Hackathon & Demo Day
Data Natives brought together over 24.000 hackers to participate in online hackathons.
Hackathon
& Demo Day
17 - 26 September 2020, Online | Worldwide
DN Unlimited Hackathon was organised to solve challenges around sustainable and green businesses, social impact, healthcare and data privacy, cybersecurity and data protection.
We’re thrilled to have gathered 500 participants, 20 teams, 20 interdisciplinary mentors, 6 judges and incredible partners – Bayer, Vision health Pioneers, Flying Health
Over the past months, Data Natives brought together over 24.000 hackers to participate in online hackathons. If you’d like to develop your ideas in interdisciplinary teams – join our community!
September 17 – 25
The Hackathon kicked-off with a virtual info session. Now hackers can form teams and familiarise themselves with the challenges.
If you already registered to hack, you can log in and check out your personal dashboard for further information.
September 24 – 25
Mentorship Sessions will help our hacking teams to shape up their solutions, pitches and receive tailored advice from the invited industry experts. They are ready to pitch now!
We’re thrilled to introduce you to our 15 incredible mentors from SAP, Bayer and other innovative companies.
Scroll down to check out all mentors!
September 26
Finally, the grand finale!
During The Demo Day, our hackers will present their creations to our hand-picked jurors.
The Challenges of 2020
Embark on the DN Unlimited Hackathon journey and use your skills to answer these questions:
- How can we build sustainable businesses during the economic unrest?
- How can tech help us facilitate positive & long-term social impact?
- What are the ways to enact both healthcare and data accessibility for all?
- How to ensure cybersecurity and data protection in the times of exponential growth of data?
I encountered some very committed people, who presented amazing analyses.
Hackathon Agenda
6 PM CET: Official kick-off
Join us for welcoming notes by mentors and judges. Watch elevator pitches by our hackers who are still looking for teams or team members.
We already have more than 500 talented participants from more than 15 different nationalities.
10 AM CET: Morning check-in
6 PM CET: EUvsVirus – Success story
Data Natives are (Co-)Organisators of EUvsVirus. Meet the EUvsVirus teams and hear about their success stories. We’re going to stream this talk live on our website.
#EUvsVirus hackathon identifies 117 solutions
10 AM CET: Morning check-in
1 PM CET: Pitching workshop
When you pitch you need to be memorable, concise and cause your audience to take action. We are LIVE with a pitching workshop!
5 PM CET: Design Thinking workshop
12 PM CET: #HackCorona success story
1:30 PM CET: Demo Day
We’re streaming all video pitches and Q&As with the judges live on our website. Stay tuned!
#HackCorona gathered over 1700 people

Maren Lesche Hackathon Jury Member, Head of Incubation, Vision Health Pioneers

Maren Lesche, Hackathon Jury Member, Head of Incubation, Vision Health Pioneers
Maren Lesche is an ecosystem builder and startup expert in the fields of Digital Health, IoT and AI. She is
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Laura Nelde Hackathon Jury Member; Startup Relationship Manager, Flying Health

Laura Nelde, Hackathon Jury Member; Startup Relationship Manager, Flying Health
Laura is responsible for the Startup Relationship Management at Flying Health, scouting startups for the Flying Health partner network. Since
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Max Wegner Hackathon Jury Member; Head of Regulatory Affairs, Bayer AG

Max Wegner, Hackathon Jury Member; Head of Regulatory Affairs, Bayer AG
After studying pharmacy at the University of Bonn, Max Wegner commenced his PhD in pharmacology at Bayer and started in
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Kirill Satanovsky Hackathon Jury Member; Co-founder, HackingEDU

Kirill Satanovsky, Hackathon Jury Member; Co-founder, HackingEDU
Kirill is an entrepreneur and seasoned events professional. He is the co-founder of HackingEDU, the World’s Largest Education Hackathon (featured
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Lina Nikolopoulou Hackathon Jury Member; Managing Director , eHealth Forum

Lina Nikolopoulou, Hackathon Jury Member; Managing Director , eHealth Forum
I am an entrepreneur. I am a strong advocate of innovation and digital transformation of health. I believe in the
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Norman Hiob Hackathon Jury Member, Strategy & Startup Consultant, Norman Hiob

Norman Hiob, Hackathon Jury Member, Strategy & Startup Consultant, Norman Hiob
Norman is a consultant who helped 15+ startups and Fortune 500 companies to create purpose-driven ventures and forward-thinking strategies leveraging
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Alistair Nolan Hackathon Jury Member; Administrator, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

Alistair Nolan, Hackathon Jury Member; Administrator, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Alistair Nolan has worked with the OECD since July 1997. He currently works in the Directorate for Science, Technology and
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Christian Müller Teamleader Data Generation, BAYER Vital GmbH

Christian Müller, Teamleader Data Generation, BAYER Vital GmbH
Christian is a consultant pharmacist for medical information. In 2014 he took over the responsibility of Non-Interventional Studies Team and
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Dirk Miethe Solution Architect (ML/AI) SAP, SAP

Dirk Miethe, Solution Architect (ML/AI) SAP, SAP
Innovation-driven Business Architect with a focus on AI/ML Platforms
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Alex Baker CEO, Retail Tech X

Alex Baker, CEO, Retail Tech X
Founder and CEO of Retail Tech X. A value driven tech start-up with the mission of impacting peoples retail experiences
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Marina Markežič Consultant, Unlawcked

