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hackathon at gitex global devslam 2022

2 HACKS | 2 DAYS

250 + MINDS IN COLLABORATION

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BACKGROUND

GLOBAL DEVSLAM

The world's largest developer and tech skills-building event, uniting coders, and tech enthusiasts to engage, empower, educate, and uplift the coding community.

50+ Experts in industry | 120+ hackers

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THE CHALLENGE

MASTER QUESTION

WHAT IS THE FUTURE OF THE METAVERSE?

How to pioneer new and innovative ways of using the metaverse for consumers.

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OUR APPROACH

HACKATHON

METAVERSE - Build a mixed reality experience to reinvent MENA as a sustainable region. The first Microsoft Metaverse Hackathon outside of the US.

FINTECH - Master the Future of Finance.

Meet the Team

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THE CHALLENGES

THE CHALLENGES

2-Month Procurement Timeline

GITEX GDS, hosted 2 Hackathons in collaboration with Microsoft, Emirated NBD, and Virtusa. The two-day event- held in Dubai- had the highest footfall within GDS.

The challenges, which were split into three categories per day, focused on reinventing MENA as a sustainable region with the metaverse and mastering the future of finance.

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“It was an incredible 4-week journey. 24+ teams and 80+ participants were far more than we anticipated. The event was very well received by the community!”

HATIM NAGARWALA - MICROSOFT

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