NaijaHacks 2019,
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About the event
I started Naijahacks because of the impact that participating and winning Hackathons at Stanford, Princeton, Harvard, Waterloo, and many more had on me and my career. I wanted to bring a similar experience to young people in Nigeria where I am originally from, to enable them to build solutions that make themselves, their families, and the world better.
Unlike many hackathons that start and end at the event, NaijaHacks starts online for 7 days and continues in a demo day and award ceremony in Lagos. Following the event, participants are matched with mentors in incubators to help bring their ideas to life. Some participants also go on to interview and work at sponsor companies.
Why should you sponsor?
Here are some things we have in mind for 2019:
- 1000 participants
- 300 teams
- 50% women (We got 27% last year)
- 20 volunteers in planning team (20 participants from 2018 are volunteering to help plan NaijaHacks 2019)
- Judges and mentors from 8 countries
- Three areas of focus: Sustainable Housing, Education, and Employment generation
- 1-week remote development (December 7- 14, 2019)
- Demo day and award ceremony at Zone Tech Park Lagos, Nigeria
Uchi UchibekeI am currently focusing on Blockchain Development and Research, Fullstack Development and redefining the African tech space. I am experienced in both enterprise application development and rapid software development in a startup environment.
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I worked as a Software Engineer at Shopify were I developed fullstack experiments for a new product line.
Prior to Shopify, I was a Blockchain Software Developer at RBC Royal Bank of Canada where I and my team developed a Blockchain client identity management ecosystem, won 2 awards and filed a patent. Before this, I worked in the Watson Data Platform Organization at IBM where I redesigned and implemented a tool for optimizing the performance of databases across a cluster of servers.
With my Interdisciplinary education in Computer Science and Psychology and work experience, I have experience not just in Software Development but also in UX Design.
In addition to Software Development, Computer Science and UX, I am passionate about fashion, entertainment, and Social Entrepreneurship.
My most recent project is one of Africa's biggest tech invention competition, NaijaHacks, which was sponsored by companies from around the world, judged by Leaders from 4 countries, featured in more than 5 media outlets and attended, both days, by 1000s of participants.
Currently, I am developing a blockchain digital Identity network at SecureKey.More Info
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1001-2500 attendees expected
50% Male Attendees
50% Female Attendees
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Select a Package
3 available packages from US$5000 to US$10000
https://www.sponsormyevent.com/naijahacks-2019-gbagada-expresswayGENERAL: Demo day award ceremony Keynote speech Access to project submissions Booth/Table at event Institute a challenge Sponsor refreshment Judge & mentor at event PRODUCT OUTREACH : Pick event theme Select an area of focus Event uses API/Service Prize named after you Special Mentions RECRUITING : CV of all participants Speech at event Share recruitment info A Representative on judge Panel Send one Representative to event BRANDING : Co-branding of event Logo on event t shirt Logo on event swag Logo on website Social media mentions
2 available
GENERAL Access to project submissions Booth/Table at event Institute a challenge Sponsor refreshment Judge & mentor at event PRODUCT OUTREACH Select an area of focus Event uses API/Service Prize named after you Special Mentions RECRUITING Speech at event Share recruitment info A Representative on judge Panel Send one Representative to event BRANDING Logo on event t shirt Logo on event swag Logo on website Social media mentions
10 available
GENERAL Booth/Table at event Institute a challenge Sponsor refreshment Judge & mentor at event PRODUCT OUTREACH Event uses API/Service Prize named after you Special Mentions RECRUITING Share recruitment info A Representative on judge Panel Send one Representative to event BRANDING Logo on event swag Logo on website Social media mentions
10 available
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