Building Bridges in Tech

This year’s hackathon promises to build upon the remarkable achievements of our previous events while pushing new boundaries in technology and inclusion.

A Legacy of Giving Back

Our community’s impact continues to grow. Following the inspiring journey of Vanessa Nalugya, who progressed from scholarship recipient to award-winning participant in 2024, we’re thrilled to welcome Mable Musiimenta as our newest Groundbreaker Talents‘ participant. These success stories exemplify how our community’s collaborative efforts create lasting change and open new opportunities in tech. Mable will be attending this year’s CloudFest Hackathon together with Laura Kyongo from the Groundbreaker Talents team, and we are beyond excited to welcome them at Europa-Park in just a few weeks from here!

The Power of Community Impact

The CloudFest Hackathon stands as more than just a coding event—it’s a catalyst for positive change in the tech industry. Through our ongoing partnership with Groundbreaker Talents, we support their mission to provide full-time residential scholarships in Software Engineering, tailored to enable young women from financially constrained communities to leverage their full potential and access a brighter future in the digital era.
This transformative initiative empowers talented individuals with the skills needed to thrive in the digital landscape and contribute to building a more accessible and inclusive web for everyone.

The Awards: Celebrating Your Impact

Our goal for this year’s Hackathon is to fund another full scholarship through the awards we present.
Each carefully crafted award category celebrates excellence in different aspects of open-source development while contributing to our mission of fostering innovation, collaboration, and positive social impact.

Award Categories Spotlight

	Tech Visionary Award	sponsored by Hostinger	Awarded to the team whose project demonstrates the most innovative technical implementation and creative use of technology.
	Dream Team Award	sponsored by Omnisend	For the team that demonstrates exceptional teamwork, collaboration, and communication throughout the hackathon.
	Social Media Master Award	sponsored by Kinsta	Highlighting the team that creates the most buzz on social media during the hackathon.
	Pitch Perfect Award	sponsored by Codeable	Rewarding the team that delivers the most compelling and engaging project presentation for all.
	Breaking Barriers Award	sponsored by Automattic	Rewards practical implementation of inclusive design principles while breaking down barriers for both development teams and end users
	#CFHack2025 Overall Winner	sponsored by Greyd	For the team that hacks its way to the top, emerging as the ultimate #CFHack Champion at the CloudFest Hackathon 2024.

The jury

We are excited and proud to announce the amazing jury for this year’s CloudFest Hackathon Awards:

• Lucas Radke, Product Manager, Automattic/WordPress VIP – President of the Jury – #CFHack project support team
• Laura Kyongo, Partnerships and Placements Lead, Groundbreaker Talents
• Olivier Dobberkau, President of the TYPO3 Association
• Vytautas Dilba, Tech Partnerships Lead, Omnisend
• Oliver Sild, Co-Founder & CEO of Patchstack
• Marvin Altemeier, Requirements Manager, Hetzner
• Carole Olinger, Head of CloudFest Hackathon
• Thierry Muller, Head of Scaled Activation – Engineering, Google – #CFHack project support team
• Alain Schlesser, Principal Architect, Yoast – #CFHack project support team

Supporting the Cause

Want to make an even bigger impact? Consider these ways to contribute: