The best marketer on the planet, decided

The first international hackathon for senior marketers of the AI era. Real client cases. Use AI — compare your skills.

Marketers listening to a talk at the event
round 01september 2026300+ fightersfinal · Barcelona

Who can use AIwithout limits?

The time has come to settle the legendary battle and find out who the best marketer in the world is. AI Marketing Kombat is the marketers’ battle that ranks the best specialists on planet Earth.

0stInternational hackathon
0+Participants
$0M+Budget under management
0Finalists in Barcelona

Registration.Qualifying round.Final

  1. 01

    Qualifying round

    45 minutes online. A real case to solve under pressure, with the AI stack of your choice.

  2. 02

    Evaluation

    A panel of judges + AI assesses every solution. The client gets the final word.

  3. 03

    The final

    2 hours in Barcelona at Harbour.Space University — in person. A closed networking event and a private closing party follow.

A real task

  1. A brief
  2. A data room
  3. Google
  4. Meta
  5. TikTok
  6. A creative block
  7. AI tools
  8. Limited time

Choose yourfighting style

Two directions to compete in — pick the one that plays to your strengths.

AI-Creatives

Holographic banner maker, AI-automated generation of creative packs, and banner-pack verification via an AI-agent auditor.

AI-Performance

Zero-waste media split — strategy, analytics, paid-media buying and media-split management.

Case tracks

Real client briefs across industries. Win and the client pays the prize.

  • Healthcare

    Complex funnel. Long cycle. High LTV. Mission: cut CAC and speed up first-purchase conversion.

  • B2B SaaS

    Long sales cycles. Many stakeholders. Mission: turn PQLs into pipeline with AI-driven demand gen.

  • E-commerce

    High volume. Thin margins. ROAS pressure. Mission: scale creative and squeeze CAC with AI.

  • Enterprise

    Six-figure deals. Long procurement. Mission: run AI-powered ABM that lands target accounts.

Champion gets

$30K+

in AI tool subscriptions

Intros

to A16Z & YC growth partners

Offers

from sponsoring companies

The title

#1 AI marketer of 2026

5 min to apply · 3 questions · AI review · 48 hr response

who it’s for

  • CMOs
  • Heads of growth
  • Performance marketer
  • AI creator
  • Future legends

Inside the arena

Moments from the battle — strategy under pressure, AI in the hands of the best.

On the clockQualifying round
On stageOpening talk
The roomHarbour.Space
All eyes inJury & peers
Closing wordsBarcelona final
Heads downSolving the brief

Why join thehackathon?

Find out your real level of mastering AI tools for marketing alongside your peers.

  1. 01

    Challenge

    Compare yourself with other market leaders in real-world conditions.

  2. 02

    Community

    Get into a closed, professional community of senior practitioners.

  3. 03

    Networking

    Networking with the jury, sponsors, and market colleagues.

  4. 04

    Opportunity

    The best solutions on GitHub. Offers from sponsoring companies.

  5. 05

    Portfolio case

    A real AI marketing case study — with numbers — in your portfolio.

  6. 06

    Prize vault

    Annual subscriptions to AI services and individual sessions with experts.

Bring togetherthe people reshapingmarketing

Change happens in many places at once. We create a point of contact — connecting the strongest practitioners with open-minded companies that have real marketing challenges. At the intersection of practice and discussion, knowledge is gained.

Partners & sponsors

  • The title that doesn’t expire — #1 AI Marketer of 2026. Annual subscriptions to top AI tools. Direct hiring offers from sponsoring companies. Your case study featured on GitHub. Cash purses announced sprint-by-sprint by partners.

  • Senior performance marketers. Fractional CMOs to YC & A16Z portfolios. Solo operators behind 8-figure DTC brands. AI-native creative leads. Combined budget under management: $100M+.

  • No. We pick marketers using AI — not engineers using marketing tools. If you can prompt, orchestrate AI agents, and read a dashboard, you’re in.

  • Yes. Any model, any stack, any agent — bring your sharpest weapons. Use of AI isn’t recommended, it’s mandatory.

  • Solo combat. One marketer, one AI stack, one client brief. Individual ranking, individual prizes. No team to hide behind — and no team to share the win with.

  • Yes. Sponsor credits and trial keys for top AI services drop before and during the hackathon — part of the prize vault, distributed only to confirmed participants.

  • You still get the observer subscription — full hackathon access, every brief, every solution, every jury verdict. Every loss ships you intel for next season.

  • No. The final is offline only — jury presentation in person at Harbour.Space University. Qualification and main tour run online.

Join the battle

Apply for the first round and put yourself on the map of the best AI marketers on the planet.

5 min to apply · 3 questions · AI review · 48 hr response