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Odyssey Hackathon 2019

Posted 24 Mar 2024
Work experience
0 to 2 years
Job function
Degree level
Required languages
English (Fluent)
Dutch (Fluent)
When
12 Apr 2019 08:00
Deadline
25 Feb 2019 22:59

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Odyssey Hackathon is the world’s biggest blockchain & AI hackathon, where top teams and their governmental, corporate and non-profit launching clients co-create solutions to complex real-life challenges, backed by a comprehensive international ecosystem that includes the technical and legal experts and the financial regulators.

Pre-startup teams, existing startups, scale-ups and SMEs, as well corporate teams are invited to the third edition of this unique event. A 100 selected teams will compete for €200K in total cash rewards as well as the chance to access and scale their solution in the Decentralized Incubation Program. The challenges cover a multitude of areas, including energy transition, self-owned digital identity, biometric data communication, financial inclusion, cargo insurance, and many others.

On April 15, 20 winning teams will present their solutions to the partner consortia and investors at the Acceleration Conference.

A QUEST TO SOLVING THE WORLD’S MOST PRESSING CHALLENGES THROUGH THE POWER OF TECHNOLOGY AND INTERCONNECTED COLLABORATIVE COMMUNITIES.

The Odyssey Hackathon enables developers, creatives, and entrepreneurs from all over the world to co-create solutions to the challenges contributed by program partners and launching customers using blockchain, AI or other advanced technology. The hackathon is the ultimate launchpad for new innovative businesses.

In 2017, we brought together 450 attendees, grouped in 5 tracks, who built 55 prototypes.

In 2018, we gathered 1000 attendees in 7 tracks working on 64 prototypes.

In 2019, we want to bring together 1500 attendees to solve 20 real societal challenges in 11 tracks and built 100 prototypes.

The team registrations are open.

Deadline for registration: February 25th.

Registration rules:

  • Teams can only be registered by their team captains
  • At the moment of registration, a team must be complete (5 or 6 people); teams with fewer members will not be eligible
  • Looking for team members? Find them in this community group
  • The selection will be carried out based on the information you provide in the registration form
  • We will be selecting the teams in order of application; you will know whether you’ve been selected as soon as possible

Wij beheren voor onze pensioenfondsen een vermogen van ruim 500 miljard euro. Dat doen we wereldwijd. Als pensioenuitvoerder voor bijna 5 miljoen mensen, hebben we niet alleen oog voor financieel rendement maar ook voor onze bijdrage aan de samenleving. Want wat heb je straks aan een goed pensioen als de wereld om je heen onleefbaar is geworden? Bij APG draag je bij aan het inkomen van huidige én toekomstige generaties. Daarom werk je bij APG aan de toekomst.
#ziejijtoekomstbijAPG

Finance & Banking
Amsterdam
Active in 5 countries
4,000 employees
60% men - 40% women
Average age is 45 years

What employees are saying

Mikel Unibaso Berrueta

Quant Trainee

Mikel Unibaso Berrueta

Als je aan de start van je carrière staat ben je op zoek wat wel of niet bij je past. Het Quant Traineeship bij APG geeft mij de kans om dat uit te vinden.

Xin Li

Trainee Investment & Portfoliomanagement

Xin Li

Als trainee bij APG doe je 4 opdrachten in 2 jaar. Het leuke van mijn team vind ik dat ze me écht betrekken, niet alleen bij mijn opdracht maar ook bij het dagelijkse werk.