Hack the System
17:00 - 16:00 | 19 September 2025 - 21 September 2025 | London South Bank University, 3 Wellesley Road, Croydon, CR0 2AG
A three-day event is taking place in South London linking the worlds of art and design and pro-democracy movements.
About this event
Want to create opportunities and help creatives and businesses get a fair deal?
Want to move from corporate ownership of the marketplace to community ownership?
Then you are welcome to the Hack the System Web3 expo and community wealth-building event!
Join us at LSBU Croydon Campus on 19 September 2025 at 17:00 for the start of an exciting three days devoted to creating decentralised opportunities and building community wealth for South London.
Agenda
Friday 19 September, 17:00 – 20:00 – Exhibitor Showcases and Team Formation
- Welcome & Introductions – Get to know participants and exhibitors.
- Exhibitor Showcases – Web3 platforms and tools demonstrate capabilities (Caper, ArtSect, XRDegen, Shardspace, etc.)
- Community Wealth Building Overview – Introduction to core concepts and competition format.
- Team Formation World Cafe – Attendees self-organise into teams around exhibitor platforms based on skills and supply chain opportunities.
- Food & Networking – Teams continue forming over refreshments
Saturday 20 September, 09:00 – 16:00 – Team Development Workshop (Part 1), Solution Building and Social
- Morning Briefing – Quick recap and final team formation for those who missed Friday.
- Team Development Workshop (Part 1) – Teams refine their vision and requirements, map out their supply chains and value propositions, and begin technical and business development.
- Cross-Team Collaboration – Teams share insights and learn from each other.
- Afternoon Solution Building – Teams develop their Web3 platforms and business models.
- Progress Check-ins – Regular updates and mentoring sessions.
- Evening Social – Informal networking and collaboration.
Sunday 21 September, 09:00 – 16:00 – Team Development Workshop (Part 2), Solution Building and Prize Ceremony
- Team Development Workshop (Part 2) – Final development push and solution completion.
- Integration & Testing – Teams finalise their platforms and prepare demonstrations.
- Solution Presentations – Each team presents their community wealth-building solution.
- Prize Ceremony – Awards for the most innovative, viable, and community-focused solutions.
- Next Steps Planning – Teams commit to concrete follow-up actions.
- Closing & Commitment – Ensuring participants leave energised with clear development paths.
Event Format
Exhibitors will first showcase their Web3 capabilities and platforms. Following the exhibitions, all attendees will self-organise into teams according to their skills, requirements, and the supply chains they can create together. For example, an art sales platform exhibitor might form a supply chain team of artists, promoters, developers, and art buyers who will collaborate to build out their platform according to their specific requirements.
We invite Hipsters to share their cultural insights, aesthetic vision, community connections, and understanding of what resonates with creative audiences.
We invite Hackers to bring their technical expertise, blockchain development skills, smart contract knowledge, and ability to build decentralised solutions.
We invite Hustlers to contribute their business acumen, market understanding, networking abilities, and talent for turning ideas into sustainable ventures.
Each team will build their own Web3 solution that promotes community ownership and wealth building. There will be a prize for the best solution that demonstrates innovation, viability, and community impact.
Food and drink will be supplied.
Facilitators
The Lead Facilitator for the 3-day event is Andrew Ridge. Andrew has led inspiring workshops in universities in central and south London, and is himself a leading Radix proponent and a member of the famous ArtSect DAO.
David-Barrington West – Seasoned IT project manager, having worked for 25 years in financial services.
Dr Valerio Ficcadenti – Associate Professor at LSBU Business School and academic specialising in business and finance and research methods.
David Randall, Board Member of Crystalisr and proponent of community wealth building in South London.
