A Hackathon For The Financial, Legal And Professional Services (FLPS) Sector
Join us on 13th and 14th June
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What is a Hackathon?
Hackathons have their origins in the tech sector and are typically used to develop new technology solutions or ideas.
The premise is that: working with people from different backgrounds, with
The unique experience can also provide a strong foundation for long-lasting relationships and future collaboration.
We’ve adopted the Hackathon concept to meet the needs of the FLPS sector.
Why take part?
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Who, when, where, what?
To ensure a diverse range of skills, perspectives and experience in fuelling your ideas you will work in a team of 5-6 professionals made up of representatives from the participating businesses.
To maximise the available benefits, participants will have some mid-senior management/leadership experience.
The world in which we operate is increasingly volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous.
What are the opportunities for the FLPS sector in the Cardiff Capital region to collaborate in building a skilled, talented and diverse future workforce that can respond positively to this macro environment?
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Who's taking part?
Each of the following employers will have 3 mid to senior level colleagues participating in the event. Biogs of all participants will be circulated before, or at, the event.
The Challenge
The world in which we operate is increasingly volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous.
What are the opportunities for the FLPS sector in the Cardiff Capital region to collaborate in building a skilled, talented and diverse future workforce that can respond positively to this macro environment?
In shaping your solution, you may wish to consider:
- Skills and behaviours the sector will need in the future – what are they and how might we develop them?
- Schools and the new curriculum in Wales that will require greater employer engagement
- Encouraging, and valuing, diversity (in the broadest sense of the word)
Pre-reading Links
The future world or work
The competing forces shaping 2030
A sectoral view
Professional and business services
(see Sections 6.2 and 7)
Diversity
The business case
New curriculum
The purpose of the kick-off event on Thurs 13th June, 2.45-5pm is:
- To fuel your thinking. How might you respond to the hackathon challenge? Hear from guest speakers with different views on the challenge.
- To introduce participants to their hackathon teammates
- To build excitement for the hackathon and start shaping your approach to the challenge.
Our Hackathletes will hear from the following guest speakers:
- Wendy Edwards, Senior Human Capital Leader at PwC giving her views on Encouraging, and valuing, diversity (in the broadest sense of the word).
- Frank Holmes, Managing Partner of Gambit and Chair of the Cardiff Capital Region Economic Growth Board giving his view on the Skills and behaviours the sector will need in the future – what are they and how might we develop them?
- Nick Batchelar, Director of Education, Cardiff Council giving his views on the new curriculum in Wales and employer engagement.
The Full Hackathon Day on Friday 14th June, 9am-5pm
Teams will be supported throughout the Hackathon day with:
- The development process– ideation, marketplace and action planning
- Key skills development– critical thinking, curiosity, creativity and collaboration
- Communication–Facilitation to support teams to work collaboratively on their idea and a framework of questions to support their pitches.
The Pitch
At the end of the day, participants will pitch their ideas/ solutions to a panel.
The judging panel will be looking for an idea with the most potential to make an impact on the challenge, the development of skills and learning as a team and how you’ll apply them back in the workplace.
- Caroline Thompson, CEO, bethespark
- Lloyd Powell, Head of ACCA Cymru Wales
- Huw Morgan, Senior Non-Executive Director, The Development Bank of Wales
The Prize
The winning team will receive tickets for a day out this Summer at the cricket, thanks to PWC!
Find out why we’re running this event
Cardiff West Community High School
Penally Road, Caerau, Cardiff, CF5 5XP
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How to get there
Parking is very limited at the school so we’d encourage you to travel by bike or public transport wherever possible. This will also reduce the carbon footprint of our event.
Bus
Please take bus 17 or 18 from Cardiff city centre (Westgate Street or Castle Street, outside the Holiday Inn) and alight at the Haverford Way stop on Amroth Road.
Car
Please car share if possible. The school will be holding a limited number of car parking spaces on the service road to the side of the school which will be marked with cones.
Bike
There are plenty of secure bike parking facilities at the school
Dress Code
Smart Casual
Why here, why now?
Background to the concept and who we are?
Following a successful pilot ‘Hackathon-style’ event for the FLPS (Financial, Legal and Professional Services) sector in 2018, we will be holding a second FLPS Hackathon in June 2019, with a view to making it an annual event.
Feedback from the pilot FLPS Hackathon 2018 was:
- 93% rated the overall experience as very good. The remaining 7% as brilliant.
- 100% rated it as a very or quite effective vehicle for developing critical thinking skills
- 100% rated it as very or quite effective vehicle for developing problem-solving skills
- 80% rated it as very effective for developing creative thinking and innovation skills
- 87% rated it as a very effective for developing collaboration and team working skills
