As extreme weather intensifies and disasters become more frequent, the institutions we’ve long relied on—federal agencies, insurance, infrastructure—are showing cracks.

The Climate Hackathon Series is joining forces with Fulton Ring to gather adaptation and resilience experts, civic technologists, and institutional stakeholders—from local governments to insurers and banks—to build tools that help communities adapt before it’s too late.

Join us for a multidisciplinary 1 day hackathon in Manhattan during NYC Climate Week where you can build solutions that empower decision-makers— from institutions to local planners to homeowners—to understand climate risks and take action.

If you would like to attend just for demos and/or networking and cannot participate please purchase a Demo Only ticket. Demos will begin at 6pm.

• ​​11:00 am: Participants Arrive & Networking + Lunch, Small teams are formed

• ​​12:00 pm: Introductory Panel

  • Moderated by Patrick Duffy - Sustainability Strategist

  • Panelists:

    • Jonathan Gilmour - Co-Founder - Public Environmental Data Partners, Impact Project

    • Louie Woodall - Founder & Editor, Climate Proof

    • Neha Arora - Sustainability & Finance, Columbia University

    • Gaby Cornejo - Quantitative Associate, Morgan Stanley, MSIM Sustainability

• 12:45 pm: Challenge statements presented with industry context from SMEs

• ​​1:00 pm: Participants work on solutions

• 5:00 pm: Dinner

• 6:00 pm: Demos and Judging

• 7:00 pm: Winners announced

• 7:00-8:00 pm: Networking + Cocktail Hour

• ​​8:00pm: Event space closes

⚖️ 💨 Air Quality, Climate Resilience & Environmental Justice - continuing, building, and expanding the critical work of Public Environmental Data Partners

🔥 ⚡ Solutions for Extreme Heat Resilience - building off NYSERDA's 2024 Extreme Heat Action Plan

🚂 ⛈️ NYC Subway Stormwater Resilience - building off NYC's inter-agency stormwater resilience efforts

Do I need to be technical?

No. Our Hackathons are intentionally multidisciplinary. The best solutions are created by teams that have both technical and non-technical members. Climate problems in particular are quite thorny and often demand solutions that can address everything from software/hardware to public policy to environmental justice.

What happens to our solutions after the event?

If you and/or your team want to continue to work on your solution after the event talk to one of the event organizers and we will support you. We have had many teams continue to work on their solutions even after the event, whether it's building a fully functional MVP or even starting a company.

​Event partners:

Public Environmental Data Partners: https://screening-tools.com/

​Fulton Ring https://www.fultonring.com/

​Interested in sponsoring this hackathon, have an idea for the Challenge Statements, or want to help in some other way? Reach out to rajan.desai@fultonring.com

• Execution & Technical Build (30%)
  How well did the team execute their idea? Did they build a tangible product/strategy/plan that showcases the idea well?
• Innovation (20%)
  How creative and novel is your solution?
• Presentation (15%)
  Is your solution clearly communicated and demonstrated?
• Impact (15%)
  How impactful is the solution in a best case scenario?
• Feasibility (15%)
  How feasible is the solution? Is there a clear path to implementation?
• Fit For Purpose (entity solution match) (5%)
  Does the entity and method of implementation make sense for the proposed solution?