Utopian Space Global Hackathon-26

72 Hours. Global Teams. Humanity's Challenges. Your Solutions.

AI-for-Humanity: Innovating for Global Well-being

The Innovation Engine of Lokakṣema 2026

While the summit convenes leaders for dialogue and strategy, the hackathon generates practical, deployable AI solutions addressing humanity's most urgent challenges.

Our Promise: Top projects receive funding, incubator support, and pilot deployment partnerships.

Four Tracks, Infinite Impact

Health & Biomedicine

Diagnostics in resource-limited settings, predictive healthcare, mental health tools.

Climate & Agriculture

Climate prediction, precision agriculture, water optimization, renewables.

Public Safety & Humanitarian Response

Disaster prediction, cybersecurity, humanitarian logistics.

Open Innovation

Bold ideas pushing boundaries for social good.

Designed for Excellence

Open to 18+, teams of 2–5
72 hours in parallel with summit
Hybrid: on-site + global remote

What You'll Submit

Code repository (MIT/Apache 2.0)
Max 6-page technical paper
3–5 minute demo video

Judging & Prizes

Global jury of 15–20
Up to $100,000 + compute credits
Incubator fast-track & pilot partnerships