Teams were given topics, training, and time along with some step-by-step guidance to identify a problem and solution to be solved in FY21. The teams worked to brainstorm a solution, and the best ideas won cash prizes. It was a great community-building exercise in virtual teamwork. Here’s what they had to say:

"I love the customer focus and how you are fixing the disconnect between strategy and execution." —Keith Rabkin

"Wow—the hackathon went really well, and we definitely have things that we can take away and turn into reality!" —Sarah Braddick

"It was a huge success, and the teams loved the exercise! They want to know if they will make it to production." —Emma Rickerby

Here are this year’s winners:

Americas:

• Karen Nehmi
• Naman Gupta
•  Julia Brant
• Becky Story
• Karthik Renganathan
• Lead by Karen Nehmi

APAC:

• Lei Ye Sales
• JZ Jinglan Jhou
• Kyungho Park
• Derek Sung
• Logesh Thangaraj
• Wai Kiat Teng
• Nadia Schwartz
• Lead by Kyungho Park

Japan:

• Maho Yoshinaga
• Hiromi Araki
• Hisa Shimohara
• Ushio Yamamoto
• Lead by Maho Yoshinaga

EMEA:

• Chris Chapman
• Yousif Rayamajhi
• Georgina Lowe
• Peter Roser
• Sanna Eskelinen
• Gurpreet Ahitan
• Lead by Sanna Eskelinen