OpenAI Build Week Community Hackathon - Brussels

SOL is here ☀️ OpenAI Build Week comes to Brussels! From July 13–21, builders around the world will experiment, ship ideas and build with Codex As part of Build Week, Hack-Nation and North Star are hosting a two-day Global AI Hackathon at WAT Brussels on July 18–19. No idea or team is required. Come build, meet other AI builders, work with mentors and pitch your project locally. Win OpenAI API credits in Brussels 🏆 The top three teams at the Brussels hub will receive: 🥇 1st place — $5,000 in OpenAI API credits🥈 2nd place — $2,500 in OpenAI API credits🥉 3rd place — $1,000 in OpenAI API credits These local prizes are awarded separately from the global prize pool. Schedule — CEST Saturday, July 18 16:00 Doors open16:30 Welcome and local speakers17:30 Dinner, Networking and team formation18:00 Global Hack-Nation kickoff18:50 Challenge reveal19:00 Hacking begins22:00 Venue closes; hacking continues off-site Sunday, July 19 09:00 Doors reopen and breakfast12:00 Lunch15:00 Global submission deadline15:15 Local pitches and judging16:15 Winners and awards16:30–18:30 Networking, drinks and celebration The venue is not open overnight, but teams can continue building off-site. Local judges BOND (YC X25) Flor Sanders — Co-Founder & CTOTibo Wiels — Co-Founder & CPO, Forbes 30 Under 30 Additional local judges Ouaïl ESSAKILI - Investor @ Entrepreneurs First Beyond the hackathon 🚀 Top teams may be considered for an August–September coaching phase and the MIT AI Conference in Mountain View on October 17.Up to 10 hackathon teams may be invited to showcase their projects with a booth at the conference, and three teams may be selected to pitch live in front of an investor panel. The MIT AI Conference brings together founders, investors, researchers and AI leaders from organizations such as OpenAI, Microsoft, Replit, Adobe, Spotify, Grammarly, General Catalyst, Greylock, Applied Intuition, Liquid AI, Oura, MIT Media Lab, E14 Fund and Ridge Ventures. No idea needed. Come build with us!