On Friday, September 2nd, the Jury, headed by Mark Frequin, will announce the winner of the Dutch Hyperloop Challenge. During the finale Tim Houter, team captain of the Delft Hyperloop team, and Alan James, VP of Worldwide Business Development at Hyperloop One, will guide you through the future of hyperloop. The joining teams of experts in engineering, technology and transport will pitch their ideas and concepts on how to make Hyperloop a reality in the Netherlands. And last but not least all guests can admire the Pod of the Delft Hyperloop team.
The winning team will be the entry into the Hyperloop One Global Challenge. The team will be rewarded with tickets and hotel to Hyperloop One. A panel of renowned experts will select the Hyperloop One Global Challenge finalists by September 15, 2016. Winners will be announced by March, 2017 and will be selected as the projects that best demonstrate the transformative power of Hyperloop, are most likely to gain government and regulatory support and attract the financial investments required to proceed.
There are also prizes ze for the most out-of-the-box idea and for the best economically feasible idea.
The Grand Finale of the Dutch Hyperloop Challenge will start at 09:00 and will end at 11:00 AM. This event will take place at Connekt (Ezelsveldlaan 59, Delft). For more information please contact Marije de Vreeze.
The program
08:30 – 09:00 Registration with Coffee & Tea
09:00 – 10:15 Start Grand finale & pitches of the participating teams
10:15 – 10:30 Keynote Tim Houter, Team Captain of Delft Hyperloop
10:30 – 10:45 Keynote Alan James, VP Worldwide Business Development at Hyperloop One
10:45 – 11:15 Announcement of the winner
11:30 – 12:30 Networklunch