Welcome to AI + API Gateway Hackathon with Kong, AWS and Cillers.
Free of charge: Breakfast, lunch, fika, dinner, and beverages included!
The Objective
Explore how to build systems using an AI-powered API Gateway and agents that are specialized to handle different types of requests.
The Use Case: Customer Support
Find practical ways to use semantic routing and specialized AI agents to resolve customer inquiries better, faster, and more cost-effectively.
Customer support is one of the top challenges for all big companies. Most of the current AI-powered solutions have hardly scratched the surface of what’s possible. The market potential is enormous for anyone who can build a simple and effective solution.
The Jury: Showcase Your Demo For Executives At Large Companies
The jury consists of executives from Ericsson, Saab, Scania, Swish, Sinch, Sandvik, Assa Abloy, Green Cargo, Ahlsell, PWC, Husqvarna, Telia and more. They are eager to see your demo.
Jury members vote with meetings. 3 points means they want to meet with your team to discuss further. If your team presents a convincing demo, you are guaranteed meetings with decision-makers at Sweden's largest companies . We've had teams win up to 10 meetings with companies like IKEA, Volvo Cars, Atlas Copco, H&M, etc...
The Paradigm Shift We Are Exploring: AI + API Gateways
API Gateways are changing fundamentally because of the opportunities and challenges that come with AI.
Traditional API Gateways with many explicit routes to methods that can only handle specific tasks take a long time to develop, are inflexible, and lead to lots of complexity in the clients. This is one of the biggest bottlenecks in system development.
AI enables moving from explicit routing paths, like "/deliveries/123," to semantic routing where requests go to a general intelligent endpoint that dispatches each request to the relevant agents based on intent and meaning.
This paradigm shift improves development speed, API flexibility, and user experience - perfect for building systems that can communicate with natural language.
We will also explore best practices for how to handle the compliance, reliability and access control challenges that come with AI.
Teams
In our hackathons, software developers, AI experts, designers, and process experts come together to explore how to optimize business-critical processes with AI and other potent technologies. All within a fun and inspiring environment.
We will admit 15 teams.
Team Composition: Teams must have at least two members that cover AI, back-end, front-end and user experience expertise. If you are lacking one of these we will help you find what you need.
We will provide a customer support expert to provide ideas, guidance and feedback to all teams.
Solo applicants: Just apply and we will assign you to a team.
Already got a team? Make sure every member registers individually and specifies the team they belong to. This helps us understand who belongs to each team and ensures we can communicate effectively with all participants.
Max team size: No limit!
Timeline
Application: Open now!
As soon as you and your team is admitted you can start building your solution.
April 23: Main In-Person Event at AWS 8.30 - 19 CET. All food and drinks included!
Said About AI Hackathons Powered By Cillers
"Had an exhilarating experience at the hackathon - felt like stumbling into the Y Combinator of the Scandinavia!"
"It was super fun participating in Cillers AI Hackathon. Our team worked for just a week and was able to get meetings with some of Sweden's largest companies! This is amazing!"
"Thank you for introducing us to people interested in our idea—it means a lot and opens up great opportunities for us. It was an amazing experience, and we’re grateful for the connections and insights gained. Such a fantastic hackathon!”
“Cillers is one of the best, if not the best AI hackathon organisers in Sweden. Good learning experience and great meeting some of the smartest and innovative developers in the Nordics.”
“I had the privilege of attending what was likely the best AI hackathon in the Nordics yesterday, and I was amazed by it.”
"Incredibly inspiring! A Cillers hackathon is a great opportunity to try out the latest tech, alongside a community of talented and creative minds."
"Thanks for spearheading such an exceptional event, and fostering an environment conducive to technical exploration and innovation."
“A lot of fun joining this one! Met a bunch of nice people, and got to work with some cool new technology."
Apply Now!
Easier to get in if you apply soon - so do it NOW!
We promise you an unforgettable experience!
Johan Dahlström, Regional Director North EMEA at Kong Inc
Per Lange and Peder Linder, Founders, Cillers
