Encode London Hackathon and Conference

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We're thrilled to return to London for another round of innovation and hands-on building!

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We're thrilled to return to London for another round of innovation and hands-on building!​This year, we're bringing you an exceptional dual-track event, featuring a cutting-edge hackathon alongside a conference, with a special focus on AI and Web3. <h2>​Event structure</h2>​🛠️ Hackathon overview: 3 days of non-stop hacking to win bounties from our awesome partners!​📚 Conference: On Saturday, dive into the latest advancements and thought leadership in AI and Web3.

Get ready! We'll be dropping updates soon on our incredible partners, conference talks, and the challenges and prizes awaiting you. <h2>🗓 Dates: 24th-26th October 2025</h2>🛠️ Day 1 (October 24th) – Hackathon Kickoff &amp; Technical Workshops<ul><li>​10:00am — Doors Open</li><li>​10:00am — Square Miles &amp; Minor Figures Coffee Workshop</li><li>​​12:00pm — Lunch</li><li>​​1:00pm — Kickoff</li><li>​1:30 PM — DFINITY (<a href="https://internetcomputer.org/" title="https://internetcomputer.org/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">ICP</a>): <a href="https://x.com/cryptoschindler" title="https://x.com/cryptoschindler" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Moritz Fuller</a>, DevRel Engineer</li><li>2:00 PM — <a href="https://www.tig.foundation/" title="https://www.tig.foundation/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">The Innovation Game</a>: <a href="https://x.com/dr_johnfletcher" title="https://x.com/dr_johnfletcher" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Dr. John Fletcher</a>, Founder &amp; Chief Scientist</li><li>2:15 PM — <a href="https://www.openfort.io/" title="https://www.openfort.io/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Openfort</a>: <a href="https://x.com/jamalavedra" title="https://x.com/jamalavedra" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Jaume Alavedra</a>, CTO &amp; Co-Founder</li><li>2:30 PM — <a href="https://dreamspace.xyz/" title="https://dreamspace.xyz/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Dreamspace</a>: <a href="https://x.com/a_lanaspa?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor" title="https://x.com/a_lanaspa?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Alejandro Lanaspa</a>, Principal Software Engineer</li><li>3:00 PM — Break: Afternoon Snacks</li><li>3:00 PM — <a href="https://www.concordium.com/" title="https://www.concordium.com/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Concordium</a>: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/dragos-gabriel-danciulescu-087552213/?originalSubdomain=ro" title="https://www.linkedin.com/in/dragos-gabriel-danciulescu-087552213/?originalSubdomain=ro" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Dragos Danciulescu</a>, DevRel Engineer</li><li>3:30 PM — <a href="https://superteam.fun/" title="https://superteam.fun/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">SuperTeam UK</a>: <a href="https://x.com/capinuk?lang=en" title="https://x.com/capinuk?lang=en" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Cap</a>, UK Lead</li><li>3:45 PM — <a href="https://envio.dev/" title="https://envio.dev/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Envio</a>: <a href="https://twitter.com/jonjonclark" title="https://twitter.com/jonjonclark" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Jonjon Clark</a>, Co-Founder</li><li>4:00 PM — <a href="https://www.story.foundation/" title="https://www.story.foundation/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Story Protocol</a>: <a href="https://x.com/timtimtim_eth?lang=en" title="https://x.com/timtimtim_eth?lang=en" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Tim Shen</a>, Infra Partnership Lead</li><li>4:30 PM — <a href="https://openai.com/" title="https://openai.com/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">OpenAI</a>: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/wulfie-bain/?originalSubdomain=uk" title="https://www.linkedin.com/in/wulfie-bain/?originalSubdomain=uk" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Wulfie Bain,</a> Applied AI Lead for Startups (EMEA &amp; APAC)</li><li>5:00 PM — <a href="https://arbitrum.io/" title="https://arbitrum.io/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Arbitrum Foundation</a>: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/lorenzosicilia/?originalSubdomain=uk" title="https://www.linkedin.com/in/lorenzosicilia/?originalSubdomain=uk" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Lorenzo Sicilia</a>, Head of Technology</li><li>5:15 PM — <a href="https://www.livepeer.org/" title="https://www.livepeer.org/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Livepeer</a>: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/nickhollins/" title="https://www.linkedin.com/in/nickhollins/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Nick Hollins,</a> Ecosystem Partnerships Lead</li><li>5:45 PM — NEO: Session</li><li>6:00 PM — Food Break</li><li>Overnight — Hackathon: Non-stop Hacking!