Reimagine Healthcare with Maxonrow

What is MAXathon?

Maxonrow will host its first-ever hackathon, MAXathon online!

Maxonrow is looking for blockchain experts, developers or enthusiasts who can help us fight COVID-19 and future pandemics by solidifying our blockchain for healthcare solution, MedsLOCK.

About MAXathon

We are accepting submissions and registrations until Sep 30. However, after Sep 14, you can only join existing teams, not create your own. Find a group by joining or Slack or registering on our Hackathon platform and checking out the "We're Hiring!" section under each project. For a final project submission, you need to submit both a presentation on the platform and source code on your Github repository 11:59 PM GMT+8 on Sep 30.

Challenges

Track 1:

Physical Distancing

Governments all over the world are searching for solutions to contain the spread of COVID-19. Physical distancing measures such as stay-at-home orders and travel restrictions have been proven to slow the spread in many cases. How can we make use of analytics to create smarter solutions to help governments implement social or physical distancing measures?

Track 2:

Credential and Certificate Issuance

Apart from test results, governments have no way of verifying if a patient has had COVID-19 and is virus-free. Help us build a solution that can help governments quickly retrieve verifiable data.

Track 3:

Welfare

How do we improve the process flow between businesses and the government during a pandemic? Can we eliminate intermediaries to lower transaction costs, while providing transparency to beneficiaries of welfare programs?

Track 4:

Virtualizing the New Norm

To ensure everyone’s safety during a pandemic, we need to maintain physical distance. As our regular lives become disrupted, how can we use blockchain technology to navigate this change? This is a challenge where we will allow creative freedom and evaluate the quality of the solution based on how well it solves the problem presented by each group.

Track 5:

UI/UX

There are many data representations of the current pandemic. How do we present a holistic multi-dimensional dashboard with unique features?

MAXathon Judges

Holger Schmidt

Partner, Srategy& at PwC

Nisa Amoils

VC, Investor, Securities Lawyer, Blockchain + AI + IOT, Grasshopper Capital

Malte Schoenfeld

Venture Development Manager, Audi

Robert Wiecko

COO, Dash.org

Carlo Chung

CTO, Maxonrow

Sebastian Diaconou

CEO, Avantas Tech

Muhammad Salman Anjum

Managing Director, Avantas Tech

MAXathon Mentors

Amber Urquhart

Head of Business Development,TDX Strategies

Gabriel Dymowski

CEO, Doxychain

Steven Boylan

Entrepreneur, Consultant, Start-up Mentor

Joshua Glenn

Serial Entrepreneur & Creative Director

Rasikh Morani

Co-Founder & CEO, The Arcadia Group

Rafael Schultz

Maxonrow Advisor and CEO of Blockchainpunklabs

Massimo Buonomo

UN Global expert in blockchain, cryptocurrencies, fin-tech, green-tech and reg-tech., Maxonrow Advisor

Alex Puig

CTO, Caelum Labs

Scott McKenzie

Blockchain Legal expert, PhD Candidate at the University of British Columbia

Dr. Amin Oroji (PhD)

Senior Data Scientist, Maxonrow

Sik Jean Soon

Head of Engineering, Maxonrow

Chiew Mey Lee

Project Manager, Maxonrow

Louis Tan

Senior UI/UX Designer, Maxonrow

Riccardo Lamanna

Maxonrow Advisor and Co-founder CryptoWalletCheck

Mostafa Sedaghat Joo

Blockchain Architect, Maxonrow

Nagaraj Manjunath

Senior Blockchain Developer， Maxonrow

Phua Ging Sheng

Head of DevOps, Maxonrow

Benjamin Lee

VP of Engineering, Maxonrow

YenKhoon Tan

Blockchain Developer, Maxonrow

Prize Pool

The winning teams will take home €15,000 in prizes!

Who Can Join?

Developers

Blockchain Enthusiasts

Students

Schedule

Opening Day!

Opening Day! You will receive your invitation to the challenge platform and attend the MAXathon Live Opening Conference. You’ll be introduced to MAXathon teams, our technology and the 5 challenges, will get access to helpful resources, and start mingling with other participants. The opening conference replay will be available on the platform.

