Hackathon Webpage | Concept note

The BU Blended Finance Hackathon 2026 is your chance to move from discussion to action. We're bringing together the doers, the thinkers, and the builders to tackle real-world challenges and unlock new pathways for risk-sharing and private capital mobilisation.

Borrowed from software development, a ‘hackathon’ brings experts together to collectively tackle challenges using technical solutions, often taking a first principles approach.

The Hackathon will take place in early 2026 and will be your chance to put forward your solutions and make an impact on our industry!

We are currently calling for submissions from finance professionals with experience working on MDB, DFI and ECA transactions and structuring specialists (ie. bankers, lawyers, brokers, advisors, consultants). Other relevant stakeholders (e.g. academic, thinktank etc.) are welcome to submit, provided there is a practical focus and relevance to real world blended finance solutions.

Have an idea and want to test it with the right experts?

“Bold collaboration starts when we break down silos. BU’s Hackathon brings together changemakers to co-create Blended Finance solutions for the SDGs. Join us - learn, innovate and drive real impact!” - Yuichiro Akita, Berne Union President.

We encourage you to consider submitting, and to share this opportunity within your networks, #BUBlend

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💬 Questions? Email us; Paul Heaney, Carla Senatore, EK Gray

        

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the Secretariat.

Kind regards,
BU Secretariat

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