⌁ RUN_OF_SHOW

SCHEDULE.

The full two-day run of show plus the Friday Learn-a-thon track lineup. Fri 4PM → Sat 10PM at Genuine Works. Two days, no all-nighter.

RUN OF SHOW

FRI 4PM → SAT 10PM
FRIDAY · 09.11
16:00
Doors open

Check-in & team formation

17:00
Learn-a-thon

5 parallel tracks · 5 rooms · 35-min sessions

19:00
Dinner

Papa Johns

23:00
Doors close

No all-nighter — venue closes overnight

SATURDAY · 09.12
08:00
Doors open

Grazing breakfast · hacking begins

10:00
Guest speakers

Career & startup tracks in parallel, until 15:00

12:00
Lunch

Lunch voucher per attendee

17:00
Judging starts
18:00
Dinner

Dinner voucher per attendee

19:00
Final judging
21:00
Awards & close
22:00
Doors close

Building empty

LEARN-A-THON

FRIDAY · 5 ROOMS · 35-MIN SESSIONS

Five optional tracks running in parallel Friday evening — built to get first-timers building and give everyone a head start before the clock runs. Drop into any room.

SOFTWARE01
  • Intro to Git — Jeff Squyres
  • Building swapsgame.com with AI — Dalton Powell
STARTUPS02
  • Financial Modeling — Steven Plappert
  • Moneybot — Kahlil Garmon
HARDWARE03
  • Jack Manzella
  • Zaid
SUSTAINABLE FASHION04
  • Sessions TBA
AI05
  • Sessions TBA

Lineup subject to change · more sessions announced closer to the event.

SATURDAY SPEAKERS

10:00 → 15:00 · TWO TRACKS
CAREER TRACK

Talks and mentoring for students and early-career builders, running alongside the hack.

STARTUP TRACK

Sessions for founders and independent builders — go-to-market, fundraising, and shipping fast.

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