The Disrupt Hackathon Takes Over London’s Copper Box Arena
This browser does not support the video element.
Our Disrupt London hackathon is officially underway. More than 1,000 people have registered to compete — by this time tomorrow, they’ll form teams, build new products and present them on-stage.
We’re in a new venue this year, the Copper Box Arena, originally built for the 2012 Summer Olympics. The doors opened at 12:30pm, but before then, the most dedicated hackers braved the chilly London wind to line up outside.
Katie Roof and I took the opportunity to interview a few of them, finding a mix of neophytes and veterans — even a romantic couple who first met at a hackathon. We can’t promise similarly sweet stories from the rest of the event, but hey, you can always hope …
Tickets to Disrupt London are still available and can be purchased here.
![](data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,<svg height="93" width="187" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" version="1.1"/>)
![](data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,<svg height="125" width="187" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" version="1.1"/>)
![](data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,<svg height="120" width="187" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" version="1.1"/>)
![](data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,<svg height="105" width="187" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" version="1.1"/>)
