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On 28 November, 6 teams bring their Apertus prototypes to the stage for the Zurich Finals at the AI Startup Center / Technopark. Over the hackathon, the teams built working prototypes on Apertus, Switzerland's open large language model. Now watch the top 6 pitch them live and compete for a spot at the Grand Finals. There's also a Fireside Chat, the Award Ceremony, and time to connect with others o
This **Online hackathon** is an invitation to spend just over two weeks building with **Apertus**, Switzerland's fully open LLM. From **1–16 October**, builders everywhere gather online to push Apertus 1.5 further. And, you're invited. If you care about open and trustworthy AI that anyone can use, this is your place. You'll work with both the **8B and 70B models**, backed by our partners **CSCS*
The Graffathon is an open workshop for people of all ages who are interested in multimedia and visual effects (VFX). Together, we will learn how to create short ‘demos’ (max. 2 minutes long) and develop our skills to explore the exciting field of procedural generation. No prior knowledge is required! This is a one-day hackathon on the topic of real-time graphics. At the end of the Graffathon, all
Are you ready to shape the future of AI? We’re excited to invite you to the HPE & NVIDIA Agentic AI Hackathon for Enterprises hosted at by HPE and NVIDIA. This is an exclusive opportunity for all AI adopters in Switzerland and beyond!! Monday 14th of September – Hackathon hands-on day @ HPE Geneva Customer Innovation Center Thursday 24th of September – Hackathon presentation and awards day @ Hilto
Join a high-energy AI hackathon where diverse teams build practical, real-world solutions in just 12 hours. Open to students, developers, startups, experts, and anyone curious about AI, this event brings people together to tackle real challenges from the banking and finance sector. Expect: - Real-world challenges out of the Swiss banking community - Teams open to all skill levels and backgrounds -
Bern/Liebefeld on-site edition of «Hack Apertus», the hackathon series around Apertus, Switzerland's fully open large language model. On 18–19 October 2026 at WORKSPACE & MORE in Liebefeld, teams solve partner challenges and develop open, trustworthy blueprints for sovereign AI infrastructure.
Europe’s critical infrastructure is increasingly exposed — from energy grids and transport hubs to data centers and communication networks. The threat landscape has changed: low-cost drones, hybrid cyberattacks, and denied-communication environments. From October 23-25, 2026, the first Critical Infrastructure Shield Hackathon in Switzerland brings together Europe’s top engineers, operators, founde
The Zurich stop of the Hack Apertus series, 27–28 November 2026 at the AI Startup Center in Technopark. Teams build on Apertus, Switzerland's sovereign open LLM, solving partner challenges and producing open blueprints for sovereign infrastructure. Strong teams advance to the May 2027 Grand Finals.
A two-stage open-source hackathon community series. Teams build on Apertus to develop blueprints for sovereign infrastructure across the public & private sector
A three-stage open-source hackathon series to evaluate, align, and build on Apertus, Switzerland
The Basel stop of the Hack Apertus series, 4–5 December 2026 at uptownBasel, hosted in the Phoeniqs headquarters. Teams build on Apertus, Switzerland's sovereign open LLM, tackling partner challenges to produce open blueprints for sovereign infrastructure, with the best advancing to the 2027 finals.
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