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LEAP24 AI Oasis Hackathon

Powered by NTDP. Cultivating Tomorrow's AI Solutions!🌎This is the official online event of the LEAP Tech Event running in parallel to our onsite hackathon that will also take place at the event! Sign up here to take part in either (details provided at signup)!

  • 🚀 72 hours of intensive development online and onsite, with workshops and mentorship sessions!
  • 🏆 Around 200,000 USD for onsite participants and 10,000 USD for online participants for top innovations, including cash prizes, incubation support, and opportunities for pilot projects with partner organizations (see below for more details).
  • 💸 Additional cash prizes on offer!
  • 🤝 Opportunities to connect with industry leaders, potential investors, and fellow innovators (at LEAP).
  • 💡 Extend beyond the Hackathon—build your startup with support and opportunities beyond the initial project.
  • 🖥️ Join offline at LEAP 2024. Fill out the form when you register for the chance to secure your spot. Limited spots available.
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About the LEAP Tech Event

LEAP is definining itself as the largest annual tech event on the planet! Last year, The event welcomed 172,000+ attendees from 183 countries and 2024's event is aiming to to be even bigger! It was founded in 2022 by the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology (Saudi Arabia) (MCIT), the Saudi Federation for Cybersecurity, Programming and Drones (SAFCSP) and Tahaluf, an Informa company. The event is hosted in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Hackathon Challenge

Create your own AI application which addresses critical global challenges with provided access to AI platforms related to sustainability challenges. Showcase innovative solutions with help of AI in solving sustainability challenges.

The problems you address:

  • ⁠ ⁠🌱Sustainability
  • ⁠ ⁠⁠💪Health and Wellness
  • ⁠ ⁠⁠👩‍🔬Biotech
  • ⁠ ⁠⁠🏙️Cognitive Cities

🏆 Prizes

Onsite

🌟MVP Lab by NTDP Incubation Program:
• The Top 5 winners within the onsite event will automatically qualify to be onboarded to NTDP incubation program and receive a grant of SAR 150,000 (approx $40,000 USD).

Online

🏅Winners of online event:

  • 🥇 1st Place: 💰 $5,000 Cash + $2,000 in Weaviate Credits + $1,500 Vectara Credits
  • 🥈 2nd Place: 💰 $3,000 Cash + $1,000 in Weaviate Credits + $1,000 Vectara Credits
  • 🥉 3rd Place: 💰 $2,000 Cash + $500 in Weaviate Credits + $500 Vectara Credits
Please note: Please note: that while the lablab team will endeavor to make their best effort, there is no guarantee of entry, offer, or reward of any of these programs, giveaways, or prizes, and such entry, offer, or reward will be subject to their respective availability, conditions, and certain criteria that will need to be met. Lablab is not responsible for the lack of any program, giveaways, or prizes offered by third parties and will not be held accountable or liable in any manner for their lack of delivery by said parties. lablab reserves the right to amend, modify or cancel any of the items or terms of this event or even the event in its entirety. While lablab is not obligated to, it will endeavor to inform participants within a reasonable timeframe of such changes. Please familiarize yourself with all the requirements of this event as well as the provided information for the onsite event. All submitted entries are required to be open source and adhere to the MIT License.
LEAP24 AI Oasis Hackathon Challange

Take the Challenge!

Register now!

Participation in this event requires the preliminary assessment of your application. After you submit the form, you will receive a follow-up from us. Please fill out the form where you can indicate your intention to also attend online or onsite.

Get OpenAI Credits!

🧑🏻‍💻 Get $10 OpenAI Credits to Build Your App! We're providing $10 in OpenAI credits to supercharge your AI project at the Hackathon before March 1st 17:00 CET. Credits will be distributed by the beginning of hackathon to the first 10,000 participants approved both in the online and the onsite event. To claim the bonus, please ensure you have an active OpenAI account and that your lablab.ai registration email matches your OpenAI account. Credits are being provided by OpenAI and are subject to OpenAI delivering them. With OpenAI's credits, you can use various models such as ChatGPT, CodeGPT, DALL·E. Lablab will not be held responsible nor liable in the event that OpenAI does not provide them.

Please note: that while the lablab team will endeavor to make their best effort, there is no guarantee of entry, offer, or reward of any of these programs, giveaways, or prizes, and such entry, offer, or reward will be subject to their respective availability, conditions, and certain criteria that will need to be met. lablab reserves the right to amend, modify or cancel any of the items or terms of this event or even the event in its entirety. While lablab is not obligated to, it will endeavor to inform participants within a reasonable timeframe of such changes.

Remember that each hackathon project can only win one category. All submitted entries are required to be open source and adhere to the MIT License.

Build with a favorite technology

Pick your favorite for app’s creation: DALL-E's art, GPT-4's chat, Gemini’s versatility, Stability's reliability, Cohere's coherence, or Claude's creativity.

