WCHL Global Finale Townhall
After four months of intense hacking and development, the World Computer Hacker League (WCHL) 2025 has selected the top 30 projects to pitch live. These projects represent the most innovative and impactful applications within the Internet Computer Protocol (ICP) ecosystem, showcasing the creativity and technical skill of developers from around the world. During the live finale, participants will present their solutions to a panel of judges, and by the end of the event, the top winners will be announced, celebrating the standout achievements driving the growth of the ICP community.
During the Global Finale, participants will present their solutions to a distinguished panel of judges. By the end of the event, the top winners will be announced—celebrating the standout achievements driving growth and adoption within the ICP community.
We’re thrilled to announce James Ward, Ecosystem Success Manager @ DoraHacks, as our special guest.
In addition, an outstanding panel of judges will be joining us, including:
From the wider ecosystem
Zenya Bürki-Kwan – Portfolio Ecosystem Manager, Animoca Brands
Paul De Cannière – Founder, Allusion
Leonarda Rajeckyte – CMC Labs & CMC Launch Ecosystem Manager
Clement Chaikov – Co-Founder, NOTALONE Ventures
Jonathan Phay – Venture Partner, ABCDE
From DFINITY
Marco Walz - Senior Developer Relations Engineer
Herbert Yang - Director of Asia & Global Community Manager
Marco Tosoni - Lead Developer Partner Manager
Emilio Canessa - Director of Global Adoption
Bruno Calabretta - Head of Ecosytem HUBS
Moritz Fuller - Senior Developer Relations Engineer
Luca Bertelli - Software Engineer
Lomesh Dutta - VP of Growth
Kyle Langham - Director of Data and Analytics
Kristofer Lund - Developer Evangelist
This finale will be dynamic, interactive, and livestreamed, bringing together innovators, investors, and leaders shaping the future of Web3.
🌍 WCHL Townhall – Global Finale
Date: 31 October 2025
Time: 18:00 GMT+7 | 12:00 GMT+2
Opening & Global Adoption Team
18:00 GMT+7 | 12:00 GMT+2 – Opening & Welcome
18:05 GMT+7 | 12:05 GMT+2 – Global Adoption Team Round-Up
18:30 GMT+7 | 12:30 GMT+2 – Judges Announcement (Round 1)
Round 1 – Project Pitching
18:55 GMT+7 | 12:55 GMT+2 – Introduction
19:00–20:30 GMT+7 | 13:00–14:30 GMT+2 – Project Pitches
HUBS Updates (Asia) – HUB Philippines, HUB Korea, HUB Indonesia, HUB India
Round 2 – Project Pitching
21:10 GMT+7 | 15:10 GMT+2 – Judges Introduction + Firechat
21:40–23:10 GMT+7 | 15:40–17:10 GMT+2 – Project Pitches
HUBS Updates (Africa & Europe) – HUB Kenya, HUB Nigeria, HUB Bulgaria, HUB Portugal, HUB Egypt
Round 3 – Project Pitching
00:00–01:30 GMT+7 | 18:00–19:30 GMT+2 – Project Pitches
HUBS Updates (Americas) – HUB Brazil, HUB Argentina, HUB Canada
Closing – Global Adoption Winners Announcement
What is the Internet Computer?
The Internet Computer is a public blockchain network enabled by new science from first principles. It is millions of times more powerful and can replace clouds and traditional IT. The network – created by ICP, or Internet Computer Protocol – is orchestrated by permissionless decentralized governance and is hosted on sovereign hardware devices run by independent parties. Its purpose is to extend the public internet with native cloud computing functionality.