2020 - Infrachain Challenge

INFRACHAIN CHALLENGE 2020
Watch the recordings
WINNERS AND PRIZES

1
Winner
EUR 5000
2
1st runner-up
EUR 3500
3
2^nd runner up
EUR 2000
Winner: Neofacto
1st runner-up: Filedgr
2nd runner-up: PwC - Tokeny

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THE CHALLENGE
The inaugural session of the Infrachain challenge was focused on the Public Sector Blockchain developed by the Ministry for Digitalisation. The Public Sector Blockchain (PSB) was launched in 2019 to allow the Luxembourg government to develop a series of new blockchain applications for the public sector. It constitutes an interoperable data exchange & computing platform, enabling public, and private sector actors to exchange real time data and execute processes.

Teams had 30 hours to develop an innovative project based on the Public Sector Blockchain and code a working demo.
PROGRAMME
September 23^rd 2020

09:00 am | Launch of the Hackathon (watch the replay)
Opening Keynote - Prof. Dr. Gilbert Fridgen, Delegate to the European Blockchain Partnership, PayPal-FNR PEARL Chair in Digital Financial Services, SnT - University of Luxembourg
"Blockchain as a Public Infrastructure: Between Sovereignty and Regulation"
09:30 am | 30 hours coding
September 24^th, 2020

04:00 pm | Pitch session (watch the replay)
05:00 pm | Jury deliberation
05:00 pm | Blockchain presentations (watch the replay)
- Juho Lindman, Associate Professor of Informatics, University of Gothenburg, Sweden: "Public sector blockchain experimentation"
- Luis Muñoz, Professor, Dept. of Communications Engineering, University of Cantabria, Spain: "When the Data Marketplace Meets DLT: The Paradigm of the Data Economy"
- Adnan Imeri, PhD Student, Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology, Luxembourg
06:00 pm | Winner announcement (watch the replay)
SPEAKERS

Prof. Dr. Gilbert Fridgen
Delegate to the European Blockchain Partnership
PayPal-FNR PEARL Chair in Digital Financial Services
SnT - University of Luxembourg
Juho Lindman
Associate Professor of Informatics
University of Gothenburg, Sweden
Luis Muñoz
Professor, Dept. of Communications Engineering
University of Cantabria, Spain
COACHES & JURIES
2020 COACHES

Guy Benzeno
Public speaking and presentation skills trainer
Melanie Delannoy
Communications, PR & Marketing Consultant
Patrick Weber
Digital Government Innovation
Ministry for Digitalisation
Max Gindt
AI & Emerging Tech
Digital Luxembourg
Thierry Grandjean
Technical Lead
Infrachain
Marc-Philip Moeller
Senior Consultant
EY Luxembourg
Emilie Allaert
Head of Operations and Projects
The LHoFT Foundation
2020 JURIES

Gaston Schmit
First Government Counselor
Ministry for Digitalisation
Carlo Gambucci
Director
Syndicat Intercommunal de Gestion Informatique (S.I.G.I.)
Ajay Bali
Associate Partner - Digital Advisory Services
EY Luxembourg
Maria Mateo Iborra
Co-founder
Ibisa Network

Dr. Djamel Khadraoui
Head of Trusted Service System Research Unit Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST)

Biba Homsy
President of the Board
LëtzBlock Luxembourg Blockchain & DLT Association
Organisers
Sponsors

Challenge sponsor
Vitamin sponsor
Partners

INFRACHAIN CHALLENGE 2020

WINNERS AND PRIZES

Winner

1st runner-up

2nd runner up

Winner: Neofacto1st runner-up: Filedgr2nd runner-up: PwC - Tokeny Read more

THE CHALLENGE

PROGRAMME

September 23rd 2020

09:00 am | Launch of the Hackathon (watch the replay)

09:30 am | 30 hours coding

September 24th, 2020

04:00 pm | Pitch session (watch the replay)

05:00 pm | Jury deliberation

05:00 pm | Blockchain presentations (watch the replay)

06:00 pm | Winner announcement (watch the replay)

SPEAKERS

Prof. Dr. Gilbert Fridgen

Delegate to the European Blockchain PartnershipPayPal-FNR PEARL Chair in Digital Financial ServicesSnT - University of Luxembourg

Juho Lindman

Associate Professor of InformaticsUniversity of Gothenburg, Sweden

Luis Muñoz

Professor, Dept. of Communications EngineeringUniversity of Cantabria, Spain

COACHES & JURIES

2020 COACHES

Guy Benzeno

Public speaking and presentation skills trainer

Melanie Delannoy

Communications, PR & Marketing Consultant

Patrick Weber

Digital Government InnovationMinistry for Digitalisation

Max Gindt

AI & Emerging TechDigital Luxembourg

Thierry Grandjean

Technical LeadInfrachain

Marc-Philip Moeller

Senior ConsultantEY Luxembourg

Emilie Allaert

Head of Operations and ProjectsThe LHoFT Foundation

2020 JURIES

Gaston Schmit

First Government CounselorMinistry for Digitalisation

Carlo Gambucci

DirectorSyndicat Intercommunal de Gestion Informatique (S.I.G.I.)

Ajay Bali

Associate Partner - Digital Advisory ServicesEY Luxembourg

Maria Mateo Iborra

Co-founderIbisa Network​

Dr. Djamel Khadraoui

Head of Trusted Service System Research Unit Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST)​

Biba Homsy

President of the BoardLëtzBlock Luxembourg Blockchain & DLT Association​

Organisers

Sponsors

Challenge sponsor

Vitamin sponsor

Partners

2^nd runner up

Winner: Neofacto
1st runner-up: Filedgr
2nd runner-up: PwC - Tokeny

Read more

September 23^rd 2020

September 24^th, 2020

Delegate to the European Blockchain Partnership
PayPal-FNR PEARL Chair in Digital Financial Services
SnT - University of Luxembourg

Associate Professor of Informatics
University of Gothenburg, Sweden

Professor, Dept. of Communications Engineering
University of Cantabria, Spain

Digital Government Innovation
Ministry for Digitalisation

AI & Emerging Tech
Digital Luxembourg

Technical Lead
Infrachain

Senior Consultant
EY Luxembourg

Head of Operations and Projects
The LHoFT Foundation

First Government Counselor
Ministry for Digitalisation

Director
Syndicat Intercommunal de Gestion Informatique (S.I.G.I.)

Associate Partner - Digital Advisory Services
EY Luxembourg

Co-founder
Ibisa Network

Head of Trusted Service System Research Unit Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST)

President of the Board
LëtzBlock Luxembourg Blockchain & DLT Association