Time to Accelerate European Defense Innovation 🚀

Join us and 120+ hackers from all across Europe and beyond for the European Defense Tech Hackathon on February 27-March 1, 2025, in Athens, Greece, held under the Auspices of the Ministry of National Defence of the Hellenic Republic

Goal

We want to bridge the gaps between technologists, the public sector, investors, and operators in dual-use and defense technology. This hackathon will demonstrate the talent and drive of the European ecosystem.

Get inspired by the challenges we have prepared, or feel free to bring your own project. You'll get feedback from folks who have been on the frontline to ensure you're solving real problems.

Our goal with the hackathon is to put you in a position to continue towards deployment.

Visitors

To give participants time and space to focus on their projects, we'll have no visitors during the hackathon. If you're curious about the outcomes and what the teams have built, please sign up as a visitor for our demo day on Sunday.

Agenda

Friday, February 27, 2026

Kick-off Day

12:00 - Doors open, Networking

13:00 - Welcome by Organizers, Keynote

14:00 - Workshops, Team Formation, and Open-ended Networking

17:00 - Presentation of Mentors and Challenges

18:00 - Start of Hacking

Saturday, February 28, 2026

Hacking continues all day

Sunday, March 1, 2026

10:00 - Testing of Presentations

12:00 - Lunch Break, End of Hacking

Demo Day (Open to Visitors)

13:00 - Pitches of the winning teams

15:00 - Award Ceremony

15:30 - After-party & Networking