Building Conversational AI That Remembers

Join 100+ top engineers, founders, and builders for a 24-hour, hands-on hackathon focused on voice-first AI systems with memory.

This hackathon is about going beyond demos. You’ll build voice agents that take actions, remember context, adapt over time, and evolve across conversations.

Expect real building, strong technical depth, and a room full of people who actually ship.

🔥 Hackathon Theme

Building Conversational AI That Remembers

Create voice-based conversational systems that:

Take real actions
Remember users and past interactions
Adapt behavior over time
Improve across conversations

From human-facing voice experiences to business automation and developer tooling, this is about making voice AI actually work in the real world.

Tracks & Winners

The hackathon will feature 3 distinct tracks
3 winning teams will be announced, one per track
Track details will be revealed 3–4 days before the hackathon with small workshops from the companies

Follow us to stay updated on the tracks, agenda, and announcements:

www.activateyourvoice.tech

🤝 Hosted & Partners

Hosted by: Speechmatics & The AI Collective

Partners & tooling:

Backboard
Fal.ai (TBC)
And more

Expect API credits, tooling access, and hands-on support from partners.

📍 Event Details

📅 Dates: February 28 – March 1
⏱️ Format: 24-hour hackathon

🕕 Start: Saturday, Feb 28 at 6:00 PM
🕔 End: Sunday, March 1 at 5:00 PM
🏆 Winners announced: 5:30 PM

📍 Venue: School 42, Paris

🏆 Awards & Prizes

💰 Cash prizes up to €3,000
🎁 Tooling & API credits from our partners
Recognition from industry leaders and the global AI Collective community

🧑‍⚖️ Judges

We’re excited to welcome experienced industry leaders to evaluate the projects:

Kartik Ahuja – Research Scientist at Meta
Edgar - Speechmatics
Ekta Sengar – Product at Atlassian
Tharsan - Lead AI at PMU

👥 Participants:
100+ engineers from top schools, startup founders, and serious builders.

As always, food and drink, engaging conversation, and incredible company will all be provided!

Please be advised: Unfortunately, space is very limited at these community events and we can not always accept everyone we would like to. If you are not accepted to this event, please keep applying! We appreciate your application tremendously and we are looking forward to seeing you at a future event very soon!

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Activate Your Voice Hackathon | The AI Collective Paris