Program Agenda

Program Agenda

Program Agenda for Bhutan Dev Fest International Hackathon 

Date: 25th-28th June 2025

Venue: Dungkar Dzong, Panbisa Paro

 

DAY 1 - 25th June 2025

Time 

Agenda 

Remarks 

7:30 AM - 9:30 AM 

Breakfast 

 

9:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Check-in for morning session

All participants 

For Participants only 

10:00 AM - 11:45 AM

Session 1: Insights on NDI 

Session 2: Technical insights into National Digital Identity 

Offtg. CEO, NDI company 

NDI Team

11:45 AM - 1:00 PM 

Session 3: Building product on blockchain 

  • Shiv leads the session

  • Confirm the server requirement by Mr. Ugyen Namgay,GovTech

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM 

Lunch Break

 

Opening of Hackathon Event 

2:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Participant Registration 

 

2:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Official kickoff of the hackathon 

  • Facilitator leads the session

  • Opening remarks from Hon’ble Secretary, GovTech

  • Remarks from President, Ethereum Foundation 

 

3:00 PM - 3:10 PM 

Briefing about the event & addressing Q&A from participants 

 

3:10 PM - 4:15 PM

Introduction of the team and brief about their proposed idea to be developed  during the event 

5 minutes for each team

4:15 PM - 4:50 PM 

Networking Coffee Break

 

4:50 PM - 7:30 PM 

Teams start working on their proposed ideas 

 

7:30 PM - 9:00 PM

Dinner and team continues work 

Official End of Day 1

 

DAY 2 - 26th June 2025

Time 

Agenda 

Remarks 

7:30 AM - 8:30 AM 

Breakfast 

 

9:00 AM - 9:10 AM 

Briefing for the Day 2

 

9:10 AM - 10:30 AM 

Hacking continues 

Registration-organising team

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM 

Mentor  introduction and mapping for mentor availability 

7 mentors for 2 days 

11:30 AM - 12:00 PM 

Coffee Break

 

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Hacking continues

Team continue with development and tech mentors rotate among teams

1:00 PM - 2:30 PM 

Lunch

 

2:30 PM - 2:40 PM 

Briefing on the judging criteria and  other announcements

Facilitator

2:40 PM - 5:40 PM 

Hacking continues

 

5:30 PM - 6:00 PM 

Coffee Break 

 

6:00 PM - 7:00 PM 

Brain Break 

Mindfulness session

7:00 PM -  8:30 PM

Dinner 

 

8:30 PM onwards

Hacking Continues (Teams continue working on their prototype) 

Continue developing MVPs and testing NDI integrations

Teams polish prototypes

 

DAY 3 - 27th June 2025

Time 

Agenda 

Remarks 

7:30 AM - 8:30 AM 

Breakfast

Organising team

9:00 AM - 9:15 AM 

Morning announcement - Review day’s agenda, what teams should be focused on, tech check and presentation process 

Facilitator/organising team

9:15 AM - 11:15 AM

Hacking Continues 

Final completion of MVP

11:15 AM - 11:30AM 

Coffee Break

 

11:30 AM - 12:30 PM 

Finish MVP, project submission & setup for demos 

 

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM

-Team presentation practice

- Tech checks 

13 teams presentation demo (10 min for each team) in 3 groups 

12:30 PM - 2:00 PM 

Lunch  

 

2:00 PM - 2:30 PM 

Final tech checks + hall set-up 

Final prep for teams 

2:30 PM - 2:45 PM 

Coffee Break 

 

2:40 PM - 2:50 PM 

Arrival of Guest +Judges

Organising team

2:50 PM - 3:00 PM

Arrival of Chief Guest

 

3:00 PM - 3:10 PM

The facilitator leads the final presentation session. Final briefing to the participants and judges

 

3:10 PM - 6:15 PM 

Presentation by 13 teams

5 min presentation

5 min MVP demo

5 min Q&A by judges 

15 mins for each team

6:15 PM - 6:30 PM 

Evaluation of the result by judges 

  • Feedback and open session 

 

6:30 PM - 6:40 PM 

Announcement of winners

 

6:40 PM - 6:50 PM

Award certificate to volunteers 

 

6:50 PM - 7:00 PM

Remarks by Chief Guest

 

7:00 PM - 7:10 PM

Presenting memento to the mentors 

 

7:10 PM - 7:20 PM

Closing remarks  by Hon’ble Secretary, GovTech

 

7:20 PM - 7:30 PM

Group Photo session 

 

7:30 PM onwards 

Networking dinner and after party 

 



DAY 4 - 28th June 2025

Time 

Agenda 

Remarks 

7:30 AM - 9:00 AM 

Breakfast

Organising team

9:30 AM - 11:00 AM 

Open session with participant and EF team:

  • Feedback and takeaways from the event 

  • After event- establish knowledge network & developer’s community 

Interested teams can attend national land hackathon 

11:00 AM - 11:40 AM

Tea break/End of the program

Organising team

 

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