MAIN SUMMIT

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What could you build in 24 hours with a great team and the right tools? ⚡

On 20–21 November, students from across Europe come to Maastricht for the MAIN AI Hackathon & Summit, our biggest event yet, with OpenAI and ElevenLabs on board.

You team up with students from every field (tech, business, law, medicine, psychology and more), get a real challenge, and have 24 hours to turn an idea into a working AI prototype. Then you pitch it on the main stage, and a jury crowns the winner. 🏆

No coding experience? No problem! Every team needs builders, thinkers and storytellers, and the best ideas come from mixed teams.

💻 Build with real tools: $40,000 in OpenAI and ElevenLabs credits for the hackers

🧠 Learn by doing: mentors sit at your table while you build

🎤 Get inspired: a keynote from OpenAI's Immanuel Schwall, plus talks and hands-on workshops

🏆 Win prizes: from OpenAI and ElevenLabs, with the finals on the main stage

🚀 Kickstart your career: meet startups looking for interns, first hires and thesis students

📄 Stand out: a working AI project you built in 24 hours is something to show on your CV and LinkedIn

🌍 Meet your people: make friends with ambitious students from across Europe

PROGRAMME

Friday 20 November

11:00 Opening ceremony

11:30 OpenAI keynote by Immanuel Schwall

12:00 Challenge briefing

12:30 Hacking starts, with mentors at your table through the evening

Saturday 21 November

10:30 Submissions close and the jury picks the finalists

10:45 Keynotes, talks and workshops

13:00 Pitch battle on the main stage

15:30 Winner ceremony and closing

Organised by MAIN, the Maastricht AI & Tech Network, a 650+ member student community and the team behind the MAIN × SpaceX AI Hackathon and the Hong Kong AI Summit.

Be curious. Build something in a day. Grab your friends, find your team, and get ready. ⚡