ANOUK DYUSSEMBAYEVA
Marintex x PortXL Hackathon
This hackathon is an innovation challenge designed for university students to address challenges present in the maritime industry today. For this hackathon, Marintex is partnering with PortXL, the world's first and one of the leading global maritime accelerators. The problem statements can be found below.
THE CHALLENGE STATEMENTS
University students will team up (2-5 people) to ideate and develop solutions for the outlined problem statements, pitching their prototypes to the jury board.
HUMAN ERROR
Human error is responsible for over 80% of maritime accidents, often with fatal consequences. Think about a solution that can assist with reducing human error in maritime operations — keep it realistic and small-scale for the purpose of this hackathon.
SUSTAINABILITY
The world is on a difficult journey to net zero. A key aspect is to optimize our energy use. Think about ways to manage and optimize energy use on a vessel or in land-based port operations. The solution can be software, hardware, or a combination of both.
Hackathon Timeline
2024 (GMT +6 timezone)
JANUARY 26
JANUARY 26
Launch Day. Registration
FEBRUARY 2
18:00-19:00
18:00-19:00
FEBRUARY 2
18:00-19:00
18:00-19:00
Online Meetup with PortXL
During this introductory meetup, PortXL Acceleration Manager Mitja Caboni will share PortXL's mission, talk about the problem statements, and explain the challenges behind them. You will have a chance to ask questions surrounding the hackathon and the problem statements.
FEBRUARY 9
18:00-19:30
18:00-19:30
FEBRUARY 9
18:00-19:30
18:00-19:30
Online Crash Test
To ensure that you and your team understood the problem statements correctly, one online crash test will be held a week before the hackathon. This is part of the ideation stage, where you present your ideas and get feedback from PortXL’s Mitja Caboni. No prototype pitching is involved at this stage.
FEBRUARY 17-18
11:00
11:00
FEBRUARY 17-18
11:00
11:00
Hackathon
The 24-hour hackathon begins on February 17 at 11 am. Throughout the day, the teams can reach out and get feedback regarding their requests.
All prototypes must be submitted by 11 am, February 18. The teams that don’t have a prototype are not accepted to the pitch.
A special expert committee will review all prototypes and select the finalist teams that will present their projects to the jury board during the Pitch Day.
All prototypes must be submitted by 11 am, February 18. The teams that don’t have a prototype are not accepted to the pitch.
A special expert committee will review all prototypes and select the finalist teams that will present their projects to the jury board during the Pitch Day.
FEBRUARY 19
16:00-18:30
16:00-18:30
FEBRUARY 19
16:00-18:30
16:00-18:30
Pitch Day
The selected teams are given six minutes for the presentation and six minutes for the Q&A session. The jury board then selects the winning team based on the solution that fits best for the problem statements outlined at the start of the hackathon.
The Jury Board
- Mitja Caboni
Acceleration Manager at PortXL
- Anouk DyussembayevaFounder of Marintex
- Ramil BiktashevDean at the Kazakhstan Maritime Academy
REGISTRATION
Participation is free. The deadline for registration is February 7, 23:59 (GMT +6)
PARTNERS
PortXLPortXL is the world's first and one of the leading B2B maritime accelerators. Founded in 2015 in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, PortXL is an ecosystem of start-ups, scale-ups, corporate partners, and mentors – all change-makers, creative thinkers, and problem solvers who work collaboratively to disrupt the status quo. Its partners include the Port of Rotterdam, Van Oord, and more.
CONTACT US
anoukdyussembayeva@gmail.com
Almaty, Kazakhstan
