Bangkok Bytes AI Hackathon | Use your coding, design skills to transform food / animal welfare through AI | FREE AVA pass for those selected
Are you ready to use your coding and design skills to change our food systems for good? 🍃💻
📅 Saturday, October 10, 2026 | 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
📍 Bangkok, Thailand
🌏 Officially part of Bangkok Climate Action Week (BKKCAW)
🥗 We've got you fed - vegan meals all day, on us
Organized by Electric Sheep × Good Growth
🤝 Venue sponsor: AVA (Animal & Vegan Advocacy International).. part of the OFFICIAL roster of Bangkok Climate Action Week!
Bangkok Bytes is a new kind of AI hackathon. It brings together coders, designers, and builders of all skill levels for a one-day mentored sprint tackling real challenges in Southeast Asia's food systems.
Working from specially selected challenge briefs sourced from local food companies, advocacy organizations, and funders, our pioneering teams will build open-source AI prototypes across six themes:
🗑️ Food Waste Reduction
🌱 Protein Transition
💰 Policy & Funding
🔍 Food Systems Transparency
🐾 Animal Welfare
🧠 Consumer Behavioural Nudges
Whether you're a seasoned engineer or have never written a line of code there's a place for you. No team? No matter! We'll get your teamed up just before it all begins. No technical background required to contribute though we will select for other skills such as design product dev, impact awareness. Basically, if you're committed to making a difference you'll get in! ✨
Format
Some will be in person, but you can also take part online through our DISCORD server. Everyone who is attending, whether in person or online NEEDS to sign up to Discord. Link here Join Discord Server
You'll build alongside 30–40 people in Bangkok, with a similar number joining remotely. Teams get together and get acquainted the day before (Friday), then build cool stuff and present what you've made on Saturday.
What to expect
✅ You'll be given a real-world challenge briefs to work on pertaining to a real world impact problem
✅ you'll be mentored by global experts to design and build products and apps to solve your problem through our Discord server (Join Discord Server) and in person for those who attend.
✅ Your final presentations before an audience of fellow builders, experts and investors will close out the day
💬 ALL hackathon participants must join our Code for Compassion Discord before the event as that's where you will work with your team, listen to presentations and present your own solution!
JOIN OUR DISCORD SERVER HERE