Time to Accelerate European Defense Innovation

The mission continues: after organizing the largest defense tech hackathon in Munich end of June, we're back to bring innovators in deep tech and dual-use together to solve the most pressing challenges of our times:

Join us and 100+ hackers from all across Europe and beyond for the second edition of the European Defense Tech Hackathon on November 29 - December 1, 2024, in Paris.

In February 2025, we'll organize another defense tech hackathon in Munich in conjunction with the Munich Security Conference, for which you can sign up here: https://munich.eurodefense.tech

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 the participants time and space to focus on their projects during the hackathon, 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, November 29, 2024

Kick-off Day

14:00 - Doors open, Networking

15:00 - Program and Presentation of the Challenges

17:00 - Open-ended Networking

Saturday, November 30, 2024

08:30 - Registration, Breakfast

09:00 - Welcome Speeches & Presentation of Challenges

10:00 - Start of Hacking, Lunch Break

Sunday, December 1, 2024

10:00 - End of Hacking, Evaluation of the Projects

12:00 - Lunch Break

Demo Day (Open to Visitors)

13:00 - Presentations from the Winners

15:00 - After-party & Networking

18:00 - End of the Event