Hackathon Power Hour

90 minute video call to plan your hackathon together and make sure you’re leaving no stone unturned!

Get clarity on your goals, challenge, timeline, and next steps - whether it’s your first hackathon or your fifth.

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Whether you’re planning a hackathon from scratch or have some bare bones in place, it helps to have a proven framework for articulating challenge statements, knowing which insights and traning to provide participants to unlock creativity, and fast-track innovation.

  • 🎯 Define problem statements that matter.

  • 🤖 Train participants on AI-powered tools

  • 🚀 Accelerate winning projects post-hack.

Meet Maria

Hackathon Strategist & Design Sprint Expert

I’m Maria Halse Duloquin, hackathon strategist and design sprint expert.

I’ve run innovation events for global brands across finance, FMCG, publishing, luxury and automobile sectors.

My focus: designing hackathons that go beyond the hype to deliver lasting results.

You’ll leave the session with

  • A timeline and checklist tailored to your internal process

  • 2-3 clarified challenge statements

  • A plan to align teams, mentors, and judges

For Innovation Managers:

✅ A strategic hackathon timeline aligned with your team’s innovation goals
✅ Crystal-clear challenge statements your team can rally around
✅ A plan to involve the right departments, mentors, and exec sponsors

For HR Managers:

✅ A step-by-step plan to boost engagement and innovation culture
✅ Challenge statements that connect to your people goals
✅ Tools to align facilitators, mentors, and team leads quickly

Every memorable hackathon starts with a strong kickoff.
This 90-minute session gives you that clarity before you commit resources.

✅ Align stakeholders
✅ Nail the right challenge
✅ Avoid €10K+ wasted on the wrong brief or setup

Let’s talk!

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Testimonials

  • “Maria helped us run our first inclusive hackathon. The structure, energy, and outcomes were beyond expectations — ideas are now being accelerated across the business.”

    Aviva Hackathon

  • “We saved a lot of time and energy thanks to this hackathon by working directly with our clients, and it helped strengthen our relationship. I really appreciated being able to work on topics outside of the usual buyer/seller roles. Worth 100 meetings!”

    Belpreneur Hackathon

  • “This hackathon demonstrated the terrific value of a diverse team coming together for a short time frame and being laser focused on solving a problem. The results will help to shape our digital expertise around sustainability.”

    Chief Commercial Officer, Compass Group Global Hackathon

  • "Thank you so much as always for your kind support, guidance and positivity. We all have taken away so much."

    Department of Health, Abu Dhabi