🔨 🔥 AI Hackday - Amsterdam

​A focused day of (co-)working on your own AI project, or on a new startup?

​Concept: 11 am Kickoff -> 9 hours Hacking -> 18.00 Demo's

​WHAT YOU NEED:

​- 💻 laptop

​- 🛠️ tech or non-tech skills

​- 💡 your own project, ideas or a enroll for a 🛠️****Builder Tool Challenge

​Go solo, bring a friend, or company team (max 3)

​Come at 10.30 to ☕️coffee/tea network a bit and scout a new team or potential team mates.

​Builder Tool Challenges:

​🛠️ ActivePieces.com - 💸 Cash prize & 6 month Free Plus Trial

​open-source (self-hostable) low-code drag'n'drop AI Automation Tool, from doc extraction pipelines to content marketing agents.

​🛠️ Featherless.ai - 💸 Cash prize & Free API Credit

​Easy inference API for any of the 11K+ HugginFace models. Fine-tuning your own models, specific LLM distillations, realtime audio, or fast image & vision models.

​// FOR WHO?

• ​✅ Anyone building in AI:

• ​a. Teams working on projects

• ​b. Solos looking to join forces

• ​c. Curious newcomers with the will to learn-by-doing

• ​✅ Devs, designers, product hackers, data folks

• ​✅ Prompt engineers, tinkerers, researchers

• ​⚠️ Basic AI experience helps, but is not required if you’re down to build.

​// FORMAT

​🧰 Hack + Build Sessions

​Solo or in small groups, you'll explore bold ideas, build small tools, or test GenAI weirdness. Mentors on-site to support.

​🧠 API Playground + Devtools Zone

​RAG stacks, agents, multimodal APIs, embeddings, fine-tuning. Bring your questions and dive hands-on.

​🎤 Open Mic Demos

​At the end of the day, anyone can share what they built. Wins, fails, or half-baked ideas — all welcome.

​🍕 Snacks + Builder Vibes

​Coffee, lunch, and a small dinner. Leave buzzing.

​🏆 Optional Prizes

​Cool credits, tool access, and secret gifts for standout hacks — especially those helping the AI Builders ecosystem.

​// AGENDA

​10:00 - Doors open

​10:30 - Sponsor demos + optional workshop

​10:45 - 🚀 Hack Start

​12:00 - 🌯 Lunch (sponsored)

​17:30 - 🎤 Demos begin

​18:00 - 🍛 Dinner (donation based)

​// LOCATION

​In partnership with the AI Foundry who is sponsoring this event with their venue!

​// FAQ

​What is "Hacking Together"?

​At Hackday, is coworking together on new projects (means jumping into code, prototypes, or prompts — either solo or with others — to explore bold ideas fast, with zero pressure.

​No lectures. No waiting. Just builders building.

​Do I need a team?

​Nope. Come solo and meet people here — or bring your crew.

​Do I need experience?

​Helpful but not required. We encourage newcomers who learn by doing and asking.

​Can I demo an old project?

​Yes, especially if you’re iterating or want feedback. Unfinished is great.

​Can I help as a co-host or mentor?

​Yes! Message Miguel (+31 36 32 39 23). Co-hosts get free entry + early access.

​Why do I need a ticket?

​It helps us cover food, space, and community swag. Events are partly sponsor-funded, partly community-supported.

​:: Why join Hackday?

• ​Focus on your ideas

• ​Build alongside a curious, ambitious crew

• ​Learn hands-on from other builders

• ​Find collaborators or cofounders

• ​Push boundaries in a safe space

• ​Get your project in front of real AI nerds