GSR Hackathon Agenda
8:30 – 9:30 AM
Registration
9:00 – 9:50 AM
Opening Ceremony
Welcome speech, keynote speakers introduction, event rules and goals explanation
10:05 – 10:35 AM
Ithra's Session: Survival of the Smartest
By Abdullah Al-Hawas
10:35 AM – 1:00 PM
Development Kickoff
1:00 – 2:00 PM
Lunch Break
2:00 – 4:00 PM
Development Sprint 2
4:00 – 8:00 PM
Technical Workshops and Lab Visits
Sessions on relavent tools and technologies (e.g., AI, data analysis, prototyping)
8:00 – 11:00 PM
Evening Sprint 1
Optional
9:00 – 10:00 AM
Morning Check-In
Teams share a brief progress updates
10:00 – 11:00 AM
Development Sprint 1
Teams work on their prototypes
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
How to Build Your Business Model
Dr. Ehab Qahwash
12:00 – 1:00 PM
Lunch Break
1:00 – 4:00 PM
Development Sprint 2
Focused work time with optional mentor consultations
4:00 – 8:00 PM
Technical Workshops and Lab Visits
8:00 – 11:00 PM
Evening Sprint 1
Optional
8:00 – 9:00 AM
Gathering at Ithra's Venue
9:00 – 9:30 AM
Check In @Ithra
Teams check-in and check timing for their time slot for judging
9:30 – 10:55 AM
Judging Sprints 1 @Ithra
Each team presents their solution to the judges (12 min/team)
10:55 – 11:10 AM
Break
11:10 AM – 12:25 PM
Judging Sprints 2 @Ithra
Each team presents their solution to the judges (12 min/team)
12:00 – 2:00 PM
Investors Rotation
@Building 54, Main Venue
2:00 – 3:00 PM
Judges Deliberation & Networking Break
@Building 54, Main Venue. Participants network while waiting for results
3:00 – 4:00 PM
Award Ceramony & Closing
@Building 54, Main Venue
Our Journey Ends Here. Thank you for Following Up with GSR!
GSR Hackathon Mentors & Judges
Ms. Zeyad Jameel
Business Intelligence And analytics Senior Manager
Mr. Abdulaziz Al Harthi
Renewable Energy Integration Portfolio Management / Professional Public Speaker
Mr. Mohammed Alturki
GIS Analyst
Mr. Mohammed Binhijna
Director of Digital Inovation and Smart Cities Solutions
Mr. Mujib Alhenyfi
Hydrogen systems engineer
Mr. Abdulkareem Alhilal
Regional Product Development Manager
Mr. Abdullah Almansour
Expert researcher-Petroleum engineer
Eng. Mohammed Al-Sharif
Senior Director Business Development- Smart city
Mr. Thamer Tabbakh
General Manger
Mr. Taha Okashah
Geoscientist Adviser
Mr. Abdulruhman Almusharraf
Investment Professional
Mr. Mohammad Danish Hashmat
Startup Executive
Dr. Omer Alameen
Product design engineer
Mr. Muhammed Adinoyi
Research Specialist
Prizes & Awards
Special Awards
Ithraa's Special Awards for Creativity