September 5

Hacking time!

Use this time to build a solid team, come up with a solution and get help from your mentors.

September 5-30

Deadline for team formation

Every participant should have built a team of 2-6 by now. If you sign up after this date, the organizers will help you join an existing team or pair you with other individual participants who sign up after September 13.

September 13

Final day for registration and project submission.

September 30

Finalists Selection

October 1-2

Demo Day

Selected teams will pitch their solution to the jury and we will name the winners!

October 3

Weekly Breakdown

Here’s our suggestion on how you can organize your time week by week during the hackathon.

Week 1
Form your teams and pick a challenge

Form a team of 2-6 people with complementary skills and experience.
Decide which challenge you want to work on.
Outline a concept plan for the challenge (in consultation with Maxonrow mentors).
Assign tasks and deadlines to team members.
Start to code.

Week 2
Book 1-1 session with your mentor

Create an overview of what you have so far and show it to a mentor by the end of the week.
Update your concept plan if needed according to mentors’ feedback.

Week 3
Prepare your presentation and final tweaks

Start preparing for the final presentation.
Create an overview of what you have so far and show it to a mentor by the end of the week.

Week 4
Presentation and Demo Day

Submit your final proposal.
Shortlisted teams present on demo day and winners are selected.

MAXathon FAQ

What is a hackathon?

A hackathon is an intense and fun collaborative hacking marathon. Here, “hack” means to create something entirely new from things that already exist—think “MacGyver”. Developers, designers, marketers, data scientists, start-ups, joined by tech partners, have to develop new products or services within one month in response to Maxonrow’s proposed challenges for MedsLOCK.

Do I have to know how to code to join?

Not all participants need to be developers. However, you will need to demonstrate a prototype, so forming a team that accounts for design, UX flow, and code is a great way to go. You will have the opportunity to join a team or recruit new teammates on the hackathon platform. You may also want to recruit colleagues with a broad range of skills to register before the hackathon.

How can I participate in the hackathon?

To participate, click the Join Now button on our navigation bar and fill out the form.
Registration is open from July 10, 2020 until September 30, 2020, 11:59 pm (CET). However, after September 13, 2020 you will only be able to join already formed teams. The hackathon will take place from September 5, 2020 until October 3, 2020.

How much is the registration fee?

What registration fee? MAXathon is a completely free event! :-)

Where is this going to take place?

Due to the ongoing pandemic we have taken our event experience entirely online. We are working hard to bring you an amazing hackathon experience either way :)

Why should I join the hackathon?

Here are some benefits described by people who have participated in other internal hackathons:
• "It’s a new way of working, in a more agile, interdisciplinary, and collaborative form."
• "Challenge yourself, learn by doing and improve your skills."
• "Have a fun and life-changing experience."
• "Turn your knowledge into a concrete and innovative product/service."
• "Collaborate on a project that might be implemented in real life."

How are teams formed and grouped?

Teams can be formed and grouped either:
• ahead of time if you are registering to the hackathon with people you know,
• or virtually by posting on the platform and joining our Slack channel and letting us know then or connecting with potential teammates.

What is the allowed team size?

Teams should have 2–6 members. No matter the number of teammates, make sure to cover all hats: development, design (UI/UX), business, and pitch. A single participant can wear several hats!

Are there prizes to win?

Absolutely! The competition is endowed with five prizes for a total sum of €15,000, to be distributed evenly among winners.

Can I use third-party APIs?

Yes. In addition to the available technologies provided by Maxonrow, you are free to use any publicly available software and third-party APIs.

How can my friends/colleagues/teammates join?

They can visit hackathon.maxonrow.com and fill out the form to begin participating!

If I have any other questions regarding the hackathon, who can I contact?

Please reach out to [email protected] with any questions regarding the organizer or hackathon itself.

Join Us on Demo Day!

Watch MAXathon’s team presenting their solutions for a chance to win from the €15k prize pool! Winners will be judged by our stellar panel of judges on innovation, business value, UI/UX design and technical feasibility.

Watch Now!