PROGRAM
The same programme runs on 16, 17 and 18 September 2026 at the International University of Casablanca. Doors at 10:00, six hours to build, presentations in front of the jury, dinner. Day 3 ends with the Bits & Beats after-party.
10:00
Doors open
Arrival and breakfast.
6 hours
To build
11:00 to 18:00, lunch on site.
3 min
Per presentation
Two stages, around forty people.
20:00
Winners
Internal scoring decides.
HOUR BY HOUR
The day, hour by hour
Every day follows the same rhythm, so you can come for one day or all three.
10:00 – 10:30
Arrival and breakfast
Check in, get your badge, find your table.
10:30 – 11:00
Welcome and briefing
Welcome speech and the hackathon announcement: the role of the day and how scoring works.
11:00 – 18:00
Build
6 HOURS
Six hours on your prototype, with a lunch break in between.
18:00 – 19:00
Presentations
Three minutes per candidate, on two stages, for around forty people. The jury watches.
19:00 – 20:00
Networking dinner
Dinner on site. Time to meet the other candidates.
20:00
Winner announcement
Internal scoring decides. Networking continues.
After 20:00
Bits & Beats after-party
DAY 3 ONLY
Right after the winner announcement on 18 September.
16 TO 18 SEPTEMBER
Same rhythm, a different role each day
One operator role per day. Come for one day or all three; the scoring places you.
DAY 1
Octopus
16 September 2026
Client conversation to a validated prototype.
DAY 2
Wolf
17 September 2026
Prototype to production.
DAY 3
Eagle
18 September 2026
Production to finished. Ends with the after-party.
PRACTICAL
Good to know
Bring a laptop
That is the only requirement.
Catering all day
Breakfast on arrival, lunch during the build, dinner after the presentations.
Shuttle
Every 30 minutes from Casablanca train station. The pickup point goes to confirmed guests.
The jury
Local business leaders watch how DaiL works. They do not pick winners; internal scoring does.
After-party
Bits & Beats, on Day 3 only, right after the winner announcement.
Address
Route Provinciale 3020, Casablanca 50169, Morocco.