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MLT×WNCP AI
Schedule

Six days. One stage.

Kickoff on Fri, May 8 · 5 PM ET. Submissions due Tue, May 12 · 1 AM ET. Live finalist showcase at the MLT20 conference Thu, May 14 · 1 PM ET. All times Eastern.

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Day by day

Every session, every day.

Fri, May 8

Kickoff

Virtual kickoff opens the build week. Pick a prompt, find a team, meet the mentors.

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    5:00 – 7:00 PM ET

    Virtual kickoff

    Welcome from MLT and WNCP AI · Prompt walk-through · Tools tour · Mentor pairings · Q&A.

    Virtual (Zoom — link emailed at signup)

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Sat, May 9

Build day 1

First full day of building. Office hours all day, async mentorship.

  1. Office hours
    10:00 AM – 12:00 PM ET

    Morning office hours

    Drop-in mentor support in Gather. Bring your blockers.

    Gather (link emailed at signup)

    + Calendar
  2. Talk
    2:00 – 3:00 PM ET

    Talk: Shipping with AI tools — what actually works

    30-minute talk + 30-minute Q&A. Tactical patterns from teams that have shipped this year.

    Virtual

    + Calendar
  3. Office hours
    5:00 – 7:00 PM ET

    Evening office hours

    Late-day mentor block. Best window for working professionals.

    Gather

    + Calendar
Sun, May 10

Build day 2

Mid-weekend check-in. Finish your core feature loop today; tomorrow is for polish + submission prep.

  1. Office hours
    11:00 AM – 1:00 PM ET

    Late-morning office hours

    Drop-in mentor support in Gather.

    Gather

    + Calendar
  2. Talk
    3:00 – 4:00 PM ET

    Talk: Submission week-of essentials

    Demo video tips, public-repo checklist, common rubric misses, and how to write the writeup.

    Virtual

    + Calendar
Mon, May 11

Submission day

Final push. Office hours run late tonight to help everyone get over the line by 1 AM ET Tuesday.

  1. Office hours
    10:00 AM – 12:00 PM ET

    Morning office hours — final push

    Last block to debug deploys, write your writeup, and record your demo.

    Gather

    + Calendar
  2. Office hours
    7:00 – 11:00 PM ET

    Late-night submission help

    Mentor coverage runs through the deadline. Ping the #help channel in Gather.

    Gather

    + Calendar
Tue, May 12

Submissions due · Round 1 judging

Hard submission deadline at 1:00 AM ET. Round 1 judging happens through the day. Two finalists + one Viewers’ Choice announced in the evening.

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    1:00 AM ET — hard deadline

    Submissions due on Devpost

    GitHub repo, hosted prototype, ≤2-min demo video, written description, prompt declaration. Late submissions are not accepted.

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    Async · all day

    Round 1 judging

    Judges and volunteer reviewers score every submission against the rubric.

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    8:00 PM ET

    Finalists announced

    Three finalists announced (two judge picks + one Viewers’ Choice). Finalists kick off pitch prep.

    + Calendar
Thu, May 14

Live finalist showcase

On stage at the MLT20 conference — NYC Hilton Midtown. Three finalists pitch live during the lunch block.

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    1:00 – 2:00 PM ET

    MLT20 Buildathon finalist showcase

    Three finalists pitch live in front of the MLT20 conference room. Judges deliberate. Winner announced Thursday evening.

    MLT20 Conference · NYC Hilton Midtown

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Where

Three places. One stage.

Live sessions

Zoom

Kickoff and the Sat/Sun talks happen on Zoom. Link emailed when you sign up.

Office hours + community

Gather

Office hours, mentor pings, team-finding, and the help channel during build week.

Live showcase

MLT20 — NYC Hilton Midtown

Thu May 14, 1 PM ET. Three finalists pitch live during the MLT20 lunch block. In-person finalists get a conference pass + hotel covered.

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Save the dates.

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