AI Hackday - Amsterdam

🎟️ Get Tickets on Lu.ma 🎟️
☝️This is a free meetup however a Luma ticket is required!

A full-day dive into building, prototyping, and vibecoding with fellow AI tinkerers.
Concept:
11 am Kickoff -> 9 hours Hacking -> 18.00 Demo's

Bring your 💻, ideas, and skills (tech or non-tech) for of a day of co-working on your own project or a enroll for a prized:
🛠️Builder Tool Challenge..
Go solo, bring a friend, or company team (max 3)
Come at 10.30 to ☕️coffee/tea network a bit and scout a new team or potential team mates.

🌯🍕🍲 Snacks, coffee and drinks are included.

Lunch is sponsored by 2 amazing Builder Tools.

BuilderTools:
🛠️ ActivePieces.com - 💸 Cash prize & 6 month Free Plus Trial
open-source (self-hostable) low-code drag'n'drop AI Automation Tool, from doc extraction pipelines to content marketing agents.

🛠️ Featherless.ai - 💸 Cash prize & Free API Credit
Easy inference API for any of the 11K+ HugginFace models. Fine-tuning your own models, specific LLM distillations, realtime audio, or fast image & vision models.

🛠️ What is "Hacking Together"?

At Hackday, is coworking together on new projects (means jumping into code, prototypes, or prompts — either solo or with others — to explore bold ideas fast, with zero pressure.

No lectures. No waiting. Just builders building.

👀 Who’s It For?

✅ Anyone building in AI:

• a. Teams working on projects
• b. Solos looking to join forces
• c. Curious newcomers with the will to learn-by-doing

✅ Devs, designers, product hackers, data folks
✅ Prompt engineers, tinkerers, researchers
⚠️ Basic AI experience helps, but is not required if you’re down to build.

🧪 Format

🧰 Hack + Build Sessions
Solo or in small groups, you'll explore bold ideas, build small tools, or test GenAI weirdness. Mentors on-site to support.

🧠 API Playground + Devtools Zone
RAG stacks, agents, multimodal APIs, embeddings, fine-tuning. Bring your questions and dive hands-on.

🎤 Open Mic Demos
At the end of the day, anyone can share what they built. Wins, fails, or half-baked ideas — all welcome.

🍕 Snacks + Builder Vibes
Coffee, lunch, and a small dinner. Leave buzzing.

🏆 Optional Prizes
Cool credits, tool access, and secret gifts for standout hacks — especially those helping the AI Builders ecosystem.

:: AGENDA ::

10:00 - Doors open
10:30 - Sponsor demos + optional workshop
10:45 - 🚀 Hack Start
12:00 - 🍛 Included curry lunch + drinks
17:30 - 🎤 Demos begin
18:00 - Wrap-up

:: LOCATION ::

In partnership with the AI Foundry who is sponsoring this event with their venue!

:: FAQ ::

Do I need a team?
Nope. Come solo and meet people here — or bring your crew.

Do I need experience?
Helpful but not required. We encourage newcomers who learn by doing and asking.

Can I demo an old project?
Yes, especially if you’re iterating or want feedback. Unfinished is great.

Can I help as a co-host or mentor?
Yes! Message Miguel (+31 36 32 39 23). Co-hosts get free entry + early access.

Why do I need a ticket?
It helps us cover food, space, and community swag. Events are partly sponsor-funded, partly community-supported.

:: Why join Hackday?

• Focus on your ideas
• Build alongside a curious, ambitious crew
• Learn hands-on from other builders
• Find collaborators or cofounders
• Push boundaries in a safe space
• Get your project in front of real AI nerds

🎟️ Get Tickets on Lu.ma 🎟️
☝️This is a free meetup however a Luma ticket is required!