Hackathon - Empowering Female Founders in BIG Data & AI

As part of the 10th anniversary of Women in Big Data we are thrilled to invite you to a unique hackathon on entrepreneurship, offering a hands-on platform to empower early and mid-stage founders. Together, we’ll celebrate, connect, and spark the future of innovation.

Ready to put your skills into action?
During the Hackathon, you’ll work in diverse, multidisciplinary teams to create a business plan, develop a prototype or demo, and prepare a pitch to showcase your solution. This is an excellent opportunity to collaborate, innovate, and test your ideas in real-time. Best pitch will win a price!
Who Should Attend?

• Aspiring entrepreneurs who want to launch a startup in Big Data & AI
• Early-stage founders seeking guidance and mentorship
• Professionals exploring entrepreneurship as a career transition

What You’ll Gain:

• Actionable business skills that can be applied immediately
• Access to a supportive community of female entrepreneurs
• Insights from experienced mentors and industry experts
• A clear roadmap for taking your business to the next level

Do you want to bring your team and idea?
Amazing! Then you need to explain exactly which part was developed during the event.
You don’t have a team and idea?
Amazing too! We will assign you a diverse team so that you can develope your idea together.

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Agenda
9:45 - 10:00 | Welcome [Maria Beiner]
10:00 – 10:30 | Expert session 1: Strategic Networking [Katarzyna (Kasia) Stoltmann]
10:30 – 11:30 | Expert session 2: Craft Your Business Plan & Pitch It [Neil Metzler]
11:30 – 12:00 | Expert session 3: How to build up resilience [Naima Hassan]
12:00 – 13:00 | Expert session 4: How to Start a Startup [to be announced]
14:00 – 18:30 | Hackathon: From Idea to Demo
18:30 – 19:30 | Pitching to Jury [Anastasia Barner, Benedikt Bonnmann, Ruta Donovan, Neil Metzler, Women in Big Data Berlin Team]
20:00 – 20:30 | Jury Feedback