Mentors
![Abdulla-Al-Nuaimi Abdulla Al Nuaimi](https://dihad.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Abdulla-Al-Nuaimi-275x275.png)
Abdulla Al Nuaimi
Founder
YallaGive
![Bouran-Najem Bouran Najem](https://dihad.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Bouran-Najem-275x275.png)
Bouran Najem
Head of Logistics & Humanitarian Initiatives
International Humanitarian City
![Mike-Dawson Mike Dawson](https://dihad.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Mike-Dawson-275x275.png)
Mike Dawson
CEO
Ustad Mobile
![Begona-Agueda Begona Agueda](https://dihad.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Begona-Agueda-275x275.png)
Begona Agueda
Corporate Citizenship Lead – Middle East
Accenture
![Anam Anam Mahmood](https://dihad.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Anam-275x275.png)
Anam Mahmood
Developer Advocate
IBM
![Joss-Mussi José Mussi](https://dihad.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Joss-Mussi-275x275.png)
José Mussi
Senior Director
Digital Health and Innovation, PwC ME
![Lina-Shadid Lina Shadid](https://dihad.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Lina-Shadid-275x275.png)
Lina Shadid
Health Industries Lead Partner
PwC ME
![Fawas Fawaz Siddiqi](https://dihad.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Fawas-275x275.png)
Fawaz Siddiqi
Developer Advocate
IBM
![Sidra Sidra Ahmed](https://dihad.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Sidra-275x275.png)
Sidra Ahmed
Developer Advocate
IBM
Speakers
![Dr.-Fatma-Al-Saleh-DHA Dr. Fatma Salem Al Saleh](https://dihad.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Dr.-Fatma-Al-Saleh-DHA-275x275.png)
Dr. Fatma Salem Al Saleh
Acting Head of Dental Lab Unit
DHA
![ScottNowson Dr. Scott Nowson](https://dihad.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/ScottNowson-275x275.png)
Dr. Scott Nowson
Artificial Intelligence Lead
PwC Middle East
![Abdulla-Al-Nuaimi Abdulla Al Nuaimi](https://dihad.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Abdulla-Al-Nuaimi-275x275.png)
Abdulla Al Nuaimi
Founder
YallaGive
![jayroop Jayroop Ramesh](https://dihad.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/jayroop-275x275.png)
Jayroop Ramesh
Co-founder at Mindspire, Graduate Research Assistant
American University of Sharjah
![Bouran-Najem Bouran Najem](https://dihad.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Bouran-Najem-275x275.png)
Bouran Najem
Head of Logistics & Humanitarian Initiatives
International Humanitarian City
![Mirfat Mirfat Ali Alhashmi](https://dihad.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Mirfat-275x275.png)
Mirfat Ali Alhashmi
Chief Clinical Health Information Analyst
DHA
Schedule
17 November 2020
08:45 – 09:00: Log in
9:00 – 10:30: Kickoff Messages, Presentations, Welcoming Speeches
- Dubai Future Council on Humanitarian Aid
- Sabine Holl, Vice President Technical Sales & Chief Technology Officer, IBM Middle East and Africa
- Abdul Salam Al Madani, Chairman, INDEX Holding, Executive Chairman, DIHAD & DISAB
- Presentations from Humanitarian Challenges Providers
- 1st Challenge “The Shortage of Human Resources for Healthcare Crisis” supported by Noor Dubai
- 2nd Challenge “Water Scarcity and Accessibility to Clean Water” supported by UAE Water Aid Foundation (SUQIA)
- 3rd Challenge “The Digital Literacy Divide Between E-learners: How to Narrow the Gaps” supported by Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières
- 4th Challenge “Overcoming Challenges to the Inclusion of Beneficiaries with Disabilities in Emergencies” supported by International Humanitarian City
- 5th Challenge “Distance Learning Challenges, in Developing Countries in a Post COVID-19 World” supported by Dubai Cares
11:00 Start Hacking!
11:30 – 11:45: Introduction to IBM Team
12:00 – 13:00: IBM Developer Workshop “Create a Voice-enabled Crisis Communication Chatbot using Node-RED”
15:00 – 15:45:
- “AI & Prediction of Crises” by Scott Nowson, Artificial Intelligence Lead at PwC Middle East
- “Use of Robotics in Field Hospitals” by Mervat Al Hashimi, Health and Informatics, DHA
20:00 Solid Ideas To Be Materialized by the Participating Teams
18 November 2020
06:00 – 09:30 Hacking & Teamwork
09:30 – 11:00 Checkpoint 2: Meet the Mentors
Meet a dynamic team of industry experts, developers, executives, and many facets of the humanitarian and tech community for sharing your ideas, solutions, and POCs. We’ll be using DIHAD International Humanitarian Hackathon community on Slack and only team leaders from each team will be invited with email addresses that you submitted in team registration. **Please contact us if you did not receive or face any issue gurdip.kaur@index.ae
Video calls won’t be available on Slack but please feel free to communicate with mentors and organizer on Slack.
13:00 – 13:15 “Funding Crises Response” by Abdulla Al Nuaimi, Founder – YallaGive
13:15 – 13:30 “Mental Health in Crises” by Jayroop Ramesh, Winner of the Dubai Health Hackathon
Hacking Continue
15:00 – 15:15 “Supply Chain Management across the world during crises” by Bouran Najem, Head of Logistics & Humanitarian Initiatives, International Humanitarian City IHC
15:15 – 15:30 “3D Printing for Medical Personal Protective Equipments” by Dr. Fatma Alsaleh, DHA
16:00 – 17:30 Checkpoint 3: Meet the Mentors
Hacking Continue
18:00 – 24:00 Submit the solutions / ideas
- Participating teams can submit max 2 submissions for 2 different challenges
- Guide for the submission of entries
- Login with your username & password (portal and login information will be sent to team leaders by email on 15th or 16th November, 2020.
- Select ‘Submissions’ | Create New Submission
- Choose ‘Hackathon’ in the Submission Type
- Enter all the required details
- Upload your submission (choose from the 2 options)
- Powerpoint Presentation (PowerPoint presentation should include voice over with explanation (max 8 slides); File must be ppt,pptx, maximum size 50mb
- Web Links to the Presentation & Demo Video (Video should be submitted through a direct link (youtube, Vimeo, or others), max 5 minutes. Download link will not be accepted.