The Artificial Future Hackathon – Registration Form

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Are you a student?

Yes

EXPERIENCE & BACKGROUND

What is your experience level with AI/coding?

Curious Beginner (New to AI)

Beginner (Learning the basics)

Intermediate (Some hands-on project)

Advanced (Building or deploying AI Solutions)

Non-technical (product, design, business, ops)

What's your primary role/skillset? (Select all that apply)

Software Developer/Engineer

Machine Learning Engineer

Product Manager (Technical)

Brand/Creative Director

Illustrator/Visual Artist

Research & Strategy:

Researcher (Academic/Industry)

Business Development

Communication & Community:

Writer/Content Creator

Linguist/Language Expert

Operations & Support:

Administrative/Logistics

Healthcare Professional

Finance/Economics Expert

Agriculture/Sustainability Expert

Policy/Government Expert

Tell us briefly about your background and why you're interested in the hackathon

CHALLENGE TRACK SELECTION

Which challenge area interests you most?

Economic Access – Financial solutions for institutional, informal, or personal economies. What does AI make possible that wasn't before?

Local Language & Culture – NLP and language tools built for African languages (Yoruba, Hausa, Igbo, Swahili, etc.). Help close the gap in AI for underrepresented languages

Education – Personalized learning beyond classrooms. AI solutions for students without access to quality teachers, schools, or internet.

Healthcare – Intelligence that meets people where they actually are. AI solutions for healthcare outside of hospitals and clinical settings.

Storytelling to Build Data – For writers, linguists, poets, creatives. Record stories, poems, or essays in your native African language. Audio + transcript. This track is entirely online and open to anyone on the continent

STORYTELLING TRACK (if selected above)

Which African language will you create content in?

What type of content are you planning to submit?

Short story

PARTICIPATION FORMAT

How will you participate?

In-person in Lagos

Virtual (anywhere in the world)

If in-person: Please select the events that you’re interested in? Limited capacity applies

Opening Ceremony - May 30th, Access Towers, Lagos Island

Closing Ceremony - June 6th, Paystack, Ikeja, Lagos

Coworking sessions - May 31st - June 5th, Several locations, Lagos

Are you coming with a team or looking to form one?

I have a team already

I want to form a team at the hackathon

I'm open to joining a team

If you have a team: How many members (including you)?

What complementary skills does your team need? (if forming)

ACCESSIBILITY & LOGISTICS

Do you require any accessibility accommodations?

Have you attended a hackathon before?

Yes

This will be my first

COWORKING & HUB ACCESS

As part of our partnership with Café One, hackathon participants will have access to Café One coworking hubs at a discounted rate during the hackathon build week for collaboration, coworking, and team sessions.

To help us plan logistics and allocate hubs properly, please select the location closest to you.

If you live in Lagos, which Café One hub would be most convenient for you?

If you live outside Lagos, which up country hub are you most likely to participate from?

Would you be interested in using a Café One coworking space during the hackathon week at a discounted participant rate?

Yes

Maybe - I’d like more information

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

What's your biggest goal for this hackathon?

Are you interested in the Launchpad program?

Yes, very interested

Maybe, tell me more

How did you hear about this hackathon?

Any additional comments or questions?

CONSENT & CONFIRMATION

I've read the hackathon guidelines and understand the format (two weekends: May 30–31 and June 5–6)

I'm ready to commit time to building and mentorship during the week between hackathon weekends

As part of YPIT’s commitments to a launch pad for the most impressive projects, YPIT may introduce these projects to investors and sponsors with consent from the teams.

Submitting this form takes you into a dedicated WhatsApp group chat for hackathon participants.