Hack Nation 4th Global AI Hackathon - Stanford, Palo Alto, USA Hub
4th Global AI Hackathon — Bay Area, USA Hub
Join us at Stanford University on February 7-8, 2026 as part of the 4th Global AI Hackathon—a 24-hour global AI sprint with 1,000+ hackers from MIT, Harvard, Stanford, and 60+ countries.
⚠️ IMPORTANT: Application Required
To participate in this hackathon, you must apply and be admitted by February 4th, 2026.
→ Apply here
The final pitch presentations on Sunday, Feb. 8 are open to the public. Register separately if you'd like to attend only the pitches: Public Pitches Registration
🏛️ Stanford Hub — Lathrop 282, Lathrop Library
📍 Location: Lathrop 282, Lathrop Library, Stanford University
🔗 Room Details: https://25live.collegenet.com/pro/stanford#!/home/location/1512/details
🕘 Saturday, Feb 7 (Pacific Time)
8:00 AM — Arrival - Be on German time ;)
Coffee, breakfast, and meet fellow hackers
Laura Modiano - OpenAI (opening)
8:15 AM — Global Kick-Off on Zoom
Special Guest: Raffi Krikorian, CTO of Mozilla (in-person at Stanford!)
8:45 AM - 9:30 AM — Fireside Chats:
Pavithra Rao (DataBricks, Sr. Solution Architect)
Raffi Krikorian (Mozilla, CTO)
9:45 AM — Challenge Reveal by Raffi Krikorian
10:30 AM — Hacking Begins
11:00 AM — API Credit deadline
12:00 PM — Networking Lunch with MIT Alumni Howard Shen & Raffi Krikorian
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM — Hands-on: Humanoid Robots & AI Tech
6:00 PM — Dinner (self-organized) & Evening Hacking
🕘 Sunday, Feb 8 (Pacific Time) — TBD
Be back in-person at 11:00 am PT
11:00 am PT the finalists will be announced
11:15 am PT hear from Lee Robinson (Cursor, VP Developer Education)
11:30 am PT Final pitches start in front of a 120 people jury team (~40 in-person at Stanford)
12:45 pm Award Ceremony
Afterwards mix & mingle
🌟 Why Attend In-Person?
✨ Meet Mozilla's CTO Raffi Krikorian and MIT alumni
🤖 Hands-on with humanoid robots
🍕 Food provided Saturday,Sunday
🌍 Hack with 1,000+ global participants
🏆 Pitch with your Stanford cohort if you make Top 16
🏆 Prizes
Sponsored by OpenAI, Lovable, Hack-Nation, and tech partners
📌 Important: Dual Registration Required
This Luma is only for the Stanford in-person hub.
You must also register for the main Global AI Hackathon:
👉 Main Luma: https://luma.com/90ndbjym
📝 Learn more: https://hack-nation.ai
⚡ Limited In-Person Spots
Secure your spot at Stanford's premier AI hacking experience!
See you at Lathrop 282! 🚀