Business challenges and team preparation
Industry partners frame real cross-border problems, while builders form teams, study the challenge briefs and join domain and technology preparation sessions.
BUILD AI FOR THE GLOBAL MARKET · E-COMMERCE · RAPID PROTOTYPING
Cross-Border AI Innovation Summit 2026
21–22 AUGUST 2026Forevermark Convention Center · Hanoi
WHY IT MATTERS
A 48-hour innovation sprint connecting Vietnam’s AI builders with businesses expanding globally. Teams designed, built and validated practical solutions for real cross-border e-commerce challenges, before the strongest prototypes advanced to Demo Day and DNES incubation.
0119 competing teams
02Nearly 100 AI builders
03Top 8 Demo Day solutions
0413 partner booths
05284 confirmed attendees
AGENDA & CONTENT
The programme at a glance
Hackathon launch, training and mentoring
Teams begin the offline sprint, develop functional prototypes and receive hands-on guidance from technical mentors and business experts.
Final build and jury selection
Teams complete submissions before the judging round selects the strongest solutions for the afternoon Demo Day.
Demo Day opening
The summit connects AI builders with sellers, business leaders, technology experts and ecosystem partners.
Unlocking millions of e-commerce data points with AI
Kalodata presents how large volumes of commerce data can reveal trends, product opportunities and actionable market signals.
Seedance 2.5: A Cinematic Leap Over 2.0
BytePlus introduces its latest creative-AI capabilities for brands, content teams and cross-border sellers.
Top 8 finalist pitches
Eight teams demonstrate AI solutions built from real e-commerce challenges, including campaign launch, design compliance, video generation, product discovery and spend security.
Panel: AI Agents for E-commerce
Industry leaders examine current adoption, automatable workflows, changing team structures and a practical roadmap for deploying AI agents.
Awards, incubation announcements and closing
Final results are announced and high-potential teams advance toward DNES incubation, product development and corporate pilots.
PRODUCTS & STARTUPS
AI products developed from real cross-border business challenges
Commerce Campaign Launch Copilot
Top 8 solution concept supporting faster cross-border campaign planning and execution
AI Design Compliance Checker
Top 8 solution concept checking creative assets against marketplace and brand requirements
AI Ads Video Generator
Top 8 solution concept accelerating advertising-video production for global commerce
Product Opportunity Hub
Top 8 solution concept turning market data into product-discovery signals
Spend Management & Transaction Security
Top 8 solution concept improving control and security across cross-border transactions
AN ECOSYSTEM PERSPECTIVE
The programme is strongest when the event is treated as the beginning of a venture-building pipeline rather than the end of a hackathon. Business-owned challenges, rapid technical execution and direct seller feedback create an unusually practical foundation; the critical test is how many prototypes progress into POCs, paid pilots, repeatable products and investable companies.
SWISS EP
Strengthen the programme operator, connect international expertise and help the strongest teams convert working prototypes into pilots and investable ventures.
Swiss EP VietnamPEOPLE & ORGANISATIONS
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ORGANISATIONS · 8
Institutions represented across the Cross-Border AI Innovation Summit 2026 programme.
DEPENDENCY & RELATIONSHIP MODEL
How business problems become AI prototypes, pilots and market-ready ventures.
Real business challenges
Cross-border companies define problems across creative, data, ads, listings, payments and operations.
48-hour AI sprint
Builders form teams, work with mentors and turn selected challenges into functional prototypes.
Top 8 Demo Day
Judges, sellers and technology experts test usability, execution, accuracy and business relevance.
Incubation and pilots
Top teams continue through DNES support toward POCs, customers, revenue and investment.