Financing and delivering Resilient Infrastructure

A hackathon is an event that brings together individuals with a passion.  Be it Nature, Finance, Resilient Infrastructure, equitable society  or technology, including civil servants, business people, project managers, programmers, developers, designers, and other enthusiasts. These events typically last for several days and involve collaborative efforts to create a functional product or solution within a specified time frame.

The theme or challenge of the hackathon is often centered around innovation, creativity, and problem-solving. By participating in a hackathon, individuals have the opportunity to learn new skills, connect with other professionals, and showcase their abilities to build new technology and industry-solutions.

• The Hackathon provides an opportunity for participants to learn something new as they collaborate with other industry experts to find solutions.
• Participants gain access to datasets, fintech APIs, and a Digital Sandbox to build their solutions through NayaOne’s Digital Sandbox Platform.
• A hackathon can be a challenging experience that pushes specialists out of their comfort zones and helps them make new professional discoveries. Collaborating under pressure allows participants to examine their abilities from a fresh perspective.
• Hackathons create an excellent environment for breakthroughs, although not all hackathons result in tangible innovations. Regardless, participants get a chance to be part of something special.
• Hackathons are also fun and fulfilling, offering an excellent way for experts and managers to spend time together while working towards a common goal in a brand-new environment.

Mentors from various disciplines, including ESG, Sustainablity innovation, Data Science, AI, Finance, Civil engineering and Nature based solutions come together to provide participants with a range of insights that participants can use their support to build their projects. Technologies skills may include data, AI, Agentic AI, API’s, solution design and build +

Mentors in a hackathon can come from a variety of backgrounds, including industry experts, experienced developers, designers, and business professionals. They provide guidance and support to participants, answering questions, helping troubleshoot problems, and offering advice on best practices. Mentors can be an invaluable resource for participants, particularly for those who are new to hackathons or have limited experience in a particular area. By working with mentors, participants can learn new skills, overcome challenges, and ultimately create better, more innovative projects.

Think of it a start and end date not time you need to spend on the hackathon itself. This year we are starting with an online bootcamp to help you get oriented and discover the process, teammates and tools to utilise. You can spend as much time you like working over the period, be it nights and weekends or full time, it’s your choice.

No. It’s all designed to be done online but you will benefit from attending the conference in London to meet people who might help shape your idea, give you a leg up via an accelerator or maybe even invest.

Participants can join the hackathon platform and they will get access to the hackathon platform, where all the platform related queries to be addressed by the NayaOne and SustainableFinance.Live team.

On the NayaOne platform, the support process will be as seamless as possible for hackers. If you have any questions or need assistance, simply follow these steps:

1. Visit the platform and sign-in sustainablefinancelive.nayaone.com/signin
2. Navigate to the “Message” section, usually located in the top left section
3. Drop your queries to support channel, if it’s generic or platform related
4. Share your queries, if you want to chat with mentors on “Mentor” channel
5. Submit your queries, and our dedicated support team will revert back
6. Sit back and relax as the team diligently works to resolve your query or concern
7. You can expect a timely response from us through your preferred communication channel – be it email, phone, or platform messaging.

We encourage all participants to utilise and active on the NayaOne platform, as it provides access to industry-leading APIs, synthetic and public data, and a digital sandbox for testing new solutions. Engage with mentors for any queries you may have and exchange messages with your teammates if you are collaborating online to find solutions during the hackathon days.

Reach out to the SustainableFinance.Live team (lily.vanleer@finextra.com) with the theme details you would like to work on.