Leadenhall Live Presents: The AI Hackathon

LEADENHALL LIVE AI HACKATHON
In person event: Tuesday 7th July
Virtual Event: Tuesday 7th July - Thursday 9th July (48 Hours)

Build apps and websites by chatting with AI. Make things people need, to make life or work better.

Go solo or collaborate as a team or company - no experience needed.

In partnership with bolt.new & SilkFlo.com

£3,000+ in cash prizes. Thousands more in perks including a year of FREE Bolt Pro.

Multiple Prize Tracks: Awarding execution in Creative, Collaborative and Technical areas

Hosted by: Something Labs Group & Friends

⬇️ Register For Your Free Ticket Here - Limited spaces

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WHAT IS IT?

A 48-hour AI hackathon built for everyone. Use bolt.new AI to build real products — apps, tools, websites — just by describing what you want in the chat. All you need are ideas!

In-Person & Virtual participation - Attend in-person 10:00-19:00 7th July 2026, or participate Virtually (UK Only)

Get a Ticket and you will be emailed your Hackathon Participant Pack before the event.

Build with AI — No Coding Required Use bolt.new and other tools to build real apps and websites just by describing what you want. Beginners and developers both welcome.

Solo or Collaborate Bring a team or come alone and find collaborators on the day. Meet founders, designers, engineers and AI enthusiasts in Finance, Law and Tech.

Make Ideas Real The theme is simple: build something that makes life or work better. From productivity tools to creative projects - if it helps people, and uses bolt.new for an original build, it qualifies.

⬇️ Get Your Free Ticket Below . Limited Places

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ATTEND IN PERSON

Kick off at the iconic Leadenhall Building in the heart of the City of London on 7th July, 10 AM–7 PM.

Guests Speakers from the Hackathon Sponsors, plus Product & Engineering Mentors will be attending.

Drinks and snacks for participants will be available throughout the day, and there are surrounding food kiosks and cafes

10:00 - 12:00 - Arrival and Registration

Arrive, form teams, get registered, Sponsors & Mentors on hand to help you get familiar with Bolt.new, SilkFlo and other AI tools

12:00 -15:00 - Hackathon Sponsor and AI Product Building Presentations

Guest Speakers Presenting their Hackathon Prize Tracks, how to get the most out of Bolt.new, SilkFlo and other AI tools and how to develop great ideas

Multiple Prizes with track criteria to be announced - Focused on Valuable AI, Potential Positive Impact, Collaborative Projects

17:00 - 19:00 - Networking & Refreshments - Day 1 Mini Prizes

If you missed the earlier part of the day, join us after working hours, to network, form a team and enjoy refreshments from the bar

There will be mini-prizes and Merch available, for the best builds on the day and most engaged project posts on Socials.

You'll get a chance to Learn, Build and Network with fellow participants. Limited places.

Participant Registration links:

- Participant pre-registration links will be emailed directly to Ticket Holders before the Hackathon date.

- For Virtual Participation, the registration link will also be shared here close to the Hackathon Date - *Check back 1st JULY*

HACKATHON SUBMISSIONS CLOSE - 10:00 BST (UK) 9th JULY

WINNERS ANNOUNCED - 16:00 PM 9th JULY - Keep an eye on your Emails for Live Stream Winner Announcement Links and Post-Event Summary Media

Submission criteria and Terms and Conditions apply. More information available via participant registration website.

PARTICIPATE VIRTUALLY

Can't make it in person? Pre-register to participate from anywhere in the UK. We'll email you a link to get your hackathon pack with AI credits so you can build and submit remotely.

👉 Pre-Register from 1st JULY for Virtual Access *Check back here 1st JULY*

Virtual & IRL Participants, please use the below website for Registration and Submissions

Hackathon Participant Registration Website: https://leadenhall-live-ai-hackathon.bolt.host

SPONSORS & PRIZES

Bolt.new

The #1 Professional Vibe Coding Tool Trusted by Accenture, Google, Intel, Salesforce, Shopify, Stripe

Create stunning apps & websites by chatting with AI

Empowering product builders with the most powerful coding agents

Bolt does the heavy lifting for you, so you can focus on your vision instead of fighting errors.

