T-Labs Blockchain Identity Hackathon Berlin

Hello, fellow hackers!

The Blockchain Society together with Telekom Innovation Laboratories (T- Labs) presents the #T-

LabsHACK! A 32-hour Identity & Blockchain Hackathon and Learnathon to learn and develop

blockchain solutions.

This is the follow-up T-Labs Hack Session, with the first one taking place in Seattle, this one is

happening in the capital of Germany: Berlin!

What is the #T-LabsHACK you may ask? Well, with the increasing popularity of blockchain technology

in the industry today, there comes a desire to always be ahead of the curve; with this event, we will

bring you up to speed on some of the hottest tech to hit the blockchain space, which you can then

use directly in your Hackathon projects to win great prizes!

A Learnathon will also be included with a workshop that will introduce hashstaX. To get some

impressions about the work of the Blockchain team at T-Labs and learn more about hashstaX check

out this video.

The hackathon will be held at Hubraum Café, Winterfeldstraße 21, 10781 Berlin.

The amount charged for the hackathon is to encourage attendees to show up on the day of the

event. This amount can be refunded on request once you are at the event.

See more details on DevPost. There will be €6000 in prizes to be won!

Teams:

We suggest teams of no more than 4-5 individuals. You can organize teams prior to the event, and

we will be helping teams coordinate team formation on the day of.

Rules:

We know some rules are meant to be broken, but you should probably (definitely) stick by these

1. Fresh Code - We all start coding at the same time. It’s cool to work on designs beforehand, digital

mockups, open source frameworks, and anything else available to everyone, but keep things within

fair limits.

2. Code Review - Winning teams may be subject to a code-review at some point following the event

or immediately before winning. This is to ensure that all code used is in fact fresh.

3. Ownership and IP - You own your IP and whatever you create. Simple as that.

4. Team Size - No more than five people.

5. Submissions - You’ll receive an email with instructions on how to do just that. More information

will be given at the event.

6. Demos - You’ll demo the functionality of your project and talk through your idea. You’ll receive an

email with instructions on how to do just that, more information will be given at the event.

Judging:

The Hackathon projects will be judged based on the following criteria:

 Technical Deployment - 25%

 Consumer Centric - 25%

 Usefulness - 25%

 Innovation - 25%

Judges Include:

John Calian is a Senior Vice President at Deutsche Telekom AG and Head of the Telekom Innovation

Laboratories (T-Labs) in Berlin, a group of over 300 experts & scientists (+ entrepreneurs) from a

variety of disciplines, from more than 25 nations all working together at T-Labs. Additionally, John co-

founded and leads all product development for the T-Labs Blockchain Group, a team dedicated to

decentralization research and development. In this dual role, John is responsible for developing and

leading innovation topics, including blockchain strategies and initiatives, machine learning techniques

and customer experiences, for Deutsche Telekom and its partners. Prior to joining T-Labs, John held

numerous technology leadership roles and was the founder and COO of multiple startup software

firms in the Seattle area. Mr. Calian holds an MBA in Technology Management from the University of

Washington.

Matt Law has spent most of his career building teams and growing digital agencies with a focus on innovation, most recently as Worldwide Chief Operating Officer at a creative agency network. Matt has led teams that have been awarded at Cannes, D&AD, the Webby’s and One Show among others. He advises our portfolio on brand strategy, and telling their compelling stories through marketing planning, content, PR and communications. He is passionate about building inspired and committed teams, and is applying this to the operations of Outlier as it grows, advises our partner companies on their growth strategy, as well as developing our increasing network of commercial, academic and developer communities. A regular writer and speaker, he has contributed insight and analysis to marketing and business titles such as Campaign Magazine, The Drum, The Times and the Financial Times.

Alexandra Mikityuk

Link: T-Labs Blockchain Identity Hackathon Berlin