SHack Vienna 2020

WSA will travel to Vienna from October 15-17, 2020* to organize the SHack Vienna, a social hackathon with the purpose of planning, designing and creating prototypes of smart digital solutions that tackle societal challenges … in just 48 hours!

40-60 enthusiastic participants and 10 renowned international experts are invited to get together in the capital of Austria to meet and interact on eye-level and impact society. It is a two-day boot camp for change-makers!

*Due to the current situation, please note that there might be changes in the dates, we will keep you updated!

Who is it for?

Everybody with a passion for improving society is welcome to the SHack! 40-60 participants (18–30 yrs) will get the chance to meet international experts, benefit from workshops and develop projects that impact society.

The SHack Vienna is for:

Open Minds

Contribute and make an impact!

Generate a concept on the spot and form a team
Or join an existing team and help others improve society

Visionaries

You have an idea or concept and want to make it reality?

Interact and learn from experts
Find like minded people to work on your idea
Make a prototype

Change-makers

For people with an existing prototype, project or start-up

Advance your project technically
Develop your business
Scale-up and internationalize

Your benefits

Participants will dive into the weekend by meeting and networking with other participants and experts in person!

They will apply their knowledge and expertise on real-life cases. Get to know and be inspired by international start-ups and innovative projects.

And most importantly, with the input from international expert coaches, they will develop solutions that impact society!

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