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Defense & Security Hackathon — Safran, Thales & DGA

Defense & Security · National Gendarmerie · Innovation · AGIR Exhibition · 48h non-stop

50mobilized students
48 hoursnonstop
1 projecttaken up by the armed forces

Defence & Security Hackathon · Integral Programme

Operating 24/7 for 48 hours for Safran, Thales & the DGA — project selected by the military

Context & Objective

Defense & Security Hackathon orchestrated for Safran, Thales, and the DGA, in collaboration with the National Gendarmerie's AGIR exhibition. Bringing together 50 students from prestigious engineering and military schools for 48 uninterrupted hours to develop an actionable project for the military.

Activation plan
  • End-to-end event venue management
  • Recruitment of 50 students — engineering and military schools, all over France
  • Full support: transportation · hotel · reception · on-site management
  • Coordination of the Fab Lab and technical tools over 2 days
  • Caterer morning · noon · evening — 48-hour continuous catering
  • Organization of the evening + CGA presence all night
  • Awards ceremony with the Commander of the DGGN and the armed forces
The P.A.C.E. Method
P
Plan

Safran · Thales · DGA Alignment + AGIR Gendarmerie, venue sourcing, selection of 50 students from target schools, Fab Lab specifications, 48-hour narrative arc.

A
Activate

Transportation · hotel · reception, operational Fab Lab, continuous catering, signature evening, CGA presence all night to maintain the operational pace.

C
Capture

Project tracking by team, capture of technical deliverables, evaluation by a Safran · Thales · DGA jury, reporting of identified talents.

E
Leverage

Ceremony with the Commander of the DGGN and the armed forces, winning project selected for development within the army, editorial capitalization.

Key results

Figures measured during the operation
100%Satisfaction — Safran, Thales, DGA & Gendarmerie Nationale
50Mobilized students — prestigious engineering & military schools, recruited throughout France
1 projectSelected for development within the military — actionable innovation

Strategic reading

A hackathon run like a commando operation — three major industrial players, the DGA, and the Gendarmerie synchronized 48 hours non-stop to bring forth an innovation selected by the military. Proof of execution at a sovereign level.

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