On October 24 and 25, LU Innovation organises the Make it! Tech Weekend, a two-day event for students and curious minds who want to build and learn about AI. The event is in collaboration with partners such as Lovable, Mindpark, Södra Folkhögskolan and the Helsingborg Innovation District.
The weekend is all about building things and learning AI tools or other devices. With access to a makerspace you can also construct, print or modify things. Participants are free to explore any idea, but projects are encouraged to focus on sustainability, equality, impact, and peace and conflict. Participants can bring an idea they are already working on, or team up with others to develop new ideas at the event.
The event’s most distinctive feature is saved for the end: it starts on land, at Mindparks Helsingborg facility, but the presentation of what people have built during the weekend takes place on the ferries between Sweden and Denmark. Participants pitch their ideas onboard, going between two countries, making the finale of the event a literal journey across the Øresund.
Alongside the building, the weekend also offers a series of workshops on subjects such as using AI tools to create apps or websites, as well as business mindsets and communication.
The event welcomes a mix of backgrounds, skill sets, and levels of experience. Aimed mainly at students at Lunds University, it is also open to an extend to aspiring entrepreneurs to seasoned founders and curious professionals. No prior experience is required.
The program runs Saturday, October 24 from 11:00 to 17:30 and Sunday, October 25 from 10:00 to 18:30.
Registration: Luma event page
The event is part of the Helsingborg Tech Week, and is its final event.
Transparency: Karsten Deppert, the author of this post and this website, is also involved in this event.
