Hack the Gender Gap: Women’s Hackathon at USC Annenberg
Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism
3630 Watt Way
Los Angeles, CA 90089
Friday, October 9
7 pm: Opening Panel Discussion at Wallis Annenberg Hall Forum (in lobby)
“Hack the Gender Gap: How Women are Achieving Success, Breaking Down Barriers and Making a Difference”
Moderator: Willow Bay, USC Annenberg
Panelists:
Sara Christenson, Raptor Group
Alex Shaffert, KPCC
Carrie Southworth, Twigtale
Potsie Rivera, former Grindr
10:00 pm: End
Saturday, October 10
Wallis Annenberg Hall
8:00 am: Light breakfast/gathering
8:30 am: Kickoff
Welcome from Robert Hernandez (USC) and Beth Laing (MediaShift)
Explain rules and logistics (Beth Laing)
9:00 am: Speaker Session 1 – Team Collaboration & Brainstorming (Human Centered Design): Amara Aguilar, USC Annenberg
9:30 am: WORK
12:30 pm: Lunch
1:00 pm: Speaker Session 2 – Challenges for VR in Journalism: Nonny del la Pena, Emblematic Group
1:30 pm: WORK
6:00 pm: Dinner
6:30 pm: Speaker Session 3 – How to Market Your Startup: Kirstin Falk, Charles Schwab
7:30 pm: Facilitators & mentors meetup; student teams continue to work
10:00 – Night program ends
Sunday, October 11
8:30 am: Light breakfast
9:00 am: Speaker session 4: How to Pitch Your Startup: Jessica Jackley, co-founder Kiva
9:30 am: WORK on presentation
11:30 am: Lunch for judges
12 pm: Lunch for everyone
12 pm: Presentations to judges
1:30 pm: Judging in chambers
2 pm: Announcement of winners and end