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Programming with purpose: Switzerland’s largest female hackathon sets an example for gender diversity
7 November 2021
Over the weekend, #herHACK Switzerland’s largest female hackathon with over 200 participants took place in Zurich as part of Digital Day.
During 36 hours, women worked in teams to solve social problems that contribute to the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the UN Agenda 2030. The event aims to encourage women to pursue careers in the technology industry. digitalswitzerland organized the event together with Amazon Web Services (AWS), Cognizant and other sponsors.
The Iconics team took first place and convinced the jury with a digital solution for sustainable and healthy eating. To kick off the Hackathon weekend, Federal Chancellor Walter Thurnherr visited the hackers on site in Zurich.
Federal Chancellor Walter Thurnherr meeting #herHACK teamsFemale hackers ready to take on the 7 challenges Left to right: Kris Howard (Moderator); Yvonne Bettkober (Country Leader for Amazon Web Services Switzerland)Female hackers at Noerd in Oerlikon Left to right: Yvonne Bettkober (Country Leader for Amazon Web Services Switzerland); Ivo Furrer (Member of the Executive Committee digitalswitzerland); Federal Chancellor Walter Thurnherr and Diana Engetschwiler ( Head of Swiss Digital Day)Left to right: Diana Engetschwiler (Head of Swiss Digital Day); Yvonne Bettkober (Country Leader for Amazon Web Services Switzerland); Ivo Furrer (Member of the Executive Committee digitalswitzerland); Federal Chancellor Walter ThurnherrLeft to right: Martin Zust (Head of Corporate Communications Samsung); Nicolas Bürer (Managing Director digitalswitzerland); Thomas Gassenbauer (Managing Director Cognizant)#herHACK Jury (left to right): Katia Murmann Amirhosseini, Chief Product Officer Blick Gruppe I Ringier Global Media Unit; Ursula Morgenstern, President Global Growth Markets Cognizant; Ksenia Wahler, Senior Solutions Architect at Amazon Web Services; Sophie Achermann, Managing Director at alliance F and Co-Project Manager Stop Hate Speech; Priska Burkard, Co-Founder TechFace.ch Female hackers at the Noerd in OerlikonLeft to right: Kris Howard (Moderator), Diana Engetschwiler (Head of Swiss Digital Day) and Rob Holub (Moderator)Federal Chancellor Walter Thurnherr on #herHACK tour#herHACK 2021 ideas taking flightLeft to right: Ivo Furrer (Member of the Executive Committee digitalswitzerland); Yvonne Bettkober (Country Leader for Amazon Web Services Switzerland); Diana Engetschwiler (Head of Swiss Digital Day), Federal Chancellor Walter ThurnherrThe winning #herHACK 2021 team: Iconics #herHACK winners take to the stage
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