Make It Lovable | Manchester

Make It Lovable | Manchester is a free, in-person creative AI buildathon for founders, builders, designers, students, creatives, and dreamers who want to turn real-life problems into working prototypes using AI.

🏆 Official Partner: European Innovation Academy (EIA)

🎤 Special Guest Speaker:

Diogo Forte

CEO of European Innovation Academy

🎓 One participant will receive a Full EIA Tuition Scholarship worth €2,499, usable at any EIA programme in 2026 or 2027.

This Manchester edition will take place at The University of Manchester (Roscoe Building) in a workshop-style room with working tables, natural light, and windows overlooking trees, creating a calm, creative, and human-centred atmosphere for building, connecting, and experimenting with new ideas.

🎁 Every attendee will receive free Lovable credits to help bring their ideas to life. Please note that participants may need a credit card to activate the free Lovable code.

Whether you're deep into AI, just getting started, or simply curious about where technology and creativity meet, you belong here.

Build something that solves a real problem in your daily life.

Expect a welcoming afternoon of:

• Short talks
• A creative poetry opening
• A live Lovable demo
• Hands-on AI building
• Networking and collaboration
• Mini demos and community voting
• Founder insights from industry leaders

This event is for:

🚀 Startup founders
🎨 Product designers
💻 Developers
🤖 No-code and AI builders
🎓 Students
🎭 Creatives
🤝 Community builders
📈 Professionals
🌍 Anyone curious about the future of technology

All levels are welcome, from complete beginners to experienced builders.

📍 Venue: The University of Manchester (Roscoe Building, Room 1.009)

🪑 Format: In-person creative AI buildathon

🌳 Environment: Workshop-style room with natural light and views of trees

👥 Capacity: Up to 60 attendees

🎓 Experience Level: All levels welcome

🔞 Age: 18+

💷 Cost: Completely free

🎁 Lovable is providing free credits and resources for attendees.

🎓 European Innovation Academy is an official event partner and scholarship contributor, offering one full tuition scholarship worth €2,499.

🏛️ Venue support is kindly provided through Joe Ravetz FRSA and the Manchester Urban Institute at The University of Manchester.

🖨️ Printing support is kindly provided by Nicx Graphics, helping bring the event experience to life through posters, signage, and printed materials.

One individual participant will receive:

🎓 A Full EIA Tuition Scholarship worth €2,499

Valid for:

✅ Any EIA location
✅ 2026 or 2027 programmes
✅ One individual winner

The scholarship covers tuition only and excludes travel and accommodation.

Projects will be assessed based on:

🎯 Problem clarity
⚡ Prototype progress
❤️ Human-centred value
🤖 Creative use of AI
🗣️ Presentation clarity
🚀 Future potential

💻 A laptop (recommended)

📝 An idea you'd like to explore (optional)

😊 Curiosity and a willingness to experiment

No idea yet? That's completely okay. Many great ideas emerge during the session.

By the end of the event, the goal is not to have a perfect product.

The goal is to start, experiment, and build something you can continue developing long after the event ends.

📸 Photos and videos may be taken during the event and shared on Lovable's, Mindofruba's, and partner social media channels. If you prefer not to be photographed, please let the host know on the day.

Info: Arrive, settle in, connect to Wi-Fi, and get ready for the exciting session! This is also a chance to meet other attendees before we begin.

Info: Introduction to Mindofruba, Lovable, and the event challenge: build something that solves a real problem in your daily life.

Info: A short creative opening by Ruba Izzeldin to set the tone around creativity, emotion, and turning ideas into something real.

Info: A short guest reflection from Joe Ravetz FRSA, Urban Futures & Governance Lead at Manchester Urban Institute, University of Manchester, introducing the CHAI (Collection Human Artificial Intelligence) concept and exploring creativity, technology, and building ideas in a fast-changing world.

Info: A beginner-friendly introduction to Lovable, how attendees can access their free credits, and how to start building without coding experience.

Info: A live demo showing how one strong prompt can become a simple working app. This helps remove blank-page anxiety before the build sprint begins.

Info: Attendees start building their ideas using Lovable. Everyone is encouraged to send their first prompt within the first 10 minutes and focus on momentum rather than perfection.

Info: A short pause to connect with others, ask questions, reflect, and recharge before the second sprint.

Info: A practical founder session on choosing problems that genuinely matter, validating ideas through action, and why making a real sale is one of the strongest tests of whether people truly want what you are building.

Info: Attendees continue improving their projects, testing ideas, and preparing to publish. The focus is on creating a working app or prototype with a live shareable link.

Info: Attendees share short demos of what they built, the problem they explored, and what they learned. Community voting and judging will take place during this section, including selection of the EIA scholarship winner.

Info: Final reflections, announcement of selected winners/prize outcomes, group photos, Lovable resources, ways to stay connected with Mindofruba, and next steps for anyone who wants to continue building.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Roscoe Building | The University of Manchester, Rosco 1.009, Manchester, United Kingdom

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