​⚡ AI For Business Hackathon w/ AWS User Group Nantes x Centrale Nantes Etudes

​​​Join us on April 18th 2026, at Audencia Atlantic Campus in Nantes, for a bold 1-day hackathon with 50 top builders.

​Centrale Nantes Etudes is a Junior Enterprise part of CNJE that connects Centrale Nantes engineering students with companies to deliver missions in digital, engineering and sustainability.

​For this event, Centrale Nantes Etudes is teaming up with:

• ​AWS User Group Nantes — local community part of the 590+ AWS User Groups globally organising meetups, workshops, and real-world projects around AWS solutions.

• ​Audencia Junior Conseil — Junior Enterprise part of CNJE connecting Audencia Business students with companies for strategy, business and consulting missions.

​Mentors and jury members will join from leading AI and consulting companies including AWS, Orange Business, BNP Paribas, Alten, and more.

​Teams will have 8h to build & pitch AI demos (real business use cases) to our Jury panel on Saturday evening.

​🗓️ Event Details

​​📍 Location: Audencia - Atlantique Campus, Nantes
📅 Date: Saturday, April 18th
👥 Participants: 50 (Teams: 1-5 people)
🧑‍💻 Format: In-person only

​​Food & drinks provided.
All participants must apply and be accepted individually.
​Selected participants will receive confirmation 2 weeks before the event.
We’ll open a WhatsApp group to help you form teams.

​​​​Limited to 50 participants – secure your spot now!

​​⏱️ Schedule – Saturday, April 18th

• ​9am - 10am : Arrivals and networking

  • ​Check-in

  • ​Breakfast

• ​10am - 10:30am : Opening Remarks

  • ​Track and use cases presentation

  • ​Partners presentations

• ​10:30am - 6:30pm : Hacking

  • ​Lunch at 1pm

  • ​Submissions before 5:30pm

• ​​6:30pm - 7:30pm : Judging

  • ​5 finalists selected by our jury

• ​7:30pm - 8:00pm : Finalists demos

  • ​5 finalists - 5 minutes each

• ​​8:15pm : Award Ceremony

​🏆 Prizes & Perks

​​We’re giving out €500+ in cash, credits, merch — and exclusive mentorship opportunities with our partners.

​​Whether you’re aiming to win or just build something ambitious, the top teams will walk away with:

• ​​💰 Cash prizes

• ​​🎁 AI credits & exclusive partner merch

• ​🧠 Professional opportunities and mentorship sessions from AWS, Github, Alten, Cursor and more

​🧠 Jury & Mentors

​​Full lineup of Jury:

• ​​Mick Levy, Directeur Innovation @OrangeBusiness

• ​Tugdual Grall, Solutions Engineer @Github

• ​Julieu Landuré, Organiser & Ambassador @AWS User Group @Cursor

​More to be anounced...

​​🛠️ Our Partners

​AWS User Group Nantes — local community part of the 590+ AWS User Groups globally organising meetups, workshops, and real-world projects around AWS solutions.

​BNP Paribas — European banking leader operating in 60+ countries with ~190,000 employees, delivering financial services and advanced data-driven solutions.

​Alten — engineering and IT consulting firm with 57,000+ employees in 30+ countries, supporting innovation across industries from aerospace to finance.

​Orange Business x Herige — Orange Business, global B2B digital services arm of Orange, operates in 65+ countries; joined by industrial client Herige, a major French construction materials group with 3,000+ employees.

​Lovable — fast-growing AI startup building tools to create apps from natural language, used by thousands of users to prototype and launch products quickly.

​Red Bull Basement — global innovation challenge empowering young innovators to build tech-driven ideas, with international finals and up to €100K in prizes.

​Nantes Métropole — regional public authority representing 24 municipalities and 650,000+ inhabitants, driving economic development and innovation in western France.

​Wavestone — international consulting firm with 6,000+ consultants, supporting organisations worldwide in strategy, digital transformation, and technology adoption across business-critical challenges.