The Digitizing Africa 2024 Hackathon, presented by Confer Global in partnership with Mafikeng Digital Innovation Hub (MDiHub), is a cutting-edge hackathon designed to bring together brilliant minds aiming to accelerate the digitization of Africa across Finance (FinTech) domain.
As organizing partners, our goal is to foster innovation, collaboration, and the development of impactful solutions.
Design inclusive and accessible financial services, promote financial literacy, and address challenges in traditional financial models. Solutions may include but are not limited to digital banking, payment solutions, blockchain applications, financial inclusion tools, or novel approaches to investment.
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Stage I: Preliminary Hackathon Rounds
Date: 11 March 2024 to 29 March 2024
Themes: FinTech
Participants: Open to individuals and teams with a passion for innovation in the domain aimed at fostering digital inclusion.
Stage II: Selected participants will undergo a month-long solution development accelerating calendar
Date: 7 April to 22 May 2024
Stage III: Hackathon Finale
Date: 24 to 26 May 2024
Location: TBA
Participants: 15 teams will fight the finale
Day 1 – Welcome and Introductions
09:00 Welcome and Opening Remarks
09:30 Rules & QnA, Introductions and Opening Keynote
10:00 Tech Talk on Digital Inclusion with Fintech
10:30 Breakfast with Coffee
11:00 Design Thinking Workshop
12:00 Hacking and Mentoring session
13:00 Working Lunch Break
14:00 Hacking and Mentoring Session
15:00 Solution Refinement Teams Progress Report
16:30 Closing Note for Day 01
Day 2 – Hacking, Mentoring and War Room
09:00 Hacking and Mentoring Sessions
10:30 Breakfast with Coffee
11:00 Physical War Room
13:00 Working Lunch Break
14:00 Hacking and Mentoring
16:30 Closing Note for Day 2
Day 3 – Hackathon Finale
09:00 Hacking and Mentoring Session
10:00 Breakfast with Coffee
10:30 Presentation Rehearsals (Optional)
11:30 Presentation Submissions
12:30 Working Lunch Break
13:30 Final Presentation and Judging
16:00 Finale Announcements
Day 1 – Presentations and Workshop
09:00 Welcome and Opening Remarks
09:30 Opening Keynote from Hackathon Partner
10:00 Opening Keynote Address
10:30 Breakfast with Coffee
11:00 Workshop I
13:00 Closing Remarks from Hackathon Partner
Networking w/ Attendees and Lunch
Day 2 – Panel Discussion and Workshop
09:00 Welcome and Opening Remarks
09:30 Opening Keynotes from Hackathon Partner
10:30 Breakfast with Coffee
11:00 Panel Discussion
11:30 Workshop II
13:00 Closing Remarks and Networking Lunch
Day 3 – Workshop and Finale
09:00 Welcome and Opening Remarks
09:30 Opening Keynote from Hackathon Partner
10:00 Opening Keynote Address
10:30 Breakfast with Coffee
11:00 Workshop III
13:00 Networking Lunch Break
16:00 Closing Remarks and Finale Announcements
For more information about the hackathon schedule, networking & branding opportunities, please feel free to contact us on bmolefhe@mafihub.co.za or call us at +27 87 153 2141, +27 78 690 1615.
