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AI as Co‑Thinker and Co‑Builder
In collaboration with leading companies from retail, aerospace, transport, and chemical sectors, over 40 STEM talents tackle real business challenges during a GenAI-enhanced hackathon. The Goal: Turn cutting-edge AI into actionable solutions.
Accelerating Growth Through AI
AI is transforming how leaders think, create, and make decisions. At the Collège des Ingénieurs, we turn AI ideas into real business results: Over seven days, our Fellows and M.Sc. students from top European universities worked on real challenges from industry partners. They used AI to design, prototype, and deliver solutions ready to be implemented in companies.
Through continuous feedback and rapid iteration, early ideas became demo-ready prototypes within days, showing that leading with AI is no longer optional, but essential. The participants collaborated directly with executives, using generative AI as both a creative partner and a technical tool. They mapped user journeys, built early prototypes with LLMs and AI tools, and pitched their solutions to the jury.
»The best teams moved from idea to product concept very quickly. By day one, they already had a working prototype to share with the client for feedback – something that wouldn’t have been possible in the past.«
Why Join an AI Summer Challenge at CDI
At CDI, you don’t just learn about AI – you use it to make an impact. By applying AI to speed up research and prototyping, you spend less time analyzing and more time building and testing real solutions with industry partners.
Work on Real Challenges with Real Leaders
You collaborate directly with executives on live cases, tackling real business goals, not classroom exercises.
Use AI as Your Creative and Technical Partner
Generative AI helps you explore more ideas (co-thinking) and build prototypes faster (co-building). Concepts that used to take months now come to life in just a few days.
Get Constant Feedback and Grow Fast
Regular feedback sessions with managers keep your ideas on track and push you to refine your solutions right up to your final pitch.
»We have now generated prototypes that we can, […] within six or twelve months, really implement in the organisation.«
The Summer Challenge as a Career Accelerator
AI Literacy = Competitive Edge
Adding AI literacy to your competence profile gives you a decisive advantage when applying for junior management positions in tech-driven companies.
Real-World Impact
You’ll work on live challenges with top executives, gaining experience that bridges technical expertise and business leadership.
Network and Visibility
Impress industry leaders and open doors to high-potential roles in Europe’s innovation ecosystem.