Are you 18-23 years old and want to do something important with the help of technology?
All you need is an open mind, curiosity and the desire to create - with us you will find support, space to act and people who will help you go from idea to prototype. You can be a designer, an originator, a tester, an organizer - every role is important!
Join a unique event - Starter Girl Hack, a hackathon created especially for girls who want to change the world and develop their programming skills in an atmosphere of collaboration, inspiration and courage!
📅 When: May 5-6, 2026 (+ May 4 inclusive afternoon)
📍 Where: STARTER GDAŃSK, 3b Lęborska St. Gdansk
🔍 For whom: girls aged 18-23, regardless of coding experience level.
Challenge creator: Dynatrace
🛠 What do we provide?
– space and time to work on your idea,
– mentoring support from men and women from the IT industry and beyond!,
– inspiring workshops,
– prizes and certificates,
– new friends, new energy, new you! 🙂
So what – will you let yourself be persuaded?
Schedule
4-6.05.2026
Day 1 |. 04.05.2026 – integration and team assignment
16:00-17:30 – pizza, networking, information about the teams – Project Loss. Streaming with Agnieszka Cichocka from CreativeTechPoland.
Day 2 |. 05.05.2026
8:30-9:30 – coffee, breakfast, registration
9:30-10:00 – opening and introduction to rules and topics
10:00-13:00 – workshop on idea generation and teamwork| Alicja Świtlik
13:00-14:00 – break | lunch
14:00 – 14:30 presentation on AI (20-30min) + answers to questions – Kamil Bakierzynski, Sr Software Engineer | Dynatrace
14:30 – 17:00 – working on a solution with experts
EXPERTS: – Karolina Linda (Dynatrace), Katarzyna Lilla Czerska and Zuzanna Zając (Boeing), Joanna Grzyba (Gdansk City Hall)
17:00-17:30 – checkpoint
Day 3 | 06.05.2026
9:00-10:00 – coffee, breakfast
10:00-13:00 – working on solutions with EXPERTS: Karolina Linda (Dynatrace), Katarzyna Lilla Czerska and Zuzanna Zając (Boeing), Joanna Grzyba (Gdansk City Hall), Marcin Jewartowski (Gdansk University of Technology)
13:00-14:00 – break | lunch
14:00 – 14:30 – lecture on pitching | Julia Halemba STARTER
14:30-16:00 – preparation of presentations
16:00-17:00 – grand finale: speeches in front of the jury
17:30 – closing, awards, thanks
