OpenAI Build Week Community Hackathon - Brussels
SOL is here ☀️ OpenAI Build Week comes to Brussels!
From July 13–21, builders around the world will experiment, ship ideas and build with Codex
As part of Build Week, Hack-Nation and North Star are hosting a two-day Global AI Hackathon at WAT Brussels on July 18–19.
No idea or team is required. Come build, meet other AI builders, work with mentors and pitch your project locally.
Win OpenAI API credits in Brussels 🏆
The top three teams at the Brussels hub will receive:
🥇 1st place — $5,000 in OpenAI API credits
🥈 2nd place — $2,500 in OpenAI API credits
🥉 3rd place — $1,000 in OpenAI API credits
These local prizes are awarded separately from the global prize pool.
Schedule — CEST
Saturday, July 18
16:00 Doors open
16:30 Welcome and local speakers
17:30 Networking and team formation
18:00 Global Hack-Nation kickoff
18:50 Challenge reveal
19:00 Hacking begins
19:30 Dinner
22:00 Venue closes; hacking continues off-site
Sunday, July 19
09:00 Doors reopen and breakfast
12:00 Lunch
15:00 Global submission deadline
15:15 Local pitches and judging
16:15 Winners and awards
16:30–18:30 Networking, drinks and celebration
The venue is not open overnight, but teams can continue building off-site.
Local judges
BOND (YC X25)
Flor Sanders — Co-Founder & CTO
Tibo Wiels — Co-Founder & CPO, Forbes 30 Under 30
Additional local judges
TBD
TBD
Beyond the hackathon 🚀
Top teams may be considered for an August–September coaching phase and the MIT AI Conference in Mountain View on October 17.
Up to 10 hackathon teams may be invited to showcase their projects with a booth at the conference, and three teams may be selected to pitch live in front of an investor panel.
The MIT AI Conference brings together founders, investors, researchers and AI leaders from organizations such as OpenAI, Microsoft, Replit, Adobe, Spotify, Grammarly, General Catalyst, Greylock, Applied Intuition, Liquid AI, Oura, MIT Media Lab, E14 Fund and Ridge Ventures.
No idea needed. Come build with us!