Innovation Sprint

Innovation Sprint

28mar(mar 28)12:00 pm29(mar 29)1:00 pmInnovation Sprint24 hour hackathon/design sprint style competition

Event Details

Your chance to win $3,000, network with community leaders, innovators and entrepreneurs, and bring an innovative product to life.

This 24 hour hackathon/design sprint style competition is your chance to put everything you learned into practice and an opportunity to collaborate with like-minded individuals. The event will be fully catered and sponsored by some of Gainesville’s top businesses! Additionally, many of these businesses will be at the event scouting out new recruits or looking for business opportunities. Do NOT miss this event!

Tentative Schedule:

Saturday
11AM: Check-in begins
12PM: Opening Ceremony and Lunch
1PM: Pitch of ideas and formation of teams
2PM – 6PM: Teams work on their solutions and receive mentorship
6PM – 7PM: Dinner and check-in with event facilitators
7PM – 12AM: Work continues

Sunday
12AM: Midnight snack and Keynote Speaker
1AM – 9AM: Interacting with potential users/clients
9AM – 10AM: Breakfast
10AM: Submissions due
11AM – 1PM: Pitching, lunch, and award ceremony

Time

28 (Saturday) 12:00 pm - 29 (Sunday) 1:00 pm EST(GMT-04:00)

Location

UF Innovate | The Hub

747 Southwest 2nd Avenue