Three full days of innovation, competition, and celebration - August 21–23, 2026, Coimbatore.
Participant registration, welcome kit distribution, and on-boarding.
Official opening with Chief Guest address, lamp lighting, and welcome remarks.
A visionary keynote from an industry leader sharing insights on AI, innovation, entrepreneurship, and future technologies.
Speaker Profile: Active investors, VCs, founders. Explore how startups secure their first investments, what investors look for, funding stages, and practical strategies for founders seeking capital in the Indian startup ecosystem.
Connect with founders, investors, mentors, students, and industry professionals while enjoying lunch.
Speaker Profile: Marketing heads, growth hackers. Learn why validating demand before building a product is crucial. Industry experts will share proven methods to acquire customers, test ideas, and generate revenue early.
Overview of hackathon rules, judging criteria, mentor support, timelines, and participant guidelines.
Official unveiling of hackathon challenges, tracks, objectives, and evaluation parameters.
The 36-hour hackathon officially begins as teams start ideation, planning, and solution development.
Speaker Profile: CTOs, AI product builders. A candid discussion on how AI is reshaping software development, engineering roles, and product strategy.
Showcasing shortlisted AI-generated films, highlighting creativity, storytelling, innovation, and cinematic excellence.
Screening of AI-generated advertisement entries created by teams for real-world brands, judged on creativity, messaging, and execution.
Student founders pitch their startup ideas to judges, mentors, and investors for feedback and recognition.
Connect with founders, investors, mentors, students, and industry professionals while enjoying lunch.
Speaker Profile: AI filmmakers, media heads. Exploring how AI tools are opening new career paths in filmmaking, content creation, and media production.
The 36-hour hackathon officially concludes. Teams submit their final solutions for evaluation and judging.
Winners announced across all competitions with prizes, awards, and recognition.
Connect with founders, investors, mentors, students, and industry professionals while enjoying lunch.
Closing address, group celebration, photographs, and official send-off.
An opportunity for participants, speakers, mentors, investors, and guests to connect, collaborate, and capture memories from RAS 2.0.
* Timing is tentative and may be adjusted closer to the event.*