Hack'n'Lead

2018, 2019 & 2023 | Zürich

Switzerland's first women-friendly hackathon

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THE CONCEPT

Hack'n'Lead is Switzerland's first women-friendly hackathon.

For one weekend, diverse talent come together to learn, be inspired and become part of a growing tech community while building real products in the process.

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EDITIONS

Hack'n'Lead's first edition was held in 2018. After a successful event, it was organized again in 2019. After the big pause, we were delighted to bring Hack'n'Lead back to the tech scene in 2023, for one last edition.

First hackathon participants were welcome to Hack'n'Lead in all 3 editions, as well as tech enthusiasts of all levels. Hack'n'Lead supported them during a transition into the tech industry or into a different role within tech.

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DIVERSITY IN TECH

Hack'n'Lead brings together diverse tech talent and business experts from different sponsoring companies with the aim of increasing diversity in tech

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WHAT MAKES US SPECIAL

GUIDANCE

On top of the usual tech talks and prep events, Hack'n'Lead sponsors and ambassadors will provide on-site mentors, who are specialists in their domains. They can guide you and answer career-related or technical questions as you work on your projects.

CHILD CARE

Need a baby sitter so you can attend the event? We care about you being a parent and we care about your children. That's why we offer on-site child care. Additionally, every girl and boy at the age of 4+ will be able to attend afternoon coding 4 kids sessions, thanks to our friends at Youth Intelligence Agency

PREP EVENTS

Never been to a hackathon? Or maybe you have been to one, but would love to learn more about how you can prepare for Hack'n'Lead? This will be perfect for you! Throughout 2023 we are holding tech workshops amd events so you can prepare and make the most of this experience. See upcoming events here

SAFE SPACE

Hack'n'Lead is a friendly space for you to explore career options, learn new things, invent novel solutions and meet interesting people. Expect healthy food and activities, which will feed your brain with great ideas. Have fun and build cool prototypes with your team. And we promise: you won't be the only woman in the room!

2023 AMBASSADORS

Iris Hunkeler

Software Engineer &

Senior Consultant

Kira Catherine Euling

Data Scientist | Data Analyst

Katherine Munro
Data Scientist, Speaker, Author

Lukas Smith

CTO & Co-Founder

Maja Stamenković

IT Consultant

Damla Welti

MSc Student ETH Zurich | President LIMES

I think one of the beautiful things about Hack’n’Lead is that it really is for everybody. So, I recommend it to everybody, even to people who are working in a non-tech field and now are thinking about moving into the tech industry. It’s a good way for them to figure out what they want to do because there are so many things you can do in a hackathon."