hackathon at gitex global devslam 2022
2 HACKS | 2 DAYS
250 + MINDS IN COLLABORATION
BACKGROUND
GLOBAL DEVSLAM
The world's largest developer and tech skills-building event, uniting coders, and tech enthusiasts to engage, empower, educate, and uplift the coding community.
50+ Experts in industry | 120+ hackers
THE CHALLENGE
MASTER QUESTION
WHAT IS THE FUTURE OF THE METAVERSE?
How to pioneer new and innovative ways of using the metaverse for consumers.
OUR APPROACH
HACKATHON
METAVERSE - Build a mixed reality experience to reinvent MENA as a sustainable region. The first Microsoft Metaverse Hackathon outside of the US.
FINTECH - Master the Future of Finance.
Meet the Team
THE CHALLENGES
THE CHALLENGES
2-Month Procurement Timeline
GITEX GDS, hosted 2 Hackathons in collaboration with Microsoft, Emirated NBD, and Virtusa. The two-day event- held in Dubai- had the highest footfall within GDS.
The challenges, which were split into three categories per day, focused on reinventing MENA as a sustainable region with the metaverse and mastering the future of finance.
“It was an incredible 4-week journey. 24+ teams and 80+ participants were far more than we anticipated. The event was very well received by the community!”
HATIM NAGARWALA - MICROSOFT
