Coaching, acceleration, and continued support
Teams with the best solutions will get access to coaching to accelerate their idea and/or further develop it with the support of Climathon Zürich's partners.
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Join the Climathon in Zürich
Come and tackle Zürich's climate challenges in the vibrant atmosphere of Impact Hub Kraftwerk, where energizing food & drinks, inspirational workshops and talks, and a community of like-minded people are awaiting.
Join the Climathon on October 25th & 26th!
What's in it for me?
- Taking meaningful climate action in Zurich
- Turning a climate solution into a business and competing for valuable support
- Meeting like-minded people and becoming part of the Climathon movement
- Sharing climate opinions and solutions with a global audience
- Enjoying a more prosperous, climate-resilient future
- Engaging local entrepreneurs, students, developers and innovators on climate action
- Empowering and showcasing local climate action across the globe
- Engaging with new global partners
A connected front on climate action!
Join us
We are looking for different participants to join the Climathon. Sign up for your profile now. Hurry up we only have a limited amount of seats.
Entrepreneur
Student
Professional
Developer
Policy maker
Other
Schedule
Check out our schedule for the 24-hours!
25 October 09:30
Welcome & registration
Register, find your nametag, goodie bag, meet first participants and have a café/thé & gipfeli.
25 October 10:30
Opening Ceremony
Learn about the Climathon flow & the challenges. Get inspired by inspirational speakers and prepared for the 24h climate hack journey. Moderation: Lea Grüter, Impact Hub
25 October 11:30
CLIMATHON START
25 October 11:30
Team Building
In a moderated team building process, you will find a team to tackle the challenge of your choice. You can come with your idea/startup, as a team or as an individual.
25 October 12:30
Lunch
Vegetarian & vegan for the planet
25 October 13:00
Understanding phase: Expert phase I
Learn more about your challenge thanks to the help of our city challenge experts.
25 October 14:00
Research phase: Expert phase II
Learn more about your topic. Discuss possible directions, research, conduct expert interviews, go outside & learn more about the needs and the issues behind your topic.
25 October 16:30
Ideation phase
Brainstorm, develop ideas, discuss first directions and refine, with the help of the coaches (and experts)
25 October 18:00
Dinner
Vegan & vegetarian for the planet
25 October 19:00
Open market place
Share your expertise & skills with other teams
25 October 19:30
Prototyping phase
Make your ideas tangible! (with the support of experts & coaches)
25 October 21:00
Pitch Training workshop
Learn how to prepare your pitch, the dos and don'ts, hips and tips - with Angela from Student Impact
25 October 21:30
Business Modeling workshop
Learn about how to create a circular & sustainable business model for your project - with Pavlina from Circular Economy Transition
25 October 22:00
Business modeling phase
Refine your idea and think of how to create a self sustaining concept around your project
26 October 00:00
Midnight snacks & Yoga session
Re-energize with the powerful midnight snacks Concentrate on yourself, re-connect with your body. Find new energy in your inner-self.
26 October 01:00
Iterate & refine
Use the calm time to rethink your ideas, develop your project further and prepare the pitch
26 October 03:00
Night walk
Join the night walk out and take some fresh air.
26 October 04:00
Pitch preparation phase
Prepare your pitch presentation for the festival of ideas
26 October 07:00
Sunrise walk & Breakfast
Join the sunrise walk & enjoy an early breakfast.
26 October 08:00
Pitch training session
Each team will have 5 minutes to rehearse pitch and receive feedback from coaches and experts - with Student Impact
26 October 09:00
Final pitch refining phase
26 October 11:00
Festival of Ideas
This is the final pitch in front of our Jury. Each team will have 5 minutes to pitch & answer questions from the Jury.
26 October 13:30
Closing Ceremony
26 October 14:30
Closing networking brunch
Climate meaningful connection time!
Prizes
Win support for your Climathon solution!
Coaches, Experts, Jury and Speakers
The Climathon will be supported by these amazing coaches, experts and jury members. Additionally, we are looking forward to these inspiring speakers.
Richard Wolff
Speaker
Stadtrat von Zürich
François Aellen
Jury
Direktor Umwelt – und Gesundheitsschutz Stadt Zürich
Anke Poiger
Jury
Leiterin Kommunikation Umwelt – und Gesundheitsschutz Stadt Zürich
Reto Mohr
Jury
Geschäftsbereichsleiter: Wald, Landwirtschaft und Pachten
Jonas Fricker
Expert
Projektleiter Energiestrategie
Tina Billeter
Expert
Projektleiterin Energiestategie
Hanspeter Wilhelm
Expert
Stv. Leiter Energiestrategie
Michael Fuchs
Expert
Projektleiter Freiraumplanung
Georg Hafner
Expert
Leiter Energiestrategie, Umwelt- und Gesundheitsschutz Zürich
Barbara Holzer
Expert
Fachbereichsleiterin Freiraumplanung
Gianluca Mussetti
Expert on urban climate/heat islands
Ph.D. Candidate at Empa/ETH Zurich
Angela Honegger
Jury
President at Student Impact & PhD Candidate at the University of St. Gallen
Yvonne Lötscher
Jury
Leiterin Planung und Projekte Ernährung
Jasmin Bussmann
Expert
Projektleiterin Ernährung
Marlies Wächter
Jury & expert
Head of departement: real estate, gardens and lease
Vera Bare
Expert
Projektleiterin Fachbereich Umweltpolitik
Antoine Vialle
Expert
Architect & Researcher - Expert in anthropic transformation of urban soils
Sonja Gehrig
Jury
Senior Projektleiterin nachhaltige Beschaffung
Pietro Gagliardi
Expert
CEO and Founder of Cleveron AG
Josephine von Mitschke-Collande
Jury
Systems Innovation and Ecosystem Lead
Dr Michel Bourqui
Jury & expert
Founder & president, Climanosco
Manuel Hartmann
Coach
Hartmann Ventures
Simon Dalcher
Coach
Projektleiter für studentisches Engagement für Nachhaltigkeit
Leana Fischer
Coach
Product & Service Designer at Reverse AG
Renée LaPlante
Coach
Independent consultant, coach, advisor and facilitator
Lukas Stadelmann
Coach
Managing Director Rethink Innovation
Hervé Flutto
Coach
Accelerating sustainable technology across Europe
Daniela Babjakova
Coach
Design Thinking Coach
Dominic Leutert
Coach
Co-Creation Supporter @ brudi.com
András Kapros
Coach
Helps others to reach their goals quicker and with less stress
Peter Eisenegger
Coach
Enabler & Facilitator at Ferric Worx and Atfront
Thomas Teichler
Coach
Policy consultant companies, governments and international organisations
Evgenia Tsianou
Coach
Environmental engineer & science communicator
Sandro Wyss
Expert
Founder of brudi.com
Anca Burca
Coach
Business Transformation Project Lead
Maria Cristina Nieddu
Coach
Sustainable Tourism and Green Team Leader @KAYAK
Philipp Kotsopoulos
Expert
Head of Z-Kubator at Zurich University of the Arts (ZHdK)
Susie Poole
Expert
Global Permaculture Climate Change Project
Francesco Andreoli
Coach
ETH Engineer, Keybox Co-Founder and Venture Partner at Oui Capital