AI For Business w/ AWS x Centrale Nantes Etudes

⚡ AI For Business Hackathon w/ AWS User Group Nantes x Centrale Nantes Etudes ​​Join us on April 18th 2026, at Audencia Atlantic Campus in Nantes, for a bold 1-day hackathon with 50 top builders. Centrale Nantes Etudes is a Junior Enterprise part of CNJE that connects Centrale Nantes engineering students with companies to deliver missions in digital, engineering and sustainability. For this event, Centrale Nantes Etudes is teaming up with: AWS User Group Nantes — local community part of the 590+ AWS User Groups globally organising meetups, workshops, and real-world projects around AWS solutions.Audencia Junior Conseil — Junior Enterprise part of CNJE connecting Audencia Business students with companies for strategy, business and consulting missions. Mentors and jury members will join from leading AI and consulting companies including AWS, Orange Business, BNP Paribas, Alten, and more. Teams will have 8h to build & pitch AI demos (real business use cases) to our Jury panel on Saturday evening. 🗓️ Event Details ​📍 Location: Audencia - Atlantique Campus, Nantes📅 Date: Saturday, April 18th👥 Participants: 50 (Teams: 1-5 people)🧑‍💻 Format: In-person only ​Food & drinks provided.All participants must apply and be accepted individually.​Selected participants will receive confirmation 2 weeks before the event.We’ll open a WhatsApp group to help you form teams. ​​​Limited to 50 participants – secure your spot now! ​⏱️ Schedule – Saturday, April 18th 9am - 10am : Arrivals and networkingCheck-inBreakfast10am - 10:30am : Opening RemarksTrack and use cases presentationPartners presentations10:30am - 6:30pm : HackingLunch at 1pmSubmissions before 5:30pm​6:30pm - 7:30pm : Judging5 finalists selected by our jury7:30pm - 8:00pm : Finalists demos5 finalists - 5 minutes each​8:15pm : Award Ceremony 🏆 Prizes & Perks ​We’re giving out €500+ in cash, credits, merch — and exclusive mentorship opportunities with our partners. ​Whether you’re aiming to win or just build something ambitious, the top teams will walk away with: ​💰 Cash prizes​🎁 AI credits & exclusive partner merch🧠 Professional opportunities and mentorship sessions from AWS, Github, Alten, Cursor and more 🧠 Jury & Mentors ​Full lineup of Jury: ​Mick Levy, Directeur Innovation @OrangeBusinessTugdual Grall, Solutions Engineer @GithubJulieu Landuré, Organiser & Ambassador @AWS User Group @Cursor More to be anounced... ​🛠️ Our Partners AWS User Group Nantes — local community part of the 590+ AWS User Groups globally organising meetups, workshops, and real-world projects around AWS solutions. BNP Paribas — European banking leader operating in 60+ countries with ~190,000 employees, delivering financial services and advanced data-driven solutions. Alten — engineering and IT consulting firm with 57,000+ employees in 30+ countries, supporting innovation across industries from aerospace to finance. Orange Business x Herige — Orange Business, global B2B digital services arm of Orange, operates in 65+ countries; joined by industrial client Herige, a major French construction materials group with 3,000+ employees. Lovable — fast-growing AI startup building tools to create apps from natural language, used by thousands of users to prototype and launch products quickly. Red Bull Basement — global innovation challenge empowering young innovators to build tech-driven ideas, with international finals and up to €100K in prizes. Nantes Métropole — regional public authority representing 24 municipalities and 650,000+ inhabitants, driving economic development and innovation in western France. Wavestone — international consulting firm with 6,000+ consultants, supporting organisations worldwide in strategy, digital transformation, and technology adoption across business-critical challenges.