Hackathon 2025 Highlights: Innovation, Learning & Impact

Bold minds, real impact, two days of ideas, innovation and collaboration across the globe.
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October 17, 2025
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The BCG Platinion Hackathon 2025 brought together tech talents across seven global hubs — Berlin, Casablanca, Dubai, Johannesburg, Madrid, Milan and Santiago de Chile — to reimagine how we learn, teach and grow through the power of technology.

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Over two intense days, teams collaborated with consultants, mentors and judges to design digital solutions that address real challenges in education. From the first brainstorming session to final pitches, the atmosphere was driven by energy, purpose and creativity.

7 hubs, 150+ participants, and one shared goal:
Shaping the Future of Education and Learning through tech
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The ideas developed during the Hackathon tackled real-world learning challenges, from AI-powered tools for personalized education, to digital features supporting live and post-session learning, and solutions designed to help people present content more effectively.

Each team’s prototype was assessed based on functionality, feasibility, purpose and potential impact. What emerged was a wave of meaningful, well-structured ideas that could shape the future of education and learning in tangible ways.

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Phil Gerrard

Manager Director
London, United Kingdom

Tom is an Engineering Lead based in the London office. He has vast experience delivering products and services with a human centered approach – including artificial intelligence solutions at scale and new startup ventures across a wide range of industries. Covering topics ranging from privacy enhancing AI to digital consortium design, he brings expertise in open innovation’s evolving role in solving high impact issues such as climate action, healthcare and online privacy.

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