We invite you to register a team of 2–5 people and develop an innovative solution that enhances accessibility for individuals with disabilities. Your project should address real-world challenges in areas such as education, healthcare, work, entertainment, or daily life, focusing on one or more target audiences like those with hearing, visual, physical, mental, speech, or temporary disabilities. After the registration deadline, shortlisted teams will be invited to participate in workshops and the hackathon. No prior experience in AI or app development is required—first-timers are encouraged to join, learn, collaborate, and innovate!
2-5 people
To encourage collaboration and diverse ideas, we require a minimum of 2 persons per team. If you’re currently a solo participant, we warmly invite you to join our Discord server (link) where you can connect with other participants and find a teammate. This is a great opportunity to collaborate and combine your strengths with others. We’re excited to see the innovative ideas that emerge from your teamwork!
Teams are allowed to register until 30/5/2025. Until then, you can edit your registration details by modifying teams, project description etc. After the deadline, the teams will be shortlisted and those who make the cut will be invited to the workshops and the hackathon by 30/5/2025.
Yes!
Don’t worry. Try-Fail-Retry is the circle of any Hackathon, so don’t get intimidated, we got your back with mentors to support you all the way! You may read more about the mentorship plan here: https://hackathon.open-conf.gr/mentoring/
Primary Mentors: Each team is assigned a Primary Mentor who serves as their main guide throughout the event.
Subject Matter Experts (SMEs): They are available during designated Mentor Office Hours and can be approached directly or booked ahead of time for targeted expertise.
Tutors: Take advantage of our excellent tutors in their sessions prior to the hackathon! You may read more about the mentorship plan here: https://hackathon.open-conf.gr/mentoring/
Prior experience may prove helpful, but Ope\n Hackathon team will provide you with workshops, resources and mentors to help you out.
The top 3 winning teams will receive the following amounts in Skroutz gift cards:
Also, the following awards will be handed out
. Read more about the prizes here: https://hackathon.open-conf.gr/#prizes
No. In-person participation is mandatory during the Hackathon’s period (13-15 June 2025). Exceptions can be made if the majority of the team is on-premises.
Not yet! Teams will be shortlisted and those who make the cut will be invited to the workshops and the hackathon!
The schedule of the hackathon proper event follows:
Detailed schedule of pre-hackathon tutoring and mentorship sessions.
| Date | Time | Session | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|
| Friday, 6th June | 19:00 - 19:45 | TECH for AMEA – Haris Aslanidis | SAE Athens |
| Friday, 6th June | 20:00 - 20:45 | Presentation of MANTO Blind Escort Apps – Prof. Apostolos Meliones | SAE Athens |
| Tuesday, 10th June | 17:00 - 17:45 | Gemini and Gemma. How to use it with Colab, AI Studio and Vertex AI - Elias Papachristos | Online |
| Tuesday, 10th June | 18:00 - 18:45 | Assistive Technology: Present and Future – Dr Alexandros Pino | Online |
| Tuesday, 10th June | 19:00 - 19:45 | Accessibility Discussion Panel – Angelina Fragkou & Nikos Apostolidis | Online |
| Tuesday, 10th June | 20:00 - 20:45 | Design Thinking: From Challenge to Solution – Alexandros Zochios | Online |
| Wednesday, 11th June | 17:00 - 17:45 | May the Models Be With You: Building with Gemini & Gemma - Konstantinos Kechagias | |
| Wednesday, 11th June | 18:00 - 18:45 | Pitching Best Practices – Magy Kontou | Online |
| Wednesday, 11th June | 19:00 - 19:45 | Accessibility 101 / Inclusive Design – Anastasia Masadi | Online |
| Wednesday, 11th June | 20:00 - 20:45 | UX & Web Accessibility – Anastasis Vourliotakis & Giannis Tzortzopoulos | Online |
| Thursday, 12th June | 18:00 - 18:45 | Caring without Disruption: Passive IoT and AI in Eldercare – Vyron Korpas Kamarianos | Online |
| Thursday, 12th June | 19:00 - 19:45 | Turning Features into Real Value: SaaS Mindset – Chrisa Klempetsani | Online |
| Thursday, 12th June | 20:00 - 20:45 | Turning Ideas into Business Cases – Kleoniki Markou | Online |
This is the detailed schedule for the Open Hackathon days.
