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About the #code4YOUth Hackathon

The code4YOUth hackathon aims to raise awareness of the digital divide and encourage young people to find viable digital solutions to drive innovative and inclusive change.
This virtual hackathon is an exciting opportunity for talented and purpose-driven young people to narrow the gap by creating digital solutions across four key challenges: digital inclusivity, skills, mental health and accessibility. Winners stand a chance to win monetary rewards and share their ideas on a global platform for further incubation.

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How does #code4YOUth work?

Participants from across the globe can form a team of up to 5 people or register as an individual contributor. All participants need to identify a relevant theme and create a prototype for their concept under the mentorship of experts who will guide them through trainings and workshops. The top entries will qualify for the finale, where an elite jury will pick the winners.

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Live Virtual Finale Event

Tuesday May 30th

We are delighted to announce the successful conclusion of the #code4YOUth hackathon. The eight-week hackathon attracted over 5,000 talented youngsters from around the world.

Our esteemed panel of judges brought their expertise and discerning eyes to evaluate the innovative solutions presented around four challenge tracks: digital inclusion, mental health, skilling for success and digital accessibility for persons with disabilities.

Among the winning ideas that were recognized and rewarded at the virtual grand finale on May 30 were a digital solution that enabled enhanced classroom connectivity and collaboration, an accessible gaming experience driven by voice commands and a personalized mental wellbeing portal.

Laurent Freixe
Laurent Freixe

Executive Vice President,
and CEO of Zone LATAM,
Nestlé, Chair of Global
Alliance for YOUth

Lise Malbernard
Lise Malbernard

Country Managing Director
Publicis Sapient France

Ashish K Gupta
Ashish K Gupta

Chief Growth Officer, Europe and Africa,
Diversified Industries, HCLTech

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Advisory and Judging Panel

Lise Malbernard
Lise Malbernard

Managing Director
Publicis Sapient, France

Dr Raphael Boemelburg,
Dr Raphael Boemelburg

Post-Doctoral Researcher
University of St.Gallen

Andy Packham
Andy Packham

Chief Architect &
Senior Vice President.
Microsoft Business, HCLTech

Dr. Naveen Kumar Malik
Dr. Naveen Kumar Malik

AVP, Enterprise Technology Office, HCLTech

Gautam Jha
Gautam Jha

Doctoral Researcher
Cambridge Service
Alliance

Jnanendra Prasad Sarkar
Jnanendra Prasad Sarkar

Director of Technology,
NIQ, Pune, India

Ramesh Natarajan
Ramesh Natarajan

Director of Technology,
NIQ, Chennai India

Silke Mischke
Silke Mischke

Co-Program Director
IECC, Lecturer & Senior
Executive Coach, IMD

Meike Kocholl
Meike Kocholl

Founder & CEO,
Resilyou

Ahmed Soliman
Ahmed Soliman

Senior Sales Director,
Lead key strategic initiatives and GTMs,
HCLTech

Sylvain Bellier
Sylvain Bellier

Executive Vice President & Co
Directeur Général Epsilon
France

Agathe Bousquet
Agathe Bousquet

President Publicis,
France

Leila Grison
Leila Grison

Manager, Diversity &
Inclusion for Publicis,
France

Luca Dell'Orletta
Luca Dell'Orletta

Global Head Tech
Innovation Nestlé
Group

Sabine Roduit
Sabine Roduit

Senior Vice President /
Head of Information
Technology, Nestlé

Joanna Fowler
Joanna Fowler

Global IT
Sustainable
manager, Nestlé

Vikrant Bhan
Vikrant Bhan

Group Head Analytics
Data and
Integration · Nestlé

Sudha Gurlahosur
Sudha Gurlahosur

Regional Lead INDIA
India Technology
Centre
BASES Global Product
Leadership

Sunamika Singh
Sunamika Singh

Program Officer -
Youth Employment
at The World Bank

Deepti Samant Raja
Deepti Samant Raja

Social Development Specialist
at The World Bank

Achyut Chandra
Achyut Chandra

Sr. Manager and Lead - Open Innovation,
HCL Tech

Prakash Menon
Prakash Menon

Associate Vice President, Energy & Utility vertical
at The World Bank

Amil Hasanbegovic
Amil Hasanbegovic

Product Designer,
Nestlé

Oscar Gil
Oscar Gil

Global IT Innovation manager,
Nestlé

Sanjeeb Behera
Sanjeeb Behera

UX Design Manager, UX Thought Leadership, Design Thinking manager,
HCLTech

Gaurav Majumdar
Gaurav Majumdar

Lead- Skill development & Livelyhood,
HCLFoundation

Aline Caillet
Aline Caillet

Lead- Finance Director Global Large Accounts,
Ex BT

Kevin Bernier
Kevin Bernier

Senior project transformation manager,
BT USA

Conor Quinn
Conor Quinn

Social Development Specialist
at The World Bank

Jack Porter
Jack Porter

Nestlé Client Partner,
BT Switzerland

Sujeet Kumar Verma
Sujeet Kumar Verma

Lead – Gender & Inclusion, HCL Foundation,
HCL Tech

Chethana Thirthahalli
Chethana Thirthahalli

Lead – Health Vertical, HCL Foundation,
HCL Tech

Justin Spelhaug
Justin Spelhaug

VP for Tech for Social Impact,
Micrsoft

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