May 22-24, 2024 | Free Online Event
Empower global food security with your coding skills
In collaboration with
Challenges
Participants
Prize pool to donate to NGO of your choice
Register your tech team and build solutions to one of the real-world challenges of the Hackathon. Work directly with nonprofit organizations from LATAM and Africa to develop impactful solutions that reduce the food security crisis.
Participation in the online Hackathon is free of charge.
Directly contribute to solving a global crisis—food insecurity.
It’s an opportunity to use tech skills for a cause that matters, making a real difference in the lives of millions.
Show off your tech skills by creating new solutions for food security, having an impact on the world. It’s your chance to explore how technology can go beyond the usual, finding new ways to solve big problems on a global scale.
Benefit from guidance and insights from industry leaders and mentors, offering an uparalleled opportunity to learn and grow.
Benefit from access to AWS promotional credits to fuel your project’s development, ensuring your innovations have the support needed to evolve from concept to real-world application.
Pre-Hackathon Event
Zero Hunger Hackathon Edition
May 14 | Week before
Join us for an AWS GameDay, a fun and engaging way to learn AWS technologies through direct, hands-on experience and warm-up for our Zero Hunger Hackathon!
Sharpen your skills at GameDay and carry the momentum into solving global food security challenges at the hackathon.
This is not just a learning experience; it’s a challenge to innovate and apply your skills in new ways. Whether you’re new to AWS or looking to level up, GameDay is the perfect arena to test, learn, and grow.
This year, over 333 million people faced acute food shortages. In Latin America, the challenge includes malnutrition and obesity, while Africa confronts severe undernourishment despite digital advancements.
The ZeroHunger Hackathon invites innovative thinkers to tackle these critical issues, using technology to advance food security and improve health equity, especially in the most affected regions.
4 pm CET | 7 am PDT
Opening ceremony
Keynote Speeches
4:15 pm CET | 7:15 am PDT
AI for Good, focus on SDG2 Zero Hunger
– Jorge Fernandes from World Food Program
4:35 pm CET | 7:35 am PDT
Tech innovations in food security – Panel Discussion – Danielle D Morris (AWS),
Kenneth Obayuwana (Agritech Digest),
Adam Amoussou (Mahouna Farms),
Lejjy Gafour (Food Innovation Catalyst)
5:15 pm CET | 8:15 am PDT
6:30 pm CET | 9:30 am PDT
Project Presentations
7 pm CET | 10 am PDT
Start of Coding
Whole day
Coding
Keynote Speeches Only for Participants
3:00 pm CET | 6:00 am PDT
Navigating AWS GenAI – Ninad Joshi from AWS
3:30 pm CET | 6:30 am PDT
AI from Edge-to-Cloud for Efficient Farming – Archie Yarlagadda from AWS
4:00 pm CET | 7:00 am PDT
Github Copilot – Demystified – Savings, Efficiency gains and improved developer experience using Copilot – Rohan Raghuwanshi from Capital One
4:30 pm CET | 7:30 am PDT
How data helps combating food wastage globally? – Elizabeth Njoroge from Christian Aid UK
Whole day
Coding
3 pm CET | 6 am PDT
End of Coding
3 pm CET | 6 am PDT
Judging
5:30 pm CET | 8:30 am PDT
Finalists Pitches
6 pm CET | 9 am PDT
Final Decisions from Judges
7 pm CET | 10 am PDT
Closing Ceremony & Winner Announcement
On the first day, Nonprofits present six real-world challenges. Each challenge is carefully crafted to address pressing issues faced by our communities. Tech teams choose the challenge they’re most passionate about solving.
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Tech companies in 62 countries
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Projects in 50+ countries
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