Encode London Hackathon and Conference
We're thrilled to return to London for another round of innovation and hands-on building!
This year, we're bringing you an exceptional dual-track event, featuring a cutting-edge hackathon alongside a conference, with a special focus on AI and Web3.
Event structure
🛠️ Hackathon overview: 3 days of non-stop hacking to win bounties from our awesome partners!
📚 Conference: On Saturday, dive into the latest advancements and thought leadership in AI and Web3.
Event Themes
Event timeline
Get ready! We'll be dropping updates soon on our incredible partners, conference talks, and the challenges and prizes awaiting you.
🗓 Dates: 24th-26th October 2025
🛠️ Day 1 (October 24th) – Hackathon Kickoff & Technical Workshops
10:00am: Doors Open
1000am: Square Miles Coffee Workshop
12:00pm: Lunch
1:00pm: Kickoff
1:30pm: Moritz Fuller (DevRel Engineer, DFINITY)
2:00: Dr. John Fletcher (Founder and Chief Scientist, The Innovation Game)
2:15pm: Jaume Alavedra (CTO & Co-Founder, Openfort)
2:30pm: Alejandro Lanaspa (Principal Software Engineer, MakeInfinite)
3:00pm: Afternoon snacks
3:00pm: Dragos Danciulescu (DevRel Engineer, Concordium)
3:30pm: Cap (UK Lead, SuperTeamUK)
3:45pm: Jonjon Clark (Co-Founder, Envio)
4:00pm: Tim Shen (Infra Partnership Lead, Story Protocol)
4:30pm: Wulfie Bain - OpenAI (Applied AI lead for startups across EMEA & APAC)
5:00pm: Lorenzo Sicilia (Head of Technology, Arbitrum Foundation)
5:15pm: Livepeer
5:45pm: NEO
6:00pm: Food
Overnight: Non-stop hacking!
📚 Day 2 (October 25th) – Hacking & Keynotes
24hr: Doors open
9:00am: Breakfast nibbles
10:00am: Samantha Yap - Founder Mode Comms: Building your personal brand (YAP Global)
10:30am: Andrew Lewis-Pye - LSE (Mathmetician and Blockchain researcher)
11:00am: Jonathan Passerat-Palmbach - Flashbots (Senior Researcher)
11:00am: Minor Figures coffee workshop
11:30am: Elias Datler - ICP (Software Engineer, DFINITY)
1:00pm: Tomer Amir - Google Cloud (Technical Programme Manager)
1:30pm: Micheal Bentley - Euler (Co-founder and CEO of Euler Labs)
2:00pm: Andrea Bracciali - University of Turin (Blockchain & Decentralised Systems Researcher)
2:30pm: Henry Humphreys - Humphreys Law (M&A and VC lawyer)
3:00pm: Vasilios Mavroudis - Alan Turing Institute (Principal Research Scientist)
All day & overnight: Non-stop hacking!
🏆 Day 3 (October 26th) – Final Submissions & Winner Announcements
24hrs: Doors open
9:00am: Breakfast nibbles
12:00pm: Submissions due
12:00pm: Lunch nibbles
1:00pm: Judging begins
4:30pm: Hackathon finale
6:30pm: Doors closes
Our Sponsors
Our Judges
Our Speakers
Venue: The Encode Hub
A vibrant coworking space in the heart of Shoreditch, it's perfect if you're looking for a place to work and connect!
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Want to be a judge? Apply here - https://forms.encode.club/encodejudgeapply
Interested in partnering with us for this event? Contact [email protected] for more details.