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Overview Have an idea that’s going to revolutionize the future of work and learning? OpenED is an innovation challenge to build, prototype and pitch solutions that reimagine the future of work and learning. This represents an opportunity for every student, educator and aspiring entrepreneur to improve the education system. Participants are encouraged to tackle challenges that contribute to one of the Education Sustainable Development Goals: By 2030, ensure that all girls and boys complete free, equitable and quality primary and secondary education leading to relevant and effective learning outcomes By 2030, ensure that all girls and boys have access to quality early childhood development, care and pre-primary education so that they are ready for primary education By 2030, ensure equal access for all women and men to affordable and quality technical, vocational and tertiary education, including university By 2030, substantially increase the number of youth and adults who have relevant skills, including technical and vocational skills, for employment, decent jobs and entrepreneurship By 2030, eliminate gender disparities in education and ensure equal access to all levels of education and vocational training for the vulnerable, including persons with disabilities, indigenous peoples and children in vulnerable situations By 2030, ensure that all youth and a substantial proportion of adults, both men and women, achieve literacy and numeracy By 2030, ensure that all learners acquire the knowledge and skills needed to promote sustainable development, including, among others, through education for sustainable development and sustainable lifestyles, human rights, gender equality, promotion of a culture of peace and non-violence, global citizenship and appreciation of cultural diversity and of culture’s contribution to sustainable development Build and upgrade education facilities that are child, disability and gender sensitive and provide safe, non-violent, inclusive and effective learning environments for all By 2020, substantially expand globally the number of scholarships available to developing countries, in particular least developed countries, small island developing states and African countries, for enrolment in higher education, including vocational training and information and communications technology, technical, engineering and scientific programmes, in developed countries and other developing countries By 2030, substantially increase the supply of qualified teachers, including through international co-operation for teacher training in developing countries, especially least developed countries and small island developing states Schedule Saturday, April 14, 2018 9:00am: Sign-in + Breakfast 9:15am: ProtoHack Welcome 9:30am: Keynote 10:00am: Lightning Talks 10:30am: Design Sprint Overview 12:00pm: Lunch 1:00pm: Design & Product Mentor Lounge 4:00pm: Mock Pitches 6:00pm: Dinner 7:30pm: Prototype Submission 8:00pm: Pitches 9:00pm: Afterparty How it Works Over the course of 12 hours: Form a team: network and collaborate with like-minded people who will help you bring the idea to life Ideate and brainstorm: think up every crazy idea possible, collaborate, and narrow it down Prepare a business plan: identify the problem you’re solving, who your customer is, and how to monetize Design a prototype: visually communicate your solution through a working prototype using some of the best tools in the industry Get mentorship: meet with industry experts to help you with your pitch, business model, and design Prepare a presentation: you’ll have up to 10 slides and 90 seconds to showcase the work you’ve done in the last 12 hours Pitch to a panel of judges: notable founders who can help validate your idea About ProtoHack ProtoHack exists to show entrepreneurs that they can create something amazing from nothing without having to write a single line of code. We empower and enable the non-technical community with the tools, knowledge, and know-how that will help bring their idea to life and visually communicate it through prototyping. ProtoHack requires no coding. Instead, you’ll be using prototyping tools, drag and drop editors, mockups, wireframes and anything else you think of to visually demo your idea on stage. Competitors will work in teams (up to 5) or solo. ProtoHack is a 12-hour experience where you will build a prototype that communicates an idea visually. During ProtoHack you’ll learn how to use the best prototyping tools in the industry, network with like-minded people with various backgrounds, become a better product person, and receive access to prototype tools, learning communities, and other prizes just for attending (up to $300-400 value!)