Disrupt 2024: Climate Hackathon (Hack the Climate for a Sustainable Future)

​An afternoon/evening of collaborative climate action, hosted by a climate founder and angel investor.

​​​​​Planet Earth has survived uninterrupted for millennial without much trouble, but the rise and development of human civilization has brought the Earth's fragile ecosystem nearly to its breaking point. How can we return back to an equilibrium state where we are one with nature?

​​​​​It all starts with humanity acknowledging, learning about, and taking action in the fight against climate change. Want to get involved on a deeper level and contribute your experience, skills, and knowledge in developing innovative climate solutions? Join together with other climate-minded humans and hack for a sustainable future!

​​​Who Should Attend?

• ​​​​​​Startup Founders

• ​​​​​​Startup Employees

• ​​​​​​Startup Coaches, Consultants, & Mentors

• ​​​​​Small Business Owners

• ​​​​​Freelancers

• ​​​​Entrepreneurs

• ​​​​UX/UI Designers

• ​​​​Technical Writers

• ​​​​Product Marketers

• ​​​​Salespeople/Presenters

• ​​​​Product Managers

• ​​​​Project Managers

• ​​​​Domain Experts

• ​​​​Researchers

• ​​​​Backend Developer

• ​​​​Frontend Developer

• ​​​​​Job Shoppers/Job Seekers

• ​​​​​​Recent College Graduates & Current College Students

​​​Agenda:

​​​​​12pm: Doors open and registration (Bevs and Snacks!)

​​​​​12-12:30pm: Ice-Breaker Networking, Challenge Selection

​​​​​12:30pm: Welcome, Opening remarks, Open Mic Idea Proposals, & Team formation

​​​​​1pm-2:30pm: Sprint #1 - Ideation Session - Work in teams to develop the group's proposed solution.

​​​​​2:30pm-3pm: Open Mic Updates and Break

​​​​​3pm - 4:30pm: Sprint #2 - Operation Session - Develop a plan of how you'd Land, then Expand your solution.

​​​​​4:30pm-4:50pm: Presentation prep - Work out your presentation to the Judges!

​​​​​4:50pm: Judge Introductions and Group Presentations!

​​​​​5:30pm: Final Voting and Event Conclusion!

​​​​​5:45pm: Doors Close

​​​What To Address/Build For:

• ​​​​​Challenge #1: Carbon Capture Storage

  • ​​​​​How do we catch carbon?

  • ​​​​​Where do we put it?

• ​​​​​Challenge #2: Circular Economy

  • ​​​​​How do we transition from a linear economy (Take-Make-Waste Model) to a circular economy?

  • ​​​​​What needs to change to make our current supply chains more sustainable and regenerative?

• ​​​​​Challenge #3: Clean Energy Transition

  • ​​​​​How do we transition from a fossil fuel burning world to a clean energy society?

  • ​​​​​What needs to be done to make renewable energy sources (solar, wind, marine, etc.) more affordable and accessible to all?

• ​​​​​Challenge #4: Climate Finance

  • ​​​​​How do we divest from financial institutions that support fossil fuel projects?

  • ​​​​​What can we do to use money as a force for good in the fight against climate change?

​​​Judging Criteria:

• ​​​​​Impact
  How much impact would a solution have in solving the addressed challenge?

• ​​​​​Feasibility
  ​Is the solution realistic in terms of the technological, legal and other aspects?

• ​​​​​Implementation
  How much was done on the hackathon in terms of making a real tech solution?

• ​​​​​Originality
  ​Is the solution original and creative, is it using the latest technologies?

​​​Judges (Industry Experts + All of You):

• ​​​​​Catherine Cheng (Terra.do)

• ​​​​​TBD

• ​​​​​TBD

• ​​​​​Everyone who attends/participates will be able to vote for their favorite climate solution from the climate hackathon

​​​Forthcoming info to arrive via messaging from the Hosts!

​Climate Quest's event is organized and operated solely by Climate Quest (not Yahoo Inc. nor any of its affiliates or brands, including TechCrunch.

​About Host: Catherine Cheng is an angel investor of 4+ years with a portfolio of 50+ investments including two successful exits of $7M each in the health tech sector. Her investments in Aptera Motors and Terraformation sparked her interest in the climate tech sector. This led her to join and graduate from the Climate Capital Climate Angels, Terra.do, & Climatebase Fellowship programs in 2024. She is currently building a climate curriculum for the public K-12 school system using her former science teacher background as a North Star.

​About 9Zero: Launched during San Francisco Climate Week 2024, 9Zero is uniting the climate community. Starting with coworking and events, we’re solving for connectivity to get everyone moving faster. Startups, investors, corporations, service providers, policymakers, academics: if you’re working toward a healthier, more resilient world, you belong at 9Zero.