Bolt.new Track
Use Bolt’s AI Chat to create a new Website or App or Tool (Must be a new project building during hackathon)

Make use of Bolt's various features, including various ready-made partner platform integrations that AI can connect for you in the chat

If you’re more technical, why not build your own new integrations and API connections!

Tip: Use ‘Plan’ mode to discuss your ideas with AI before starting to build

Tip: Bolt has an easy ‘Share’ feature where you can invite others to collaborate on your project. There is a prize for the best collaborative project with 4 or more collaborators - even better if they are colleagues from the same company email domain.

If it’s your first time using Bolt.new, here’s an introductory guide: https://support.bolt.new/building/intro-bolt

Bolt.new Prizes

1st place — $1,000 cash + 1 Year FREE Bolt Pro (worth $216+)

2nd place — $750 cash + 1 Year FREE Bolt Pro (worth $216+)

Best Collaborative Project —$500 cash + 1 Year FREE Bolt Pro (worth $216+)

SilkFlo.com

- Used by Teams, Leaders & Consultants to get the most ROI from AI

- Discover & Measure high value AI & Innovation use cases

- Build approval-ready business cases that get funded

- Track & Prove the real ROI of every Tech investment

SilkFlo is the financial governance layer between AI investment and proof of return. SilkFlo turned Aviva's Claims Department innovation pipeline into 102 qualified opportunities worth £12 million in identified savings, in 3 weeks. More info on SilkFlo: https://silkflo.com/

The SilkFlo track puts the same methodology in your hands. Build something that helps people, and find out what it's actually worth to a business.

SilkFlo Track

Every idea has a value!

Find Out What Your Project Idea Is Really Worth inside SilkFlo.

- Submit your project idea description in to SilkFlo's Platform (A FREE dedicated SilkFlo Access Link will be provide to registered participants)

- SilkFLo's AI value engine will assess your idea and give it a Potential Value - shown on your Dashboard

- The Projects with Highest Value Ideas will be shown on a Live Leaderboard in SIlkFlo

Tip: Make sure the project idea you submit in SilkFlo matches the Hackathon Project you submit using bolt.new

- The hackathon submission doesn't need to be a complete product but it should have some meaningful function that works as a Demo, accessible via the Published bolt project link you submit for the hackathon

SilkFlo Prizes — £1,000 cash total

1st place — £500 cash + 9 months free SilkFlo Pro + AI Value Audit (£15,000 consulting value)

A structured month of sessions with SilkFlo's founder, producing a CFO-ready report on what the winning idea and others discovered during the month are worth - assessed, prioritised and visible inside SilkFlo, using the same process that found Aviva £12M in savings. If Audit prize is not applicable to the winner, it will revert to the next runner-up.

2nd place — £300 cash + 6 months free SilkFlo Pro

3rd place — £200 cash + 3 months free SilkFlo Pro

Highest Value AI Idea — Engraved trophy, inscribed "Highest Value AI Idea / Leadenhall Live 2026 / Awarded by SilkFlo"

Something Labs Group (SLG)

AI Technology Consultancy

• AI Transformation Discovery

• AI Workshops & Training

• Product building & Project Management

Tech Event Organisers & Hosts

• Public & Private Corporate Hackathons

• AI Speaking, Panels

• Community Digital Literacy

Venture Studio / Incubator planned for 2027

Founders (UK/ EU), Investors and Community Interest /Non-Profits can connect with SLG founder Darrell Edwards on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/darrell-edwards-2bn/

SLG Prizes

Up to 3x £100 -150 Prizes

For Projects that impress for:

• Creativity

• Integrations

• Social good / Non-Profit purposes

• Social Platform Engagement with Posts about your project during the Hackathon (Tag sponsors to be seen and feel free to share your LinkedIn Profile upon registration / submission)

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