RUN19 Hacks: Official Fan Engagement Hackathon & Esports Game Jam for RUN19
Fri Apr 26, 5:00 PM - Sun Apr 28, 4:00 PM

From April 26-28, 2019, during Derby Week Celebration held in city of Louisville, KY on the campus of UoL, we are hosting hundreds of fanpreneurs over 2.5 days. A mix of 25 teams of 4 people comprised of college/university undergraduates and high school age students passionate about Augmented and Virtual  Reality, AI, eSports, STEAM and sports programs from campuses and organizations from across the county will compete for sponsored challenge prize categories.... example: derby fans apps, best esports, fan engagement or esports fan centric app or business model leveraging power of tools from: ar, vr, mr, 360 video, ai/chat bot, blockchain, data feeds, etc.
RUN19 Hacks is a pre-innovation event held during RUN19 Expo and Conference held during Derby Week Celebration targets a wide range of attendees and innovators, including esports and technology innovation eSports is the sports of millennial and gen Z fans worldwide. Interactive Fandom and super early tech Investments are the perfect storm brewing to tap into define the new multi-billion dollar landscape being formed.
We come together to transform the fan engagement experience while raising awareness and crowdfund proceeds benefiting the partnered foundations and charities local to Derby Week Celebration events.
We are bringinng together in one location startups founders, CEOs, C-Suite, High-Level Managers and Decision Makers (recruiters, accelerators, early-stage investors, incubators, college/university, founders, funders, entrepreneurs, brands, publishers from a range of sectors including: racing, gaming, betting,  digital health, eSports, XR, AI, Blockchain and Cryptocurrency, and API libraries.