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AI Innovation Challenge

Turn real‑world challenges into working Al solutions – Join our international hackathon and shape the future with your ideas

Turn challenges into success stories – in less than 48 hours

Got a tough business problem that could benefit from AI? Bring your real-world challenge to our Innovation Program and watch as our international team of experts transforms it into a working prototype — in just two days.

Your unique business challenge will receive dedicated attention from our cross-border team of specialists working exclusively on your problem. You’ll collaborate directly with our experts and walk away with a tangible AI solution prototype that addresses your specific needs—at no cost to your organization.

This isn’t just problem-solving; it’s your fast track to innovation with immediate business impact. Previous participants have turned their challenges into competitive advantages that transformed their operations.

What business challenges are you currently facing?

Our teams of experts will solve your real challenges with AI prototypes

Event goals and Benefits

Event goals: Our expert teams will enjoy the creative & collaborative environment, apply their problem solving skills and test their knowledge about the latest AI technologies.

Maximum creativity & expertise

Rapid results in just
48 hours

Free of charge

Who is the challenge for?

For any company that fosters innovation and is open to collaborative learning. Whether you’ve already begun your AI journey or are still looking for an effective way to get started.

How does it work

A hackathon is essentially an innovation sprint where experts work intensively to solve specific challenges in a compressed timeframe—imagine your toughest business problem being tackled by a room full of brilliant minds for 48 straight hours.

Share your challenge until October 12, 2025

If necessary we will refine the challenge together with you

A team accepts the challenge

Solution hackathon
on November 17-18, 2025

Why with us?

Partner with us and experience the unique advantage of working with a team that combines enterprise-level resources and technologies with the agility and personalized attention of a mid-sized company—giving you access to capabilities that neither large corporations nor smaller firms can offer independently. We deliver solutions precisely matched to your business needs, not generic approaches forced to fit—ensuring you receive innovation that addresses your specific challenges with exactly the right balance of sophistication and practicality.

FAQ

We handle the information you provide us with responsibly and in accordance with our data protection policies. Should you require a higher level of confidentiality for specific information, we are happy to offer to sign a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) with you.

Although the prototype won’t be ready for productive use, it might be a great starting point to develop such a product or service.

You retain ownership of your original business challenge and any proprietary information you provide. By attending the hackathon, you accept that we use the provided information within the scope of the hackathon.

The prototype demo-solution developed during the hackathon is delivered to you with the right to use it free for 3 months for test & communication purposes.

If your situation requires special IP considerations, we’re happy to discuss specific arrangements before the hackathon begins.

No, you do not have to close a contract or purchase anything.

We enjoy developing our problem solving skills as well as technical expertise in such collaborative, creative environments. If we can solve real problems on our learning path – even better.

Yes, we won’t integrate any solution into any IT environments within that scope and of course a prototype comprises compromises regarding e.g. cyber security or availability aspects.

There will be hybrid parts of the hackathon to allow remote challenge providers to join and to connect the xcountry teams with each other.

Join the challenge now

Share your business challenge with us

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Tino Bombach

Technical Expert and Event Lead

Szabolcs Szőts

Technical Expert and Project Lead