Speaker & Guest Guide
Arrival, venue, stage and AV principles — your personal run sheet covers the exact times.
6–8 November 2026 · Turku, Finland · Updated 4 Oct 2026
- Venue
- EduCityJoukahaisenkatu 7, Turku
- Opening programme
- Fri 17:00Opening + keynote
- Your times
- Run sheetConfirmed by your host
- Company winners
- Sun 13:30Announced at EduCity
- Finals
- Sun 14:00Five finalists
- Event ends
- Sun ~15:00EduCity
First up
Opening ceremony + keynote
Fri 6 Nov · 17:00–17:45EduCity
// your personal run sheet
Your exact times come from your host.
This page is shared by link, so it carries the general plan only. Your personal run sheet — sent to you directly — covers:
- Talk title, duration and language
- Arrival place and time at EduCity
- Your named host and how to reach them
- AV, sound and slide check
- Backstage / ready time
- Stage start and end, and the exact room or stage
- Slide deadline, format and how to send it
- Laptop, adapters, microphone, clicker, video and audio needs
- Travel and hotel — only when confirmed for you
- Meals, dietary and accessibility needs
- Recording and photo permissions
Run sheet
Before travel
Your host confirms every personal time.
Arrive
Fri
EduCity, Joukahaisenkatu 7.
Opening
Fri 17:00
Opening programme and keynote.
Winners · finals
Sun 13:30
Company winners, finals 14:00, end ~15:00.
// programme
The shared moments.
Local Turku time (EET, UTC+2). If your run sheet differs, your run sheet wins.
Friday 6 November
- 17:00 to 17:45
Opening ceremony + keynote
The keynote is part of the opening programme — your run sheet has your exact cue.
EduCityLobby · Taidon portaat
Sunday 8 November
- 13:30
Company challenge winners announced
The winners of all 15 company challenges are announced at EduCity.
EduCity
- 14:00
Finals: five finalist presentations
The five most-voted solutions present and the jury selects the overall winner of Since AI Hackathon 2026 — about an hour.
EduCity
- Around 15:00
Since AI Hackathon 2026 ends
EduCity
// stage & av
Calm on stage.
Send early, bring a backup
Send slides by the agreed deadline and carry an offline copy on your laptop or a USB stick.
Test before the doors open
Your AV check time is in your run sheet — plan to arrive before it, not at it.
No internet dependency
Live demos should have an offline fallback in case of network load during the opening.
// getting here
Turku in November.
Your booked itinerary is the source of truth. If you can, arrive in Turku the day before your call time.
Getting to Turku
Kupittaa railway station is next to the campus: about 350 m (5 min) on foot to EduCity, over the covered Kalevansilta footbridge and up the wide outdoor stairs at EduCity's east corner — check VR for the current route and stops of your train. From Turku Airport, Föli bus 1 runs to the city centre, or take a taxi straight to EduCity. Always follow your personal itinerary.
Where do I meet my host?
At EduCity, Joukahaisenkatu 7. Your host confirms the exact meeting point and time in your run sheet.
Hotel
Event spaces are not accommodation. Any hotel arranged for you is confirmed in your personal itinerary.
Emergencies
The emergency number in Finland is 112.
// checklist
Before you travel.
Ticks are saved on this device only.
// where
EduCity — and the build spaces nearby.
Stage moments are at EduCity. If you mentor or visit the build, BioCity and Joki are a 3-minute walk away.
EduCity
EduCity (Turku AMK Kupittaa campus)
Joukahaisenkatu 7, 20520 Turku- Arrival, registration and team formation (Fri from 15:00)
- Opening ceremony (Fri 17:00)
- Company challenge briefings (Fri 18:15–18:45)
- Company challenge winners (Sun 13:30) and the finals (Sun 14:00)
Main entrances: Both main entrances (west and east) are in the glass entrance pavilion at deck level and lead to registration. From Joukahaisenkatu, take the wide outdoor stairs at the east corner — or the step-free lifts in the passage between ICT-City and EduCity.Current plan
Photo: Turun Teknologiakiinteistöt Oy BioCity
Tykistökatu 6, 20520 Turku- Build space in the main lobby (around the clock)
- Meals
- Visibility & tech partner stands
Company entrance: Tykistökatu 6 — the main entrance in the open recess next to the glass corner tower (level access). Companies and partners come in here.Current plan
Event entrance: Builders: the courtyard-side entrance from Jussin aukio, into the Aulagalleria.Current plan
To Joki: Indoors from the far (south-east) end of the main lobby, down a short stair (10 steps).
Open around the clock
Photo: Turun Teknologiakiinteistöt Oy Joki
Visitor and Innovation Centre Joki
Lemminkäisenkatu 12b, 20520 Turku- Build space in the Aula and the Cave hall (around the clock)
- Challenge partner Q&A — Showroom and floors 2–3
- Company Lounge (floor 1)
From BioCity: The event way in: from the far (south-east) end of BioCity's main lobby, down a short stair (10 steps) — follow the event signs.
Street door: Lemminkäisenkatu 12b is closed during the event — enter Joki through BioCity.Current plan
Step-free access: The way in from BioCity has 10 steps. If you need step-free access to Joki, email info@sinceai.fi before the event so the organisers can arrange a step-free way in.Current plan
Open around the clock
EduCity → BioCity & Joki
Current plan
A 3-minute outdoor walk along the raised campus deck to Jussin aukio.
about 200 m outdoors · 3 min
- Leave EduCity by the west main entrance — after Friday's briefings, volunteers and event signs show the way.
- Follow the raised deck past ICT-City to Jussin aukio and take the wide outdoor stairs down (about 10 steps).
- Enter BioCity through its courtyard-side event entrance.
- Joki is indoors from BioCity: at the far (south-east) end of the main lobby, down a short stair (10 steps).
EduCity — arrival, opening, briefings, Sunday winners and finals
BioCity — build hall, meals, partner stands
Joki — build areas, Q&A tower, Company Lounge
Schematic, not to scale. Doors are signposted on the day — follow volunteers and event signs.
// help
Questions?
Before the event
Questions about your role, access or logistics.
info@sinceai.fiOn site
Your host is your first contact on site. Any Since AI volunteer or staff member can also reach the programme team.
Community
Updates, teammates and questions in the Since AI Discord.
Open Discord (opens in a new tab)Report an incident
Anything against the Code of Conduct — report it in sinceai.app.
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