WORD FROM THE C.E.O
A short word from NRF's C.E.O on the 2024 hackathon
A short word from NRF's C.E.O on the 2024 hackathon
Display your solutions in the Expo
National Research Fund (NRF) seeks to host Innovators and Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) during the second day of the hackathon (7th June 2024) at Safari Park Hotel to present their business solutions and innovations for free in the form of Expos.
You will be allocated a table, two seats and a standard tent to showcase your solutions / products. This is on a first come, first served basis.
Priority will also be given to SMEs already with a proven track record of innovation ICT / CyberSecurity.
Participate in this Year's Competitive Hackathon
By learning competitive skills from your peers.
By interacting with fellow hackers-in-residence.
From our moderators and speakers during the hacking-breaks.
Grow your network with people from the same hacking community.
A touch of emerging cybersec skills
Get hacker merch to compliment your hack play area
Participate in this Year's Competitive Hackathon
The National Research Fund has organised this Hackathon in line with the objective of promoting CyberSecurity Research and Innovation in Kenya.
What is a Hackathon?
A hackathon is an event where individuals, usually programmers, come together to collaborate intensively on software projects within a short timeframes. During a hackathon, participants work on ideas, develop prototypes, or solve specific problems, typically with a focus on innovation and creativity.
NRF 2024 Hackathon
In this year's hackathon, the NRF's main focus is on promoting Cybersecurity Research and innovation. Competitors will showcase their skills and compete to win the different prizes offered in the hackathon.
Our partners in making the NRF hackathon possible
Below are the order of events for the Hackathon
Hackers are expected to arrive and complete the necessary registration tasks. Group registration and account provision will be done at this stage.
Hackathon is officialy started, competitions commence and the groups get to tackle the first set of challenges against each other.
The height of the competition. Stakes are raised and the challenges are increased in difficulty. Overnight grit is achieved.
Teammates are expected to finalize on their innovation/coding projects as described in the hackathon
Presentations of the final projects will be done by all teams and graded at this juncture.
Awards are presented to the respective winning teams after the stretch of competitions, challenges and presentations
Awards are presented to the respective winning teams after the stretch of competitions, challenges and presentations
Mentors for NRF Hackathon 2024
Keynote Speaker
C.E.O & Co Founder Abojani
Training Lead, KCSFA.
ICT4D Senior Researcher
Venture Builder / Architect
CEH, CHFI, Lec, Consultant
IP Specialist
Education Expert
NC, Training Committees
Entrepreneur
CyberSecurity Leader
CEO Enovise Group
Judges for the NRF Hackathon 2024
PDT Leverage Experts GmbH
S&E Engagement Specialist
Head of Tech., SunCulture
MSc, Strategic Business IT
CM – IT Infrastructure, KRA
DI. OnNet Group
CEO eMentoring Africa
How to participate in the 2024 NRF CyberSecurity Hackathon
There will be prizes for the winners at the group level as outlined below:
More details will be provided upon registration and confirmation
We have complied with data protection best practices and your data will only be used to facilitate on-boarding and management of participants.
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