Green Hospitality Hackathon 2020 is coming ! Check out all you need to know about the latest sustainability ideas in the hospitality industry
Green Hospitality Hackathon 2020 is happening from 20 – 21 November 2020.
Are you ready to challenge yourself and the status quo ? join solo or create a hacking team with your colleagues, friends and collaborators to come up with innovative sustainable ideas for the hospitality industry.
Green Hospitality : Why We Need it
Tourism and hospitality are among the fastest-growing industries. While they are a driver for exponential economic growth, such growth, without a comprehensive industry-wide focus on sustainability, will continue to take a significant toll on the environment and the wellbeing of local communities.
Green Hospitality Hackathon 2020 encourages stakeholders and all of us to work together to find innovative sustainable solutions for the hospitality industry.
Who can join & form a team
You must :
- Students from any Hong Kong universities
- Hospitality companies and their staffs
- Members from industry / civil society organisations / startups
Notes : each hackathon participant needs to purchase their own ticket. if you are member of a team you will be able to indicate it in the registration form.
- Each team can comprised of a minimum 3 and a maximum of 5 members
- You do not need to have a team when registering – you can register as an individual or as a team and state whether you are looking for team members
- The ticket to the G.R.E.E.N hospitality hackathon also gives every hackathon participant access to the pitching event (the Innovation Night)
PRIZES
Goodies and tickets for the G.R.E.E.N Conference 2021 for all
Cash rewards :
- 1st place – 5,000 HKD
- 2nd place – 2,000 HKD
- 3rd place – 1,000 HKD
Gifts from our sponsors and partners for the winning team will be announced soon. Stay tune !
MENTORSHIP & JUDGES
Each G.R.E.E.N Hospitality Hackathon participant will benefit from the presence of mentors whoa re experts from relevant fields such as hospitality, innovation, entrepreneurship, tourism and more. The panel of judges :
- Denise Chen – Chief Sustainability Officer at Melco Resort
- Simon Ng – Director of Policy & Research at the Business Environment Council
- Richard Ekkebus – Director of Culinary Operations and Food and Beverages at Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group
- Nigel Mattraves – Joint venture Representative at New Life Plastic Ltd
- Lucia Loposova – Lead at G.R.E.E.N Hospitality
There will be optional preparation activities 2 weeks before the hackathon that will be shared with the registered participants.
This event is funded by the Sustainable Development Fund of Hong Kong, hosted by Soap Cycling in partnership with Foundation for Shared Impact, and supported by the University of Hong Kong (HKU) Business School.
Please visit G.R.E.E.N Hospitality website for more information : https://www.greenhospitality.io/hackathon