LLM Technologies

Cohere

Offers powerful language models for natural language processing and understanding, ideal for text-based AI solutions.

GPT-4

Uses deep learning to generate human-like text and it can accept image and text as inputs.

DALL-E

Empowers users to create, manipulate, and generate images through textual prompts.

Gemini

Showcases the fusion of multimodality and efficiency in artificial intelligence, developed Google DeepMind.

Stability's AI

Pioneers generative AI video models for diverse applications in media, entertainment, education, and marketing.

Anthropic’s Claude

Provides a versatile AI language model for a range of text processing and conversational AI applications.

Submission Guidelines

  • Ensure your project is focusing on solving global challenges problem.
  • Make sure to share your source code in a public GitHub repository.
  • Provide a detailed description and documentation of your project.
  • A video or live demo showcasing your project is required – having both is a plus!

Judging Criteria

Application of Technology

How effectively the chosen model(s) are integrated into the solution.

Presentation

The clarity and effectiveness of the project presentation.

Business Value

The potential impact and practical value of the solution.

Originality

Uniqueness and creativity in addressing the challenge.

StartUp Opportunities

Slingshot 🚀 Slingshot Incubator accelerates AI prototypes into MVPs. To qualify, have a functional AI prototype, a basic business plan, and a team of 2-5. Get mentorship, partner credits, and legal support.

👉 Apply through the Slingshot Application link.

GAIA 🌱 GAIA Accelerator fuels generative AI startups. To qualify, have an AI MVP, be between MVP and seed stage, and relocate to Riyadh, KSA. Receive a $100K investment, expert mentorships, and access to investors.

👉 Apply through the GAIA Application Link and unlock your project's potential!

Speakers, Mentors and Organizers

  • Harry berg
    Onsite Speaker

    Harry berg

    Founder

    • Hani Altwaijri
      Onsite Judge

      Hani Altwaijri

      Machine Learning Engineer

      • Simon Olson
        Onsite Organizer

        Simon Olson

        Founder

      • Pawel Czech
        Onsite Organizer

        Pawel Czech

        Co-founder/Partner

        • Dattasri Gogineni
          Onsite Organizer

          Dattasri Gogineni

          Chief Operating Officer

          • Andrea Marazzi
            Onsite Organizer

            Andrea Marazzi

            Chief Commercial Officer

            • Jens Ingelsted
              Onsite Speaker

              Jens Ingelsted

              Global Head of AI Accelerators

              • Claus Rosenberg Gotthard
                Onsite Speaker

                Claus Rosenberg Gotthard

                Founder and CEO

                • Fabian Stehle
                  Onsite Mentor

                  Fabian Stehle

                  Dev at NN

                • Mikołaj Koropecki
                  Onsite Mentor

                  Mikołaj Koropecki

                  Engineering Manager

                  • Pawel Czech
                    Onsite Judge

                    Pawel Czech

                    Co-founder/Partner

                    • Anton Alexander
                      Onsite Speaker

                      Anton Alexander

                      CTO

                      • Shebagi Mitra
                        Online Mentor

                        Shebagi Mitra

                        Student

                        • Muhammad Inaamullah
                          Online Mentor

                          Muhammad Inaamullah

                          ML Engineer

                        • Katya Tkach
                          Online Organizer

                          Katya Tkach

                          Event Manager

                        • Dina Shall
                          Online Organizer

                          Dina Shall

                          Global Community Manager

                          • Daniel Duccik
                            Online Organizer

                            Daniel Duccik

                            Marketing&Visual

                          • Andre Abi Awad
                            Onsite Judge

                            Andre Abi Awad

                            CEO

                            • Nadim Najjar
                              Onsite Judge

                              Nadim Najjar

                              Director

                              • Zainab Almutairi
                                Onsite Judge

                                Zainab Almutairi

                                Biotechnology Professor

                                • Ismail Ahmed
                                  Mentor

                                  Ismail Ahmed

                                • Rayan Lubbad
                                  Onsite Mentor

                                  Rayan Lubbad

                                • Nate Rundberg
                                  Onsite Organizer

                                  Nate Rundberg

                                  lablab NEXT

                                  • Basem Awad
                                    Onsite Organizer

                                    Basem Awad

                                    Program Manager

                                  • Maksym Wolff
                                    Hybrid Organizer

                                    Maksym Wolff

                                    Master Streamer

                                    • Mostafa Shaqroon
                                      Onsite Mentor

                                      Mostafa Shaqroon

                                      • Zainab Almutairi
                                        Onsite Judge

                                        Zainab Almutairi

                                        *Please note: this schedule is for the onsite event. The online event will aim to follow it as well; however, both are subject to change and may be different at times. Please follow our official channels - such as the lablab.ai Discord channel - for the latest updates / changes.

                                        Event Schedule

                                        • To be announced

                                        Submitted concepts, prototypes and pitches

                                        Submissions from the teams participating in the LEAP24 AI Oasis Hackathon event and making it to the end 👊

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