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Growth
CAC reduction · Funnel improvement · Retention · Customer success
How might AI help us acquire, convert, retain or delight customers more efficiently?
Licious hackathon · 08–09 October 2026
HACKD.
2026 themeBuild with AI
Start with a real Licious goal or problem. Use AI as the medium to build a working solution that can move from demo to production. AI is the tool; impact is the outcome.
Open to every Lician. Athena programme participants must participate with a new idea; existing or ongoing Athena projects are not eligible as HACKD entries.
08–09 OctTwo-day sprint
Licious officeBuild together, in person
4–6Cross-functional team
05 Oct · 6 PMSubmission deadline
Choose your arena
3 ways to make it matter
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Operational efficiency
Reduce wastage · Increase availability · Planning · Last mile
How might AI make our planning, supply chain and last-mile decisions faster and sharper?
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Continuity & reliability
GM reports · Financial reconciliation · Quality · Price competitiveness
How might AI make our controls, reporting and critical business systems more dependable?
The build board
Find your next idea
Browse what other Licians are building, avoid duplicate work and spot where your skills can help.
CategoryIdeaTeamSubmitted
Judging matrix
100 points. No mystery.
Teams are scored on measurable business value, originality, build quality, proof in the demo, responsible use of AI and how effectively different functions work together.
25Business impactSize of the opportunity, clarity of target metric and value if adopted.
20IngenuityOriginality of the insight and how thoughtfully AI is used.
20Production readinessWorking depth, technical quality, security, maintainability and next-step clarity.
15Evidence & demoQuality of validation, live demonstration and proof that the solution works.
10AI fit & responsibilityWhy AI is the right tool, with sensible privacy, bias and human oversight.
10Cross-functional collaborationHow well the team combines domain, business, product, design, data and engineering strengths.
Ready when you areBring the problem.