</li><li>​24hr: Doors open</li></ul>​​📚 Day 2 (October 25th) – Conference Day<ul><li>​24hr — Doors open</li><li>​9:00am — Breakfast nibbles</li><li>​10:00am — Founder Mode Comms: Building your personal brand <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/samanthawyap/?originalSubdomain=uk" title="https://www.linkedin.com/in/samanthawyap/?originalSubdomain=uk" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Samantha Yap</a> (<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/yapglobal/" title="https://www.linkedin.com/company/yapglobal/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">YAP Global</a>)</li><li>​10:30am — When is a blockchain expensive to attack? <a href="https://x.com/andrewlewispye?lang=en" title="https://x.com/andrewlewispye?lang=en" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Andrew Lewis-Pye</a> (Mathmetician and Blockchain researcher, LSE)</li><li>​11:00am — From Cryptographic Signatures to Fully Encrypted Execution - <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/jopasserat/?originalSubdomain=uk" title="https://www.linkedin.com/in/jopasserat/?originalSubdomain=uk" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Jonathan Passerat-Palmbach</a> (Senior Researcher, <a href="https://www.flashbots.net/" title="https://www.flashbots.net/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Flashbots</a>)</li><li>​11:30am — Create Apps Through Conversation - <a href="https://x.com/fxgst?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor" title="https://x.com/fxgst?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Elias Datler</a> (Software Engineer, <a href="https://dfinity.org/" title="https://dfinity.org/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">DFINITY</a>)</li><li>​1:00pm — AI isn't just hype - <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomeramir13/?originalSubdomain=uk" title="https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomeramir13/?originalSubdomain=uk" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Tomer Amir</a> (Technical Programme Manager, <a href="https://cloud.google.com/" title="https://cloud.google.com/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Google Cloud</a>)</li><li>​1:30pm — Lessons learned from building Euler - <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/euler-mab/?originalSubdomain=uk" title="https://www.linkedin.com/in/euler-mab/?originalSubdomain=uk" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Micheal Bentley</a> (Co-founder and CEO, <a href="https://eulerlabs.com/" title="https://eulerlabs.com/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Euler</a>)</li><li>​2:00pm — Can We Have Decentralised Social Media? - <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrea-bracciali-lkdn/?originalSubdomain=uk" title="https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrea-bracciali-lkdn/?originalSubdomain=uk" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Andrea Bracciali</a> (Blockchain &amp; Decentralised Systems Researcher, University of Turin)</li><li>​2:30pm — How and Why Start-Ups Raise Money? - <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/henry-humphreys-8a17188/" title="https://www.linkedin.com/in/henry-humphreys-8a17188/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Henry Humphreys</a> (M&amp;A and VC lawyer, <a href="https://humphreys.law/" title="https://humphreys.law/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Humphreys Law</a>)</li><li>​3:00pm — Taming the Double-Edged Sword: AI Risk and the Future of Cyber Defence - <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/mavroudisv/" title="https://www.linkedin.com/in/mavroudisv/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Vasilios Mavroudis</a> (Principal Research Scientist, <a href="https://www.turing.ac.uk/" title="https://www.turing.ac.uk/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Alan Turing Institute</a>)</li><li>​3:30pm — <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/ossieamir/?originalSubdomain=uk" title="https://www.linkedin.com/in/ossieamir/?originalSubdomain=uk" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Ossie </a><a href="https://x.com/os_presso" title="https://x.com/os_presso" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Amir</a> - <a href="https://wormhole.com/" title="https://wormhole.com/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Wormhole</a> (Core Contributor)</li><li>​All day &amp; overnight: Non-stop hacking!</li></ul>​🏆 Day 3 (October 26th) – Final Submissions &amp; Winner Announcements<ul><li>24hrs: Doors open</li><li>9:00am: Breakfast nibbles</li><li>12:00pm: Submissions due</li><li>12:00pm: Lunch nibbles</li><li>1:00pm: Judging begins</li><li>4:30pm: Hackathon finale</li><li>6:30pm: Doors closes</li></ul><h2> </h2><h2>​Venue: <a href="https://hub.encode.club/" title="https://hub.encode.club/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">The Encode Hub</a></h2>​A vibrant coworking space in the heart of Shoreditch, it's perfect if you're looking for a place to work and connect! 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