Athens · 14–15 November 2026

Gen AI
Summit
Hackathon

Can you build something that people and agents want?A 36-hour hackathon on the agentic frontier. Finalists pitch on the GenAI Summit stage at SNFCC.

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Dates
14–15 Nov 2026
Where
Athens LifeTech Park
Capacity
~100 selected builders
Finals
GenAI Summit stage at SNFCC

The theme

Agents are moving out of the demo and into the job. We want to see them doing real work — handling the tedious, the multi-step, the things nobody wants to do twice. Make something people want.

  • >Teams of 1–5
  • >36-hour event, from kickoff to pitches
  • >Mentors from the Summit speaker list
  • >Judged on usefulness, craft, and aura points

Podium

  1. 1st place: €5,000
  2. 2nd place: €2,500
  3. 3rd place: €1,000
Prizes sponsored by

FINALISTS PITCH ON THE
Gen AI SUMMIT STAGE

16 NOV 2026 · SNFCC ATHENS

Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center

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Questions

Who can take part?
Anyone building with agents — engineers, designers, researchers, and founders. You do not need to be affiliated with a company or university. Places are limited to 100–120 people and every registration is reviewed, so request a spot early.
Do I need a team before I arrive?
No. Teams are 1–5 people and form on the Saturday afternoon, right after doors open at 12:00. Plenty of people arrive alone and leave with a team; come with an idea or come to join someone else's.
What does it cost?
Nothing. Attendance is free for accepted participants, and that includes food and drink across the 36 hours. You bring your own laptop and whatever hardware your project needs.
What should I build?
Something where an agent does real work end to end — the tedious, multi-step jobs nobody wants to do twice. Challenges are revealed at 19:00 on the Saturday, and projects are judged on usefulness, craft, and aura points rather than polish alone.
Can I start before the event?
Come with ideas, tooling, and boilerplate ready, but the build itself starts at 20:00 on Saturday. Judges weigh what was made during the build window, so a project that was substantially finished beforehand will not fare well.
What happens to the finalists?
Finalists are announced at 21:00 on the Sunday and pitch on the GenAI Summit stage at SNFCC on Monday 16 November, in front of the conference audience and the Summit speaker list.