Schedule
All times are BST. The joint sessions below run synchronously across Oxford and Singapore; the rest of the day is for building.
All times are SGT. The joint sessions below run synchronously with Oxford in the late afternoon; the rest of the day is for building.
Week 1
| Time | Session |
|---|---|
| Monday 15 June · KickoffOpen research zone | |
| 09:30 | Welcome and orientation: logistics, schedule, and code of conduct |
| 09:35 | Opening talk on the motivation and goals of the hackathon |
| 09:50 | Hands-on tutorial on building agents: LLM APIs, agent SDKs, MCP, Claude Code, and context engineering, with a companion Python notebook |
| 10:50 | Coffee break |
| 11:00 | Ideas round: short introductions and project ideas from every participant |
| 11:30 | Idea selection: discussion and voting to surface the projects with the most traction |
| 12:00 | End of joint session |
| Tuesday 16 June · Team formationOpen research zone | |
| 09:30 | Welcome back |
| 09:35 | Team formation: breakouts around the selected ideas, across Oxford and Singapore |
| 10:20 | Coffee break |
| 10:30 | Project scoping: each team sets its aim and demo targets for Friday |
| 11:15 | Project announcements: each team presents its aim, targets, and members |
| 11:45 | End of joint session |
| Wednesday 17 June · Build dayOpen research zone | |
| 11:30 | Team standups: quick progress updates and blocker sharing across teams |
| Thursday 18 June · Build dayOpen research zone | |
| 11:30 | Team standups: quick progress updates and blocker sharing across teams |
| Friday 19 June · Mid-hackathon check-inSmall lecture room | |
| 09:30 | Welcome back |
| 09:35 | Mid-hackathon demos: each team shows its progress, with questions and feedback |
| 10:20 | Coffee break |
| 10:30 | Project re-scoping: teams refine their plans for week two |
| 11:15 | End of joint session |
Week 2
| Time | Session |
|---|---|
| Monday 22 to Thursday 25 June · Build daysOpen research zone | |
| 11:30 | Team standups: quick progress updates and blocker sharing across teams |
| Friday 26 June · Demo day 🎉Small lecture room | |
| 09:30 | Welcome and setup |
| 09:45 | Final presentations: demos and Q&A in front of organisers, advisors, and invited guests |
| 11:00 | Coffee break |
| 11:20 | Winner announcement by the judging panel |
| 11:30 | Retrospective: what worked, what didn't, and plans for what comes next |
| 11:50 | Closing words |
| 12:00 | End of hackathon |