Ace Ignite Ideate, Innovate, Create; 48 Hour Hackathon Concludes With a Bang

Ace Institute of Management, one of the leading management colleges in Nepal, has organized Ace Ignite; A 48-hour hackathon with a rationale to unleash the potential of aspiring innovators in Nepal.

Ace Ignite is the first of its kind happened in the premises of Ace Institute of Management, with 100+ participants from inside and outside the valley of more than 45 colleges. The event is supported by national and international sponsors such as Github, Devfolio, Taskade, Microsoft Student Learn Ambassador, Polygon, Worldlink, Makuse, Saral Lagani.

Prajwal Shrestha, the event lead says that, “Seeing the young minds from diverse field working together to create innovative solutions that actually solved the problem led the team to a conclusion that “Yes, we Did” “Yes, we Will” and “Yes, we Can” change the world for the better. Further, the enthusiasm of the participants did ignite the flame at the end”.

Benzin Dahal, one of the mentors said that, “It was an amazing experience seeing youths collaborating in a single platform to create such an amazing innovation that addresses a real-world problem. The best thing about the hackathon was that they were not just limiting them to their innovations but working hard to get their innovations into the hands of people who are in need.”

Amit Kumar Panda, Country Manager of Xiaomi Nepal was the Chief Guest of event said, “It was a pleasure to be a part of a great event organized by such energetic group of students for their contemporary young minds. Seeing the youth focusing on bringing innovation to life in a collaborative space to transform their ideas into the real life was an exhilarating experience.” 

Winners of Ace Ignite:

1^st position – Team YAARS- Yunika Bajracharya, Anuj Chhetri, Ashmit Rajaure, Rujal Acharya, Suban Shrestha

2^nd position – Team PNP- Banshaj Paudel, Nadika Poudel, Krishbin Paudel, Mahima Dhakal

3^rd position – Team Teletubbies- Sugam Paudyal, Roshish Shrestha, Simon Pradhananga, Samir Shrestha, Aayush Raj Pandey