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Experience Jam will hand out R$ 40K in prizes

 

Until October 6th, registrations are open for the fourth edition of the Serasa Experian innovation event Experiance Jam, which will take place in São Carlos (SP), on October 21st and 22nd. In this edition, in addition to the hackathon, the event will also feature free lectures and workshops on topics involving innovation and technology. Spaces are limited and registration can be done at the link www.experiancejam.com.br.
 
The Experiance Jam will take place at Serasa Experian's center of excellence, in São Carlos (SP). For the hackathon, 200 participants will be selected, who will have from 9 am on the 21st to 6 pm on the 22nd to solve proposed challenges. The awards total R$ 40 thousand reais, with R$ 10 thousand reais for each of the four challenges presented: “Market leaders” (how to find the ideal customers and offer the right products?), “Give a match!” (how to optimize the selection process and find the best talent in the market?) and two more surprise challenges.
 
Participants can register individually or in teams through the website www.experiancejam.com.br, just fill out the online form, read and accept the regulation. The formed teams must contain from three to 10 participants, being indicated at least two developers and a UX designer in the composition of the team. In the selection of candidates, a team of judges will evaluate technical and behavioral information entered at the time of application. The 200 selected will be announced on October 9th on the Experiance Jam website.
 
Among the judges of the hackathon is the director of the innovation laboratory (DataLab) at Serasa Experian, Marcelo Pimenta. “We did an edition of the Experience Jam in São Carlos in May and we saw that the reception was huge. Therefore, we decided to expand the event in this new edition”, he explains.
 
EJSHARE offers free courses and workshops
 
During the Experience Jam, free courses and workshops will be offered on topics such as technology, education and financial management, innovation, among others. Activities open to the entire community, just sign up. There is still time to indicate topics of interest on the event's website.
 
EJDEMO: approach of startups
 
In addition to the challenges, courses and workshops, startups will also have open doors to show solutions to Serasa Experian and other companies during the Experian Jam, in the EJDEMO space. “Our goals are to create an approximation and fostering of the startup ecosystem and also the identification of potential partners and suppliers”, says Pimenta. Participants may be at a pre-operational level (with MVP or functional prototype) or already operating in the market.
 
The topics proposed for the presentations are automation in customer service, collection, credit, fraud and marketing services. Startups can apply for EJDEMO at the link: http://experiancejam.com.br/demo-day-serasa-experian.
 
Experience Jam
Date: October 21 and 22, 2017
Location: Serasa Experian São Carlos – Av. Juscelino Kubitscheck, 100 – São Carlos SP
Applications: Open until the 6th of October 2017 – www.experiancejam.com.br
Disclosure of the 200 selected: October 9, 2017

 

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