12 November
9:00 a.m. : Welcome
- Welcoming of participants by Al-Ahram, EMDP and Global Editors Network
- Presentation of the GEN Editors Lab programme rules
9:15 a.m. : Speed Geeking
The participating teams have 3 minutes to present to each other the most innovative project released by their newsrooms in the last months
11:00 a.m. : The participants start hacking
2:00 p.m. : Workshop given by Dr Magued Osman, CEO and Managing Director of the Egyptian Center for Public Opinion Research
5:00 p.m. : Mini pitch session
The teams will have 1 minute to :
- Announce the title of their projects
- Explain what is the problem they want to solve with their project
- Explain how they are going to solve it
7:00 p.m. : Cocktails
13 November
9:00 a.m. : Final Hacking sprint
11:00 a.m. : Google Workshop
5:00 p.m. : Project submission deadline
6:00 p.m. : Awards Ceremony