Meet Monika Lionaite, CEO Chief Innovator & Founder @Openhack 2020 Australia

In this episode we talked about her fascinating journey from fire dancing performer to global hackathon expert. Monika shares how her diverse background in photography, gaming, and international leadership shaped her unique approach to designing impactful hackathons. We explore how she launched her company in Australia just one month before the pandemic and turned it into a global digital transformation powerhouse. Monika reveals the key differences between sustainability-focused and prize-money hackathons, and explains her innovative method of involving actual users and stakeholders throughout the development process. Learn how proper hackathon design can help organizations recruit talent, solve complex problems, and create solutions with real-world impact.