Geneva Hackathon 2026

Impact Hub Geneva Lausanne

When

Fri 25 – Sun 27 September 2026 · from 16:00 CEST

Where

Genève · Campus Biotech

Entry

Free

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Join forces to hack AI for good: 3 days tackling real challenges across workforce, health, energy, finance, and education, alongside humanitarian experts, sustainability leaders, AI engineers, business innovators, and beyond. 💡About We are back with the 2nd edition of the Geneva AI Hackathon organized under the Swiss {ai} Weeks. It will be held at Giga Connectivity Centre across several tracks including: humanitarian action, mental health, youth and connectivity, and open source hardware solutions. Additional tracks are still being finalized. The event will bring interdisciplinary teams together to build working AI prototypes alongside the organizations who will actually use them. The Geneva Hackathon also feeds directly into the roadmap for the 2027 Global AI Summit here in Geneva: the prototypes and results from this weekend will help shape the themes and conversations at that larger stage. 🌍How can we create real-world impact? Teams build hands-on AI across various tracks, working directly with partner organizations who bring real problems and real data to the table. ⚙️How It's Organized Day 1 Team formation: Show up up without a fixed team or project; both come together on-site. The evening is spent forming teams and working through Challenge Framing with the partner organization behind each track, so you leave day one with a defined problem and a first rough idea. Coaches and technical experts are available throughout all three days for hands-on support, so you're never stuck without someone to ask. Day 2: Core build day. Prototyping, testing, and iterating, with a couple of short peer pitch check-ins built in so you get feedback before you've gone too far down the wrong path, and optional workshops on value proposition design and pitching available if you want the extra structure. Day 3 Showdown: Final polish of the prototype, and the event closes with pitches to a jury and an award ceremony early afternoon. What to expect: 🟥When: Friday, September 25, 4:00 PM to Sunday, September 27, 12:00 PM. 3 days non-stop (with optional night breaks) (Quand : du vendredi 25 septembre, 16h00, au dimanche 27 septembre, 12h00. Trois jours de créativité non-stop) 🟥 Open to everyone: all backgrounds, skills, and experience levels are welcome. (Ouvert à toutes et tous : tous parcours, compétences et niveaux d'expérience sont les bienvenus.) 🟥 Where: Giga Connectivity Centre/SDG Solutions Lab (Campus Biotech), Geneva. (Où : Giga Connectivity Centre/SDG Solutions Space (Campus Biotech), Genève.) 📩 Contact: felix.staehli@impacthub.net lika.sasaki@impacthub.net 📝Registration Register to get official updates and more details of the event. All registrations go through a short review before confirmation, and we'll email you as soon as your spot is secured. 📅2025 Recap In September 2025, the first Geneva AI Hackathon was organized: over 60 participants, mentors, and experts working across 3 days at Campus Biotech's Giga facilities. Teams built alongside UNHCR, ONU Climat (UNFCCC), the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), and the University of Geneva, tackling real challenges at the intersection of technology, humanitarian action, and climate impact. FAQ Who can join? Anyone 18+ from any background can join including coders, designers, strategists, policy thinkers, educators, students, and professionals. How does registration work? Once you register for the event, an automatic message will be sent to you with a questionnaire form. Once you fill out the form we will go through the approval process (conducted on a rolling basis starting 8 Sept). Can I participate remotely? No. The event is in-person only to maximize collaboration. Can I join as an individual? Yes! The majority of the participants are individuals. Teams will be formed on the day of the start of the Hackathon on 25 Sept. Can we join as a team? Yes! Make sure everyone on the team signs up individually so each of you can receive your ticket, and…

Last checked 26 Sept 2026.