Students@AI BA: AI Policy Design Sprint
Students @AI: Buenos Aires AI Policy Sprint 🏛️
🔹 What's This Event About?
Students @AI: Buenos Aires AI Policy Sprint is a policy design competition backed by the Responsible Youth Technology Fund, bringing together 50 university students from across Buenos Aires to draft AI policy proposals for the city's future. This event is hosted in partnership with The Levellers and Xplora, student-led groups from UCEMA University.
This is a policy sprint with the winning team receiving $500,000 ARS. You and your team will research, debate, and design a concrete 2 page policy proposal that recommends how Buenos Aires should implement AI technology to uplift one of four critical sectors. You will then get to present and defend your team’s policy for a chance to reach the final presentation at the end of the event. This isn't a hackathon so you won't be building an app or writing code. Think government briefs, not coding or any building.
Young people are the most exposed to AI across every dimension of their lives, yet they are almost entirely absent from the rooms where policy gets written. This event exists to change that — by putting students in the role of policy designers and giving their proposals a real audience.
🎉 FUN
This event is designed to be collaborative and fun so that you may meet people, make new friends, eat good food and overall enjoy yourself while simultaneously contributing to the future of AI in Buenos Aires where your voice is heard.
🏆 Prize
The winning team receives ARS 500,000 to host their own event advocating for their winning policy, as well as support from AI Consensus — including an introduction to a member of the Buenos Aires City Government to present their proposal.
All policy submissions will be compiled and shared with city stakeholders and partners. Selected policies will be featured on the AI Consensus website.
📋 The Four Policy Tracks
Each team will design a policy proposal within one of these tracks recommending how Buenos Aires should adopt and govern AI technology to improve outcomes in that sector:
🎓 Track 1: Education — How should AI be implemented in Buenos Aires classrooms, curriculum design, and student assessment to improve learning outcomes?
🚌 Track 2: Transport & Mobility — How should Buenos Aires use AI to improve traffic management, public transit, and urban mobility for its residents?
🏥 Track 3: Social Welfare & Public Health — How should the city deploy AI tools to improve welfare distribution, healthcare access, and support for vulnerable populations?
💼 Track 4: Economic Development & Entrepreneurship — How should Buenos Aires use AI policy to support jobs, SME competitiveness, and workforce transition in Argentina's evolving economy?
📅 When & Where?
Date: April 10, 2026
Time: 3:30 PM – 7 PM
Location: Av. Córdoba 364
🍽️ Snacks and dinner provided if you stay for networking
👥 Who's This For?
You should apply if you are:
An undergraduate, graduate, or exchange student in Buenos Aires
From any discipline — no technical background required
Passionate about how AI policy will shape your city and your future
Ready to collaborate, think critically, and propose real policy solutions
Between 18 and 28 years old
🔥 Spots are competitive and limited to 60 students. Our events consistently fill up fast so apply early to secure your place.
👫 Teams
Teams must have a minimum of 2 and a maximum of 3 members. ALL team members need to sign up to attend. You can either:
Sign up with a team already formed, or
Indicate in your application that you'd like AI Consensus to match you with teammates
📦 What Happens After You're Accepted?
Every accepted participant will receive a resource pack via email with everything you need to prepare for the event in advance. This resource will include your track brief and the policy brief template your team will use during the sprint.
🎟️ Free event | Application required | 60 spots
🎯 Agenda
15:30 – 15:55
Arrival, welcome reception, snacks, coffee & tea
15:55 Doors close
16:00 – 16:20
Opening remarks by AI Consensus
16:20 – 16:45
Keynote speech from a special guest
16:45 – 18:00
Policy sprint begins
Teams research, draft and then present their policy proposals within their track
1 team chosen from each track to advance to finals
18:00 – 18:30
Final presentations in front of the full room
18:30 – 18:50
Judges deliberate
18:50 – 19:00
Winners announced & photos
19:00 – 20:00
Networking and dinner
📝 About the Hosts
AI Consensus is a global student-led organization on a mission to nurture human agency over artificial intelligence. We build community, spark discourse, and empower students to shape the technology, policy, and culture of AI through international events under the Students@AI series.
We have hosted community gatherings, workshops, labs and hackathons in over 7 countries across 4 continents, bringing together students, educators, and thought leaders in cities including San Francisco, Seoul, Taipei and London.
AI Consensus is sponsored by the RT Youth Power Fund, supported by organizations including the Omidyar Network and the Archewell Foundation. We have partnered with organizations such as Amazon Web Services (AWS), Perplexity, Upstage, Minerva University, and academic institutions worldwide.
⚠️ Requirements
Must be either a university student or under 28 years old
Must be over 18 years old
Must be proficient in English
You MUST sign up on Luma
👕 Dress Code
There is no strict dress code but we recommend business-casual to fit the policy theme and atmosphere of the venue. Semi-formal is welcomed too!
Please note: all Students@AI events are hosted in English, as we welcome international guests and English is the most commonly shared language across all of our global locations.
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