The UK AI Agent Hackathon EP4 is back with our most ambitious edition yet: a Special Edition in collaboration with OpenClaw, focused on building the next generation of production-ready AI agents bringing together hundreds of top student builders, researchers, and founders from across the UK and Europe at Imperial College London.
On the Opening Conference alone, we will have keynotes and fireside chats between Peter Steinberger, Founder of OpenClaw and Thomas Wolf, Co-Founder of Hugging Face, panels with Partners from Ada Ventures, EWOR, and Fabric Ventures, a conversation with Simon Squibb, 17M followers. Moderated by Shafi Maahe, President of Imperial AI and Minghan Xiao, President of Imperial Fintech.
And this is just the kick-off for what will become the biggest OpenClaw week in the world with multiple workshops throughout the hackathon culminating in a demo-day on the 7th March and an incredible prize-pool.
Supported by OpenAI and Lovable, all participants get free access to Codex, OpenAI API credits alongside 1 month free Lovable subscription for the hackathon!Builders will also have access to the FLock API Platform: an enterprise AI model hub that provides a single secure interface to the world’s leading AI models at lower cost than mainstream inference APIs: https://platform.flock.io/signin
Gold Sponsors
FLock.ioSierra.aiZ.aiCantor8
Silver Sponsors
The Compression CompanyAnimoca BrandsLovableAnywaySuperCellAfterQuery
Bronze Sponsors
Virtual ProtocolUnibase
Co-hosted with CogX & Partners:BGA(Blockchain For Good Alliance), BaseUK, SuperteamUK, ManusAI, Fabrics Ventures, Delphi Ventures, Moonshot AIMedia Partner:PA News, BlockBeats, ChainCatcher, CogX, CoinNess, TokenPost, Our Two Cents (支无不言）
Each sponsor brings dedicated APIs, SDKs, tooling, and problem statements, giving teams the chance to compete for additional sponsor-specific rewards alongside the main hackathon prizes.
More than just a competition, UK AI Agent Hackathon EP4 is a launchpad for serious agent builders, combining deep technical challenges, high-quality mentorship, and a community that continues well beyond demo day.
Dates: 1st March – 7th MarchFormat: Hybrid · Team-based · Builder-firstFocus: AI Agents · Multi-Agent Systems Special Edition Partner: OpenClawJoin Our Channels to keep updated:Discord:https://discord.gg/8jvkHztnAMWhatsApp:https://chat.whatsapp.com/EEsrrj1U5H66lANVjhenQh
Official AI Agents Lab Website for more details and Full Schedule:https://www.aiagentslab.uk/hackathon/ep4
