ABOUT US
OUR STORY
Starting as 'Hackathons Australia in 2014, we matured the Australian market to understand that Hackathons are not just for programmers.
Project managers, designers, architects, engineers, sales people, customer service reps, and people from all walks of life were becoming to come together to grow each other. The country began to quickly mature - both in innovation and technology design, as well as programming.
When COVID19 hit, we saw a wealth of companies see work we'd done and wanted to tap into the Australian talent pool through us, so we took the opportunity to expand internationally.
Today we are championing opportunities in STEM, and particular in technology. We are scoping top talent and ensuring they are placed at the right companies and teams to excel in their careers.
OUR VISION
Our long term aspiration
We make tech opportunities accessible for everyone, everywhere. No matter which ethnical background you're from, where you live around the world, if you have no experience in tech and are wanting to make a change, we are there for you.
OUR MISSION
Why we are here - the purpose of our business
We deliver the best Hackathon experiences for our communities. Our people are at the core of what we do, and we LOVE Hackathons. Yes, we have the Hackathon-bug and we want to vigorously spread it around the world by running best-in-class Hackathon events.
OUR TEAM
We are a proud team of innovators, who are not afraid to challenge the norm. We are constant learners and inhabit an entrepreneurial mindset and approach for our customers.
Our team has a decade of experience participating, organising, judging, mentoring and supporting 500 Hackathons all around the world.
Angela Bee Chan
Chief Executive Officer
Philip Zhuang
Chief Finance Officer
Miguel Altamirano
Head of Sales
Dom Ingui
Experience Lead
Diana Kirby
Experience Lead
David Velez
Marketing Manager
Dorothy Dube
Project Coordinator
WHY HACKATHONS?
Hackathons are a tool to:
Recruit talented individuals with digital skills
Get educated on entrepreneurial thinking
Socially bring like-minded individuals together
Play with emerging technologies
An opportunity to launch projects and business ventures
OUR VALUES
What is important to us
The core values we possess as a team are:
Diversity
The inclusion of everyone and the appreciation of everyone's unique skills
Working towards creating a sustainable and livable planet
Sustainability
Practicality
Walking the talk by putting ideas into action, put on that #hustle
Our work culture endorses:
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'Work not work' policy - When it feels like work, we'll give you a different challenge
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'FLEARN'-ing - learning to fail, but also having fun learning. We appreciate continuous learning
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'Creative work' - the future of work is one which is well balanced: time dedicated to family, friends, hobbies, sport, full time-work, and creative-work.
The team uses combination of passion, purpose, and profession, to run Hackathons International.