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Hack The Boot

Italy's first international students Hackathon

The brand new Hackathon, powered by students, hosted in Italy.Are you ready to take part in it and win the prizes?We are waiting for you. 🫵

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$ Date: Spring 2026

$ Location: Milan, Politecnico di Milano.

$ Application Priority Round: January 2026

$ Regular Applications: March

Live Buzz

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Sarah Chen@sarahcodes· 2h ago

Just submitted my application for Hack The Boot! 🚀 Can't wait to meet amazing people and build something incredible in Milan!

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Marco Rossi@marcodev· 4h ago

Priority round application submitted ✅ Super excited about this! First international hackathon in Italy at Politecnico di Milano? Count me in!

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Emma Johnson@emmaj_tech· 6h ago

Heard about Hack The Boot from a friend and immediately applied. 24 hours of coding with hackers from around the world? Yes please! 🔥

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Luca Ferrari@lucabuilds· 8h ago

Application sent! 🎉 Been waiting for something like this in Italy. Spring 2026 can't come soon enough!

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Aisha Patel@aisha_creates· 10h ago

Just found out about Hack The Boot and WOW. The speaker lineup alone is worth it. Applied immediately! 💪

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Diego Silva@diegodev· 12h ago

Priority application done ✨ Already thinking about project ideas. Who wants to team up? #HackTheBoot

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The Event

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For 24 hours straight, you'll team up, code, design, and brainstorm your way throughchallenges. You'll meet brilliant minds from all over the world and build somethingamazing together.

300+ Hackers

From all over the world

  • Students from top universities
  • Industry professionals
  • International participants
  • Diverse skill levels welcome

Mentorships

From academia and industry

  • One-on-one guidance
  • Technical workshops
  • Career advice sessions
  • Code reviews and feedback

Prizes

Cash & Tech Gadgets

  • $5,000 grand prize
  • Latest tech gadgets
  • Internship opportunities
  • Exclusive swag and merch

Speakers & Judges

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Learn from industry leaders who are shaping the future of technologyand innovation. Our speakers and judges come from top tech companies and renowned universities.

John Doe

John Doe

Senior ML Engineer @ OpenAI

FintechMachine LearningCybersecurity

John has over a decade of experience building large-scale machine learning systems. At HackTheBoot, he'll share insights on applying AI in fintech and how to protect critical models from evolving cybersecurity threats.

Mark Smith

Mark Smith

AI Researcher @ DeepMind

NLPNeural NetworksReinforcement Learning

Mark focuses on cutting-edge AI research in natural language processing and reinforcement learning. He'll dive into how neural architectures are evolving and what the next generation of intelligent systems could look like.

Alice Johnson

Alice Johnson

Security Architect @ Microsoft

Cloud SecurityDevSecOpsZero Trust Architecture

Alice designs enterprise-scale security systems and leads Microsoft's efforts in cloud resilience. Her talk will highlight zero trust strategies, DevSecOps practices, and how to secure AI-driven infrastructures.

Event Timeline

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January 10th, 2026

Priority Application Open

Early bird registration for committed participants

30 days remaining

February 10th, 2026

General Applications Open

Open registration for all participants

60 days remaining

April 23-24th, 2026

Hack The Boot!

24 hours of collaboration & coding

90 days remaining