#GalileoGICkathon 2022
Joint Hackathon between the Galileo Information Centers in Mexico (Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean) and Chile (Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia and Ecuador)
Aimed at entrepreneurs, companies, researchers and students in these countries and in the European Union
Awards
- Two members of the winning teams will have a guaranteed place in the “Aterrizamos el Espacio” pre-acceleration program promoted by KIM. The program, valued at €2,500, includes training on the New Space Economy (business models, business management and the possibilities of practical application offered by space technologies for the ideation of products and services in other sectors) and personalized mentoring with experts. More info on the page: We land the space: Aterrizamos el espacio
- Technical and business support for the development of the solution valued at €9,000 for the first prize.
- Technical and business support for the development of the solution valued at €5,000 for the second prize.
- Technical and business support for the development of the solution valued at €3,000 for the third prize.*
Agenda
During the weeks leading up to the hackathon, educational and informative webinars will be held on how to use Galileo data, use cases, business, financing and much more. The competition will take place on September 9 and 10 in online format. Registration will close on September 7 at 12:00 am (UTC-6) (Mexico: 1:00 p.m., Chile: 2:00 p.m.)
Objective and challenges
The objective of this Hackathon is to promote the development of new applications that use Europe’s Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS): Galileo, to reduce the digital divide in Latin America through Galileo and contribute to the sustainable development of the region.
Emergencies and natural disasters
Productivity and sustainability
Mobility and Smart Cities
Mentors
Eva María Ramirez
INECO
Expert in business models and Galileo services
Sebastián Jara Morales
Manufactura Avanzada
Expert in evaluation, management and execution of R+D+i projects
Jose Luis Martín
GNSS Service Centre (GSC)
Galileo market development expert.
Claudio Toro
INNOVO - Reordenate
Expert in Strategy and Business area
Emilio González
GNSS Service Centre (GSC)
Galileo Services Expert
Ramón Martínez Rodríguez Osorio
UPM
University Professor
Members of the Jury
Luis Cuervo Spottorno
DEFIS European Commission - DG for Defence Industry and Space
Principal Administrador
Francisco Romero Aguilar
Agencia Espacial Mexicana (AEM)
Director of Space Scientific Research
Jorge Arturo Cabrera Hidalgo
Sistema de la Integración Centroamericana (SICA)
Environmental and climate change analyst.
Leonidas Ibarra
INNOVO-USACH
Director of INNOVO, the Technological Business Incubator of the USACH Vice-Rector for Research, Development and Innovation
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