Annual Global Techathons celebrating International Womens Day
The Teens in AI IWD Global Techathon
In celebration of International Women’s Day, Teens in AI run annual, distributed Global Techathons inspiring teens aged 12-18 to come together to collaboratively solve a real-world problem through the use of AI and Data Science for social good. This hackathon-style programme encompasses in-person and virtual events, with challenges centred around the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals.
Sign up for a techathon near you this March 2025!
6,000+ teens from around the world
Since 2020, our IWD programme has seen over 6,000 talented teens from 76 locations worldwide come together for a shared purpose – to break boundaries, ignite innovation, and celebrate equality.
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Format for IWD Global Techathon
Format for 2025's techathon
Inspiration Week
10-14 February 2025
~ marking International Day of Women & Girls in Science
Boot Camp Week
17-21 February 2025
IWD Global Techathons
6-25 March 2025
~ marking International Women’s Day
Virtual Panel & Networking
17 April 2025
International Demo Day
24 April 2025
~ marking International Girls in ICT Day
Take a look at IWD2024
What to expect
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WHAT YOU WILL LEARN
Over the 2-day programme teens will learn and experience:
~ How AI works, its ethics and why it matters
~ How to develop code responsibly
~ How to build a prototype
~ How to pitch a project in front of a judge panel
Local Techathons
During this programme, teens from around the world will participate in local techathons. Teams will develop and pitch a project that tackles one of the assigned United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The best projects are selected from each local techathon and entered into the Global Judging pool to determine the overall winners.
Global Demo Day
The Global Demo Day will invite team finalists to pitch their project for the chance to be selected as an overall Global Winner. A panel of expert judges help us in making this decision.
WHAT EVENTS ARE INCLUDED IN THE IWD GLOBAL TECHATHON?
Inspiration Week: This will be a week of inspirational talks done by various keynote speakers
Global Techathon Weekends: These will be the dates that the hacks are taking place in the various global locations
Virtual Panel: A virtual panel with various keynote speakers hosted by Teens in AI
Global Demo Day: The final judging round of the IWD Hackathon
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Speaker
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Soon we will be announcing the theme of Inspiration Week.
Register your interest.
Our 2024 Judges, Instructors & Speakers
Runde Yang
Co-Founder
Dream Voyage Inc
Karen Rivoire
Global Talent Officer
IKEA
Fred Gifford
Strategy Manager
Sony AI
Jennifer Glenski
Director of Product Development
BMC Software
Mireille El Gheche
Senior Research Scientist
Sony AI
Wendy Rentschler
Global Head of Corporate Citizenship
BMC Software
Amaya Sourez
EVP Cloud Services
Sage
Zehra Chudry
Senior Manager: Marketing Operations, Disney+, EMEA Disney Entertainment
Disney Entertainment
Gal Lellouche
Director Machine Learning
Sage
Robbie Stamp
CEO
Bioss International
Mandy Ho
Programme Manager: Global Operations
Uber
Marion Shaw
Head of Data & Analytics
Chaucer Group
Loubna Ben Allal
Machine Learning Engineer
Hugging Face
Emilie Joubert
Vice-President Human Resources Europe
Beiersdorf
Scott Harrison
Director AI&A
Cognizant
Ann Ledwith
Director Engineering
Sage
Robert Worsley
Head of Cloud Solutions
Hitachi Solutions
Phaedra Boinodiris
Responsible AI Leader
IBM
Anusha Su
VP Experience Design
Sage
Toby Otton
Head of Commercial Partnerships
Teens in AI
Gillian Tomlinson
Group Chief Digital and Data/AI Officer
WEIR Group Plc
Magdalene Amegashitsi
Senior Manager Data & AI
Avanade
Gustavo Zeidan
Chief Information Security Officer
Sage
Karl Havard
Managing Director
Taiga Cloud
Roberto Maranca
Energy Management BU Data Officer
Schneider Electric
Irene López de Vallejo
Next Economy Agitator
CTIC Technology Centre SPOR3S Community Parlour
Yonah Welker
Explorer, Board Member
EU Commission projects, Yonah.org
Cadence Willis
Vice President
Sage Foundation
Aaron Harris
Chief Technology Officer
Sage
Favour Borokini
Data and Digital Rights Researcher
Cumberland Lodge
Aparna Ashok
Digital Ethicist
Ikea
Sara Conejo Cervantes
Data Scientist
Expedia Group
Bev Chislett
Head of Marketing
Teens in AI
Jet Gates
Accessibility consultant
Naomi Webster
Senior Manager: Strategic Support
Public Protector South Africa
Rainier Mallol
World-renowned Innovator
AIME
Tebogo Mogola
Creative Director
Paramount Pictures Africa
Andreea Giurgiu
EMEA Operations Intern
Uber
Jolnar Assi
Founder
Traders Island Ltd.
Ingo Keller
Head of Robotics
The National Robotarium
Helen Baker
Global Director: Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Sage
Luca Marchal
Application Developer & Designer
Monster Energy / GAFFE
Ichraf Lahouli
Computer Vision Research Engineer
Apixa
“Every time I interact with Teens In AI, I come away humbled and amazed by the energy, creativity, and passion for doing good I see in the teenagers this great organisation reaches.”
“My team and I constantly chatted about how to improve our work. I loved the way we worked together, we never knew each other beforehand. In a short time we were like old team mates.”
“Diversity is way more than a matter of fundamental equity, it is also a powerful lever of value creation. We aim to create this positive impact and ensure that AI is in the hands of everybody.”
FAQs
What is a Techathon?
A Techathon is an event where teams come together to solve a real-world problem, collaboratively, through the use of technology. Teens in AI Techathons are designed to work towards a challenge inspired by the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
Do I have to join as part of a team?
No, you can join individually and we will allocate you to a team (usually 4-5 teens per team).
What do teens actually do during the Techathon?
Teens get assigned to work in teams, select one of the given challenges and are provided with the relevant tools that would help them develop a project idea that aims to solve their chosen challenge. In addition, teams are guided by industry mentors: technologists, coders, design thinkers, and other experts.
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