jun 10, 2022

11:00 - 11:30 am : Opening

11:30 am - 2:00 pm: Speaker Sessions

2:00 - 3:00 pm : Mentoring Rotations

3:00 - 6:00 pm: Work Sessions & Design Workshop

6:00 - 7:00 pm: Mentoring Rotations

7:00 - 8:00 pm: Closing/Happy Hour

Friday, Jun 10, 2022

11:00 - 11:45 am : Opening & Keynote

2:00 - 3:00 pm : Mentoring Rotations

3:00 - 5:00 pm: Work Sessions

5:00 - 6:00 pm: Speaker Sessions

7:00 - 7:30 pm: Team Check-in

7:00 - 8:00 pm: Closing/Happy Hour

SATURDAY, Jun 11, 2022

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm : Speakers Sessions

2:00 - 2:30 pm : Team Check-in

5:00 - 6:00 pm: Mentoring Sessions

7:00 - 8:00 pm: Team check-in

8:00 - 8:30 pm: Closing/Happy Hour

SUNday, Jun 12, 2022

10:00 pm - 3:00 pm : Work Sessions

3:00 - 3:30 pm : Submit Presentations

3:30 - 4:30 pm : Partners Introductions

4:30 - 7:00 pm : Team Pitches

7:00 - 7:30 pm : Judges Evaluation

7:30 - 8:30 pm : Closing Remarks &

Winners Announced

JOIN US

WaiACCELERATE USA 2022 is seeking additional team members/volunteers for our upcoming WaiHackathon to support our content efforts during the event. Involvement is completely remote and flexible. Great opportunity for innovators, technologists, and students alike!

Participants will have access to:

Exclusive Workshop
Speaker series with world class global AI leaders
Founder Inspiration
World-Class Mentors
Partnership Perks
Networking Events

Participant crITERIA

Our program is industry agnostic and is targeted towards aspiring and early-stage founders and entrepreneurs who are committed to collaborating in a team over a 3-day weekend to develop a pitch deck that addresses at least 1 or the 17 UN SDGs 2030. Hackathon participants can have code, low code, or no code experience. Participants must:

Be fully committed to completing the 3-day Hackathon
Have general knowledge about OR interest in Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Data Science, or Technology
Have an entrepreneurial and team building spirit
Be committed to work on developing a product that meets one of the UNs SDGs 2030