RALLYtoUS + VetsinTech Online Hackathon


[ Silicon Valley Schedule ] --- All times PDT (GMT - 7:00)


Check out our speakers to hear their stories! They'll talk about how they're applying lessons they've learned throughout life to navigate their transition into the new normal. You'll also be able to ask questions to find out more about how you can grow in similar ways. We hope you'll find inspiration for your own goals and lives!


Feel free to reach out to them through LinkedIn by clicking their names!


To contact mentors who are still available, please consult this Office Hours Schedule. We will update this information periodically.




OCT 09 (Friday)



[ 08:00 - 09:00 ] --- Rahul Gadekar is the Chief of Programmatic Advertising & Dynamic Creative Optimization for R Interactives, based in Pune, near Mumbai. Click here for Rahul's livestream talk!


[ 15:00 - 16:00 ] --- Aalok Rathod is a Co-Founder and Creative Director at Uncia Productions LLC, based in New York City, and his films have won numerous awards. Click here for Aalok's livestream talk!


[ 18:00 - 19:00 ] --- Karen Lee is a CFP who has served as a financial advisor and is now the Founder of Positive Impact Silicon Valley Advisory, LLC. She is also passionate about connecting people, culture, and food (especially Korean cuisine!) through her new entrepreneurial pursuit, Aircook. Click here for Karen's livestream talk!




OCT 10 (Saturday)



[ 08:00 - 09:00 ] --- Aaqib Sayed is a serial entrepreneur based in Karachi, Pakistan. Click here for Aaqib's livestream talk!


[ 09:00 - 10:00 ] --- Kuntal Hazari is the Founder of Acton Academy Fort Worth. Click here for Kuntal's livestream talk!


[ 10:00 - 11:00 ] --- David Lanre Messan is a multiple award-winning idea strategist, entrepreneur, and investor committed to raising digital disruptors to create wealth and jobs through entrepreneurship. Currently based in Lagos, he is also the Chief Executive Officer of FirstFounders Inc., which focuses on building and incubating the next big digital startups in Africa. Click here for David's livestream talk!


[ 12:00 - 13:00 ] --- Casey Golden is the CEO of Luxlock with extensive experience in large-scale strategy. As an Experience Economy Evangelist, she was also the Head of Luxury Sales America's & Tech at Ralph Lauren in New York City. Click here for Casey's livestream talk!


[ 14:00 - 14:15 ] --- Join VetsinTech's Katherine Webster and Ikram Mansori for a pep talk!


[ 14:15 - 15:15 ] --- Mohamed Kamara is the Founder and CEO of InovCares, which seeks to empower patients to intelligently lead lasting behavior change with simple actionable paths to feeling good and living well. Click here for Mohamed's livestream talk!


[ 18:00 - 19:00 ] --- Gina Choi created Notes for Support so that anyone can contribute to the Covid-19 cause by creating and sending encouraging, personal messages to frontline healthcare workers and patients who are facing depression and isolation. Click here for Gina's livestream talk!




OCT 11 (Sunday)



[ 09:00 - 21:00 ] --- Office Hours


[ 13:00 - 14:00 ] --- Omer Iqbal is a Project Controls Manager for Naval Ship Management (Australia) and provide long-term sustainment services to the Royal Australian Navy’s ANZAC Frigates, Landing Helicopter Docks and LHD Landing Craft. He is also a guest lecturer at the University of New South Wales. Click here for Omer's livestream talk!


[ 14:00 - 16:00 ] --- Submissions Checkpoint - Continue coding!




OCT 12 (Monday)



[ 09:00 - 18:00 ] --- Submissions Support - Continue coding!




OCT 17 (Saturday)



[ 12:00 - 13:00 ] --- Momin Irfan is an Analyst at Point72 and the Founding President of HackSMU. He is also building AdvisingAI, a SaaS degree-planning software solution that improves university graduation rates, student satisfaction, and advisor efficiency. Click here for Momin's livestream talk!


[ 18:00 - 19:00 ] --- Emi Shitara is the President and Founder of Japan Brand Communication, as well as the Harvard Business School Online's Community Organizer for the Tokyo Chapter. Click here for Emi's livestream talk!


[ 20:00 - 21:00 ] --- R Surahutomo Aziz Pradana is a Fullstack Engineer at Bank BTPN and the Organizer of GDG Jakarta. He will demonstrate the power of AR/VR technology blended with AI/ML on the web for an amazing and immersive experience which is accessible to anyone on the internet at a cheap cost. Click here for his livestream talk!




OCT 18 (Sunday)



[ 16:00 - 17:00 ] --- Volynt is led by Hazel Mann, Natasha Bajc, and Alok Desai, PhD. It protects workplace lives from COVID using affordable AI-powered biosensors. Unlike other products that violate employee trust and privacy on top of being expensive, Volynt offers a privacy-first, affordable system that acts like a smoke alarm for infection symptoms for any business owner. Click here for Volynt's livestream talk!




OCT 19 (Monday)



[ 16:00 - 17:00 ] --- Musiclean is led by Vidushi Agarwal and Vaibhav Agarwal. This tool will turn any song into a 40-second handwashing jingle and has been used for 200+ posters. The tools used for this project include Django, Pillow, Cloudinary, Git, and Heroku. Click here for Musiclean's livestream talk!


[ 19:00 - 21:00 ] --- Submit your projects on Devpost!




OCT 29 (Thursday)



[ 11:00 - 12:00 ] --- Winners Announcement




OCT 31 (Saturday)



[ 13:00 - 15:00 ] --- Winners Presentations


[ 15:00 - 16:00 ] --- Awards Ceremony

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