Schedule · Paris 2026

Two days at Google Paris.

Thursday opens with kickoff and an evening to settle in. Friday is the full build, demos, and close. The block-by-block schedule below is the current plan.

Thursday, July 9 -- Kickoff

  1. 17:00 - 19:00

    Welcome and kickoff

    Eurazeo and Google Cloud open the hackathon with program introductions and partner remarks.

  2. 19:00 - 20:00

    Networking and dinner

    Open reception. Light dinner and drinks; meet your mentors and the Google engineers.

  3. 20:00 - 21:00

    Team setup and final prep

    Teams claim their stations and verify their Google Cloud credentials before the build window opens Friday.

No overnight work at the venue: the building closes between Thursday evening and Friday morning per Google security policy.

Friday, July 10 -- Build, demos, close

  1. 07:00 - 08:30

    Doors open and breakfast

    Google staff on-site from 7 AM. Breakfast and coffee on-site; teams settle in.

  2. 08:30 - 12:00

    Build sprint -- morning

    Focused build time with AI experts and Google Cloud engineers circulating for support.

  3. 12:00 - 13:00

    Lunch

    Catered lunch on-site. Mentors stay available for working-meal questions.

  4. 13:00 - 15:30

    Build sprint -- afternoon

    Continued build with mentor passes and partner support. Mid-afternoon check-ins to surface blockers and align on demo content.

  5. 15:30 - 16:30

    Final prep and demo polish

    Teams freeze their builds and prepare a five-minute live demo. Mentors review demo flow.

  6. 16:30 - 17:30

    Team presentations and judging

    Five-minute demos by each team to the judging panel. Real-time Q&A and judging notes.

  7. 17:30 - 18:30

    Awards and celebration close

    Judging results, partner closing remarks, and a toast to close. Photo and case-study capture for the Eurazeo program.

Schedule questions

Reach the Eurazeo team if any block raises a question for your team's planning.

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