Ignatz Schatz Innovation Coach, Freelance

Josep Itopa Lead ML Engineer, Renewable Africa 365

Harini Suresh Technical Solutions Engineer, Arista Networks

S. Elif Kocaoglu Ulbrich Founder, Contextual Solutions

S. Elif Kocaoglu Ulbrich, Founder, Contextual Solutions
Sebnem Elif Kocaoglu Ulbrich, LL.M., MLB is the founder of Berlin-based strategy consultancy Contextual Solutions, specialized in FinTech and LegalTech,
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Rodolfo Gallucci UX/UI Designer, ANCHOVY

Rodolfo Gallucci, UX/UI Designer, ANCHOVY
Enthusiastic, creative, and highly motivated UX Designer with an artistic point of view. My philosophy? “Less is more”
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Annesha Kar Gupta Advocate, Ambassador, Professor, University of London (Student)

Annesha Kar Gupta, Advocate, Ambassador, Professor, University of London (Student)
1) Global Goodwill Ambassador for UK; 2) Peace Ambassador; 3) UNA LASER Officer for London & South-East Region; 4) Rotarian;
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Sabine Petzsch Senior Project & Content Manager, Openers

Sabine Petzsch, Senior Project & Content Manager, Openers
Multilingual generalist interested in the intersections of tech, politics and culture. Project manager looking at the big picture without loosing
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Sweeha Panwar Senior Associate, Corporate Partnerships, The/Nudge Foundation

Sweeha Panwar, Senior Associate, Corporate Partnerships, The/Nudge Foundation
A techie turned social activist with love for design and data analytics. “I can be an in house expert on
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Erika Torres Machine Learning Engineer, MLReef

Erika Torres, Machine Learning Engineer, MLReef
I am a Machine Learning Engineer with more than 8 years of experience. I prefer python but also use java.
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Camillo Pachmann CEO, MLReef

Camillo Pachmann, CEO, MLReef
Camillo Pachmann is founder and managing director of MLReef. He has around 10 years of experience in building companies from
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Leo Magazzu COO, SafePls

Leo Magazzu, COO, SafePls
Leo is a business designer, his portfolio includes SafePls, TravelBuddyGo and projects presented to many Hackathons. In his experience he
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Gözde Bal Senior Product Manager, Milestone Systems

Gözde Bal, Senior Product Manager, Milestone Systems
Gözde has a diverse background in a number of different disciplines which she gained in previous roles as software developer
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Sanjana Basu Investor, Radical Ventures

Sanjana Basu, Investor, Radical Ventures
Sanjana Basu is an Investment Associate with Radical Ventures. Radical Ventures is a $350 Million Series A fund investing in
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Alina Kukarina Entrepreneur, Digital Purpose Consulting

Alina Kukarina, Entrepreneur, Digital Purpose Consulting
Technical product developer focusing on solutions to facilitate sustainable development, especially in the field of life science and digital products
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Johannes Starlinger Interdisciplinary Digital Health Consultant, starlinger⁺ digital health architects

Johannes Starlinger, Interdisciplinary Digital Health Consultant, starlinger⁺ digital health architects
Dr.-Ing. Dr.med.univ Johannes Starlinger is a digital health consultant and software developer with a strong focus on data and information
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A hackathon is an innovative marathon where teams gather and come up with new solutions to existing problems. There are many global challenges in the world that require collaboration between a wide range of professionals in all fields. #DNUnlimited Hackathon will activate the brightest minds all over the world to solve the biggest challenges of 2020.
#DNUnlimited Hackathon enables you to bring ideas to life. You will be able to work in a team from the comfort of your own home and to make an impact. We will have mentors and judges available for a consultation to help guide your way. You don’t need a complete product or a solution to participate.
#DNUnlimited Hackathon is open for everyone. We are looking for data scientists, developers, project managers, designers, healthcare experts and everyone else who can help – no previous experience is required. You can register as an individual and we will help you to find a team to work with. Another option is to gather your friends and join the Hackathon together. Each team should have a Team Captain and can include up to 5 members. We encourage you to go out of your comfort zone and team up with people from around the world!
- Register here by filling out the form.
- Join our Info Day on the 17th of September.
- Get access to the Hackathon Participant website.
- Network and connect to each other in Slack channels.
- Finalise team formation using Airtable.
- Develop your project, schedule mentoring sessions via Mentornity.
- Record a video pitch about your project and submit it by September 25th 11:59PM on Devpost.
- Present your project on Demo Day on September 26th.
More detailed information will be provided on the Hackathon website once you sign in.
Absolutely! It’s entirely irrelevant what your experience is, it’s more about your interest in data science, sustainability, technology, healthcare and other fields.
The deadline to submit your application is Thursday, September 23rd. You can do it here.
You. #DNUnlimited and its partners don’t have any claim to what you have developed.
- Innovation: How innovative is the idea? Does the approach stand out from solutions that are available so far?
- Impact: How high is the benefit for the patient and other stakeholders of the health care system? Does the solution generate impact for our society? How viable is the solution?
- Applicability: How user-friendly is the solution? Is the solution convenient to be used? How viable is the solution?
- Feasibility: How realistic is the implementation of the idea? Can the solution be brought into life by further research projects or by founding a company?
- Execution: How sophisticated and well-made is the technical implementation?
Yes, we do! This event is following the Berlin Code of Conduct
Mentors give the tools, knowledge and assistance that participants need to succeed in transforming their ideas into practical and useful solutions. Mentors are also responsible for being available to help quickly resolve specific problems, advise and challenge the teams. To become a mentor, please fill out this form.
Judges use the criteria mentioned above and evaluate the projects according to their best knowledge. They are the most qualified professionals who are ready to take responsibility for their decisions. To become a judge, please fill out this form.