| Time | Activity / Description |
|---|---|
| Friday, June 13 | |
| 08:00 - 09:30 | Arrivals, mandatory check-ins, seating |
| 09:30 - 10:00 | Opening ceremony, Day 1 briefing |
| 10:00 - 13:00 |
Developing, mentoring
SME contribution
|
| 13:00 - 14:00 | Lunch |
| 14:00 - 18:00 |
Developing, mentoring
SME contribution
|
| 18:00 - 18:30 | Day 1 recap |
| 18:30 - 23:00 | Developing (Optional) |
| 23:00 | End of Hackathon day, all spaces evacuated and locked |
| Saturday, June 14 | |
| 08:00 - 09:30 | Breakfast and developing |
| 09:30 - 10:00 | Day 2 briefing |
| 10:00 - 13:00 |
Developing, mentoring
SME contribution
|
| 13:00 - 14:00 | Lunch |
| 14:00 - 18:00 |
Developing, mentoring
SME contribution
|
| 18:00 - 18:30 | Day 2 recap |
| 18:30 - 23:00 |
Developing (Optional)
|
| 23:00 | End of Hackathon day, all spaces evacuated and locked |
| Sunday, June 15 | |
| 08:00 - 09:30 | Breakfast and developing |
| 09:30 - 10:00 | Day 3 briefing |
| 10:00 - 13:00 |
Developing, mentoring
SME contribution
|
| 13:00 - 14:00 | Lunch |
| 14:00 - 16:00 |
Developing, last sprint
Must submit presentation by 15:00
|
| 16:00 - 19:20 | Final pitches |
| 19:30 - 20:00 | Judge deliberation |
| 20:00-20:30 | Day 3 recap, awards, closing ceremony, par-tay with food and drinks! |
You may tackle as many challenges and target audiences as you feel like, as long as you present a functioning demo!
The judging criteria are based on Implementation and Design, Idea, and Presentation. You may read our judging guide here: https://hackathon.open-conf.gr/judging/
We will provide you with a desk, Wi-Fi and power source! Feel free to bring your gear and any additional hardware you feel most comfortable with (mouse, keyboard etc)!
Yes! All registration forms are open for editing by 30th of May 2025, so you may edit anything you initially submitted!
In the spirit of fairness and consistency, no modifications to team, idea or submission are allowed after the deadline has passed. Please make sure you have finalized your application by the deadline of 30th of May 2025! If you have any concerns or issues that need addressing after said deadline, please contact the organizers as soon as possible at hackathon@open-conf.gr!
Yes, you are welcome to use open-source libraries and third-party APIs in your project. Make sure to give proper attribution for any libraries or APIs you incorporate and verify that their use aligns with the objectives of the hackathon. Please note that the infrastructure provided by the organizers will be Google Cloud Platform with credits that you will be able to use as you wish. Any additional tools or resources you wish to use will need to be handled by you.
The access rights belong exclusively to team as referred in our terms and conditions: https://hackathon.open-conf.gr/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Open_Hackaton_2025_Terms_And_Conditions.pdf (Section Ownership and Intellectual Property)
No. Each team may submit and present a single project. Feel free to tackle as many challenges and target audiences as you wish!
At the end of the Hackathon you are expected to present and demo your idea in 10 minutes (total including q&a). This should include a presentation and a demo of your idea. Make sure your gear supports HDMI output! Also, make sure to use your great Business mentors that can consult you on having a great pitch that will be a difference-maker! Make sure you rehearse and time your pitch as well!
You may start preparing your idea from the time we announce the theme.. If your team is selected, you can begin working on your implementation right away! However, you will will receive training on the infrastructure and gain access to Google Could Platform to help develop your idea. Feel free to use Google’s AI studio as soon as you get shortlisted so you’re familiar with the platform by the time of the hackathon! During the event, you will have the opportunity to work more on your execution and receive mentoring to address any gaps. However, please note that existing, completed implementations or products are not accepted! We are looking for new and fresh developments!
Whatever you like, just make sure you have HDMI output
Yes! Each judging process is completely independent from the rest!
Yes!
Yes! Please let us know of any any accessibility needs or requirements we should be aware of to support your participation
Days 1 & 2 close at 23:00. You can continue at your place and pick up the next day!
Yes.
All selected teams are invited to our pre-kick-off event held on june 3rd on 18:00 at Triaena Business Center (https://www.triaena.gr/en/)
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