Blackathon

Through the theme of Black progress, back in 2023 we honoured the work of Black inventors, writers and activists that have made a significant impact on society. 

Over this 2-day event a group of Made Tech employees and others participated in a hackathon with the goal of creating a technology project that celebrates Black innovators. It didn’t matter if they were an engineer, designer, product manager or if they’ve never looked at a line of code before – all roles were welcome. 

To know more about how the event went and the outcomes, you can watch our Blackathon on-demand webinar.

Agenda

Day 1: Friday, 13 October

10:00am: Registration and welcome
10:30am: Team formation
11:00am: Idea generation and project planning
12:00pm: Lunch break
1:00pm: Hacking session 1
3:00pm: Snack break
3:30pm: Hacking session 2
5:30pm – 6:00pm: Debrief and home time

Day 2: Saturday, 14 October

10:00am: Breakfast
10:30am: Recap of day one and goal setting for day 2
11:00am: Hacking session 3
1:00pm: Lunch break
2:00pm: Project submission and presentation
4:00pm: Snack break
4:30pm – 5:30pm: Judging, awards ceremony and event wrap-up

We believe that diverse teams build better technology. To know more, you can:

• Read our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Policy
• Read our gender pay gap report

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