Student AI for SMEs Competition Day 1
Sun, 11 Oct 2026, 09:30
Bangkok, Thailand
Free
AI Kid School (AIKS) is an education initiative designed to help young people develop practical AI, technology, and business skills by learning through real-world projects and challenges. Rather than focusing only on theory, AIKS connects students with businesses, mentors, universities, and industry professionals so they can understand how ideas are developed into real products and ventures. The AI Kid School Startup Challenge is an upcoming hands-on competition where students work on real business problems, develop solutions, and build their ideas into practical projects. Throughout the competition, students receive guidance from mentors and industry professionals while developing skills across problem-solving, product development, operations, business, and pitching. DAY 1 — OPENING DAY: BUILD FIRST, BUILD FAST 09:30–14:30 | KX – Knowledge Xchange On Day 1, we will officially launche the AI Kid School Startup Challenge, bringing together participating students, sponsors, mentors, partners, and media for the opening of the competition. The event will introduce guests and students to the competition, its purpose, participating businesses, sponsors, mentors, and the journey ahead. It will include the official opening, sponsor and partner introductions, an overview of the challenge and expectations, student orientation, mentor introductions, networking, and the formal kickoff of the competition. The central theme is Build First, Build Fast — Encouraging students to move from identifying a #real-world problem to #developing a product, understanding #operations, and thinking about how their solution could #grow. This event is the starting point for a shared community of students ready to build, businesses supporting the next generation, mentors sharing real-world experience, and partners creating opportunities for young innovators. The competition begins with one goal: moving students from problem → product → operations → scale.