The hackathon served as a nexus for the best engineering talent crop to create tech-based solutions to real-world logistics challenges under the supervision of industry veterans, and saw 1500+ registrations from across 250+ colleges along with cash prize distribution of 6 Lakh rupees.
In a stellar display of innovation and skill, Softlink Global’s LogiTHON 2024 brought together the brightest young minds in the logistics and technology space, facilitating an interaction with cutting-edge logistics technologies under the mentorship of seasoned industry experts. Over 1500 students from more than 250 colleges registered for the event, showcasing the growing interest and commitment to propelling the logistics industry forward.
LogiTHON served as a competitive arena for 560+ teams, which were meticulously whittled down to 47 top teams for the final showdown on April 19-20. The challenges were carefully designed to test and enhance the participants’ skills in key areas critical to the logistics industry: developing intelligent warehouse management systems, optimizing routes for global trade, and leveraging artificial intelligence for efficient data conversion and analysis. These are not just academic exercises but are aimed at solving some of the long-standing problems faced by the logistics sector, which is the backbone of our economy.
Motivating Talent Through Prizes and Mentorship
The grand event concluded with 4 winning teams, each receiving a cash prize of 1 Lakh rupees. The 4 runner-up teams were also awarded 50,000 rupees each, acknowledging their exceptional talent and potential. Moreover, participants received guidance from mentors who are well-established in their logistics career paths, ensuring that students’ learning and development continued beyond the competition.
Pratapsinh Kakasaheb Desai, President, Indian Society for Technical Education (ISTE), graced the occasion as the Chief Guest, lauding Softlink’s efforts and on-ground execution. The jury panel composed of industry veterans and academic leaders in Shankar P. Shinde, Dr. Pramod Sant, Dr. Joshua Ebenezer, T.N Seetharaman, Hrushikesh Joshi and Amit Maheshwari. The combined expertise of these industry luminaries, each with a highly remarkable career, played a crucial role in judging the presentations, based on innovation, practicality, and impact potential.
Reflecting on the event’s immense scale and success, Amit Maheshwari, the visionary CEO of Softlink Global, expressed his delight at the enthusiasm and participation from the student community. “LogiTHON started as a small idea, and I’m happy that it culminated into such a huge, successful event. Events like LogiTHON, which we plan to be an annual affair in association with prominent engineering colleges, will keep introducing budding engineers to the economy’s backbone, i.e. the logistics sector, with technology as the ‘nervous system’ controlling overall development.”
“I have always said that engineering is not a degree, it’s a mindset. For the best engineering talent crop to come together and solve some of the industry’s long-standing problems at this year’s LogiTHON, I believe this is going to go a long way in strengthening the logistics sector, something which other industries will emulate in the future.”
“Along with other areas like marketing and finance, I urge young engineering minds to explore logistics and supply chain as a first career choice as this is where they can uncover solutions that hold the potential to strengthen our economy and even change the world,” Amit concluded.
