Join the Brightest Minds for the Biggest Challenge Yet: The Hajj.

Every year over 2 million people from across the globe journey to Saudi to perform The Hajj. How can you leverage technology and innovation to streamline the process and improve the overall experience for pilgrims?

Challenges

Food and Beverage

Transportation

Crowd Management and Traffic Control

Travel and Accommodations Arrangements

Waste Management

Housing

Communications Solutions

Prizes

Prizes Worth Over +2,000,000 SAR

Grand Prize

  • 1,000,000 SAR for 15% Equity investment
  • Free tickets to Google IO 2019 Developers Conference in USA in April-June 2019
  • Google Home Mini with the Google Assistant built in
  • Google Cloud Credit
  • Free tickets for RiseUp Summit 2018

Runner Up Prize

  • 500,000 SAR for 10% Equity investment
  • Free tickets to Google IO 2019 Developers Conference in USA in April-June 2019
  • Google Home Mini with the Google Assistant built in
  • Google Cloud Credit
  • Free tickets for RiseUp Summit 2018

2nd Runner Up

  • 350,000 SAR for 7% Equity investment
  • Google Home Mini with the Google Assistant built in
  • Google Cloud Credit
  • Free tickets for RiseUp Summit 2018

Top 10 Teams Prize

Google Home Mini with Google Assistant built in

Top 20 Teams Prize

Google Cloud Credit

Judging

Each submission will be scored in each round based on the following criteria with a minimum score of (0) and maximum score of (20) points, with the final score being the average of the judges’ scores

Design

(5 Points)
Was the UX/UI intuitive and appealing?

Simplicity

(5 Points)
Is the application simple to use and can the team explain it clearly in three sentences or less?

Creativity

(5 Points)
How creative was the team in developing an innovative solution for the challenge?

Impact

(5 Points)
Did the team create an application that can have a real and valuable impact?

Schedule

Tuesday, July 31st: Webinar

18:30 - 20:00 - Pre-Hajj Hackathon Virtual Session via Zoom

Website link and meeting number will be communicated to accepted participants

Wednesday, August 1st

14:00 - 16:00 - Doors Open and Light Refreshments are Served

16:00 - 16:30 - Opening Ceremony, Sponsor and Partner Speech

16:30 - 18:30 - Google Breakout Session

18:30 - Coding Begins

Thursday, August 2nd

9:00 - 10:30 - Doors Open and Light Refreshments are Served

11:00 - 13:00 - Google Breakout Session

18:00 - 19:00 - Dinner is Served

20:00 - 20:30 - Pitch Workshop

Friday, August 3rd

7:00 - 8:00 - Breakfast is Served

10:00 - 11:00 - Pitch Practice Session

12:00 - 13:00 - Lunch is Served

12:00 - Round 1 Judging Opens

2 minutes pitch with 1 minute Q&A

15:00 - Coding Stops/Submission Deadline

17:00 - 18:00 - Dinner

18:00 - 19:00 - Round 2 Judging

19:00 - 19:30 - Judges Discussion

19:30 - 20:00 - Closing Ceremony and Awards

20:00 - Event Ends

Partners

  • General Sports Authority | الهيئة العامة للرياضة
  • Saudia Airines

Sponsors

  • Dallah General Service Co.
  • Bupa
  • Dallah Hotels & Resorts
  • Riseup

Supported By

  • Google