Integrated Systems Europe (ISE) has confirmed registration is open until October 15 for next year’s Hackathon, a new platform for upcoming AV talent.
The initiative, launched at ISE 2025, brings together students, startups and industry leaders to solve real-world technology challenges.
The first ISE Hackathon brought together 60 university students, who were selected as finalists from across Europe, in three challenge tracks: Sustainability, sponsored by Philips Professional Displays; Innovation, sponsored by EIT Culture & Creativity; and Cybersecurity, sponsored by Hikvision.
Mike Blackman, managing director of ISE, said: “We invite more companies to join us in this drive to address the skills gap in the AV industry.”
In each track at ISE 2025, participants were placed into teams and given a problem to solve in close collaboration with mentors from each sponsoring company.
Each team presented their solutions at ISE’s Innovation Park Pitching Stage, with the winners announced at an awards ceremony on the final day of the exhibition.
The winning teams received medals and trophies as well as unique experiences from sponsoring partners.
Danilo Milicevic, of the Sustainability Track winning team, added: “Participation in the ISE Hackathon was great and gave us the perfect opportunity to find out about career paths, transitioning into the corporate world, and how to navigate life after university.
“Before the Hackathon, I had a rough idea of what I wanted to do, but now I realise that there are so many paths I hadn’t even considered.”
The winning teams of the ISE Hackathon 2025 were:
Sustainability Track: Thea Kjønstad Johnsen, Shiba Elise Pakzamir, Erik Heimstad Tangen, and Danilo Milicevic, representing Esade University, Barcelona
Innovation Track: Nora Marthinsen, Kaja Jæger, Julia Conradsen and Helena Fossum, representing Esade and BI Norwegian Business School
Cybersecurity Track: Anora Azimora, Elizaveta Earstova and Veronika Borysiuk, representing EU Business School