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Ignition: AI Hackathon
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Ignition: AI Hackathon

Sat 9 May 11:00 – Sun 10 May 01:30
Lausanne, 🇨🇭 Switzerland
EPFL - Swiss Federal Technology Institute of Lausanne · Route Cantonale, 1015 Lausanne

About this event

​Two days where AI-powered prototyping, creativity, and hands-on building take center stage.

​Ignition: AI Hackathon

​with Lovable, Kimi, Apertvs.

Registration link: https://luma.com/fg8cog67?utm_source=eventbrite

Ready to put your ideas in motion?

​Two days where AI-powered prototyping, creativity, and hands-on building take center stage.

No slides — only live demos.

Limited to 20 teams. Apply now.

📅 Schedule

Day 1, Sat

​09:00 | Doors Open & Welcome

​10:00 | Kickoff Sprint (1h): ship a tiny POC, score first points

​12:00 | Lunch

​13:00 | Heads-down building

​22:00 | Checkpoint Scoring & Wrap

Day 2, Sun

​09:30 | Build continues

​15:00 | Freeze code / Demo setup

​16:00 | Live Demos (no decks)

​18:00 | Awards & Prizes + Wrap

​****⚡ Why Participate?****

  • Ship fast: 36h from zero → working demo
  • AI-first culture: unlimited vibe-coding, shared tooling, rapid iteration
  • Demo live: prove it works, get noticed, find co-founders

👥 Who It’s For

​Builders across business, design, data, and engineering. This Event is for builders from all backgrounds and those who want to become one.

🧪 How It Works

  • ​Sign up as a team or join the smart team matching at kickoff solo
  • ​Mentors roaming and giving Feedback during the weekend
  • ​Demos are scored on quality, originality, AI use, execution speed & potential impact

​****⚙️ What You Will Build****

​There’s no set challenge. Your mission: build something great with AI. You can bring your own idea or take inspiration from others. Projects with a positive real-world impact – social, environmental, or otherwise – are highly encouraged.

​🏆 Prizes

1100 CHF prize pool.

Source: eventbrite