Zero Waste Climate Change Hackathon

Humanity has never needed as much creativity and innovation as it does now—nor as much cross-collaboration amongst community members. Making progress on addressing Climate Change will require the majority of business leaders to join governments, policymakers, nonprofits, and ordinary people in contributing to a dramatic reduction in waste in the valley. This Hackathon is all about collaboration and ideation. Teams will be formed, introduced to a challenge statement, and get hacking. Through a process called Design Thinking, solutions and prototypes can come alive in a matter of hours. During the Hackathon, participants will be working to address this challenge statement: How might we accelerate our region to become a Zero Waste Valley by 2030? SCHEDULE Virtual Hackathon 9pm-4pm • Introduction to Hackathons • Breakout into teams to develop ideas • Rapid prototyping begins • Mentor Pop-ins • Practice Pitches Virtual Public Pitch 4pm-6pm • Keynote Address • Pitches • Winner Announced Not a coder? Not a founder? Not a problem! You don’t have to be a developer or know how to code to participate. There is no charge or required expertise to join. This experience is open to everyone who wants to learn to create an innovative mindset. If you’re an out-of-the-box thinker, or someone looking to connect with the community and find innovative solutions to climate change, we invite you to join us. This event will be hosted on Zoom. A link will be sent to participants prior to the event. Want to watch the Team Pitches? Register here.