About & Agenda
AI Hackathon Greece
Code. Create. Innovate. | The biggest and first AI Hackathon in Greece
AI Hackathon Greece is the first AI-oriented Hackathon, hosted by ACE AUEB, an incubator of a public university, combining the academic methodology with the practical way of thinking and doing. Stay tuned for the Open Call!
Where?
The AI Hackathon Greece event will be held in the new premises of ACE, a fresh co-working space where teams can collaborate together, while being trained by the workshops of the program and inspired by the 1-1 mentoring sessions from experts of the market.
When?
Starting on Friday, 6th of March 2026, at 11:00 and finishing on Sunday, 8th of March, at 21:00, this event will be filled with inspirational speeches, coding, mentoring sessions, networking and of course lots of food, drinks and surprises!
What challenges should you consider?
The solutions developed should be around the areas of:
Education
Social Sensitivity & Accessibility
Fintech
Cybersecurity
Telecommunications
Retail & ECommerce
Entertainment
Sports Analytics
Education
Social Sensitivity & Accessibility
Fintech
Cybersecurity
What to expect?
Below you may find an agenda preview. Please bear in mind that some slots are tentative and may change.
Friday, 06 March 2026
11:00 – 11:30
Registration
11:30 – 12:00
Welcome & Know us better
Dr. Angeliki Karagiannaki
Managing Director, ACE
12:00 – 12:45
Keynote Speech: AI with a Human Touch: From Emotion‑Aware Systems to Meaningful Innovation
Associate Professor Kostas Karpouzis
Panteion University
13:00 – 14:00
Light Lunch
14:00 – 15:00
Special challenges presentation
15:00 – 15:30
Coffee break
15:30 – 16:15
Christos Spatharakis
Co-Founder & CEO, Ferryhopper
17:00 – 17:45
Coffee break
17:45 – 18:30
From Code to Compliance: What Every AI Developer Should Know About Regulation & Rights
Vasiliki Koniakou
Dr of Law, IPR Manager @ AUEB TTO, Post-Doc Researcher @ AUEB
18:30 – 19:15
From Local Vision to Global Impact: Building AI-Powered Platforms with Purpose
Yiorgos Nikoletakis
Co-Founder & CEO, 100mentors
19:15 – 21:00
Light buffet & networking
Saturday, 07 March 2026
10:00 – 10:30
Registration
10:30
Start of HACKING
11:00 – 14:00
Mentoring
14:00 – 15:00
Lunch
14:00 – 18:30
Mentoring
18:30 – 19:00
How to pitch
Dr. Vasiliki Chronaki
Head of Incubator, ACE
19:00 – 20:00
Dinner
Sunday, 08 March 2026
09:00 – 10:00
Breakfast
10:00
Start of HACKING
13:30 – 15:00
Lunch
15:00
End of HACKING
15:00 – 18:15
Final Pitching Presentations
19:30 – 21:00
Awarding & After party
