Aug 19-20 Online + @Cyberport Hong Kong
Web3 Dev Hackathon 2022
Web3 Hackathon for the best Web3 Developers, hosted by IEEE Hong Kong Blockchain Group
Develop Web3 applications, win from cash prizes totaling HK$100K and internship opportunities, and meet industry leading mentors and Web3 organizations
Registration closes August 10th, 2022.
Selected teams will receive confirmation of entry by August 15th.
Our official mail box is ieeehackathon2022@gmail.com
About the Hackathon
This two-day, vigorous hackathon is aimed at picking out the best rising talents in Web3.
Team Size
2-5 People
Prizes
HK$100K total and
Internship Opportunities
Hybrid
Online the first day; Cyberport, Hong Kong the second day
* talented individual participants are also welcome!
MEET ONLINE AND IRL
Eligibility
This two-day, vigorous hackathon is aimed at picking out the best rising talents in Web3.
You are eligible to participate in the Hackathon as long as you are studying at a local or international university between 2021 and 2022. Programming experience is preferred.
You are encouraged to form a team of 2-5 people. For individual participants, you can find your teammates HERE.
What will you develop?
You will build a new and innovative Web3 business idea.
You will then use a collection of APIs provided to you and create a fully functional prototype out of it. You may use any language or framework you prefer to execute the task, given that you utilize at least one of the APIs.
You will then be judged on your innovation, business model, social responsiveness, technical proficiency of your overall prototype.
All the APIs and your prototypes with the codes will be uploaded and shared publicly on GitHub to contribute to the open source community.
After the hackathon
Whether you come out victorious or note, you will have leaving with new knowledge, connections, and possible opportunities in the industry.
Working with and competing against a lot of like-minded people who are also passionate about Web3, the hacakthon will be a great opportunity for you to expand you network.
You also have the opportunity to connect with some of our industry-leading sponsors, or maybe even register as a developer in their organizations.
The possibilities are endless.
Honourable Mentors/Judges
Simon Au Yeung
CEO (Blockchain Finance) at ARTA TechFin
Ray Cheung
Associate Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering of City University of Hong Kong
CK Chan
Professor of Practice in FinTech of Dept. of System Engineering and Engineering Management; Chinese University of Hong Kong
Charleston Sin
Executive Director – MIT Hong Kong Innovation Node
Dorothy Chau
Adjunct Professor of Fintech and Data Analytics Program; Hong Kong Baptist University
Jack Poon
Professor of Practice at the School of Accounting and Finance of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Paul Sin
Director, Technology & Transformation of New World Development Company Limited
Henrietta Tsui
CEO and Founder of Ora-Ora; & Co-founder of the Hong Kong Art Gallery Association
Neil Tan
CEO of Neptune Digital and Chairman of Fintech Association HK
Duncan Wong
Founder and CEO at CryptoBLK
Harold Tin
Partner - Fintech Practice; Norton Rose Fulbright
Kenneth Wong
Head of Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering; Professor of the University of Hong Kong
Eric Chan
Chief Public Mission Officer at Cyberport
Donny Siu
Acting Director Cum Head for Entrepreneurship Centre at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology