PAN-SEA
AI DEVELOPER
CHALLENGE 2025
Join a regional effort to shape the future of AI across Southeast Asia. Build real-world innovative, impactful solutions powered by cutting-edge Large Language Models (LLMs) like SEA-LION, tailored for the diverse cultures, languages and needs of our region.
PAN-SEA
AI DEVELOPER
CHALLENGE 2025
Join a regional effort to shape the future of AI across Southeast Asia. Build real-world innovative, impactful solutions powered by cutting-edge Large Language Models (LLMs) like SEA-LION, tailored for the diverse cultures, languages and needs of our region.
Join a regional effort to shape the future of AI across Southeast Asia. Build real-world innovative, impactful solutions powered by cutting-edge Large Language Models (LLMs) like SEA-LION, tailored for the diverse cultures, languages and needs of our region.
About AI SINGAPORE
About AI SINGAPORE
AI Singapore is a national programme in artificial intelligence (AI), set up to enhance Singapore’s AI capabilities to power our future digital economy.
AI Singapore will bring together Singapore-based research institutions and AI start-ups and companies. These collaborations will grow the knowledge, tools and talent crucial to powering Singapore’s AI efforts.
AI Singapore is a national programme in artificial intelligence (AI), set up to enhance Singapore’s AI capabilities to power our future digital economy.
AI Singapore will bring together Singapore-based research institutions and AI start-ups and companies. These collaborations will grow the knowledge, tools and talent crucial to powering Singapore’s AI efforts.
About SEA-LION
About SEA-LION
Built for Southeast Asia, by Southeast Asia.
South East Asian Languages in One Network (SEA-LION) is a family of open-source Large Language Models (LLMs) that better understands Southeast Asia’s (SEA) diverse contexts, languages, and cultures.
It is an open-source project anchored by the Products Pillar of AI Singapore. SEA-LION aims to create LLMs that cater to under-represented population groups and low resource languages in the SEA region.
Built for Southeast Asia, by Southeast Asia.
South East Asian Languages in One Network (SEA-LION) is a family of open-source Large Language Models (LLMs) that better understands Southeast Asia’s (SEA) diverse contexts, languages, and cultures.
It is an open-source project anchored by the Products Pillar of AI Singapore. SEA-LION aims to create LLMs that cater to under-represented population groups and low resource languages in the SEA region.
ABOUT Pan-SEA AI Developer Challenge
ABOUT Pan-SEA AI Developer Challenge
The Pan-SEA AI Developer Challenge 2025 is a virtual hackathon uniting developers, researchers, and builders to accelerate the adoption and impact of LLMs in sectors that matter most: Healthcare, Finance, Education, and Public Sector.
Whether you’re a seasoned AI developer or an emerging innovator, this is your chance to build real-world solutions, get mentored by industry leaders, and showcase your talent to the region and beyond.
The Pan-SEA AI Developer Challenge 2025 is a virtual hackathon uniting developers, researchers, and builders to accelerate the adoption and impact of LLMs in sectors that matter most: Healthcare, Finance, Education, and Public Sector.
Whether you’re a seasoned AI developer or an emerging innovator, this is your chance to build real-world solutions, get mentored by industry leaders, and showcase your talent to the region and beyond.
WHY JOIN
Southeast Asia is on the brink of an AI leap—and you can be part of shaping it.
This challenge isn't just about coding; it's about empowering AI developers across Southeast Asia to build LLM-powered solutions that matter in your local context, with the chance to scale across the region.
Southeast Asia is on the brink of an AI leap—and you can be part of shaping it.
This challenge isn't just about coding; it's about empowering AI developers across Southeast Asia to build LLM-powered solutions that matter in your local context, with the chance to scale across the region.
Total Prizes:
US$27,000 cash + US$80,000
cloud credits
(AWS, GCP)
Total Prizes:
US$27,000 cash + US$80,000 cloud credits
(AWS, GCP)
Total Prizes:
US$27,000 cash + US$80,000
cloud credits
(AWS, GCP)
1ST PRIZE (per track)
1ST PRIZE (per track)
1ST PRIZE (per track)
2ND PRIZE (per track)
2ND PRIZE (per track)
2ND PRIZE (per track)
Most Innovative Use
of SEA-LION
Most Innovative Use
of SEA-LION
US$3,800 + US$10,000
Cloud Credits
US$3,800 + US$10,000
Cloud Credits
US$2,300 + US$10,000
Cloud Credits
US$2,300 + US$10,000
Cloud Credits
3 teams will win
US$700 each
for the most creative application of the SEA-LION model.
3 teams will win
US$700 each
for the most creative application of the SEA-LION model.
Build With Purpose
Build With Purpose
Solve real-world challenges in healthcare, education, finance, and the public sector across Southeast Asia—using LLMs like SEA-LION models, APIs and safety tools Get up to US$10,500 in cloud credits during the challenge to build your solution.
Solve real-world challenges in healthcare, education, finance, and the public sector across Southeast Asia—using LLMs like SEA-LION models, APIs and safety tools Get up to US$10,500 in cloud credits during the challenge to build your solution.
Learn From the Best
Learn From the Best
Gain hands-on mentorship from industry leaders, access technical workshops from AWS, NVIDIA, and Google Cloud.
Gain hands-on mentorship from industry leaders, access technical workshops from AWS, NVIDIA, and Google Cloud.
Get Discovered
Get Discovered
Showcase your talent to INDUSTRY LEADERS and get visibility at flagship events like AIMX.
Showcase your talent to INDUSTRY LEADERS and get visibility at flagship events like AIMX.
PROGRAMME DETAILS
PROGRAMME DETAILS
Round 1 : 4 – 17 August 2025
Round 1 : 4 – 17 August 2025
Round 1a:
Proposal Submission
Round 1a:
Proposal Submission
Submit a short proposal (Max 150 Words) outlining:
A real-world problem in your selected track - healthcare, finance, education and public sector.
How you’ll solve it through a LLM-related solution
The top 100 proposals will be selected to advance to Round 1b. We recommend submitting early for a higher chance of selection.
Didn’t get selected? You can resubmit a revised proposal anytime before 17 August.
Submit a short proposal (Max 150 Words) outlining:
A real-world problem in your selected track - healthcare, finance, education and public sector.
How you’ll solve it through a LLM-related solution
The top 100 proposals will be selected to advance to Round 1b. We recommend submitting early for a higher chance of selection.
Didn’t get selected? You can resubmit a revised proposal anytime before 17 August.
Round 1b:
Website-based Proof-of-Concept (POC)
Round 1b:
Website-based Proof-of-Concept (POC)
Teams selected in 1a will move forward to develop a web-based POC that demonstrates the feasibility of their solution.
From here, 50 teams will be chosen to proceed to the final stage.
Teams selected in 1a will move forward to develop a web-based POC that demonstrates the feasibility of their solution.
From here, 50 teams will be chosen to proceed to the final stage.
Round 2 : 25 August – 18 September 2025
Round 2 : 25 August – 18 September 2025
Round 2:
Develop Deployable Solutions & Pitch
Round 2:
Develop Deployable Solutions & Pitch
Shortlisted finalists will turn their ideas into deployable solutions that can be demonstrated and hosted on cloud, serving real data or endpoints. During this stage, you'll receive:
Mentorship from AI experts
Compute credits to support development
Guidance on pitching and technical refinement
Shortlisted finalists will turn their ideas into deployable solutions that can be demonstrated and hosted on cloud, serving real data or endpoints. During this stage, you'll receive:
Mentorship from AI experts
Compute credits to support development
Guidance on pitching and technical refinement
TRACKS
HEALTHCARE
Reimagining Healthcare Access and Intelligence in Southeast Asia using LLM-related solutions
FINANCE
Empowering Financial Inclusion and/or Trust with LLM-related solutions in Southeast Asia
EDUCATION
Unlocking Equitable and Personalised Learning with LLM-related solutions Across Southeast Asia
Public SectoR
Modernizing Public Service and Civic Engagement with LLM-related solutions in Southeast Asia
TRACKS
HEALTHCARE
Reimagining Healthcare Access and Intelligence in Southeast Asia using LLM-related solutions
FINANCE
Empowering Financial Inclusion and/or Trust with LLM-related solutions in Southeast Asia
EDUCATION
Unlocking Equitable and Personalised Learning with LLM-related solutions Across Southeast Asia
Public SectoR
Modernizing Public Service and Civic Engagement with LLM-related solutions in Southeast Asia
TIMELINE & SCHEDULE
TIMELINE & SCHEDULE
TIMELINE & SCHEDULE
KEYDATES
KEYDATES
KEYDATES
4 August : Opening Ceremony (Virtual)
4 August : Opening Ceremony (Virtual)
11 August : Submission Deadline for Round 1(a)
11 August : Submission Deadline for Round 1(a)
17 August : Submission Deadline for Round 1(b)
17 August : Submission Deadline for Round 1(b)
18 – 22 August : Submission Assessment for Round 1
18 – 22 August : Submission Assessment for Round 1
25 – 26 August : Announcement of Selected Teams for Round 2
25 – 26 August : Announcement of Selected Teams for Round 2
18 September : Submission Deadline for Round 2
18 September : Submission Deadline for Round 2
19 September - est. end October : Submission Judging
for Round 2
19 September - est. end October : Submission Judging
for Round 2
October : Winners Announcement + Demo Day Details
October : Winners Announcement + Demo Day Details
MENTORS
MENTORS
Dimitra Taslim
Principal
Granite Asia
Yinghui Kuang
Principal
Granite Asia
Wray Buntine
Professor
VinUniversity
Choong-Huei Seow
Founder
8818 Enterprises
Brian Lim
CEO
Wisma AI
Yiliang Zhao
Director, Data Science
Openspace Ventures
Panuwat Chayabunjonglerd
Business Lead
SCB 10X
Worawat Lawanont
CTO
CodeVenture
Narong Borijindargoon
Technical Specialist
SCB 10X
Dung Le
Program Director of Data Science Program,
VinUniversity
GALLERY
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info@seadeveloperchallenge.ai
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