The focus of the program is to identify, connect and support innovative startups using Artificial Intelligence to accelerate the transition to a circular economy. We want to bring together Innovators from different fields to create sustainable digital innovations that can help shape our future. We want to identify, strengthen, support and connect innovative digital projects, startups, NGOs & NPOs and digital professionals working on (open source/open data) AI solutions that can accelerate the transition to a circular economy.

Innovators can sign up through N3XTCODER's open innovation platform. Simply create a profile, pick the projects you like and get matched to a team. Once you have confirmed your participation, we will send you a ticket to the event.

Each registered Innovator on the open innovation platform from N3XTCODER will be matched to a project of their liking before the event starts. The matching algorithm will consider listed skills to find the best fit for each individual.

No, there is no need to have an idea. You can sign up as an Innovator to support an existing early-stage startup or project or as a Project Owner with such a project or startup. In our experience, that way, we can better ensure sustainable project development after the time of the event and can create lasting impact together.

Yes, as a Project Owner, you can bring team members. However, you cannot exclude other people that we match to your team as we want to create a fair and interdisciplinary environment for all teams.

We are looking for AI experts, UX/UI designers, software developers, marketers, project managers, data scientists, circular economy enthusiasts, and many more. Whatever your expertise, we encourage you to sign up and join the event.

After the hackathon, you will have built a bigger network of like-minded people to start new projects. If you are part of the winning team(s), you will also be able to attend mentorship sessions to develop your idea further in one of N3XTCODER's Product Labs.

Yes, there will be experienced designers, developers, and other experts on-site that can help your team on demand.

There is no limit to the number of attendees. However, we can only grant free tickets to actively engaged innovators.

So far, no hybrid version of the event is planned. However, you can keep updated on what we're doing at N3XTCODER. Many of our events can be attended remotely. Sign up for our newsletter to stay in the loop.