Affinda AI Innovation Challenge

ABOUT THE CHALLENGEEnactus Melbourne and CISSA are teaming up with Affinda, a Melbourne-based AI transformation partner to organisations around the world, for a four-day AI build challenge. 🤖Every team gets the same real-world business case and builds an AI-powered product for it. No coding experience needed: no-code tools, AI coding tools and vibe coding are all welcome. We judge the product and the thinking, not the code.THE CHALLENGEFieldday Events, a five-person events company, has just won the contract to run Riverside: a three-day riverfront festival for up to 15,000 people a day. They have ten weeks and five staff.Your challenge: Build an AI-powered product that helps Fieldday successfully deliver Riverside at a scale they've never operated before.Choose one of three tracks, each built around a different person at the festival:🎤 Track 1: Backstage - for the production team managing 60 artists and 40 food vendors🎟️ Track 2: Front Row - for festival-goers, up to 15,000 a day🦺 Track 3: Ground Control - for the safety lead and 300 volunteersFull brief, track guides and judging rubric:https://groovy-prune-775.notion.site/Affinda-AI-Innovation-Challenge-Track-Guide-3ef1e973de588137b302fd544dfc1a76KEY LINKS🎟️ Tickets (Humanitix):https://events.humanitix.com/affinda-ai-innovation-challenge📝 Team registration form (ONE person per team):https://forms.gle/kL6HoJAnumiAe8Ry8📝 Track selection form (ONE person per team):https://forms.gle/71QCPtin8XqmcvLf7💬 Discord (all announcements go here):https://discord.gg/DZgMfVRfr📚 Event hub (everything in one place):https://groovy-prune-775.notion.site/Affinda-AI-Innovation-Challenge-Hacker-Hub-3f01e973de58814e8252e20bd9d81f5bSCHEDULEOpening Night: Tue 6 Oct, 5:30–7:30pm · Laby Theatre, David Caro BuildingBuild Day 1: Wed 7 Oct, 9:00am–2:30pm · L1-107, 100 Leicester St (Building 278)Team Registrations and Track Selections close: Wed 7 Oct, 5:00pm (AEDT) via Google FormsBuild Day 2: Thu 8 Oct, 9:00am–2:30pm · G20 Collaborative Learning Space, Old Howard Florey Laboratories (Building 183)Submissions close: Thu 8 Oct, 5:00pm (AEDT) on DevpostFinalists announced: Fri 9 Oct, 2:00pm on DiscordClosing Night: Fri 9 Oct, 6:00–9:00pm · Singapore Theatre, Glyn Davis BuildingBuild days are optional drop-in rooms. You can build from anywhere, but finalists must attend Closing Night in person.👥 Teams of 3–4 · 🎓 Open to all current Australian university students, any degree