First Intralot Hackathon held with great success

Intralot Hackathon 2017 is an internal innovation contest for Intralot’s employees in Greece, aiming at generating ideas for new products, distribution, and support channels, as well as improving the Group's existing operational flows while promoting the spirit of collaboration and out-of-the-box thinking to drive innovation and growth.

“By designing Intralot Hackathon 2017 we aimed at offering an environment of creativity for our staff and enhancing their ability to develop new products and technology solutions for our customers all over the world,” said Mr. A. Diamantis Group CTO. “I was thrilled not only by the quality of ideas but also by the excitement and the level of engagement of everyone who participated. All ideas presented were excellent and selection of the top three was a very difficult task. I would like to thank all colleagues who committed their time as mentors and for inspiring our talented creators as well as the People Development Team of the HR Department and all other colleagues for their tireless efforts towards such a successful organization.”

The 15 teams that participated in the final phase on November 26th gathered at the hackathon for more than 50 hours at the Peania Innovation Center to complete their prototype. At the conclusion of the competition, the teams presented their proposals to a 5-member jury, which consisted of high-ranking executives of the Group. The jury voted for the top three winning teams that were rewarded with Prizes of € 5,000, 3,000 and 2,000 respectively.