International Hackathon Competition for Primary and Secondary School Students Focused on Smart City Development
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Patronage of the Czech participation in the Spanish-Czech Challenge HackaTEEN 2026: Libor Sečka, Ambassador of the Czech Republic to Spain
Mentros
Mentros
Mentors are experienced professionals from various fields who bring valuable expertise and practical insights to the competition. They help participants develop their ideas, find innovative and feasible solutions, overcome challenges, and prepare for their final presentations. Rather than telling participants what to do, they guide them towards finding their own solutions through thoughtful questions, advice, and constructive feedback.
We would like to thank all the mentors who dedicate their time, energy, and expertise to supporting the younger generation.
How can I help you?
Zdeňka Slámová
Municipalities Development Teamleader
Language: Czech, English
- strategy planning
- participation
- smart cities methodology and principles
- project evaluation, focus on the impact
Martina Čumová
L'Altre International Performing Arts and Mental Health Festival - co-director
Language: Czech, English, Catalan
- develop a project that appeals to local agencies
- securing funding for the project’s development
- using the Canvas or PESTELI frameworks to make your project as appealing as possible to your target audience
- to use the SWOT analysis to identify internal and external strengths and weaknesses
Tomáš Maluška
Head of the Department of External Affairs at the South Moravian Region
Language: Czech, English
- how public administration works
- regional development - exploring how your project could work in practice and how it could benefit citizens or regions
- international cooperation - finding international partners and developing cooperation between different countries and institutions
- developing ideas – turning an interesting idea into a concrete and practical solution
Vendula Nováčková
Head of the Representation of the South Moravian Region to the EU in Brussels
Language: Czech, English, French
- how Europe sees your idea and how to take it further
- the European dimension of your project
- finding partners and making connections
- what European funding programmes and opportunities exist, and how to shape your project
- pitching your idea: how to present it clearly and convincingly to the jury and to professionals
Eva Nečasová
Social and Health Innovation Teamleader and Deputy Director of JINAG
Language: Czech, English
- verifying the feasibility and practical applicability of their ideas
- identifying the actual needs of target groups
- implementing innovative solutions in social and health services
- reflecting on who they are creating solutions for, what value they provide, what obstacles may arise, and how to achieve a positive social impact
Dávid Kubačka
Applied Logistics student at Tomas Bata University in Zlín, focusing on production and logistics optimization, transportation, warehousing, inventory management, hazardous materials handling, and crisis management.
Language: Czech, English
- smart City Logistics
- smart solutions for moving goods, deliveries and waste in cities
- delivery routing, parcel lockers, smart waste collection, data-driven city supply
Artur Alves
Applied Logistics student at Tomas Bata University in Zlín, focusing on production and logistics optimization, transportation, warehousing, inventory management, hazardous materials handling, and crisis management.
Language: Czech, English, Spanish
- smart City Logistics
- smart solutions for moving goods, deliveries and waste in cities
- delivery routing, parcel lockers, smart waste collection, data-driven city supply
Jakub Hruška
Co-founder Czech Living Lab Platform CZELLAP, Manager for Innovation Infrastructures at Czechinvest
Language: Czech, English,
Irene Antonijoan
Architect specialized in housing and public policy development, currently working in Barcelona Provincial Council (Diputació de Barcelona).
Language: Spanish, Catalan, English
Evaluators
Evaluators
Evaluators are experts who assess competition projects based on established criteria. Unlike mentors, they meet the teams only during the competition presentations, where each team has 3 minutes to present its solution. Evaluators assess the quality, innovativeness, impact, and feasibility of the proposed solutions. Their role is to objectively evaluate the projects, select the ten best teams to advance to the Grand Finale, and ultimately decide on the three winning teams.
Marie Zezulková - BLiving Lab Manager, BVV Living Lab
Marek Zmrzlík - Regional Director for Southern Europe and the Balkans, CzechTrade
Lucie Mezníková - Head of Innovation Support Unit, Brno City Municipality
Zuzana Tučková - Dean of the Faculty of Logistics and Crisis Management, Tomas Bata University in Zlín
Jaime Puchol Martín - Former Honorary Consul of the Czech Republic in Barcelona and lawyer
Xavier Coronas - Secretary-General of the Barcelona Official Chamber of Commerce
We would like to thank all the evaluators who dedicate their time, expertise, and experience to the competition, helping to foster creativity, innovative thinking, and the development of the younger generation.
Implemented under project No. 2026-1-CZ01-KA210-YOU-000469341 No. of Project application KA210-YOU-0EEE7DD5, SCEWC Challenge HackaTEEN 2026–2027: An International Format for Youth Participation in Smart Cities, under the Erasmus+ programme, Small-scale Partnerships in Youth. Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the Czech National Agency for International Education and Research. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.
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